Wings Of...inspired Business

Jackie Ghedline and Mimi Bishop are the co-founders of Modern Gen X Woman and MGXW Consulting, on a mission to help women build wealth, lead confidently, and refuse to accept the unacceptable. Both are former senior corporate executives turned certified coaches, Jackie the former Associate Publisher at AdAge and Mimi the former Vice President of Marketing at a division of News Corporation where she led messaging strategy and content creation. They host the Modern GenX Woman and have been featured on NBC’s Today, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Wired and Fast Company.

Rachel Hicks is the Founder of U Whitening, a first-of-its-kind teeth whitening in person experience, and Professional Whitening Products, a one-stop-shop for teeth whitening supplies. With no prior business experience, Rachel shares how she bootstrapped to six-figures in annual revenue in a few short years.

Kate Kordsmeier is the CEO of Success with Soul, the coaching incubator program that helps female founders align with their feminine energy and cycles to grow businesses without burnout. Kate is an ex-journalist turned life coach and creative entrepreneur. She has founded several coaching programs for female entrepreneurs, and hosts the podcast Success with Soul.

Deirdre Tshien is the CEO and Co-Founder of Capsho, a marketing platform using AI tools to market and grow podcasts. Deirdre is also host of the Grow My Podcast Show, author of Honey Trap Marketing and creator of the Traffic Pyramid and Content Dripping.

Jessica Procini is on a mission to help high-achieving women heal the roots of their emotional eating. When Overeaters Anonymous and therapy weren’t enough to help Jessica end her fight with food, she spent ten years in research before developing her signature healing framework, Escape From Emotional Eating®, which has helped women reclaim their power over food. Now that she’s been 100% free from her compulsions with food for over 5 years, Jessica helps female entrepreneurs and executives do the same at EscapeFromEmotionalEating.com.

Amy Anthony is one of the United States’ most influential aromatherapists and the founder of a growing private practice NYC Aromatica, which offers one-on-one customized aromatherapy sessions, online class offerings, and corporate consulting. Also an aromatic gardener, herbalist, artisanal distiller, and certified master composters, Amy left her career in marketing research to pursue her love of plants. She also hosts the Essential Aromatica podcast.

Tracy Litt is a sought-after success mentor for visionary women leaders navigating huge paradigm shifts and elevating into the next level of impact, wealth, and holistic success. Tracy is Founder of The Litt Factor and creator of Mind Magic ®, a proven methodology that marries metacognition and spirituality, neuroscience, and quantum law to expand and elevate more quickly. She is also the bestselling author of Worthy Human and her work has been featured by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fast Company and Inc.com

Jennifer Stojkovic is a General Partner at Joyful Ventures, an early-stage VC fund focused on disrupting the $1.4 trillion meat and dairy industry with sustainable protein. She’s also the founder of Vegan Women Summit (VWS), a platform of over 60,000 women professionals in the future of food, and author of the award-winning book, The Future of Food is Female. Prior to her career in food technology, Jennifer built her career in Silicon Valley under Ron Conway, Founder of SV Angel, and worked with the world's largest tech companies including Google, Meta, and Microsoft.

Kamales Lardi is a strategic thinker in digital and business transformation. Honored as “Top 10 Global Thought Leaders in Digital Transformation” by Thinkers360 and “International 40 Over 40: The World's Most Inspiring Women” by CapGemini Invent and Female One Zero, Kamales is the founder of Lardi & Partner Consulting. There, she advises many multinational companies across various industries in Europe, Asia, and Africa as well as startups. A believer in the transformative impact of emerging technologies, Kamales has deep knowledge and practical experience in emerging technology, such as AI, virtual and augmented reality, 3D-printing, IoT and sensor technologies, and robotics.

Ali Nichols is the Co-founder of Getaway, a vacation rental investing business she has now pivoted with a branding change to Hammock, helping people invest in rental properties just 5% down. Previously at Bungalow, Ali spearheaded raising and operating a $700M real estate fund focused on acquiring single family rentals. Today she shares her journey pivoting to find product-market fit.

