She Built It® Podcast

Winter Vinecki - A 2022 Olympian (#15th), US National Champion, World Cup Champion, and Global Ambassador for wellness brand, Juice Plus+ An Olympic Athlete from Michigan, Winter started competing at a young age. She ran her first 5K when she was just 5 years old, her first 10K when she was 8 years old and a 10-miler at age 10. Winter achieved two World Records before she turned 15: firstly, the y...

How do you turn something that you love into a business? Ashton Keefe, Chef, author, and culinary stylist joins the podcast this week. When asked how she turned something she loves doing into a business she says “I was naturally inquisitive and creative which led to a little bit of rule breaking. Throughout my kitchen career, I would see a problem and think, why isn't it being fixed this way?...

Each week on the She Built It® Podcast we hear exceptional leadership advice from women leaders and CEO's running businesses from multiple seven figures to start ups around the world. This week they share their advice, leadership success, vulnerability, and the qualities that they believe make an exceptional leader. Here are 6 tips to grow your business through exceptional leadership from Cia...

Do good and make money. This week on the She Built It® Podcast Laura Probst shares how she helps companies, individuals, and nonprofits figure out the impact and the good that they want to do in the world while also making money. “I help companies discover what is your purpose beyond making a profit? Why are you here? And if you articulate that to all of your stakeholders, investors, employees, cl...

Susanne Mitschke is the co-founder & CEO of Citruslabs , the fastest-growing CRO (contract research organization) for brands. Susanne is passionate about supporting brands to achieve scientifically valid health claims. The brand, who have conducted studies for industry players like Arrae, Saie Beauty, HUM, Drink Poppi, Arrae, Foria, Naked Poppy, Saie, Fitbit, Trophy Skin is a Forbes 30 Under 3...

Stacey Brown Randall is the multiple award-winning author of Generating Business Referrals Without Asking, host of the Roadmap to Referrals podcast and national speaker. Stacey teaches business owners how to generate referrals naturally… without manipulating, incentivizing or even asking. She has been featured in national publications like Entrepreneur magazine, Investor Business Daily, Forbes, an...

Gudrun Cuillo was born in Leibnitz, Austria. Her instinctive artistic flair led to a career in opera as an artist-in-residence for stage scenery and makeup. That work eventually took Gudrun to New York to continue her education. While enjoying traveling throughout the U.S., Gudrun came to Florida where she fell in love with a successful entrepreneur and Broadway producer, Robert Cuillo, who was al...

Heather Lovato is a passionate entrepreneur, wife, mother of two and founder and CEO of clover PR. She started her conscious creative agency in 2013 with a vision to help elevate brands in beauty, health and wellness.    Always inspired to change the accepted norms, Lovato launched rhythm in 2022. rhythm is a holistic approach to period care to help women feel more confident, comfortable and at ea...

Ariel Garcia is a self-taught creative director, brand & web designer from Portland, Oregon. Inspired by her love for pushing the boundaries of creative innovation, ByAriel was born. Through her creative agency she works with industry leaders all around the globe, turning emerging innovative brands into industry icons. She also mentors other graphic designers on developing their unique creativ...

Jessica Procini, founder and leader of Escape From Emotional Eating®, joins the She Built It® podcast. Jessica created a unique process grounded in a decade of research, a background in the Psychology of Eating, Transformational Coaching methods, and her own personal emotional eating journey so her clients can learn to use food as a nourishing asset rather than a self-destructive way to cope, soot...

Shelby Stanger is the host and creator of the hit podcast, Wild Ideas Worth Living, an REI Co-Op Studios production. Over the years, her work has appeared everywhere from Outside Magazine to ESPN, and she has spoken to organizations like The Girl Scouts of America, NPR, and Creative Mornings, and has a TEDx talk coming this year. Always chasing adventure herself, Shelby has surfed from Canada to C...

