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Raw and Real Entrepreneurship®AI Disruption, Female Founders, & Raising Capital with Melinda Wittstock, Founder of Podopolo
AI is shaking up industries, but what does it mean for female founders in today’s challenging funding environment? In this episode of Raw and Real Entrepreneurship, Susan Sly sits down with five-time entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock—AI innovator, venture partner, and CEO of Podopolo. They break down the impact of AI disruptors like DeepSeek, the funding freeze on U.S. grants, and why women-led startups deliver higher returns yet still struggle for capital. Melinda shares raw insights on hiring, scaling, and staying scrappy in tough times. If you’re a founder navigating today’s startup landscape, this episode is a must-l...
2025-02-0452 min
What Are You Made Of?Revolutionizing Podcasting: AI, Blockchain, and the Future of Media with Melinda WittstockJoin us for an eye-opening episode as we sit down with Melinda Wittstock, the visionary founder of Podopolo, at the forefront of revolutionizing the podcasting industry. Melinda shares her insights on how AI and blockchain are reshaping the landscape, making podcast discovery more personalized and advertising more effective than ever before.
Discover how Podopolo leverages AI to analyze millions of podcast episodes, helping listeners find content aligned with their interests while empowering creators with deep audience insights. Melinda dives into the innovative use of blockchain to ensure content ownership and enhance monetization opportunities beyond...
2024-06-2034 min
Reflect ForwardThe Conscious Journey of Leadership w/ Melinda Wittstock: Melinda is a 5-time serial entrepreneur in media-tech, and the founder and CEO of Podopolo, innovating AI and Blockchain to revolutionize the podcasting ecosystem.
Episode in a Tweet: Fear limits us, dampens our dreams, and keeps us playing small. We can transform your life when we find our voice and step up to life’s challenges.
Background: During this week’s episode of Reflect Forward, Melinda Wittstock and I get real about what it takes to be an entrepreneur. Melinda shares her enterprising youth, how she lost herself along the way, and why it took getting out of a toxic rela...
2024-03-1945 min
The Free to Be ShowBeginning Within with Melinda WittstockBeginning Within with Melinda WittstockYou will love this conversation!How many times in your life are you given the answer and you miss it because you are up in your head?Every experience is happening for you. Your inner world must be aligned in a certain way to realize your Big audacious purpose!22:11 The spiritual level23:01 practical level gaining skills and understanding what is truth?24:02 Solving the problems with technology 25:05 How Podopolo can help creatorsJoin Podopolo here as a podcaster
2024-01-0554 min
Patriot on PurposeEP-5 Navigating News, Politics, and Podcasting with Melinda WittstockAdam Lantelme and Nate Hopkins, engage in a thought-provoking conversation with special guest Melinda Wittstock, a former journalist and founder of Podopolo, a podcast player platform using AI to elevate the podcast listening experience.
They discuss the intersection of blockchain and AI in combating disinformation, the importance of consuming information from diverse sources, and the impact of algorithms on social media and journalism. Melinda shares her entrepreneurial journey, experiences as a Canadian in the United States, and insights on the decline of journalism. Join us for an insightful discussion on media, technology, and societal responsibility....
2023-12-271h 02
Modern Gen X WomanConscious Leadership and Evolved Entrepreneurship with Melinda WittstockImage Steve Jobs saying… “you asked the best questions". This is exactly what happened to our guest, Melinda Wittstock, after she interviewed him as a 24-year-old correspondent of the Times of London. Since impressing Mr. Jobs, Melinda has gone on to being a 5-time serial entrepreneur and visionary innovator in all things media and tech as a conscious leader. In this week’s episode, Jackie and I talk with Melinda about what it takes to life the life of a serial entrepreneur including the importance of overcoming limiting beliefs, meditation and practicing gratitude; how to balance work and h...
2023-09-131h 04
Wings of Inspired BusinessHonoring Our Mothers: Entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock on How the Mother-Daughter Relationship Impacts Us In BusinessSo much of who we are and what we achieve as women pioneering in business comes down to the gifts – and the limiting beliefs – we got from our mothers. Melinda Wittstock remembers her own late mother, who passed away peacefully three weeks ago at age 95, and shares how our mothers influence the deep subconscious beliefs that drive our successes and failures in life and entrepreneurship.
2023-05-1611 min
Creating The Greatest ShowHow To Ask Great Questions - Melinda Wittstock - Creating The Greatest Show - Episode # 038Get ready to learn from an award-winning podcaster and serial entrepreneur that is revolutionizing the audio and video experience of podcasts for both creators and consumers. She has been both the host and guest on thousands of podcast episodes. Melinda Wittstock is the Host of Wings of Inspired Business and Founder & CEO of Podopolo. Melinda shares what makes for the best interview podcasts, how to ask great questions, and a glimpse of the future of both podcasting and the way people communicate through social media. Takeaways:Be clear on the purpose behind starting y...
2023-03-1746 min
Wings of Inspired BusinessChatGPT for Podcasting: Serial Entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock Taps AI to Predict Top Business Trends for 2023Melinda 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.
2022-12-2923 min
Her Empowered Divorce32 - MELINDA WITTSTOCK - Your Voice Is Your ValueMelinda Wittstock is a visionary five-time serial entrepreneur and innovator in media and tech, and the founder and CEO of Podopolo, world's first interactive and AI-powered podcast app and creator marketplace.She is also the host of Wings of Inspired Business podcast reaching 1mm+ listeners and named by Entrepreneur Magazine as #8 of its top 20 business podcasts for 2020. Wings features the entrepreneurial journeys, epiphanies, and practical advice from successful female founders who have built multi-million-dollar businesses.With 30+ years experience as a host, journalist and entrepreneurial executive across the world’s top media brands (BBC, London Times, AB...
2022-11-1039 min
Her Empowered Divorce32 - MELINDA WITTSTOCK - Your Voice Is Your ValueMelinda Wittstock is a visionary five-time serial entrepreneur and innovator in media and tech, and the founder and CEO of Podopolo, world's first interactive and AI-powered podcast app and creator marketplace.She is also the host of Wings of Inspired Business podcast reaching 1mm+ listeners and named by Entrepreneur Magazine as #8 of its top 20 business podcasts for 2020. Wings features the entrepreneurial journeys, epiphanies, and practical advice from successful female founders who have built multi-million-dollar businesses.With 30+ years experience as a host, journalist and entrepreneurial executive across the world’s top media brands (BBC, London Times, ABC, CNBC) and building her ow...
2022-11-1039 min
Life Transformation RadioBe The Best You Can Be With Melinda WittstockWelcome to Life Transformation Radio.
In this episode, Melinda Wittstock and I discuss how to reformat your mindset to love change. The power of disruption and she reveals the incredible podcast-listening app called Podopolo.
So if you want to learn to shift your mindset to help you with change, understand that constant change doesn't always have to be stressful, and it can help you be the best you can be, tune in now!
About Melinda Wittstock
Melinda Wittstock is a five times serial entrepreneur in Media Tech, and she's busy revolutionizing podcasting. As the CEO and founder of Podopolo, the inte...
