Wings Of...inspired Business

Mary Southern is an entrepreneur, resume writer, wife, mother, and founder of Resume Assassin. She has been selected for a variety of awards, written numerous resume writing articles for organizations such as SHRM, and was recently chosen as a featured guest on the podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire with John Lee Dumas. She is also the top-rated resume service in Austin, TX. She has helped 1,000's of executive and professional job seekers land jobs at some of the world's leading companies, including Google, Amazon, Tesla, IBM, Oracle, Salesforce, NASA, SpaceX, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, 3M, Dell, Pfizer, Goldman-Sachs, Johns Hopkins, and many more.

Melinda Wittstock, 5-time serial entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of the interactive AI-powered podcasting app Podopolo, asks ChatGPT’s generative AI to share its top 10 business trends for 2023 plus advice for female founders on how to overcome gender-based challenges in business.

Candace Nelson is a serial entrepreneur, a New York Times bestselling author, Wall Street Journal contributor and an expert in turning one’s passion into a profitable business. Author of the WSJ bestselling book, Sweet Success: A Simple Recipe for Turning Your Passion into Profit, Candace revolutionized the baking industry when she left a career in corporate finance to launch Sprinkles, the world's first cupcake bakery and Cupcake ATM. She followed with Pizzana, a growing chain of Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded pizzerias leading the third wave of pizza in the U.S. She continues to expand her portfolio of investments with CN2 Ventures.

Kim Woods is a business strategist and master astrologer, drawing on her25+ years as a C-suite executive and entrepreneur building several 7-figure businesses and her myriad intuitive certifications. Kim teaches business leaders to overcome the blocks to their success to achieve personal, professional, and financial triumph. Today we talk about how to “leverage the stars” to prosper in business, even in a recession.

Patience Ball and Dr. Ruth Shaber, the authors of The XX Edge: Unlocking Higher Returns and Lower Risk, make a well-researched case that women entrepreneurs and C-suite executives deliver stronger long-term performance that drive higher financial returns and more positive societal outcomes. They both draw on real-world experience. Patience, who raised more than $16 billion for women entrepreneurs as Principal Investment Officer and Global Head of Banking on Women at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is now founder and CEO of the Women of the World Endowment, an investment nonprofit. Ruth, the co-founder and board chair of Rhia Ventures, a group of foundations and investors that collaborate to bring new types of capital and enterprise to the field of reproductive health, was featured in Forbes 2020 Impact 50: Investors Seeking Profit—and Pushing for Change for her contributions to the field of impact investing.

Ungenita Prevost is on a mission to help 10,000,000 women build social capital and monetize their networks as the leader of a global feminine leadership network. A former Hollywood Body Double, Music Video Dancer turned Award Winning Feminine Leadership Expert, Ungenita created the fast-growing Networking in Stilettos. Author of the book by the same name, she also hosts the podcast Billion Dollar Rolodex.

Sarah Greener is a serial entrepreneur and business coach who helps busy, stressed, and overworked business owners transform their businesses by reigniting their passion and refocusing their work “on” their businesses rather than “in” them. Author of The Off Switch, Sarah shares how to move from a To Do List an ‘I Don’t List’.

Jaime McFaden is a selfcare specialist and the bestselling author of Waves of Self-Care, It Takes a Village who helps busy working and entrepreneurial moms create time for themselves and lead by example.

Mihaela Berciu is an executive coach on a mission to help women overcome their fears and appreciate their true value – and mentor entrepreneurs and executives to outsize success. She advises board members, top-level executives, and entrepreneurs across in banking, finance, pharmaceuticals, retail, fashion, television, and aviation services, and is the author of two best-selling books dedicated to career success.

Danielle Levy is the CEO and founder of The Boardroom League, helping six and seven-figure online business owners expand with clarity and efficiency. Leaping from a corporate career to entrepreneurship, Danielle established The Boardroom League to give other entrepreneurs a little black book of trusted industry professionals to help them grow their businesses without long-term overhead.

Denise Gosnell is 7 figure entrepreneur who runs 3 companies in 3 different industries and works an average of just 3 days per week. Business Strategist, Attorney, Author, Real Estate Investor, and Creator of The Vacation Effect®, a coaching and training company that helps busy entrepreneurs create a freedom lifestyle without sacrificing business growth, Denise has a new book called The Vacation Effect for Entrepreneurs: Grow Your Business Even Faster by Working Less and Having More Fun, Denise owns and operates three companies by working an average of three days per week and generates seven figures each year.

