Wings of Inspired Business

Kim Sutton owns a growing marketing agency, hosts a popular podcast and somehow keeps it all together as a mom to five kids, eight cats and a dog. In the wake of Kate Spade's tragic suicide, Kim shares openly about her own struggles with depression and how she came back from the brink to help others boost their positive productivity by sleeping more and doing less.

Fran 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 to raise angel and VC capital.

Aydika James is an entrepreneur, artist and innovator who combines her talents to innovate for social good. Founder of Secret Samurai Productions, Aydika combines art, play, psychology, technology and more to create mobile marketing vehicles – including some incredible "art cars" at Burning Man through to epic social impact works like the transformation of an old WW2 ship into a giant sculptural "...

Natalie Ledwell is "walk your talk" proof of the law of attraction, now reaching 4 million people worldwide with Mind Movies' innovative guided visualizations, and now launching a global children's curriculum called Personal Growth Studies to give kids 5-18 the mindset and other tools they need to live creative, fulfilling lives of financial freedom. We talk the specifics of manifestation, team bu...

Kelly Leonard walked away from a high 6-figure salary to start her own consulting business, where she helps executives and entrepreneurs leverage LinkedIn to grow revenue and build profitable strategic relationships with her BOOST™ methodology. She shares what it took to make the leap from her executive leadership roles at GE Capital, Price Waterhouse Coopers and Kaiser Permanente to launching her...

Learn why powerful women in business must learn to avoid "business as usual" and leverage authentic feminine traits such as inclusive collaboration and authentic connection. Beth Wilson, transformation coach to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and CEOs shares insights on the nature of transformational leadership and how women's advancement can also lift men.

Allison Maslan knows first hand the secrets of scale: She has built 10 businesses into the 8 and 9 figures and now pays it forward to entrepreneurs and business owners as CEO of Pinnacle Global Network, a mentoring and mastermind company. Her new book, Scale or Fail, debuts this October, and she shares how it was burnout and a devastating car accident that enabled her to "get out of her own way" a...

Amy Stefanik is a bestselling author and entrepreneur growing two successful brands – The Entrepreneur's Wife™ and the supplement company Visentials. She shares her transformation story from supportive wife to entrepreneur, recovery from foreclosure and financial ruin, and how to build a unified family vision for success.

Rachel Brenke is a lawyer turned entrepreneur whose passion is to help creative entrepreneurs leverage their passion with legal protection they need to thrive – from contracts and business formation to intellectual property law.  Host of the popular Business Bites podcast, Rachel is a mom of 5, cancer survivor, Team USA athlete, and massive social media influencer. We talk about the mindset and mo...

Mack McKelvey's mission as CEO and Founder of SalientMG is to help women, minority and LGBTQ executives build their personal brands. The marketing visionary executive who helped Millenial Media fast-grow to IPO, Mack shares talks about mantras, epitaphs and why silence is the voice of complicity.

If you've ever run a Facebook ad campaign, or want to, this episode is a must-listen. Entrepreneur Mari Connor is the go-to maven of Facebook advertising, and she shares what works, what doesn't and why. We talk about her leap from copywriting to building an agency, and how she did it.

If you've ever taken, or thought of taking, a leap of faith into the unknown in business or in life, this episode is a must-listen. Lauren Hall is a technology entrepreneur who has built 5 companies to exit and is now on her way to building a $1bn unicorn as CEO and founder of iVvy, an online event organizing platform. We talk tech innovation, scaling, pivots and why successful entrepreneurs thriv...

Kedma Ough wants to pay it forward. The multipreneur is already bootstrapping two new businesses, and while she's at it, she's helping women in business get funded – with investment, loans, crowdfunding, and other creative financing methods. She shares her inspiration, her financial tips, and how to juggle it all!

Arnita Johnson got to the point where she had so much credit card debt she had to choose between feeding her baby or herself. Now she runs a multi-million dollar business, as founder and CEO of AMB Credit Consultants. Her transformation came when she told God that if she turned her life around she'd help others. She shares her inspiration, her financial literacy tips and proof that we can all over...

Rachel Braun Scherl calls herself the Vagipreneur™, with a new book out called Orgasmic Leadership: Profiting from the Coming Surge in Women's Health and Wellness.  She shares 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 com...

J Kelly Hoey is a former attorney turned early stage investor, technology influencer and author of a great new book, Build Your Dream Network . Her storied career is one of transformation, and can only be explained by her unique ability to tap into networks and make valuable connections. Learn how to leverage your expertise, your networks and your finances to build a lucrative passive income.

A lot of women in business don't ask for help, and it stands in the way of scale. Lauren Le Munyan is an entrepreneur coach who helps her clients "kick ass" – by aligning their true authentic purpose with their business. She shares advice on how to ask for help, get inspiration from quieting the mind  and having fun!

Rania Hoteit is the serial entrepreneur who is innovating at the cutting edge of technology. Think robots, articifical intelligence and 3D printing – and a superbrain able to connect the dots across disciplines to see opportunities and value where others do not. CEO and fo-founder of ID4A Technologies, Rania is also a recognized leader in women's empowerment and gender equality, and she shares how...

Shana Glenzer has been the Chief Marketing Officer of successive hot Washington D.C. tech startups – SocialRadar, MakeOffices, Aquicore and now Crowdskout. Along the way she built a huge following using the power of meetups. Now the DCFemTech Meetup has more than 13,000 members. We talk about women in tech, paying it forward to women coming up and how to grow your influence.

Entrepreneur Mary Shores built a $40 million collection agency, overcoming tragedy and adversity with gratitude, and now helps entrepreneurs and businesses "defeat the freakout", get into alignment and create their ideal life. Author of Conscious Communications , Mary explains how her "do not say list" transformed her business and shares other techniques to change the game in your business and lif...

Entrepreneur Maribeth Kuzmeski got tired of being the proverbial "only woman in the room" serving the financial services sector as President of Red Zone Marketing. She created a foundation to provide women in business witth female role models and mentors they need to succeed. Today she puts on the "advice wings" to talk personal brand and how to command a room.

How early should entrepreneurs invest in branding, marketing and earned media? It's never too early according to marketing mavens Mary Cochran and Alison Werning, partners in the startup and hi-tech PR firm Launching Labs. We talk about how to create a differentiated message and story in a crowded and noisy marketplace – and why its a prerequisite of success in business.

Investor and Entrepreneur Karen Rands describes herself as a venture catalyst and compassionate capitalist – and specializes now in teaching women how to invest in mission-driven entrepreneurs to do good in the world as they built wealth. We talk crowdfunding, angel investing and investor education.

Bestselling author of Mass Influence and Entrepreneur Teresa des Grosbois shares how to become a viral influencer and thought leader. We dig deep into why some things go viral, and talk giving forward, "evolutionary business" for social good, and personal growth.

Fran 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.