Some people are visionaries and some are executors. Jessica Kogan is both. After helping brands like Prada, Gucci, and Giorgio Armani carve out their digital niches, she found herself ready for something new.  She co-founded Cameron Hughes Wine and never looked back. Twenty-one years later, it remains a leader in DTC wine sales — and Jessica, now serving as their Chief Growth & Experience Offi...

Kris Jones believes writing copy for your own business doesn’t have to feel like torture. Once you know how to tell a compelling story, it can actually be fast, easy and fun. Kris, StoryBrand guide & Founder of Red Door Designs joins the She Built It® Podcast. Mentored by the Author of Building a StoryBrand - Donald Miller himself & with over 20 years of experience with clients like Nike &...

Dr. Simran Sethi has two decades of experience treating patients on a clinical and aesthetic level. Dr. Sethi has cultivated her skincare line by focusing on both how the skin is impacted from the inside and out. 

Ciara Stockeland, is an author, speaker and 2x Ironman. She has owned and operated businesses since her early teens. Most recently Ciara launched the Inventory Genius, a coaching program for business owners. Through her coaching program, Ciara strives to motivate business owners to build profitability and peace of mind into their business. 

Erica Davis is the CEO of women's fitness, athleisure apparel and workout accessories line, Imperfect Mommers®. Erica believes “when you look good, you feel good.” Imperfect Mommers provides high quality apparel at affordable prices.

How do you make sure to find and live your joy each day? I ask this question at the end of every She Built It® Podcast episode and what I love about it is that the answers are all so different. It's so important that we listen to ourselves, honor ourselves and give ourselves the grace and space to be who we are. Here are five ways that recent guests make sure to find and live their joy.

Traci is the co-founder of WorkPlay Branding. 

Lyrik is the co-founder of WorkPlay Branding. She works with entrepreneurs and business owners create their brands, get clear on who they are, and build their communities. Client's have described her work as helping them get "the look" they've always envisioned for their brand.

CEO and founder of She Built It ®, Melanie Barr, is a Podcast Producer and Host, Community Creator, Speaker, Twin Mom, Wife, and Optimist.  As Host of the She Built it™ Podcast - a weekly show for over four years, she shares inspiring conversations with women around the world who are experts in their fields, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders. The Podcast inspires you to ”experience the life and...

Dorothy Hollabaugh is the Founder of Needle's Eye Media, a boutique digital advertising agency for data-driven businesses looking to scale. Dorothy & her team have profitably spent more than $100M on paid traffic across a variety of channels. With an innate talent for data-wrangling and a holistic understanding of digital marketing, Dorothy leverages a full stack, data-driven approach to...

Virginia Frischkorn is the founder and CEO of Partytrick, a tech platform built to disrupt the event industry, helping to make planning and executing highly curated events accessible and convenient for everyone.  She is also the founder of luxury event production company Bluebird Productions, Something Blue, and the Aspen Picnic Company. Throughout her 14-year career in the event industry, she has...

LoriAnn is a virtual bookkeeper and CFO for the creative entrepreneur. Her goal is to bridge the gap between traditional accountants and business owners. Experience in tax accounting, personal finance, and small business accounting, she has the insight and experience to help you up-level your business while removing the stress and burden of managing your finances. Whether you are just starting out...

Barri Rafferty is a visionary and transformational leader, who was the first woman to run a top-five communications consultancy as CEO of Ketchum and led communications and brand management for Wells Fargo. She is currently serving as the interim CEO for C200, an organization dedicated to advancing women in business, and providing strategic consultancy support to several CEOs of startup and mid-si...

Carrie Dorr is the Founder and CEO of O44, a results-driven, revolutionary strength and conditioning workout. Fitness has always been synonymous with Carrie. She put herself through Law School as a professional dancer at the Super Bowl Games, Disneyland and Atlanta. In addition to her fitness work, Carrie feels motivated and at peace when creating, educating, sharing and empowering other people. S...