Ali Nichols is the Co-founder of Getaway, a vacation rental investing business she has now pivoted with a branding change to Hammock, helping people invest in rental properties just 5% down. Previously at Bungalow, Ali spearheaded raising and operating a $700M real estate fund focused on acquiring single family rentals. Today she shares her journey pivoting to find product-market fit.

Morgan Gist MacDonald is an author, speaker, and the founder of Paper Raven Books, an innovative publishing company designed to help first-time and experienced authors alike through the writing, publishing, and marketing process so they can get their books published and build a loyal readership and a long-term career as an author.

Sarah Wilson is the co-founder of Chip Cookies, a fast-scaling cookie store and franchise business where she balances being a mom of four with everything marketing, brand, social media, and events. Borne of her cravings for the perfect chocolate chip cookie when pregnant with her first, Sarah leveraged the principles of ‘lean startup’ to build her growing business and was honored as one of Utah’s 40 under 40.

Randi Braun is an expert at empowering women who have demanding jobs and bold goals. As a certified executive coach and the CEO of the women's leadership firm, Something Major, she helps women thrive. A sought-after thought leader and speaker, Braun has been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, and Parents Magazine, among others. Braun has coached women around the globe and partnered with more than 50 organizations across diverse sectors, including the Fortune 500, healthcare, start-ups, Big Law, public relations, entertainment, trade associations, government, non-profits, and others.

Jeanne Retief is the founder of FIGGI Beauty, a brand borne from her personal struggles finding the right products for dry and sensitive skin. A human rights worker turned entrepreneur, Jeanne also infuses her lifestyle FiggiLife brand on learning how to accept life’s curveballs and learning “it’s ok not to be ok”. Jeanne also hosts the podcast My Figgi Life.

Kat Dey and Phoebe Yu are the co-founders of Ettitude, a material science social impact company and direct-to-consumer sustainable lifestyle brand best known for its bedding, bath and sleepwear made from their proprietary CleanBamboo® fabric. Ettitude has raised $6.5m, earned tens of millions of dollars in revenue and been named twice among the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US. Phoebe, the CEO, previously built two successful international trade and sourcing businesses, and Kat, was the co-founder and co-CEO of gourmet food subscription business Try the World.

Tracy Yates is a sought-after transformational guide and advisor to visionary entrepreneurs and impact-driven leaders who attain unprecedented new heights in business and within themselves. Tracy is a serial entrepreneur who built and sold the 8-figure agency Boost Marketing, where her clients included many of the world's biggest brands like Google, Hulu, Disney, and Amazon. An award-winning strategist, Tracy is a secret weapon to entrepreneurs, CEOs and leaders who exponentially expand their income, heal their relationship with hustle, and up-level their lives in incredible ways.

Deb Curtis is the Founder of Curtis Small Business Finance Solutions, specializing in SBA business acquisition lending and ownership transitions. Over a 30-year corporate tenure, Deb worked as a business lender for a finance company, big banks, regional banks, and community banks, and now she focuses on helping women finance their small businesses and acquire companies.

Dr. Diane Mueller is the founder of Femme Meets Fortune, teaching women entrepreneurs how to accelerate the growth of their companies by building enterprises they genuinely enjoy running rather than ones that "run" their lives. CEO and Founder of two other businesses, the medical practice My Lyme Doc and community My Libido Doc, Diane has more than 12 years of business experience and is also a highly sought-after speaker on Lyme disease and women's entrepreneurship who has delivered many keynote addresses to thousands of attendees at events across the world. She’s the best-selling author of Use Your Mind to Heal Your Mold and Lyme: A Survivor's Guide, about how she overcame mold and Lyme illness, and It's Not In Your Mind: Solutions and Strategies for Lyme Disease, Mold Illness, and Chronic Infections.

Anna Konchar is an e-learning expert mentor who helps women monetize their skills, knowledge and passions with online courses and membership programs. Anna built her first side hustle e-course to $100,000 while still working a 9-5 job, and went on to earn $3mm in 3 years with her own courses working just 2 days a week. Today she shares her blueprint of how to build a million-dollar side hustle.