2022-10-2844 min
The Cost of Not Paying AttentionHow We Can Raise All Boats: A Conversation With Podopolo CEO Melinda WittstockHow can you create a business model in the podcasting world where everybody wins? This is a topic that we should pay attention to. Listen to your host Janine Hamner Holman as she talks with Melinda Wittstock about raising all the boats so everybody can thrive. Melinda is the CEO of Podopolo, a company dedicated to unleashing unique superpowers for the next generation of podcasting. In this episode, she dives deep into growing the community and making an impact. A business doesn’t have to focus on generating income but should always consider raising everyone up and watching each ot...
2022-08-1739 min
The Cost of Not Paying AttentionEpisode 35: How We Can Raise All Boats: A Conversation With Podopolo CEO Melinda WittstockHow can you create a business model in the podcasting world where everybody wins? This is a topic that we should pay attention to. Listen to your host Janine Hamner Holman as she talks with Melinda Wittstock about raising all the boats so everybody can thrive. Melinda is the CEO of Podopolo, a company dedicated to unleashing unique superpowers for the next generation of podcasting. In this episode, she dives deep into growing the community and making an impact. A business doesn’t have to focus on generating income but should always consider raising everyone up and watching each ot...
2022-08-1739 min
The Exit - Presented By FlippaTaking Podcasting to New Heights with Melinda Wittstock - CEO of PodopoloFounder and CEO of Podopolo, Melinda Wittstock is fast-scaling the world's first socially-interactive and gamified podcast app and network. Think Spotify + Instagram + Creators' Economy + Social Impact. Podcasters make money from their content as listeners discover great podcasts from a 4mm+ library, and win rewards as they connect with hosts and each other, put learning into action, and join in world-changing initiatives.
This week our host Steve McGarry sits down with Melinda to talk about her very interesting exit, the story behind Podopolo, what the status of the company is today, and what she is currently doing now. They dive deep...
2022-06-2026 min
Precursa: The Startup Journey with Host Cynthia Del'AriaEntrepreneur Experience: Melinda Wittstock, Founder of PodopoloIn this episode, we are joined by media darling and serial entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock, founder of Podopolo, a platform that makes listening social and podcasting profitable for creators. Our conversation with Melinda ranges from the power of niching down and letting go of the “perfect” MVP, to the challenges women face in entrepreneurship and fundraising, to entrepreneurship as a form of therapy. Melinda has a wealth of knowledge to draw from and she shares her incredible journey in a way that will inspire and encourage the newest newbie and the most seasoned entrepreneur..Find Meli...
2022-01-2857 min
It's Your Life PodcastAn evening with Melinda Wittstock - Entrepreneur, Podcaster and CEO Introducing entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock The podcast app Podopolo Wings of Inspired Business Melinda's career as an award-winning journalist, executive producer, and TV anchor Melinda Wittstock is a 5-time serial entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Podopolo, the world's first socially interactive and "gamified" podcast app and network where people gather to discover their favorite podcasts, connect with hosts and each other, and win rewards as they put lessons learned into action to enhance their lives and engage in world-changing social impact initiatives.Formerly an award-winning journalist, executive producer, and TV anchor for the BBC, ABC News, CN...
2022-01-0851 min
Wings of Inspired Business656 Gratitude Is Everything: Happy Thanksgiving from Wings of Inspired BusinessMelinda Wittstock is a five-time serial entrepreneur and the CEO and Founder of the world’s first social and gamified podcast app and player, Podopolo. Today, as people grieve those lost to Coronavirus and struggle with lost jobs or businesses, Melinda shares her daily gratitude practice that sparked her success by helping her find alignment with her true passion and purpose. Join Melinda to learn how to use gratitude practically in your life – and to learn what she is grateful for today.
2021-11-2524 min
Living the Law of Action ShowStepping Into The Unknown With Melinda WittstockStepping Into The Unknown With Melinda WittstockWelcome to the Living The Law Of Action Show. In this episode, Melinda Wittstock and I discuss how to step into the unknown.So if you want to be willing to step into the unknown, have faith in taking action aligned with your purpose and truth, even if you don't know exactly what those steps are. Tune in now!In this episode, you'll discover:Quality of the action you take, not just taking action Sometimes you have to be willing to step into the unknown Have faith in taking act...
2021-09-1453 min
Wings of Inspired BusinessICYMI Lift As We Climb: Entrepreneur Jules Schroeder on the Transformational Retreat No Female Founder Will Want to MissJules Schroeder is a visionary entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, and the founder CEO of Unconventional Life. Ranked by Inc. Magazine as #1 of the “Top 27 Female Entrepreneurs Changing the World in 2017” and one of the “Top 40 Millennials to Follow in 2018″, Jules is on a mission to inspire people to create a life by their own design. Today Jules and Wings host Melinda Wittstock share all about their transformational retreat for top female founders, Wings of the Empowered Woman.
2021-07-1347 minWings of Inspired BusinessLift As We Climb: Entrepreneur Jules Schroeder on the Transformational Wings Retreat for Female FoundersJules Schroeder is a visionary entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, and the founder CEO of Unconventional Life. Ranked by Inc. Magazine as #1 of the “Top 27 Female Entrepreneurs Changing the World in 2017” and one of the “Top 40 Millennials to Follow in 2018″, Jules is on a mission to inspire people to create a life by their own design. Today Jules and Wings host Melinda Wittstock share all about their transformational retreat for top female founders, Wings of the Empowered Woman.
2021-06-0147 min
The Primal Kitchen PodcastMelinda WittstockElle Russ chats with Melinda Wittstock - a serial entrepreneur who has built 4 businesses in media and tech to 7- and 8- figure success. Formerly an award-winning journalist, executive producer, and TV anchor for the BBC, ABC News, CNBC/Financial Times Television and MSNBC, Melinda created and grew a BBC show to a 20 million audience and also innovated one of the first crowd-sourcing mobile apps, growing unique users to 3 million in 8 months. She is now the CEO and Founder of Podopolo, the world's first socially interactive and "gamified" podcast network. Melinda also helps business owners and entrepreneurs launch magnetic an...
2021-03-0849 minThe Primal Kitchen PodcastMelinda WittstockElle Russ chats with Melinda Wittstock - a serial entrepreneur who has built 4 businesses in media and tech to 7- and 8- figure success. Formerly an award-winning journalist, executive producer, and TV anchor for the BBC, ABC News, CNBC/Financial Times Television and MSNBC, Melinda created and grew a BBC show to a 20 million audience and also innovated one of the first crowd-sourcing mobile apps, growing unique users to 3 million in 8 months. She is now the CEO and Founder of Podopolo, the world's first socially interactive and "gamified" podcast network. Melinda also helps business owners and entrepreneurs launch magnetic an...
2021-03-0849 min
Evolving Digital SelfEpisode 306: Melinda Wittstock – Future of Workplace and Virtual OrganizationsDr. Heidi talks with Melinda Wittstock is a 5 time serial entrepreneur, award-winning journalist, podcaster and the CEO and Founder of Podopolo, the world's first socially interactive podcast app and network. Melinda Wittstock is a 5-time serial entrepreneur who has built 4 businesses in media and tech to 7- and 8- figure success. She’s the CEO and Founder Podopolo, the world's first socially interactive and "gamified" podcast network where people gather to discover their favorite podcasts, connect with hosts and each other, and win rewards as they put lessons learned into action to enhance their lives and change th...
