Conscious Leadership and Evolved Entrepreneurship with Melinda Wittstock

Modern Gen X Woman

Image 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 home life, avoiding burnout, why we must destigmatize failure in entrepreneurship and embrace it as a learning opportunity.

BIO: Melinda Wittstock is the CEO and Founder of Podopolo, the AI-powered interactive podcast app and creator marketplace revolutionizing podcast discovery and discussion and making podcasting profitable for creators.

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.
She's a former senior executive, producer, host, and award-winning journalist for some of the world’s leading media brands, including the BBC, Times of London, ABC, CNBC and Financial Times, Melinda created and grew a BBC TV show to a 20 million audience.
She is a spiritual practitioner of meditation, yoga, and gratitude and is passionate about encouraging conscious leadership and evolved entrepreneurship using business as a canvas to transform lives and solve global challenges.

Her travels have taken her to many exotic places including Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island and the Amazon Rainforest. She's a loving mom to two teenagers and a golden retriever.

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In this episode we’re talking about…

• How Melinda’s drive to fix problems spurred her to becoming an entrepreneur
• How gratitude helped her through the most difficult times
• How we must destigmatize failure in entrepreneurship and embrace it as a learning opportunity
• Why women most prioritize what truly matters to them and leverage their resources rather than feeling like they have to do everything themselves
• Balancing motherhood with entrepreneurship and learning to be fully present in each moment without guilt or distraction
• Discovering one's life purpose through childhood memories and surrounding oneself with people who have their back
• Focusing on what truly matters and brings you happiness, rather than feeling obligated to tick off societal boxes
• The importance of valuing one's time as a scarce resource and considering the return on investment for different tasks

Mentioned in this episode:

• WINGS of Inspired Business podcast

Follow Melinda Wittstock

• @podopolo and @melindaannewittstock on Insta and Threads
• LinkedIn/in/MelindaWittstock
• Download Podopolo on either App Store

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