Michelle Valenzuela Wolf

Opportunity Knocks by EmpowHer Purpose

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Welcome to Opportunity Knocks with Michelle Wolf of EmpowHer Purpose! Every Thursday, I feature a new guest female entrepreneur. These episodes are here to give you insight into how to take, make, create and evaluate opportunities. So listen in, knock knock, and open the door!

Author

Michelle Valenzuela Wolf

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

May 6, 2026

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Episodes

E81: Balance is the Formula for Success with Michelle Beyo 16.03.2023

Another chance to listen to the Opportunity Knocks podcast! So download it and subscribe NOW‼️ Do you seek balance in your day to day life? ⚖️ Do you struggle to stay organized and on track? 💁‍♀️ Well, this is the interview for you! I’m super excited for this week's Opportunity Knocks podcast featuring Michelle Beyo, CEO and founder of FINAVATOR, an award-winning Payments and Future of Finan...

E80: Rising to The Top: Ingredients for Success with Tara Bench 23.02.2023

The Opportunity Knocks podcast is back this week with an incredibly delicious guest, Tara Bench! 🙂 Tara has created thousands of original recipes that inspire people to spend more time in the kitchen, and enjoy food with friends and family. She has over 20 years of experience working as a Food Editor at Martha Stewart Living and Ladies’ Home Journal magazines. Tara is the author of Live Life Deli...

E79: The Facade of Control with Sally Pressman 09.02.2023

Happy Thursday! And welcome back to a truly fun and enlightening episode of the Opportunity Knocks podcast. 🤗 My guest this week is the renowned actress, Sally Pressman, best known for her roles in Army Wives, Younger, Grey's Anatomy, and Good Girls (amongst many other incredible roles - too many to list them all). 🎬 Believe it or not, Sally is the first actress on the Opportunity Knocks po...

E78: Making an Impact, One Person at a Time with Heather Turner 02.02.2023

Can you believe it's already February?! We're starting off the 2nd month of the year with a POWERHOUSE female entrepreneur, a good friend of mine, and someone who has an endless amount of advice and inspiring stories for my fellow entrepreneurs! This week on the Opportunity Knocks podcast, I sat down with Heather Turner, the CEO and Co-founder of Tamarack Capital Partners. Heather is a s...

E77: Selling Happiness with Ellen Chen 26.01.2023

Happy Thursday! I'm back this week with a celebrity from California (even if you haven't heard of her yet) and a powerhouse on the national food scene. 🥪 Ellen Chen is the Co-founder of one of the most popular and successful restaurants in Los Angeles - Mendocino Farms, which has now expanded all over California and into Texas and Washington. 📈 She's living the American dream and...

E76: Messages From Your Angels with Debbie Johnson 19.01.2023

How much do you know about mediums and psychics? Have you ever worked with one or witnessed one in action? Well, this week's guest on the Opportunity Knocks podcast is one of the most well-known, and for good reason. Debbie Johnson is a Psychic/Medium with a special connection to the Angelic Realm and has been working with clients all over the world for 20+ years. She brings messages from you...

E75: Healing the Body & Mind with Food - Anne Thornton 15.12.2022

What role does food play in your life? Is it a net positive or a negative? And how does it impact things outside of your physical health? Did you know it's as important to your brain as it is to the rest of your body? My guest this week on the Opportunity Knocks podcast has answers to these questions and so much more. Chef Anne Thornton is a classically trained chef known for creating delicio...

E74: Trust Your Intuition - Let Your Inner Calling be Your Guide with Ele Keats 08.12.2022

Today's episode of the Opportunity Knocks podcast is mystical. 💫 Because my guest is truly a spiritual mystic. Ele Keats is the founder of Ele Keats Jewelry - a company and a brand born of a spiritual assignment and the mother of invention. Guided by a dear mentor and friend to wear an emerald close to her heart every day, Ele set out on the treasure hunt of a lifetime. When she couldn'...