2021-03-0239 min
Global Nomad HacksEpisode 102: Melinda Wittstock - Future of Workplace and Interactive PodcastsDr. Heidi talks with Melinda Wittstock is a 5 time serial entrepreneur, award-winning journalist, podcaster and the CEO and Founder of Podopolo, the world’s first socially interactive podcast app and network. Melinda Wittstock is a 5-time serial entrepreneur who has built 4 businesses in media and tech to 7- and 8- figure success. She’s the CEO and Founder Podopolo, the world’s first socially interactive and “gamified” podcast network where people gather to discover their favorite podcasts, connect with hosts and each other, and win rewards as they put lessons learned into action to enhance their lives and change...
2021-01-2238 minWings of Inspired Business562 Goodbye 2020: Finding Gratitude, Leveraging Learning, and Seizing on the Opportunity of Change in 2021Melinda Wittstock, 5-time serial entrepreneur, looks back on what was a tough, tragic, and transformational year, helps you find the silver linings in the pattern interrupt, and set the course for an intentional 2021, so you can align with your true purpose, focus your actions to achieve more working less, and why her word of the New Year is simply “being”.
2020-12-3126 minWings of Inspired BusinessThe Gift of Gratitude: Happy Thanksgiving from Wings Of Inspired BusinessMelinda Wittstock is a five-time serial entrepreneur who has built four successful businesses in digital media and tech. She’s the CEO and Founder of the world’s first social and gamified podcast app and player, Podopolo. Today, as people grieve those lost to Coronavirus and struggle with lost jobs or businesses, Melinda shares her daily gratitude practice that sparked her success by helping her find alignment with her true passion and purpose. Join Melinda to learn how to use gratitude practically in your life – and to learn what she is grateful for today. Join the conversation on the...
2020-11-2618 minWings of Inspired BusinessMusical Artivism: Singer-Songwriter Sydney Witt on Leveraging Your Voice for Impact + Being an Entrepreneur’s DaughterSydney Witt is a 17-year-old singer-songwriter with 3 singles out including “Mr. President” who is using her voice to empower herself and other young women like her to find their joy, their purpose, their confidence – and change the world. Daughter of 5-time serial entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock, Sydney shares her musical journey and what she’s learned from watching her mom build 5 businesses. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.
2020-11-0358 min
Numerology CatalystEP03 Melinda Wittstock (Podopolo, 5x serial entrepreneur)How did 5x serial entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock end up with $4 in the bank laying in the fetal position to now disrupting an entire industry and putting power and money into the hands of podcasters? Join me as we dive deep to discover how Melinda has tapped into the superpowers of her numbers, which might also happen to be superpowers in your own chart or someone you know.
2020-09-2230 min
The Entrepreneur EthosMelinda Wittstock -- Conversational ContentMy guest today is Melinda Wittstock who was dubbed “disruptive” by her grandmother at a young age, and it’s a label she’s proudly lived up to as the enterprising female founder of several companies. While a business reporter for the London Times in her early 20s, she gained a lot of insight into entrepreneurship and building a business from scratch. After climbing the ranks of the news media world, she helmed the development of a crowdsourcing app, NewsiT, founded and ran Capitol News Connection, and is CEO and founder of Verifeed, a company that helps...
2020-08-2450 minWings of Inspired BusinessStartup Ninja: Tech Entrepreneur Cynthia Del'Aria on Iterating Tech from Idea to Scale and Lucrative ExitCynthia Del'Aria started coding at age 8 and has built and sold 3 software companies and now runs startup incubator Raika Technologies, helping tech entrepreneurs find the “killer feature” and move from idea to scale. A board member of A11ow, a media investment company helping to change the game for female founders seeking capital, Cynthia shares her entrepreneurial journey, the common mistakes founders make at all stages of business growth, and why failure must be your friend. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.
2020-08-131h 04Wings of Inspired BusinessRecreate Your Life: Entrepreneur Mary Crafts on How to Live with 100% Zest in Alignment and IntegrityMary Crafts possesses a relentless, badass, all-in, 100% zest for life. Founding of Culinary Crafts, Utah’s largest off-premise catering company, with only $150 to her name, Mary has created thousands of impressive events for over 35 years before selling to her kids. One of Utah’s most influential women, Mary has reinvented herself as a motivational coach, author and podcaster. We talk reinvention, integrity and what it takes to succeed in business. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app
2020-08-1146 minWings of Inspired BusinessHypnotizing Success: Entrepreneur Erika Flint on Intentions and Hypnosis to Overcome Fears, Anxieties and Bad HabitsErika Flint is a software-developer turned award-winning hypnotist, co-host of the popular podcast series Hypnosis, Etc. and founder of Cascade Hypnosis Center. The 3-time best-selling author and speaker on hypnosis and the self-actualized mind shares her journey, and how the best entrepreneurs leverage hypnosis to overcome fears, bad habits, and limiting beliefs. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.
2020-08-0641 minWings of Inspired BusinessYou’re Not Alone: Entrepreneur & Artist Shayna Norwood On Overcoming Anxiety to ProsperShayna Norwood was a professional visual artist before she took the entrepreneurial leap and founded her company, Steel Petal Press to share beauty and humor with the world through her collection of handmade stationery. Shayna shares her journey, plus how to overcome the often crippling anxieties and fears along the ups and downs of business. Join the conversation on the Podopolo podcast app.
2020-08-0429 minWings of Inspired BusinessReinvent Yourself: Entrepreneur and Lawyer Denice A. Gierach on Embracing the Opportunity of Change and FailureDenice Gierach is a serial entrepreneur and business lawyer with 30 years of experience representing family-owned businesses and privately-held companies, serving as general counsel and helping them with both their legal and business tax needs. Today we talk about the power of reinvention, how to leverage failure for growth, and how to plan for your business exit and legacy. Join the conversation on Podopolo.
2020-07-3050 minWings of Inspired BusinessThe Entrepreneur Rollercoaster: Entrepreneur Jamie Shapiro on How to Stay Sane and Avoid ‘Comparisonitis’Jamie Shapiro is an executive coach, consultant, and CEO of Connected EC, a leading authority on connecting wellbeing with leadership performance. Today Jamie shares how to cope best with the entrepreneurial “rollercoaster”, how to ride the ups and downs with self-care and “full body leadership” and how to leverage failures along the way as learning.
2020-07-2836 minWings of Inspired BusinessNo Limits: Fashion Entrepreneur Allison Andrews on Proving the Naysayers WrongAllison Andrews is the Founder of Fashion Week San Diego, President of APA Business Consulting and Executive Director of FAB Authority. Listen to learn how Allison proved the naysayers wrong, launching FSWD in 2007 to enable independent and young designers to be discovered. She shares how she’s pivoted to a virtual event during Coronavirus, plus her insights on a fast-changing fashion industry and when to sell your business.
2020-07-2341 minWings of Inspired BusinessFashion Tech: Entrepreneur Michelle McCormack on Connecting Two Passions for Disruptive InnovationMichelle McCormack is the Founder and CEO at Casting Coin, a platform transforming the fashion and entertainment industries. A former fashion photographer who has worked with the most iconic brands in the world, Michelle taught herself how to code so she could solve problems she witnessed first-hand including lack of opportunity, unfair payment practices, production inefficiencies, and more.
