Build and Scale Boldly

Letizia Alto
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Build and Scale Boldly with Letizia Alto, MD is the go-to podcast for purpose-driven female entrepreneurs ready to grow their businesses with more profit and ease. Hosted by physician entrepreneur and real estate investor Dr. Alto—who has built six multi-million dollar businesses—this podcast delivers powerful strategies and authentic conversations with elite business owners who have successfully scaled without sacrificing freedom or impact. Through real insights and actionable advice, Dr. Alto helps female entrepreneurs transition from overwhelmed operators to confident CEOs. If you're tired of feeling stuck in the day-to-day, it's time to stop guessing and start growing—with clarity, confidence, and control.

  1. 3D AGO

    How Perfectionism is Holding You Back

    ❓What if your “high standards” are the very thing slowing down your growth, income, and impact? So many high-achieving women delay launches, overthink decisions, and keep refining behind the scenes—telling themselves they just need one more credential, one more tweak, one more round of prep. The result? Burnout, stalled momentum, sunk costs, and powerful ideas that never make it out of Google Drive. In this episode of Build and Scale Boldly, Dr. Leti Alto breaks down how perfectionism shows up in business, why it’s rooted in fear of failure, and how it quietly costs you growth, money, and momentum. She shares a simple, actionable reframe: build the “A-minus” version, launch sooner, iterate faster, and let movement—not perfection—drive your success. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER: ✅ Insight #1: Why perfectionism often keeps you stuck in planning, certifications, and endless refinement—while preventing you from ever testing if your idea actually works. ✅ Strategy #2: How to launch earlier, gather real feedback, and use iteration to improve your offers instead of spending months (or years) building in isolation. ✅ Mindset shift #3: How to move from “I need this to be perfect” to “I need proof this works”—and why A-minus work, consistent launches, and balanced focus on product and marketing create real momentum. Join our Newsletter for more information just like this at https://www.beyara.com/the-flight-plan-newsletter FOLLOW + CONNECT Connect with Beyara: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin Liked this episode? Share it on social and tag me @beyarawomen Love the show? Leave a 5-star review and let me know!

    25 min

  2. JAN 21

    Financial Clarity - First!

    What if your business isn’t failing—you’re just operating without real financial clarity? Many high-achieving women scale successful businesses while relying on bank balances, vague reports, or gut instinct instead of clean financial visibility. That lack of clarity creates stress, hesitation around hiring or paying yourself, and the constant fear that one wrong move could derail everything. In this episode of Build & Scale Boldly, Dr. Leti Alto and fractional CFO Diana Miret reframe finances as a tool for ease and confidence—not shame—breaking down what it truly means to “know your numbers” and why forward-looking clarity changes how you lead. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER: Insight #1: Why profit doesn’t equal cash—and how misunderstanding this keeps even profitable founders feeling anxious and reactive. Strategy #2: How 90-day forecasts, dashboards, and financial “tripwires” help you make confident decisions before problems show up. Mindset shift #3: How to release fear and judgment around money and step into financial leadership so your business supports your life, not the other way around. Join our Newsletter for more information just like this at https://www.beyara.com/the-flight-plan-newsletter About our Guest:  Diana Miret is a Fractional CFO who helps business owners finally understand their numbers so they can run stronger, more profitable companies. She spent 25 years as a senior project executive leading global teams, retired early at 55, and then realized she wasn’t done — she wanted to bring clarity and confidence to entrepreneurs who feel overwhelmed by their finances. Today, Diana works with service-based businesses, real estate investors, and physicians stepping into entrepreneurship, helping them create simple, actionable systems that turn chaos into cash flow. Her approach blends solid financial strategy with practical operations and a heart for stewardship. Fun fact: Diana has run 11 marathons, fuels herself with ridiculous amounts of coffee, and is dog-mom to two very opinionated chihuahuas FOLLOW + CONNECT Connect with Beyara: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin Liked this episode? Share it on social and tag me @beyarawomen Love the show? Leave a 5-star review and let me know!