E73: How Astrology Changed My Life with Natasha Sizlo 01.12.2022

OK, this story is wild! 😲 My guest on this week's episode of the Opportunity Knocks podcast is Natasha Sizlo, the author of All Signs Point to Paris - A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Destiny. Quick summary: A surprising astrology reading sends Natasha Sizlo—divorced, broke, freshly heartbroken, and reeling from her father’s death—on an unexpected but magical journey to France, in pursuit of a ma...

E72: Get What You Want by Getting Curious with Scott Chalk 22.11.2022

Black Friday is coming earlier this year! 🙀 And I'm giving my biggest discount of the year! 😍 Intrigued? 👀 Well, this week on the Opportunity Knocks podcast I'm sitting down with my amazing friend, Scott Chalk to give everyone some FREE coaching advice, just as I would my paying clients. If that's not a Black Friday deal, what is?!?! 🥳 Seriously though, this interview is a favor...

E71: Healing the Mind Through Art with Sheila Darcey 10.11.2022

Wow wow wow. Are you in for a treat. 😍 This week on the Opportunity Knocks podcast I'm chatting with Sheila Darcey, the Founder of SketchPoetic and author of Sketch by Sketch. Sheila's story is everything we celebrate on the Opportunity Knocks podcast. This story begins with a personal commitment to sketch daily, which soon became a catalyst for transformation. It also led to a greater...

E70: Successful People Show Up with Jason O'Mara - Actor, Writer, Director 03.11.2022

Two male guests in a row! 🥰 This week's episode of the Opportunity Knocks podcast features a very special guest and a very special cause - Movember!  Did you know that:  🔹 In the US, men die 6 years earlier than women. 🔹 4 out of 5 suicides in the US are men. 🔹 1 in 8 men in the US will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. The numbers are pretty staggering and most people,...

E69: Breathwork: 20 Years of Therapy in One Podcast with Kurtis Lee Thomas 20.10.2022

Ladies and gentlemen, you are in for a treat! I could not be more excited to bring you this week's episode of the Opportunity Knocks podcast featuring someone I now consider my friend, Kurtis Lee Thomas. And the start of adding more male entrepreneurs to the podcast who have had major influences on my life. Kurtis has definitely done that! I was blessed to meet Kurtis via his Breathwork Detox...

E68: It's All About Loving Myself! - Serial Entreprenuer Neidda Marshall Interviews Michelle Valenzuela Wolf 06.10.2022

Happy National Coaches Day! I think it is a sign that it falls 1 day prior to my birthday each year. 😉 That can't be a coincidence, right?! We have a very special celebration in store for you. A brand new episode of Opportunity Knocks, in which I'm interviewed by my good friend, Neidda Marshall. Neidda and I have had so many incredible life experiences together and she knows me better t...

E67: Eat Well, Live Well, Be Well with Pamela Salzman 30.06.2022

Have you ever been in a seemingly great situation but felt unfulfilled and contemplated leaving to find something more aligned with your purpose? If you answered "yes" or even "maybe" then that's a sign that you NEED to tune in to this week's episode of the Opportunity Knocks podcast. My guest this week is Pamela Salzman, a certified holistic health counselor, full-ti...

E66: Creating a Tequila for Women Made by Women - Mara Smith 09.06.2022

This week's episode of the Opportunity Knocks podcast calls for a shot of tequila! My guest this week is Mara Smith, the Founder of Inspiro Tequila - an ultra-premium tequila brand created, run, and made by women, for women (but really everyone will enjoy it 😋). Mara is a former attorney, corporate strategist, and stay-at-home mom. She began her legal career at Mayer, Brown & Platt in Ch...

E65: Helping Women Achieve Financial Independence with Samantha Ettus 26.05.2022

DID YOU KNOW: Women who leave the workforce for more than 2 years have less than a 50% chance of ever getting a full-time position again...for the rest of their life! My conversation with Samantha Ettus on this week's episode of the Opportunity Knocks podcast was very inspiring and uplifting because she's focused on ensuring that this stat is a thing of the past! We're heading into...