2020-07-2133 min
Interview Connections | The Leading Podcast Booking AgencyInterview with Melinda WittstockOn today’s episode of Rock the Podcast, Jess and Margy speak with serial entrepreneur and accomplished podcaster Melinda Wittstock. Melinda hosts the popular show “Wings of Inspired Business,” and is the creator of Podopolo™, a new and exciting podcasting network. Podopolo™ is all about empowering content creators to profit from their podcasts, and engaging their audiences to make a positive difference in the world – all while having fun, connecting with friends, and winning prizes. You’ll hear about how Melinda started her entrepreneurial journey as a child, resulting in her grandmother prophetically referring to her as “disrupt...
2020-06-2923 min
The Stretch Marks PodcastPodopolo CEO Melinda Wittstock Shares About Letting Go and Dreaming BigMelinda Wittstock is a 5-time serial entrepreneur who has built 4 businesses to 7- and 8- figure success. Now she's the founder and CEO of Podopolo, the world's first socially interactive and "gamified" podcast network where people gather to discover their favorite podcasts, connect with hosts and each other, and win rewards as they put lessons learned into action to enhance their lives and engage in world-changing initiatives. Melinda also hosts the fast growing "Wings Of Inspired Business" podcast named by Entrepreneur Magazine as #8 of 20 of the top business podcasts for 2020. The Wings mission is to #LiftAsWeClimb, helping female founders...
2020-06-2933 minWings of Inspired BusinessLift As We Climb: Melinda Wittstock on Why “Being” the Change You Want to See Manifests Miracles, Plus Podcasting SecretsMelinda Wittstock is a 5-time serial entrepreneur and the CEO and Founder of Podopolo.com, the world’s first socially interactive podcasting network where listeners win rewards as they engage with podcasters and each other. Melinda celebrates her 500th Wings episode today by sharing her proven secrets on how to create a magnetic, sustainable and profitable podcast. You can join Melinda and her guests for a LIVE and Interactive video zoom at https://wingspodcast.com/500
2020-05-1927 min
The Elite Entrepreneurs PodcastGrowth Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur, with Melinda WittstockMelinda Wittstock is a serial entrepreneur who has built four businesses in media and tech to 7- and 8- figures. She’s now building her fifth business as CEO and founder of Wings Media, the first interactive, social and “gamified” podcast network and audience engagement platform. Launching in Q2 2020 with an initial 50 podcasts with more than 100 million downloads, Melinda’s innovative mobile platform shares revenue with podcasters. An acknowledged visionary in tech, media, mobile platforms, and social content, Melinda also hosts the fast-growing “Wings Of…Inspired Business” podcast named by Entrepreneur Magazine as #8 of 20 of the top busines...
2020-04-2944 min
The Vacation EffectMelinda Wittstock: From BBC News Anchor To Serial EntrepreneurIn this episode, Denise and Melinda discuss:
How Melinda's professional background prepared her for the role of online entrepreneur
How her podcasting network and engagement platform will help podcasters grow and monetize their shows
Some of Melinda's favorite media hacks to stand out from the crowd and effectively promote yourself
When is the right time to let go of a business and the vital importance of self care
Key Takeaways:
Success rests on authentically presenting yourself to your audience, no matter which platform you are on
Be a guest on as many podcasts as...
2020-01-2700 minWings of Inspired Business2020 Vision: Wings Host and Serial Entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock Counting Down to the Next DecadeMelinda Wittstock is a 5-time serial entrepreneur and today she shares practical advice on how to live into perfect 2020 vision for the year and decade ahead – taking inspired action in alignment with your intentions. You’ll learn how to set powerful intentions, identify the gaps in your life, take focused action to ensure you work less to achieve more, and how to find the one word that will be your guide star for 2020.
2019-12-3120 minWings of Inspired BusinessOpen The Gifts Within: Wings Host and Serial Entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock on Unwrapping Your Unique Value This ChristmasMelinda Wittstock is a serial entrepreneur who has built four successful businesses in digital media and tech. Christmas Day, she says, is the perfect day to “open the gifts within”, that is, honor what truly makes you unique so you can step into your true purpose and passion to succeed in business. Melinda has a special gift to share with you too.
2019-12-2514 minWings of Inspired BusinessThe Gift of Gratitude: Happy Thanksgiving from Wings Of Inspired BusinessMelinda Wittstock is a serial entrepreneur who has built four successful businesses in digital media and tech – and soon launches an innovative audience engagement platform and network for podcasters to monetize their content. On Thanksgiving she shares her daily gratitude practice that sparked her success by helping her find alignment with her true passion and purpose. Join Melinda to learn how to use gratitude practically in your life – and to learn what she is grateful for today.
2019-11-2816 min
Spiritual EntrepreneurshipMoving from "to-do" Lists to "Intention" Lists with Melinda WittstockIn this episode, Devi chats with Melinda Wittstock about “Moving from 'to-do' Lists to 'Intention' Lists.” Melinda is a four-time serial entrepreneur, acknowledged influencer and visionary in all things tech and media, and an award-winning journalist and host. A passionate advocate for women entrepreneurs, Melinda's mission is to catalyze the ecosystem where women "lift as they climb" by mentoring each other, investing in each other and throwing business to each other. Melinda is the host of the acclaimed and fast-growing Wings Of... Inspired Business podcast and a growing curated community, coaching and content platform called Wings of Succ...
2019-06-2146 min
Inspired Conversations with Amy Schuber466 Melinda Wittstock, Serial Entrepreneur in Media, Marketing and Tech, Host of Wings of Inspired Business Podcast, Founder of Wings of SuccessMelinda Wittstock is a serial entrepreneur who has built 4 successful businesses spanning media, tech and marketing. She's on a mission to lift women in business to new heights, with a moonshot to invest $10m in 10 years in female founded businesses and catalyze an ecosystem where women invest in each other, mentor each other and throw business to each other. Melinda hosts the acclaimed podcast Wings Of...Inspired Business about female entrepreneurship, and she's the founder and CEO of education platform Wings Of Success and social intelligence company Verifeed. Amy and Melinda talk about women in business, conscious...
2019-05-2146 minWings of Inspired Business308 MINISODE Leveraging Relationship for Success: Entrepreneur and Bestselling Author Amy Stefanik on Mentors and MastermindsAmy Stefanik is a bestselling author and entrepreneur growing two successful brands – The Entrepreneur’s Wife™ and the supplement company Visentials. On her journey from supportive wife to entrepreneur, Amy learned that its the people around you that will mean the difference between success and failure. Now Amy and Wings Host Melinda Wittstock are collaborating on an immersive Retreat called Wings of the Empowered Woman for entrepreneurs who want to manifest abundance in ALL areas of their lives and play bigger.
2019-03-2716 minWings of Inspired BusinessCelebrating International Women’s Day: Serial Entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock Shares The Secrets of Success for Women EntrepreneursMelinda Wittstock has grown four successful businesses from startup to 6, 7 and 8 figures, and today on International Women’s Day she shares the secrets of success for women in business. Today Melinda interviews some of the most accomplished female founders about their Mindset, Mojo and Money secrets. Guests include Kara Goldin, Alllison Maslan, Jennifer Love, Jules Schroeder, JJ Virgin, Teresa de Grosbois, JuliAnn Stitick, Natalie Ledwell, and Christy Whitman.
