Have you found yourself venturing into entrepreneurship unexpectedly, unsure of your next steps, and filled with self-doubt? If that sounds like you, then keep reading, as I'm about to share my journey as an accidental entrepreneur and the crucial steps I took to overcome self-doubt and unlock my full potential. Hi, I'm Diann Wingert, and I never planned on becoming an entrepreneur, but life had other plans. Like many of you, I found myself scrambling to acquire the skills and mindset...

When a young immigrant moves to a new city, she must learn how to blend in and code-switch to survive. But no matter where she goes, she remembers one thing: she has chosen to believe that she lives in a friendly universe and she uses this knowledge to build brave spaces for others and to find her own sense of belonging. In this conversation, my guest, Sacred Walker, and I share our thoughts on being driven women in a world that projects assumptions onto us, and the courage it took to carve...

One of the ways that female entrepreneurs can develop a growth mindset is to expand their comfort zone by trying something new and taking risks they haven’t taken before. When Elyse Archer, host of the podcast “She Sells Radio” and I discussed doing an interview exchange, we were faced with a decision.  Elyse was about to have her second child and I was facing a big deadline of my own.  Instead of delaying our pod swap, we decided to try something new and...

Are you an accidental entrepreneur who's been told to simply 'leverage your corporate skills' to make it as an entrepreneur --but have come to realize it's really not the same game? In this episode, I'll share how to overcome the hardships faced by unintentional entrepreneurship, recognize the skills you mastered in your previous career that will help you succeed in your own business, and cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset along the way.

When faced with being laid off, unable to find a...

After a lifetime of conforming to the expectations of others and having her creative ideas dismissed because she was "just the assistant," Jancina Dyer refused to give up on her big vision and embarked on an entrepreneurial journey of self-discovery and success. 

While most leaders in the beauty industry are half her age, Jan Dyer is just getting started as the founder, owner, and CEO of the Colorado Lash Company. She is a misfit entrepreneur, driven by passion and purpose, who left a...

This interview was a fun experiment in co-hosting with Elyse Archer, sales coach and host of the She Sells Podcast.  Elyse and I connected online and knew we wanted to interview each other on the subject of limiting beliefs, but we were experiencing some scheduling challenges until Elyse suggested that we record once, interview each other and release the finished episode on both of our podcasts.  Entrepreneurship is all about taking risks and trusting your intuition, so I said yes...

Are you a female business owner feeling overwhelmed and confused in this ever-changing business landscape? Have you been promised the world by business coaches and strategists, only to be left in the dust, unsupported, and without the results you wanted? It's 2023, and the crisis of confidence among female business owners is real.

The marketing messages that tell us that success is easy and fast with business ownership are a lie. Many of us are struggling to understand the changing economy...

It is my pleasure to introduce you to Nicole Kalil. She has done so many wonderful things for women, and the latest is that she's published a book with the genius title, 'Validation is For Parking." Nicole Kalil has gone through an incredible journey to build self-awareness, empowerment, and confidence. In this blog post, I will outline how Nicole shows women how they can navigate ageism and sexism in the workplace, a topic we both care a lot about. 

About Nicole Kalil

Nicole Kalil is a...

In this podcast episode, I'm sharing my honest experiences of what I’m calling the current "Crisis of Confidence" among female business owners, grappling with the conflicting marketing messages, false promises, and broken systems that have left them feeling paralyzed and uncertain who they can trust to help them move forward.

This crisis is a result of the mass confusion and hysteria caused by the false promises of success in business ownership, the lack of funding and business loans,...

Nicole Kalil shares her story of birthing her book, exposing the ironies of achieving success through a masculine lens and the personal journey of overcoming false confidence to ultimately become more trusting of herself.

"I can't tell you how much of the confidence builders were required and necessary to write this book and to put it out there, and how much of the confidence derailers came up on a very regular basis. When we were editing, perfectionism was all over the place.  Pure...