E64: Create, Curate & Connect Through Love and Heart - Lauren Parrish Walker 12.05.2022

It's Thursday and wow, are you in for a treat! This week I am chatting with Lauren Parrish Walker, the Founder of ParrishLA & Chief Product Officer of Rachel Zoe, Inc. My conversation with my Libra sister was so raw and I think you're all going to love learning from someone who has worked in some of the most sought-after fashion jobs in the country, including founding her very own br...

E63: Demystifying Intuition, Ritual & Emotional Health with Aarona Leá 28.04.2022

You know what day it is! 🌈☀️⭐🌙 It's time for our newest episode of Opportunity Knocks and my guest has me feeling blissful and inspired. Aarona Leá is a former yoga teacher and wellness guide of 16 years turned full-time business owner and CEO, writer, facilitator, speaker, and forever seeker. She is the author + co-creator of @the_moondeck, an intuitive oracle deck that has reached tens o...

E62: Providing Joy and Relief to Children in Crisis with Erica Fisher & Melanie Neumann 14.04.2022

Get your tissues out. Episode 62 of the Opportunity Knocks podcast will definitely touch your heart in a powerful way. 💝 This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Erica Fisher & Melanie Neumann, the Co-founders of PRESENT NOW. PRESENT NOW was founded by Melanie and Erica in 2013 and is solely focused on addressing the needs of children who are affected by parental abuse. Their Present...

E61: The Power of Sound Healing with Susy Markoe Schieffelin 31.03.2022

Happy Thursday! I'm back with an amazing and uplifting episode of Opportunity Knocks that will have you smiling from ear to ear, just like my guest, Susy Markoe Schieffelin. Susy is the founder of The Copper Vessel and The Sound Healers Academy, and our chat was both eye and mind-opening! Susy is a Los Angeles-based sound healer, reiki master, and spiritual teacher who has led sound baths vie...

E60: A Woman Who Believes in Contsant Reinvention - Wendy Diamond 17.03.2022

From essentially homeless at 16 to unbelievably successful entrepreneur, Wendy Diamond's story will leave you with your jaw on the floor but ready to take on the world! My next guest on the Opportunity Knocks podcast founded: 🐈 Animal Fair Media, the premiere pet lifestyle media platform bridging celebrity and pop culture to support animal rescue/welfare, 👩‍💼 LDP Ventures which invests in...

E59: Traits of a Successful Entrepreneur with Kate Shapland 03.03.2022

The Opportunity Knocks podcast is going international again! This time we're headed to Europe to speak with Kate Shapland, the Founder and Creative Director of Legology. Kate’s been well known in the beauty industry since the 90s when she started her beauty writing career at Harpers Bazaar (then Harpers & Queen), where she worked for fashion and beauty luminaries Hamish Bowles and Leslie...

E58: How to Reach the Top as a Female Entrepreneur with Mimi MacLean 17.02.2022

Why do only 1.7% of female founders reach $1 million in annual revenue? 😲 On this week's episode of Opportunity Knocks, we'll dig into this with the founder of The Badass CEO. Mimi is a mom of 5, an entrepreneur, a Business School Grad, a CPA, and an angel investor. She started her career in Investment Banking at Kidder, Peabody, and went on to obtain a CPA while working at Price Waterh...

E57: Turning Work Into Your Language with Yunnie Kim-Morena 10.02.2022

Is there an age at which it makes sense to build a startup or become an entrepreneur? 🤔 Allow my next Opportunity Knocks guest to SMASH 👊 whatever preconceptions you have about starting a business.💸 Talk about a special human being! 🥰 It was so much fun and such a special time for me to sit down with my good friend, Yunnie Kim-Morena, the Founder of Kim-Chi Avocado and someone who is quickly b...

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