2019-03-0836 min
10XTogetherCouplepreneurs in Business: Serial Entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock on Balancing the Love of Business with the Business of LoveMelinda Wittstock is a serial entrepreneur who’s built four businesses to 6, 7 and 8-figure success – and a podcast host of the acclaimed Wings of Inspired Business featuring top female founders. She shares today what inspired her to launch her second podcast about entrepreneurial couples or “couplepreneurs” – and what it takes to succeed together in business, in parenting and in love.
2019-02-1306 minWings of Inspired BusinessWings of Success Winner: Entrepreneur Melitta Campbell on Her Transformational Day With Melinda WittstockMelitta Campbell coaches would-be female entrepreneurs how to start businesses from scratch. She won a Wings contest for an all-expense-paid day of 1:1 coaching with 4X serial entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock with a stay at the 5-Star Watergate Hotel in D.C. with luxury spa treatment thrown in. Melitta shares all she learned about scaling, systems, recurring revenue, mindset, beating perfectionism, passive income, sales funnels and more – plus why she now talks about “world domination”.
2019-01-2442 min
The Nice Guys on Business837 Melinda Wittstock: #MindsetMojoMoneyShow notes by show producer/podcastologist: One of the Taylor Sisters Connect with Melinda Wittstock: Twitter: @melindawings @veriate Instagram: @melindawittstock2020 Website: https://wingspodcast.com Email: melinda@verifeed.com Nice Sponsors: Need fresh flowers? REALLY fresh flowers? Check out www.Bouq.com Click here to save 25% on your first order Get your free E-Book 5 Ways to Make Money Podcasting at www.Turnkeypodcasting.com/gift Reach The Nice Guys Here: Doug- @DJDoug Strickland- @NiceGuyonBiz Nice Links: Subscribe to the Podcast Niceguysonbusiness.com TurnkeyPodcast.com - You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. Podcast Production, Concept to Launch Book Doug and/or St...
2019-01-2340 minWings of Inspired BusinessIntentional Living: Wings Host and 4X Serial Entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock On How to Make 2019 Your Best Year EverMelinda Wittstock is a 4-time serial entrepreneur and an award-winning journalist. Host of Wings, Melinda shares what it takes to take inspired action in alignment with your intentions for the New Year with practical advice. You’ll learn how to set powerful intentions, identify the gaps in your life, take focused action to ensure you work less to achieve more, and how to find the one word that will be your guide star for 2019.
2019-01-0117 min
Smash The Bottom Line12: Melinda Wittstock | Why Having a “Job” Is Bad NewsYou can have a six- or even seven-figure business… and still be on shaky financial ground, says serial entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock. We take a deep dive into how and why that’s possible, as well what you can do right now to make sure it doesn’t happen to you. A big part of the problem could be your attitude about money… something you may not even be conscious of, says Melinda. Many entrepreneurs are also very busy… without anything to show for it. We discuss strategies for leaping over those obstacles and so much more, incl...
2018-12-3133 minWings of Inspired BusinessThe Gift Within: Wings Host and 4X Serial Entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock on Unwrapping Your Unique Gifts This ChristmasMelinda Wittstock is a serial entrepreneur who has built four successful businesses in digital media and tech. Christmas Day, she says, is the perfect day to “open the gifts within”, that is, honor what truly makes you unique so you can step into your true purpose and passion to succeed in business. Melinda has a special gift to share with you too.
2018-12-2510 minWings of Inspired BusinessThe Gift of Gratitude: Happy Thanksgiving from Wings Of…Inspired BusinessMelinda Wittstock is a serial entrepreneur who has built four successful businesses in digital media and tech. She shares today on Thanksgiving how her daily gratitude practice was the spark that ignited her success and helped her find alignment with her true passion and purpose. Join Melinda to learn how to use gratitude practically in your life – and to learn what she is grateful for today.
2018-11-2214 min
5 Minute Success - The PodcastMelinda Wittstock - Secrets of a Top Female Entrepreneur Revealed: 5 Minute Success- The PodcastMelinda Wittstock - Secrets of a Top Female Entrepreneur Revealed: 5 Minute Success- The Podcast, Episode 109 Melinda Wittstock is a successful serial 4X entrepreneur, a visionary in technology and content, and a powerful advocate for women in business. Her mission is to catalyze the ecosystem where women support and invest in each other, and Melinda is investing $10 million in the next 10 years in female founders. You can hear her daily on the popular podcast Wings of Inspired Business. You can also find her at Wings of Success, where she has bro...
2018-11-2228 minWings of Inspired BusinessLift As You Climb: Serial Entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock Celebrates the 1St Anniversary of Wings Of…Inspired BusinessMelinda Wittstock launched Wings Of…Inspired Business a year ago today to celebrate the entrepreneurial journeys of women “succeeding in silence”. One year in, Wings has grown into a movement as Melinda works to catalyze an ecosystem where women in business mentor each other, buy from each other and invest in each other. Today Melinda talks about what it takes to succeed, how to get out of fear and scarcity, and why we all need a “business family” of mentors and coaches to succeed.
2018-11-0825 min
Wow Whispering2: Manifesting, Mentoring & Momentum with Melinda WittstockGuest Melinda Wittstock is an acknowledged visionary and powerful connector. Melinda is also on a mission to advance women in entrepreneurship, and is a 4-time serial entrepreneur, innovating successful 7-figure businesses across interactive media, crowdsourcing and technology. She hosts a widely-acclaimed and fast-growing podcast on entrepreneurship at the intersection of personal and business growth called Wings of Inspired Business, as well as the Wings of Success training, mentoring and coaching platform for women in business. She is CEO and founder of Verifeed, the social intelligence platform helping her clients get a measurable Return on Authenticity™ from their social media eng...
2018-10-2100 min
The Naked Truth MovementThe Naked Truth about being a Serial Entrepreneur with Melinda WittstockIn this episode of The Naked Truth Movement we talk with Melinda Wittstock about her journey of being a 4 x serial entrepreneur and more. Melinda Wittstock is a 4X Serial entrepreneur, acclaimed podcaster, award-winning journalist and acknowledged visionary and innovator in technology and media. She's on a mission to help women entrepreneurs soar to success. Host of the fast-growing Wings of Inspired Business podcast where she interviews women entrepreneurs with 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10-figure businesses, Melinda is also CEO and founder of WINGS Media, where she's brought together 60 top innovators, investors and influencers to pay it forward with Wings...
2018-10-1730 min
Unbecoming with Phoebe Mroczek[S4] EP 09 Play Bigger with Melinda WittstockHow often do you feel the pressure to do more in your life and business? And if you knew exactly what to do or how to do it, you’d be first in line or have done it already? Today’s guest, Melinda Wittstock, is proof that you can have big goals without needing to know how to accomplish them. The problem is not that we can’t achieve what we set out to do, it’s that we play it safe on naming and claiming our big goals. Meet Melinda Wittstoc...
