Lady Boss Podcast with Courtney Wright

How do you take an old-school skill and scale it for today’s market? We are talking today with fashion designer and entrepreneur Elena Victoria, CEO and Founder of Elena Victoria based out of Chicago and Detroit. Elena’s passion for fashion, combined with her rigorous standards about who delivers her vision through her business, makes her a budding entrepreneur to watch. Her company starts right at ground level, teaching classes that introduce children to sewing with a second arm of her business also catering to brides-to-be with beautiful custom couture wedding gowns. Hearing about Elena Victoria’s grind mindset and her ability to scale her business beyond the current market is an inspiring and fun listen. Tune in now!

How do you stand out and carve a name for yourself in male-dominated field? Today we are talking with Annette Findling, CEO and Founder of Stonebridge Wealth Advisors to learn how she navigated this and found unique ways to become a dominant player. By definition, managing a family's money and securing financial freedom for clients is a tough task. Adding to this is the fact that when Annette started her business, it was in a very male-dominated field. But Annette's savvy for fashion, her standout leadership, and her diligent work ethic combined with an amazing upbringing allowed her to garner the skills she needed to rise to the challenge.

When entrepreneurship is in your blood, you are always looking out for new opportunities. That’s exactly what happened with PR maven Mika Stambaugh and her newest venture, Acannability. Mika is the CEO and Founder of The Mas Ink, a company that has broken the mold on what PR can look like. Her goal with clients is to offer accessible opportunities for them to tell their stories – and when she came across cannabis, she knew that was a story she needed to tell too. Now, as a Founder and Director of Marketing & PR for Acannability, Mika is using her years of media knowledge and storytelling experience to educate others and help to create a set of standards within the CBD industry. Listen in as we talk with Mika on managing multiple businesses, what growth looks like, and where she sees herself in 10 years.

This week we are debunking the myth that you have to be a “starving artist” as we talk with Martha Nippert, CEO of Marnani Designs. Martha started down her creative path with Michael Kors as a lead designer in New York City during the height of the company’s growth trajectory. But she started to feel the desire to strike out on her own and knew that her passion for art was the key to building her own brand. Now, that art lifestyle company she grew from the ground up has been featured in multiple Fortune 500 companies. Listen in as Martha talks about ‘knowing your value’ and the power of believing in yourself.