Wings of Inspired Business
Melinda Wittstock
Women entrepreneurs are changing the game of business, stepping into our authentic feminine power and growing consciousness to start and scale great companies. Listen to Wings to learn from women who've "been there, built that" with 7, 8 and 9-figure businesses, even billion dollar Unicorns. You'll learn how to manifest the mindset, mojo and money to create, grow and scale a business aligned with what makes your heart sing. Wings is hosted by Melinda Wittstock, a 4-time serial entrepreneur, tech visionary and award-winning journalist. Melinda focuses where personal and business growth meet, her insightful interviews with inspiring female founders and businesswomen providing actionable tips to help listeners to real and tangible results. These innovators, influencers, and investors all share their success secrets, epiphanies, and practical advice on how to get the confidence, connections and capital so you too manifest the success of your dreams in life and in business.
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Jun 8, 2018 • 10min
142 MINISODE: Startups Getting Funded – Advice from Investor Fran Hauser on Raising Capital
Fran Hauser is a startup investor, longtime digital media executive and celebrated champion for women and girls. Known for mentoring hundreds of women around the globe, Fran also has a book coming out in 2018 called "The Myth of the Nice Girl". We talk inspiration, challenges and what it takes to raise angel and VC capital.
Jun 7, 2018 • 49min
141 The Art of Play in Entrepreneurship: Aydika James on Innovating for Social Good
Aydika James is an entrepreneur, artist and innovator who combines her talents to innovate for social good. Founder of Secret Samurai Productions, Aydika combines art, play, psychology, technology and more to create mobile marketing vehicles – including some incredible "art cars" at Burning Man through to epic social impact works like the transformation of an old WW2 ship into a giant sculptural "Art Reef" eco-dive site in the British Virgin Islands, as an ocean rehabilitation zone that stimulates the local economy and supports youth education. We talk about how to leverage play for impactful entrepreneurship.
Jun 6, 2018 • 58min
140 Mind Movies and a Massive Moonshot: Serial Entrepreneur Natalie Ledwell on Manifesting Multimillion-Dollar Success
Natalie Ledwell is "walk your talk" proof of the law of attraction, now reaching 4 million people worldwide with Mind Movies' innovative guided visualizations, and now launching a global children's curriculum called Personal Growth Studies to give kids 5-18 the mindset and other tools they need to live creative, fulfilling lives of financial freedom. We talk the specifics of manifestation, team building and much more.
Jun 5, 2018 • 43min
139 F100 Executive to Entrepreneur: Kelly Leonard on her leap from a 6-Figure Salary to Growing a 7-figure Business
Kelly Leonard walked away from a high 6-figure salary to start her own consulting business, where she helps executives and entrepreneurs leverage LinkedIn to grow revenue and build profitable strategic relationships with her BOOST™ methodology. She shares what it took to make the leap from her executive leadership roles at GE Capital, Price Waterhouse Coopers and Kaiser Permanente to launching her consulting business Taylor-Leonard, and emerging as a TV host, keynote speaker and author.
Jun 1, 2018 • 9min
138 Company Culture: Advice from the Transformation Coach to Entrepreneurs Beth Wilson on How Women In Business Are Changing the Game
Learn why powerful women in business must learn to avoid "business as usual" and leverage authentic feminine traits such as inclusive collaboration and authentic connection. Beth Wilson, transformation coach to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and CEOs shares insights on the nature of transformational leadership and how women's advancement can also lift men.
May 31, 2018 • 39min
137 Scale or Fail: Serial Entrepreneur Allison Maslan on How She Scaled 10 Businesses to Multimillion-Dollar Success
Allison Maslan knows first hand the secrets of scale: She has built 10 businesses into the 8 and 9 figures and now pays it forward to entrepreneurs and business owners as CEO of Pinnacle Global Network, a mentoring and mastermind company. Her new book, Scale or Fail, debuts this October, and she shares how it was burnout and a devastating car accident that enabled her to "get out of her own way" and master scale.
May 30, 2018 • 34min
136 The Entrepreneur's Wife™: Amy Stefanik on Creating a Unified Family Vision for Entrepreneurial Success
Amy Stefanik is a bestselling author and entrepreneur growing two successful brands – The Entrepreneur's Wife™ and the supplement company Visentials. She shares her transformation story from supportive wife to entrepreneur, recovery from foreclosure and financial ruin, and how to build a unified family vision for success.
May 29, 2018 • 50min
135 The Legal Fine Print: Entrepreneur and Lawyer Rachel Brenke on How to Protect Your Business Success
Rachel Brenke is a lawyer turned entrepreneur whose passion is to help creative entrepreneurs leverage their passion with legal protection they need to thrive – from contracts and business formation to intellectual property law. Host of the popular Business Bites podcast, Rachel is a mom of 5, cancer survivor, Team USA athlete, and massive social media influencer. We talk about the mindset and mojo you need to succeed in this inspiring episode.
May 25, 2018 • 11min
134 MINISODE What's Your Epitaph? Advice on Personal Branding for Entrepreneurs Marketing Maven Mack McKelvey
Mack McKelvey's mission as CEO and Founder of SalientMG is to help women, minority and LGBTQ executives build their personal brands. The marketing visionary executive who helped Millenial Media fast-grow to IPO, Mack shares talks about mantras, epitaphs and why silence is the voice of complicity.
May 24, 2018 • 46min
133 Cracking The Facebook Code: Entrepreneur, Copywriter and Facebook Ad Expert Mari Connor Shares Her Secrets of Success
If you've ever run a Facebook ad campaign, or want to, this episode is a must-listen. Entrepreneur Mari Connor is the go-to maven of Facebook advertising, and she shares what works, what doesn't and why. We talk about her leap from copywriting to building an agency, and how she did it.
