Figuring It Out: Recent Episodes
Melissa Guller
Join host Melissa Guller (Head of Special Projects at Teachable & Founder of The Kindling) each week as she interviews millennial women who run successful online businesses, blogs, and podcasts. We talk about how they got started, the challenges they've overcome, and how they earned their first dollar, plus our guests share expertise on choosing a topic, content marketing, building an audience, and more. Follow us @jointhekindling or at jointhekindling.com.
Phoenix Muranetz teaches us about the yin and yang qualities of masculine and feminine leadership, and why we need both to succeed.
Victoria "Vix" Reitano has over 10 years of experience establishing, building and maintaining digital brands with highly engaged audiences that convert followers to clients.
In 2015, she founded CreatiVix Media to serve entrepreneurs, Emmy-award winning talent, e-commerce brands and provide services for international campaigns.
Reitano launched CreatiVix Media as a six-figure business in six weeks by leveraging her own digital brand presence, expertise from her time at ABC, NBC and Telepictures, and her extensive New York City-based network.
In her first year, she increased her revenue by over 20% and in her second year, she exceeded the first year’s total revenue within the first six months.
In her third year in business, Reitano decided to expand her company to include a Hoboken-based branch called 6boro Social after relocating to the community. 6boro Social helps local businesses in the growing cities of Hoboken, Jersey City, Montclair and Newark navigate new ways to reach their new neighbors and turn them into loyal customers.
Reitano has managed digital campaigns for Emmy-award winning talent like Meredith Vieira and Asha Blake, voiced the digital brand for The United Nations’ project, the Education Commission and its’ ambassadors; and helped hundreds of entrepreneurs and small business owners create digital brand strategies that tell their story, convert their followers to clients and help them build a strong foundation for years to come.
You can learn more about her on Twitter @vixinthecity and Instagram and Facebook @socialsurveyor.co. Connect with her on LinkedIn to discuss new business opportunities and collaborations.
For the full show notes, visit www.figuringitoutpodcast.com/21. Thanks for listening!
Alissa Rumsey shares how she started and grew her health & wellness business into multiple income streams.
Megan is a former nurse turned holistic living expert & health coach. After reversing her autoimmune disease naturally she started Going Crunchy Not Crazy to help families go non-toxic with a 2.5 year old & 3 month old in tow. Her newborn went with to meet attorneys, get business licenses & is often nursing while mom takes calls.
Mandy Snell talks about how she started a coaching practice that felt "like her," and how her project management experience sets her apart.
Amy Smith offers advice on how to find a tribe, focus on your genius zone, and guide people toward what they want.
Learn how online dating coach Andi Forness runs her business, plus we talk about just many similarities there are between dating and business.
Ashley DeLuca provides actionable digital marketing strategies to creative female entrepreneurs.
Learn how to find the right roommate, including where to search and how to evaluate candidates.
Molly Zeff (game designer) and Rich Lovejoy (actor) walk into a podcast...to help us learn more about storytelling.
Host Melissa Guller (hi!) shares the top 10 lessons she's learned producing this podcast so far. Well, and a few she hasn't figured out yet.
Em from MenAskEm.com teaches us how to write a great online dating profile. The kind that might land you an actual date.
Men, if you aren't helping women succeed in the workplace, you're falling behind in your career. Here's why.
Learn how to negotiate your salary from two senior leadership members who interview candidates regularly.
Even if you're never been laid off, learn how to be prepared now in case it happens to you.
First time managers learn how to offer effective but compassionate feedback with Samantha Ku, Director of Operations at Square Capital.
See if startup culture might be a fit for you as Director of Operations Samantha Ku from Square Capital (@square) contrasts startup to corporate culture.
Is it really possible for me to earn a living from my passion? This week, Jossie Perlmuttter - chef/owner of Sweet Affairs Charlotte - is here to tell us how she does it.
Author Jenna Birch introduces the Love Gap, the new dating phenomenon that explains why most men won't date or pursue smart, ambitious, beautiful women.
Your resume alone won't land you that dream job, so career coach Jena Viviano teaches us how to network authentically. Like a real human.
Why has the bullet journal grown into a viral YouTube and social media sensation? And how can you start one of your own?
Season 1 is all about millennials navigating life in our 20s & 30s, including online dating, negotiation, business, and more.