    42 min

  3. JAN 2

    Build Wealth Outside Your Business: Cash-Flowing Rental Real Estate for Women Entrepreneurs

    What if reinvesting every dollar back into your business is actually the riskiest wealth strategy you could choose? So many high-achieving women are told, “Just pour it all back into the business and it’ll pay off later.” The problem? When revenue dips, launches flop, or you decide to exit, you’re stuck with a beautiful brand… and no cashflow outside it. One slow season and suddenly you’re stressed, scrambling, or forcing yourself into opportunities you don’t really want—because your business is your only source of income. In this episode, Leti pulls back the curtain on how she built meaningful wealth outside her businesses using cash-flowing rental real estate—and how you can start doing the same. She breaks down Robert Kiyosaki’s definition of true assets vs. liabilities, the six ways real estate pays you, why it’s often easier than building another startup, and how ultra–high net worth investors think about diversification so they don’t just get rich… they stay rich. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER: ✅ Insight #1: Why relying on a single income stream—your business—is a hidden risk, and how cashflowing assets like rental properties can cover your monthly needs even when your business hits a lull or you decide to walk away. ✅ Strategy #2: The six ways real estate grows your wealth (cashflow, principal paydown, immediate equity, forced appreciation, tax savings, and market appreciation), plus how Leti used tools like the real estate professional status and short-term rental strategies to dramatically reduce taxes on W2, 1099, and even business income. ✅ Mindset shift #3: How to think like the ultra-wealthy by using focus to build wealth and diversification to preserve it—including Ray Dalio’s concept of uncorrelated assets and Keith Cunningham’s reminder that “the goal isn’t just to get rich, it’s to stay rich.” You’ll walk away ready to peel profit off the top of your business and start intentionally building your own “cashflow machine” on the side.  Join our Newsletter for more information just like this at https://www.beyara.com/the-flight-plan-newsletter FOLLOW + CONNECT Connect with Beyara: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin Liked this episode? Share it on social and tag me @beyarawomen Love the show? Leave a 5-star review and let me know!

    22 min

  4. 12/10/2025

    How to Manage People, Not Just Tasks: Leadership, Difficult Conversations & Team Performance for Women Entrepreneurs

    What if the “people problems” in your business aren’t actually about your team at all—but about managing humans like tasks instead of whole, complex people? 🚧 As women scale to 6 and 7+ figures, team drama, dropped balls, and underperformance can quietly become the biggest source of burnout. You’re hiring fast, expectations live half in your head, feedback feels awkward, and every tough conversation feels like it might “break” the relationship. Managing people starts to feel heavy… so you avoid it, over-function, and do more yourself. 🔑 In this episode, Dr. Leti Alto and Beyara’s Head of Business, Laurie Wintonick, break down a different way to lead: one rooted in curiosity, clarity, and truly knowing what drives your people. From the exact interview question Laurie uses to understand a hire on day one, to real scripts for hard conversations, to how she turned a resistant employee into a raving fan, this conversation gives you a practical framework for managing people with both backbone and heart. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER: ✅ Insight #1: Why managing people is completely different from managing tasks—and how tools like DISC, “Understanding Myself,” and one powerful interview question help you really see who you’re hiring and how to lead them. ✅ Strategy #2: A step-by-step way to handle underperformance without blowing up the relationship—from setting clear, measurable expectations, to using “what” questions instead of “why,” to co-creating a 30–45 day turnaround plan that 80% of the right people can actually meet. ✅ Mindset shift #3: How to stop taking team issues personally and start seeing them as solvable patterns—using curiosity, customized communication, and what truly motivates each person (time, money, recognition, titles, flexibility) so you can build a culture where people feel seen, stay longer, and perform at a higher level. Want to learn more from Leti and Laurie? Beyara’s Wing Mastermind helps female entrepreneurs build and scale their businesses boldly with more profit and ease.  Visit www.beyara.com/thewing to learn more. Laurie Wintonick Bio: Laurie Wintonick is an executive coach, speaker, and business strategist with over 30 years of C-suite experience in operations, finance, and leadership development. She’s helped scale companies from six to eight figures, led high-performing teams, and launched a seven-figure coaching company in just six months. She’s known for blending leadership strategy with mindset mastery, empowering professionals to build success that’s both sustainable and fulfilling. As Head of Business at Beyara, Laurie helps female entrepreneurs design businesses and lives that align with their deepest values. Her mission is simple but powerful: to help people live their lives for a living—boldly, joyfully, and unapologetically. FOLLOW + CONNECT Connect with Beyara: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin Liked this episode? Share it on social and tag me @beyarawomen Love the show? Leave a 5-star review and let me know!