2018-09-2553 minWings of Inspired BusinessMindset, Mojo, and Money: Serial Entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock Shares The Secrets of Success for Women EntrepreneursMelinda Wittstock launched Wings Of…Inspired Business to honor the entrepreneurial journeys of women and catalyze an ecosystem where women in business step into their authentic power and purpose, extend their influence and impact, and lift each other to new heights of success. Today Melinda interviews some of the most accomplished female founders about their Mindset, Mojo and Money secrets. Guests include Kara Goldin, Alllison Maslan, Jennifer Love, Jules Schroeder, JJ Virgin, Teresa de Grosbois, JuliAnn Stitick, Natalie Ledwell, and Christy Whitman.
2018-09-1937 min
Own Your Self Podcast w/ Cary HokamaPush Aside Your Limiting Beliefs & Learn How to Live in the Moment w/ Melinda WittstockDo you ever find yourself stuck in a feedback loop of negativity in your own head? You might be scared to admit it but the truth is, at some point we all struggle with limiting beliefs that sabotage our chances for success! The tricky thing is, these limiting beliefs don’t always FEEL negative. Sometimes they show up as worrying about what’s going to happen tomorrow, overplanning to make sure you’ve got complete control over the situation, and nervous energy that causes you to pace back and forth for no discernible reason - just to name a...
2018-07-2659 minWings of Inspired BusinessHappy Independence Day: 4X Serial Entrepreneur and Wings Host Melinda Wittstock on Finding Her Own IndependenceMelinda Wittstock shares how an ‘aha’ moment a year ago today led her to find her true voice and independence. A 4X serial entrepreneur and CEO and founder of the social intelligence company Verifeed, Melinda shares how she had gotten out of alignment with her authentic purpose and how she found her way back building a fast growing platform to help women take flight and soar high as leaders, innovators, influencers and high-performing entrepreneurs. Happy 4th of July!
2018-07-0415 min
The Dating Advisory BoardSuccess Formulas For Women Entrepreneurs - Melinda WittstockDid you miss this episode of The Dating Advisory Board's - The Best Damn Lunch & Learn EVER?!
I had the brilliant and hilarious Melinda Wittstock on the show talking about..👇
Success Formulas For Women Entrepreneurs
I have included a breakdown of the topics that we discussed! Tune in to learn more 👇
Welcome, Melinda Wittstock
1. Wings of Success Summit (1:15) 👩🏫
2. Importance of Visualization (3:26)🙏
3. Success Formula for Women Entrepreneurs (7:38) 🏆
4. Importance of your Personal Advisory Board (10:36)❤️
5. Let's talk innovation (24:41) 👩💻
6. Are you networking efficiently? (28:49)✔️
7. How do we scale our business? (33:15)💡
8. What are investors looking for? (38:30)🤔
9. Importance of social media (44:55)🌎
10. What challenges are women entrepreneurs facing? (55:00)
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2018-05-0159 minWings of Inspired BusinessHow Hard Could This Be? Kara Goldin of hint® on Building a $1bn UnicornKara Goldin broke her Diet Coke habit by putting fruit in her water. It was the ‘aha’ moment that lost her 50 unwanted pounds and she’s now on target for $1bn unicorn status. Kara is founder and CEO of hint®, a healthy lifestyle brand that produces unsweetened water. Melinda Wittstock talks to Goldin about what inspires and frustrates her as a female entrepreneur, and why the biggest obstacle to success are the walls we build ourselves.
2018-04-2552 minWings of Inspired BusinessWomen, Innovating, Networking, Growing, Scaling: Grab Your Wings!On this 100th Episode of WINGS of Inspired Business, host and serial entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock shares the secret of inspired success in business and life. Together with guests Kara Goldin, Tina Sharkey, Ping Fu, JJ Virgin and others, Melinda talks Mindset, Mojo and Money: How to get past your fears, align your business to your “soul purpose”, and valuing yourself so you can create value for others.
2018-03-2723 min
The Female Insight ZoneMelinda Wittstock: Giving Women WINGSAs female entrepreneurs and business leaders, we have a lot to overcome. But the first step is to get out of our own way. Maybe perfectionism is holding you back, or maybe you’re thinking too small. Today’s guest is on a mission to give you WINGS—Women, Innovating, Networking, Growing and Scaling—and turn your small business into an empire.
Melinda Wittstock is a serial entrepreneur, award-winning journalist and content marketer. She has more than 25 years of experience as a host, journalist and executive across the world’s top media brands, and she has launched four successful media, tech and p...
2018-02-2316 minWings of Inspired Business76 Passion, Persistence and How to Get Your Tech Startup Funded, with Serial Entrepreneur Theresa SzczurekEntrepreneurs need to think BIG if they want to persuade venture capitalists to invest, and technology entrepreneur Theresa Szczurek shares what it takes to bring investors to the table, and why she brought in a male CEO in her first company to get the check. Now founder and CEO of Radish Systems Theresa provides practical tips to grow, fund and scale your business. Review WINGS on iTunes and win a chance to Mastermind in person one-on-one with host and entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock Like WINGS! https://facebook.com/wingspodcast Follow us on...
2018-02-1332 minWings of Inspired BusinessJC Herz – Cyber Security, Crossfit and Capital: An Entrepreneur Shares Her Secrets of SuccessTechnology entrepreneur JC Herz talks about what it takes to build a scalable cyber security enterprise software business, how to raise venture capital, and her transition from journalist to pioneering big data geek as the COO of Ion Channel. A Crossfit expert and enthusiast, JC shares her lessons learned…from her time on the Harvard men’s crew team … and beyond. More at https://wingspodcast.com Review WINGS on iTunes and win a chance to Mastermind in person one-on-one with host and entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock Like WINGS! https://facebook.com/wingspodcast Follow us on...
2018-01-311h 03Wings of Inspired BusinessJackie Knechtel – How to Master ‘Flow Consciousness’ for Success in Business and LifeImagine a life of effortless success. If that sounds too good to be true, learn how to transform your life with entrepreneur Jackie Knechtel, a visionary leader and pioneer in the area of Flow Consciousness. Co-founder of the Flow Consciousness Institute, she guides mission-driven entrepreneurs to effortlessly create exponential success in life and business. More at https://wingspodcast.com Review WINGS on iTunes and win a chance to Mastermind in person one-on-one with host and entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock Like WINGS! https://facebook.com/wingspodcast Follow us on Twitter @MelindaWings Our...
2018-01-3043 min
Outlier On Air | Founders, Disruptors, & MavensEp 398: Melinda Wittstock Interview - Return on Authenticity "I empower women entrepreneurs with the mindset, mojo, and money to grow successful business." Melinda Wittstock If you want a profitable return from all those social media posts, shares, pins and Tweets, talk to Melinda. Melinda’s predictive social intelligence company Verifeed generates and measures your ROA™ - that is, your Return on Authenticity™ so you can genuinely connect with your customers and scale your growth by any metric, be it traffic, conversions, revenue, even company valuation. A serial entrepreneur and an award-winning technology innovator and journalist, Melinda knows how to harness #failforward entrep...