Ciara Stockeland, founder of the Boutique Workshop, is a serial entrepreneur who has owned and operated retail and franchising businesses since her early teens.  Listen to learn why gratitude is the secret of Ciara’s success. Host of the Boutique Workshop podcast, Ciara launched the first ever wholesale subscription box for boutique retailers, which she built and sold within 18 months. Today on Thanksgiving Ciara shares both the inside secrets of retail and franchising, as well as mindset hacks for entrepreneurs, including gratitude and why it’s vital to accept failure as part of the journey.

Jateya Jones is a business strategy and communications consultant who helps aspiring and visionary entrepreneurs find clarity of purpose and fuse multiple passions into unique business opportunities. Jateya’s unique approach helps her clients leverage their uniqueness to forge a successful path in business. She’s also the founder and Executive Director of Fore Teens, Inc.

Ginger Zumaeta is a 3X Emmy Award-winning writer and producer that advises companies on positioning and communicating big ideas. She’s the Founder and CEO of Motiv3, a positioning and messaging strategy firm, host of the podcast Usable Marketing, and author of the forthcoming book Deckonomics: Design Presentations that Spread Ideas, Drive Decisions and Close Deals. Today she shares the secrets of storytelling for landing the sale and much more.

Tanaha Hairston is the Founder of Axismeta and a successful tech investor and business strategist who specializes in methods and tools to increase business valuation and lead generation. A serial entrepreneur for 15 years, Tanaha has started and sold multiple businesses in industries including SaaS software, eLearning, and consumer products. Today Tanaha shares her entrepreneurial journey and her business model at Axismeta for buying technology companies to build with her marketing and sales acumen.

Rose Stein is the founder and CEO of Coffee and Crystals. A former advertising agency executive, Rose now blends subconscious reprogramming, spirituality, and marketing strategy to guide spiritual entrepreneurs through accelerated growth in their life and business.

Amanda Bucci is a conscious business consultant, energy and alignment coach, podcaster, and creator of the Entrepreneurial Archetype Quiz™. A 7-figure CEO by the age of 25, Amanda built on her certifications in Spiritual Psychology to build a vibrant coaching business helping entrepreneurs and creators understand who they are, connect to their authenticity, and build businesses that are in alignment with their energetic blueprints.

Brittany Driscoll is the co-founder and CEO of Squeeze, a unique massage experience from the founders of Drybar. As DryBar CMO, she took the hair ‘blowout’ phenom from $30M to more than $100M in revenue, and as an entrepreneur, cancer survivor, and wellness advocate, Brittany has a strong passion for supporting other women in business. Today she shares what it's like transitioning from the C-suite to scrappy startup founder, the secrets of great marketing and customer success, her vision of a “feel good revolution” and why we all have the ability to change the world for good.

Sarah Carlson is the founder of Fulcrum Financial Group and a private wealth manager. A thought leader in all things finance and investment, Sarah helps entrepreneurs and business owners manage their money, and the anxiety that comes with money and new wealth. Today she shares how to grow and protect your personal wealth as you grow your business, avoid the common financial mistakes most entrepreneurs make, and change your relationship with money. Sarah Carlson is the founder of Fulcrum Financial Group and a private wealth manager. A thought leader in all things finance and investment, Sarah helps entrepreneurs and business owners manage their money, and the anxiety that comes with money and new wealth. Today she shares how to grow and protect your personal wealth as you grow your business, avoid the common financial mistakes most entrepreneurs make, and change your relationship with money.

Janine Hamner Holman is an expert on conscious leadership, organizational development, neurobiology, and what it takes to attract and retain world-class talent. She is the CEO of the J&J Consulting Group, working with purpose-driven CEOs and entrepreneurs to create “people thriving” organizations. She also hosts the podcast, The Cost of Not Paying Attention, and is an internationally recognized speaker and bestselling author. Today we break down the concept of “conscious leadership”, what it means in practice and how it can transform and elevate your business success. Download Podopolo and follow Wings of Inspired Business there to keep the conversation going in the episode comments section and invite your friends to connect around podcasts recommended personally for you.