    31 min

  5. 11/26/2025

    Burn the Boats: Amy Porterfield on Money, Freedom, and Systems That Scale

    What if the only thing between you and a wildly profitable, freedom-filled business isn’t a better strategy… but the courage to finally burn the boats? So many high-achieving women stay in golden handcuffs—holding onto the “safe” job, undercharging, overworking, and telling themselves they’ll feel ready once they’re more confident or have more money saved. Meanwhile, their business stays stuck in the messy middle: half-built, full of potential, and quietly draining their energy. In this conversation, Leti sits down with online business powerhouse Amy Porterfield—who’s generated over $120 million in revenue across 16 years—to talk about what it really takes to go from corporate employee to CEO, claim your desire to be rich, and build a business that runs on systems instead of stress. Amy shares how she left Tony Robbins’ company, why her first launch made just $267, how she broke through the fear of asking for “as much money as possible,” and the simple systems and structures that now support her 20-person team and 4-day workweek. If you’ve ever wondered when to finally leave your job, how to stop building from scarcity, or what systems actually matter as you scale — this episode will feel like a deep exhale and a loving but firm nudge forward. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER: ✅ Why courage—not confidence—is what actually gets you out of your 9–5 and into entrepreneurship (and how Amy made the leap even with tons of doubt and a “sexy” job she could’ve stayed in forever) ✅ How to shift from money shame and scarcity to true abundance—including the real stories behind Amy’s first $30K launch, her “something bad has to happen” belief, and the exact practices and support she used to rewrite her money story ✅ The simple systems that protect your time, team, and energy as you scale—from project management rules to meeting cadences and the structure that makes a 4-day workweek possible To join the Beyara Community of Female Entrepreneurs Building and Scaling their businesses BOLDLY with more profit and ease, please visit www.beyara.com/thewing Amy Porterfield Bio Amy Porterfield is an online marketing expert dedicated to helping entrepreneurs achieve success, flexibility, and financial freedom by building businesses that generate revenue independently of their time. With a step-by-step approach, Amy thoughtfully guides entrepreneurs at every stage – from creating their first offer and earning their first dollar to scaling to multi-million-dollar revenue and leading a team that allows them to delegate, inspire, and take time off without restriction, guilt, or loss of momentum. For over 16 years, Amy has built and led a thriving online business, generating more than $120 million – all while mastering the four-day workweek. She has served over 100,000 students inside her signature courses, memberships, and mentorship programs, and empowers hundreds of thousands more through her chart-topping podcast, The Amy Porterfield Show. Amy is the New York Times bestselling author of Two Weeks Notice and a sought-afte FOLLOW + CONNECT Connect with Beyara: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin Liked this episode? Share it on social and tag me @beyarawomen Love the show? Leave a 5-star review and let me know!

    35 min

  6. 11/12/2025

    Feeling Stuck in Business? Here’s How to Move Through the Messy Middle

    What if “feeling stuck” isn’t failure—but the signal that your business (and you) are evolving?  When the wins slow down, problems stack up, and what used to work stops working, high-achieving founders slip into firefighting—burnout, bottlenecks, and decision fatigue—without ever stepping back to define the outcome. In this episode, Leti reframes the messy middle as a normal season of growth and gives you a practical playbook: regulate your state first, choose the outcome before taking action, and get closer to your customer (F-O-W-T-W G-A-G-I-G-I-G-I: find out what they want, go and get it, give it to them)—with support from fresh eyes (coach/peers) and community. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER:  • Insight #1: Why the “messy middle” isn’t a verdict—it’s a signal to zoom out, normalize change, and design where you’re headed next.  • Strategy #2: The outcome-first reset: define the result that matters, get fresh perspective, and use customer conversations (surveys/focus groups) to realign offers.  • Mindset shift #3: The chokehold is the founder’s psychology—manage your mind and state first, then move with simple, bold actions for the next 90 days. Free Worksheet: Messy Middle Journaling Worksheet https://www.beyara.com/messy-middle The Wing Mastermind:  www.beyara.com/thewing The Flight Plan newsletter: https://www.beyara.com/the-flight-plan-newsletter FOLLOW + CONNECT Connect with Beyara: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin Liked this episode? Share it on social and tag me @beyarawomen Love the show? Leave a 5-star review and let me know!