2018-01-2634 minWings of Inspired BusinessMINISODE Joyful Wealth Building – Advice from Moneeka SawyerMoneeka Sawyer is a “joy coach” and creator of the Blissful Real Estate Investor Formula. She puts on the ‘Advice WINGS’ to show how making money and building wealth is a joyous experience. Author of “Choose Bliss: The Power and Practice of Joy and Contentment,” she talks about how to defeat money blocks. More at https://wingspodcast.com Review WINGS on iTunes and win a chance to Mastermind in person one-on-one with host and entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock Like WINGS! https://facebook.com/wingspodcast Follow us on Twitter @MelindaWings Our sponsors...
2018-01-1914 minWings of Inspired BusinessRenee Warren – Applying Startup Hacks to Home Life, Helping 1 Million Entrepreneur Families Gain FreedomSerial Entrepreneur Renee Warren juggles a lot: Her growing business, twins, travel, Crossfit, friendships, and marriage to another high performing serial entrepreneur. Founder of The Family Academy, and before it the Silicon Valley startup PR firm Onboardly, Renee has valuable advice for women in business about how to apply startup principles to your home life so we can juggle it all without putting ourselves last. How to Find Renee on Social Media: http://www.linkedin.com/in/warrenrenee https://twitter.com/Renee_Warren https://www.facebook.com/renee.a.warren https://www.facebook.com/familyacademyco...
2018-01-1734 minWings of Inspired BusinessKaaren Whitney Vernon – A Marketing Visionary Wins the Viral Loyalty of Millenials on YouTubeEntrepreneur Kaaren Whitney Vernon shares how she pioneered a new way to engage Millenials with scripted series on YouTube for big brands like Walmart and U by Kotex with shift2, the company she recently sold to Shaftsbury. We talk innovation in marketing, customer engagement, and what it’s like to exit your company. How to Find Kaaren on Social Media: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaarenwv https://twitter.com/kaarenvw https://instagram.com/thebcmana More at https://wingspodcast.com Review WINGS on iTunes and win a chance to Mastermind in person one-on-one with ho...
2018-01-1640 minWings of Inspired BusinessJody Colvard: Voices of Women – Finding Our Authentic PowerJody Colvard is a pioneer who set out to change the game for women in business by teaching them how to create podcasts, TV and radio shows. We talk inspiration, challenges and what it takes for women to be heard in their full authentic feminine power. How to Find Jody on Social Media: Follow Jody on Twitter @JodyColvard https://www.facebook.com/jody.colvard http://www.linkedin.com/in/fmgnetwork https://instagram.com/jody.colvard More at https://wingspodcast.com Review WINGS on iTunes and win a chance to Mastermind in...
2018-01-1131 minWings of Inspired BusinessFran Hauser: Women Investing in Women – How to Get the Capital Your Business NeedFran 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 for women to raise angel and venture capital. More at https://wingspodcast.com Review WINGS on iTunes and win a chance to Mastermind in person one-on-one with host and entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock Like WINGS! https://facebook.com/wingspodcast Follow us on Twitter @MelindaWings
2018-01-1046 minWings of Inspired BusinessMJ Freeway: Flying High in the Marijuana Business – Why Trump Can’t Stop These Two Women Co-FoundersEntrepreneurs Amy Poinsette and Jessica Billingsley are capitalizing on one of the fastest-growing businesses in the US, marijuana. Co-founders of MJ Freeway, they share what it takes to scale, raise capital and build a great team culture. How to Find Amy and Jessica on Social Media: Follow Amy and Jessica on Twitter @AmyPoinsett @JessBillingsley https://twitter.com/MJFreeway https://facebook.com/MJFreeway https://facebook.com/JessicaLBillingsley http://www.linkedin.com/in/apoinsett http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicalbillingsley https://instagram.com/jessicalbillingsley More at https://wingspodcast.com Review WINGS on iTunes a...
2018-01-0944 minWings of Inspired BusinessKaren Waksman: The “Woo” of Money: Manifesting Success and the Retail MBAKaren Waksman knows how to manifest success – from visualization and intention to bank account building reality. She has sold millions of consumer products to the world’s largest retailers and now dedicates her time to helping entrepreneurs market and sell their products to major retail chains, online and brick and mortar alike. We talk sales, mindset and how to manifest the success of your dreams. How to Find Karen on Social Media: Follow Karen on Twitter @Products4Profit https://www.facebook.com/retailMBA http://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-waksman-aba7421/ More at https://wingspodcast.com
2018-01-021h 00Wings of Inspired Business51 Melinda Wittstock on Resolutions, Visualizations, and Intentions: Manifesting A Happy and Prosperous New YearOn this first day of 2018, WINGS host Melinda Wittstock talks about how we can change the game on New Year’s resolutions and truly manifest the success we want. Melinda outlines a powerful exercise in how to leverage what you learned and what you let go in 2017, and visualize where you’re going in 2018.
2018-01-0110 minWings of Inspired BusinessJoie Cheng: Learning to Love Yourself in Business and LifeIf you wrote a love letter to yourself, what would it say? Joie Cheng is a healer and coach whose determination to heal herself from depression put her on a course to heal others. Author of the best-selling The Naked Truth: A Woman’s Journey to Self-Love, Joie shares her inspiration for 2018 and provides practical tips to manifest inner peace and outer success. Read the full transcript here More about Joie here: https://joiecheng.com Schedule a complimentary “clarity breakthrough call” with Joie at https://joiecheng.com How to Find J...
2017-12-2826 minWings of Inspired BusinessMelinda Wittstock - Open The Gifts Within YourselfToday is a day many of us will be exchanging gifts – experiencing the beautiful gratitude of giving – as well as receiving. Whatever your faith, take a moment to ponder the gifts to open … within yourself. WINGS host Melinda Wittstock talks about finding and celebrating your unique purpose and authentic voice. Wishing all our listeners and their loved ones a joyous holiday season and a New Year filled with love, light and laughter.
2017-12-2506 min
Just The Tips, with James P. Friel and Dean HollandGet a Return on Authenticity with Melinda Wittstock, Ep. 24In today’s episode of Just the Tips, Dean and I talk with a serial entrepreneur who has such a fascinating and surprising background, you’re going to want to hear everything she has to say. Melinda Wittstock, CEO and founder of social marketing firm Verifeed. If you’re unsure what your ROI is on your social accounts, and even unsure of whether you’re reaching your ideal audience to begin with, you need to listen to this episode. Melinda is so far ahead of the curve when it comes to analyzing and understanding social media, this episode could have a h...
2017-12-1435 minWings of Inspired BusinessJennifer Hudye: Why Conscious Copy ConvertsJennifer Hudye is a young entrepreneur who has built the most sought-after copywriting agency in the online marketing space. Founder Conscious Copy & Co, Jennifer riffs with WINGS Host Melinda Wittstock about what it means to be “authentically authentic” and shares why you must truly know yourself and your values as an entrepreneur if you want to manifest outsize success in business.
2017-11-281h 00Wings of Inspired BusinessHappy Thanksgiving – We’re Grateful for You!WINGS host Melinda Wittstock gives thanks to all the SuperSheros who have inspired her own entrepreneurial journey – and the women innovators in business who inspire every day. And as a “give forward” Melinda asks you to nominate all the enterprising women you want featured and interviewed on WINGS.
