Wonder Podcast: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Change the World EO Virtual Learning

Meet Dandapani, a Hindu priest, entrepreneur, and former monk who is revolutionizing the business world with his practical and simple systematic approach to balancing work/life challenges. Dandapani is an expert on various topics surrounding self-development and provides simple, practical tools that are easily applicable in every aspect of daily life. This conversation will focus on life's purpose and managing energy.
Timestamped show notes
01:51 - How Dandapani became a monk and an entrepreneur
04:00 - Finding life’s purpose
06:21 - Entrepreneurs don’t know their purpose
09:54 - Dandapani’s core purpose
11:21 - It’s always about alignment
13:43 - How to spend real time
17:44 - Sometimes it takes a catalyst to find your purpose
18:45 - Advice for energy management
22:14 - What is an “energy vampire”
25:43 - “Where awareness goes, energy flows”
29:11 - How do you be present?
34:02 - How does someone know that you’re not present?
36:52 - Practicing distraction
38:26 - How do you concentrate?
43:23 - Making a change
47:41 - Dandapani’s journey from Santa Monica to New York to Florida
51:53 - How can entrepreneurs help others?
53:24 - How to reach out to Dandapani
Links
Dandapani’s Website: https://dandapani.com/

In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Sameer Bhatia, CEO of ProProfs, a software company focused on the idea of building and sharing knowledge. Sameer shares his insights on the importance of search engine optimization, digital marketing, and his goal on creating a “hundred year company.” With ProProfs products being used in many Fortune 500 companies such as Sony and Dell, Sameer understands the importance of digital marketing and a delightful customer experience. Listen in!
Timestamped show notes
04:19 - Focusing on search
07:33 - Black hat tactics
08:54 - Getting started with search engine optimization (SEO)
13:04 - Mobile first indexing
14:22 - Speed ranking
15:46 - Security
18:39 - The importance of responsive design
19:58 - The “SEO Technique”
25:32 - What are schema tags?
27:37 - People don’t read, they scan
30:33 - Video marketing
32:08 - A video a day
32:23 - What is content marketing?
39:17 - Managing a multinational company
42:39 - Sameer talks about working with his wife, the CEO of Marriage.com
45:26 - How to stay happy
49:28 - Having a hundred year company
Links
ProProfs: https://www.proprofs.com/
Marriage.com: https://www.marriage.com/

Tune in this week as we sit down with Kara Goldin, CEO of Hint, the iconic San Francisco based, healthy lifestyle company. Kara started Hint when she was pregnant with her fourth child with a budget of only $50,000. Listen in as she shares her incredible journey to becoming the largest flavored water company in the U.S. that isn’t related to the industry giants like Coke or Pepsi. Kara talks about raising kids in an entrepreneurial environment, shares some wisdom for aspiring entrepreneurs, and her new book, Undaunted.
Timestamped show notes
02:19 - Starting Hint
06:21 - Judge not by one’s answers, but by their questions
14:06 - Addiction to Diet Coke
25:03 - Stocking shelves while 9 months pregnant
30:39 - Getting into Starbucks
40:16 - Direct to consumer
45:09 - Catapulting the business
53:47 - Sunscreen and deodorant
01:01:04 - Raising children in an entrepreneurial environment
01:04:41 - Next up for Kara
01:06:22 - Parting wisdom
Links
Hint: https://www.drinkhint.com/
Undaunted: https://karagoldin.com/undaunted

This week’s podcast features two guests, Gary Hirshberg and Meg Hirshberg. Gary is the founder of Stonyfield Yogurt and Meg is the author of the book, “For Better or For Work.” Listen in as they share their stories of starting their businesses, living the entrepreneurial lifestyle while managing the familial and relationship struggles that come with such a lifestyle. Gary and Meg provide insight on how they were able to make their relationship work and how you can improve your relationships as well.
Timestamped show notes
02:00 - How do you build a strong company and strong family?
06:29 - Don’t carry stress to your family
13:15 - Give to the business and the family
19:25 - Go for a walk!
21:24 - Be present with your kids
25:00 - Focus on your spouse and your kids too, not just work
30:32 - Gary talks about his entrepreneurial children
32:46 - Holding regular family meetings
37:54 - Being in or being out
42:32 - Decide what to share and not to share
43:51 - Don’t assume your partner is the same as you
44:28 - Sharing core values

Links
Stonyfield Yogurt: https://www.stonyfield.com/
For Better or For Work: https://amzn.to/2R1fHbg
Ethan’s Functional Shots: https://ethans.com/

Meet award-winning, serial entrepreneur Heidi Golledge—CEO of Jobot, a revolutionary career platform. Heidi’s entrepreneurial journey had an early start. As a child, Heidi wanted to do whatever she could to make money to help her family. She decided that honing her sales skills and learning code were two ways she could make a difference. Listen in as Heidi shares her experiences starting her first company, acquiring funding as a woman in the tech industry, and the ups and downs of serial entrepreneurship.

Timestamped show notes
02:44 - Heidi’s origin story
04:39 - What is Jobot?
06:37 - What’s it like being a serial entrepreneur?
07:55 - Tips and tricks on hiring the right people
10:16 - Sharing struggles
11:35 - Relying on intuition
13:35 - Care for your employees as if they were your clients
14:32 - Heidi’s core values
16:35 - Acquiring funding as a woman in the tech industry
Links
Jobot: https://jobot.com/

Kathy David, founder of Office Athletics, is an award winning entrepreneur. She was named the Minority Owned Small Business of the Year and her company, IT Tech Pros, was named Supplier of the Year by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council. From waitress to bank branch manager and assistant vice president to accomplished entrepreneur, Kathy has truly worked her way to the top. Listen in as she shares her story, gives advice for up and coming small business owners, and shares insights on how entrepreneurs can utilize tech in their workflow.
Timestamped show notes
02:48 - Kathy’s origin story
11:05 - Waitress to bank management
11:44 - Making the jump
13:27 - Kathy shares the story of leaving her bank job
19:23 - Tips, tools, tactics for small business owners
25:00 - Backing up data
26:18 - Protecting passwords
35:09 - What services does IT Tech Pros provide?
40:11 - Upcoming trends in tech and entrepreneurship
41:37 - Entrepreneurial habits
45:13 - Reprogramming yourself
48:23 - Intuition and decisions
Links
Kathy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathydavid/
IT Tech Pros: https://www.it-techpros.com/