    20 min

  7. 10/29/2025

    How to Be an Exceptional Partner — and Build Partnerships That Last

    Are your partnerships multiplying your impact—or quietly draining your momentum?  Too many high-achieving women end up in “messy” collaborations: fuzzy roles, fairness fights, and stalled execution.   In this episode, Leti reframes partnership success as an identity and leadership choice—showing you how to claim the role of an exceptional partner, take 100% responsibility, and design contracts that protect the relationship and the result. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER:  ✅ How to claim the identity of an exceptional partner (and choose your state—especially when it’s hard)  ✅ A simple way to anchor tough seasons with your written “why” so you lead outcomes instead of blame  ✅ The mindset shifts that restore momentum: take 100% responsibility, trade expectations for appreciation, and build interdependence (not dependence) Relevant Links mentioned in this episode: Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High — Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler;Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior (2nd ed.) — Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, David MaxfieldThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Stephen R. Covey; The Five Things We Cannot Change (the “five givens”) — David RichoLeti's favorite book list for business and mindset: https://www.beyara.com/books FOLLOW + CONNECT Connect with Beyara: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin Liked this episode? Share it on social and tag me @beyarawomen Love the show? Leave a 5-star review and let me know!

    23 min

  8. 10/08/2025

    How to Recession-Proof Your Business with Data, Intuition, and Heart — A Conversation with Tina Wells

    What if the secret to thriving in business—especially in uncertain times—wasn’t about hustling harder, but reading the data, trusting your instincts, and falling back in love with your customer? 🚧 Too many ambitious women hit a ceiling because they’re running brilliant businesses built on outdated foundations—chasing algorithms, ignoring warning signs, or losing sight of why they started in the first place. 🔑 In this conversation with powerhouse marketer and entrepreneur Tina Wells, we unpack how to navigate tough seasons (like a looming recession) with clarity, creativity, and grounded confidence. Tina shares how she built her first company at 16, became a leading voice in marketing, and used both intuition and analytics to launch seven-figure brands—all without losing herself in the noise. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER:  ✅ How to recession-proof your business by mastering product–market fit and staying obsessed with your customer. ✅ Why data and intuition are your ultimate power duo for bold, aligned decision-making. ✅ The rituals, mindset, and grounding practices that keep you centered while scaling with ease. Tina Wells is a renowned thought leader in the retail and marketing industries. She is the founder and CEO of Wellspring Studio, a consultancy dedicated to empowering underrepresented founders, from concept to product launch. Before Wellspring, Wells honed her skills for five years, developing and introducing products and brands exclusively at Target stores. She is the author of over 20 books, including series The Zee Files, Honest June, and the Stitch Clique, as well as the Elevation Approach book and workbook. In 2021, Wells was inducted into the American Advertising Foundation’s Hall of Achievement. She is a 2017 Henry Crown Fellowship class member within the Aspen Global Leadership Network.  To learn more about Tina, visit www.tinawells.com.  FOLLOW + CONNECT Connect with Beyara: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin Liked this episode? Share it on social and tag me @beyarawomen Love the show? Leave a 5-star review and let me know!

    42 min
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Build and Scale Boldly with Letizia Alto, MD is the go-to podcast for purpose-driven female entrepreneurs ready to grow their businesses with more profit and ease. Hosted by physician entrepreneur and real estate investor Dr. Alto—who has built six multi-million dollar businesses—this podcast delivers powerful strategies and authentic conversations with elite business owners who have successfully scaled without sacrificing freedom or impact. Through real insights and actionable advice, Dr. Alto helps female entrepreneurs transition from overwhelmed operators to confident CEOs. If you're tired of feeling stuck in the day-to-day, it's time to stop guessing and start growing—with clarity, confidence, and control.

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  • Creator
    Letizia Alto
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Build and Scale Boldly
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