2017-11-2304 minWings of Inspired BusinessYvonne Silver: Flourish with the Growth CatalystYvonne Silver is a growth catalyst, helping women in business flourish as CEO and founder of We Flourish. An entrepreneur with 8 startups to her name, she shares with WINGS’ Melinda Wittstock how she helps social enterprise entrepreneurs transform themselves, their business and the world.
2017-11-0942 minWings of Inspired BusinessBassima Mroue + Team: Why Real Beauty Food Never Tasted So GoodHow many times have you heard that “you are what you eat” or that “beauty comes from within”? Meet the three female entrepreneurs walking this talk: Bassima Mroue, Amy Bader and Elizabeth Zieg. They combine their SuperShero powers to make collagen yummy – and share with WINGS’ Melinda Wittstock how they’re creating a great team and culture.
2017-11-0832 minWings of Inspired BusinessSally Hogshead: Personal Brand and How to FascinateAs entrepreneurs we talk about doubling down on ours strengths and hiring our weaknesses. Sally Hogshead, the award-winning advertising copywriter and marketing genius, has entrepioneered an algorithmic system that helps us capitalize on how the world sees us. She shares with WINGS host Melinda Wittstock The Fascination Advantage and how we as women can get past the omnipresent media message that we have to “fix” ourselves.
2017-11-0839 minWings of Inspired BusinessSusan Bratton: Women, Business and Sex“Tenacity” is Susan Bratton’s favorite word, and when you’re running a fast-growing online business teaching passionate lovemaking, it’s a quality that’s served her well. Susan shares with WINGS’ Melinda Wittstock how she came to be the “Dear Abby of Hot Sex”. She talks about her new book “Sexual Soulmates”, YouTube censorship, and what women need (including orgasms) to succeed.
2017-11-0846 minWings of Inspired BusinessKay Koplovitz: $8 Bn Raised, 177 Exits, 15 IPOs for Female FoundersThere are not a lot of women who can say they’ve helped 600 other entrepreneurs raise $8 bn in venture capital. Kay Koplovitz, the game-changing founder of USA Networks, shares with WINGS’ Melinda Wittstock how she came to co-found Springboard Enterprises, the accelerator for female founded tech companies. We talk what it takes to get funded and how the game has changed.
2017-11-0837 minWings of Inspired BusinessRachel Braun Scherl: VCs and a Vagipreneur™Rachel Braun Scherl calls herself the Vagipreneur™. She shares with WINGS host Melinda Wittstock her entrepioneering stories about innovating on the frontier of female sexual health, from startup to exit. Raising VC money is hard enough without talking arousal, menstruation or fertility: Listen to how Rachel got investor buy-in for her company Semprae, makers of Zestra® Essential Arousal Oils, and now helps other women in FemTech.
2017-11-0840 minWings of Inspired BusinessDarnyelle A Jervey: Value Yourself to Create Value for OthersDarnyelle Jervey is a “SuperShero” of sales. All too often we undervalue ourselves as women – and its hard to create value for others if we don’t value ourselves. CEO of Incredible One Enterprises, she helps grow her clients’ businesses by as much as 600%. She shares with WINGS’ Melinda Wittstock how she battled through her fears and other “limiting beliefs” to transform her life – and the lives of many others.
2017-11-0850 minWings of Inspired BusinessTina Sharkey: Millenials and why brandless is pricelessTina Sharkey is a natural when it comes to building “purposeful communities” as a serial entrepreneur and investor. Tina shares with WINGS’ Melinda Wittstock how Millenials inspired her to disrupt traditional consumer goods as co-founder and CEO of brandless, where, as she says, “your values have value”. We talk about women in leadership, how to raise capital, how to manage your board, what she learned from her mom, and how her kids made her step up into the CEO role at brandless.
2017-11-081h 00Wings of Inspired BusinessPing Fu: 3D Printing, Burning Man and 'Me Too'Ping Fu is an artist and a scientist whose chosen expression is business. She talks to WINGS host Melinda Wittstock about the 3D imaging and 3D printing technology she created as co-founder of GeoMagic – and how from Invisalign braces to NASA space missions – she has “entrepioneered” the way products are designed and manufactured worldwide. Listen to why “Bend Not Break” is the mantra that’s guided her from the terror of gang rape in a Chinese prison to the fearless flow state of Burning Man.
2017-11-0855 minWings of Inspired BusinessKara Goldin: hint® CEO on losing 50lbs to gain $100m+Kara Goldin broke her Diet Coke habit by making her water "less boring" by putting fruit in it. It was the ‘aha’ moment that lost her 50 unwanted pounds and built a $100m company destined to be a $1bn unicorn. Kara is founder and CEO of hint®, a healthy lifestyle brand that produces unsweetened water, and now a sunscreen spray without harmful oxybenzone and parabens. Melinda Wittstock talks to Goldin about what inspires and frustrates her as a female entrepreneur, why no one really knows what they are doing (even if they look like they do), and why the biggest obsta...
2017-11-0853 minWings of Inspired BusinessIntroducing WINGS of Inspired BusinessMelinda Wittstock has a big moonshot: Investing in 100 female-founded businesses in the next 10 years. “I want to BE the change I want to see in the world”, says Melinda. A serial technology and media entrepreneur, Melinda lifts off with WINGS to affirm and acclaim the journeys of entrepioneering women. Wings of Inspired Business features authentic conversations with female founders who share their advice about how women in business can soar to ‘SuperShero’ success.
2017-11-0803 min
Scaling Up Business with Bill GallagherMelinda Wittstock - What Is Authenticity, Exactly?Melinda Wittstock is the CEO & Founder of Verifeed, a company that helps you grow your audience in an authentic way. We all understand the power of authenticity, but what is it exactly? Melinda sheds some light on how business owners can build an authentic and meaningful company on this week’s episode. Melinda and her team have actually created a program that can measure your authenticity. After looking at millions of social conversations, it becomes easy to detect who’s real, and who’s not. There’s a lot of interest in authenticity, but it often ge...
2017-07-1935 min
As Told By Nomads269: Get Verifeed with Melinda WittstockToday's interview is with Melinda Wittstock. Melinda has innovated a predictive social intelligence platform with Verifeed that uses big data algorithms to find your "believer" customers and influencers and generate and measure your Return on Authenticity (ROA) so you can genuinely connect with fickle consumers- and put a viral multiplier effect on customer growth, loyalty and brand buzz. A serial entrepreneur, award-winning journalist, data science nerd and content marketer, Melinda thinks "ahead of the curve" and loves to change the game with disruptively innovative solutions. In our interview, we discuss her rise to entrepreneurship and what led her to...
2017-07-0431 min
ClickFunnels RadioMelinda Wittstock, How To Profit From Social ConversationsSerial entrepreneur, Melinda Wittstock reveals how to maximize your return on authenticity (ROA). She shows what you need to do to profit from social conversations. The key to success is finding the “everyday influencer”. Melinda shows how to find the best influencers for your business. Show Notes Return on Authenticity what is it? How does retargeting and tweaking marketing on Facebook affect your authenticity? How does retargeting and tweaking marketing on Facebook affect your authenticity? Quotes: “The impact of authenticity makes you more attractable to your audience and the market.” “The more that...
2017-06-1930 min