GSD Factor Podcast

Stepping Into Your Extraordinary In Menopause with Sally Mueller

Let’s talk menopause.
Sally Mueller is the Co-Founder and CEO of Womaness, the brand changing the conversation around aging and menopause. Recognized as an industry leader, Sally is renowned for her business acumen in the fashion, beauty and lifestyle sectors.
Sally and her team are helping us navigate the changes in our bodies and they are keeping us unstoppable, helping us get shit done during this stage in our lives.
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Womaness
Misha’s favorite Womaness product
 
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Stepping Into Your Extraordinary With Women In AI with Grace Francisco

Let’s talk about how women can and should embrace AI especially to stay ahead in this world. 
Our guest today, Grace Francisco, is a seasoned tech executive with over 20 years of experience in software across enterprise, small business, fintech, consumer, and gaming. Grace is a sought out thought leader on APIs, AI, cybersecurity, developer trends and leadership.
We will discuss practical applications in both your personal and professional life. We cover key questions around the importance of prompts, security, and privacy. 
As children we are inquisitive and willing to try new things. If there is only one thing you walk away from this AI conversation is that it’s important to take that childlike approach to AI, be curious, just start playing and trying it, there is no wrong answer. The worst decision would be to not try it at all. 
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Stepping Into Your Extraordinary In Marketing with Michael Buzinski

Today we are talking about how to step into your extraordinary through marketing and F.O.C.U.S. which stands for “Fix One Clearly Urgent Struggle.”
US Air Force veteran Michael "Buzz" Buzinski is a serial entrepreneur, B2B marketing thought leader, international speaker, best-selling author and host of the top 50 marketing podcast in the US, the Buzzworthy Marketing Podcast.
Buzz has built several small businesses (two multi-million dollar ventures), and marketed for over 1200 companies. Dubbed a “marketing visionary” by the American Marketing Association, Michael is on a mission to eradicate entrepreneurial poverty by simplifying marketing strategies for B2B businesses.
Michael Buzinski LinkedIn
Buzzworthy Marketing Show
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Get STUFF Done: Stepping Into Your Extraordinary Through Inventions with Susan Springsteen

Susan Springsteen is #gettingstuffdone as an entrepreneur who has pitched on a world stage, has co-founded multiple companies that hold 60 patents worldwide that are based on revenue-generating inventions, is a mentor and influential leader within her revitalized community, and that’s just to name a few things.
 
Susan has an incredible resume:
25 years in wealth management and corporate finance before becoming an entrepreneur
Co-founder and CEO of H2O Connected, LLC, a company whose multi-patented LeakAlertor® product line helps nearly everyone with a toilet to save water and save money. 
Co-founder of nth Solutions LLC, a vertically integrated product development, business incubation, and manufacturing company that advances innovation from concept to commercialization with “Made in America” products that save lives, save money, and preserve natural resources. 
Her companies have 60 worldwide revenue generating invention patents
Won the TechOvation Award at the Hospitality Show and the People’s Choice Award at HITEC
Won the TiE Women’s pitch competition for the Philadelphia Region
Was one of 44 finalists from 14 nations to compete in the TiE Women Global Final in Bangalore, India.
Susan and her companies are well known for their multi-year paid high school engineering and marketing internships that are offered across 9 high schools in Coatsville, PA for the last 10 years.
Leads the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) initiatives and is part of a team that renovated and expanded a vacant historic Lukens Steel office building – the first QOZ real estate project in Chester County, PA. 
This building is now designated as a Keystone Innovative Zone and is home to the nth Innovation Center, serving the entrepreneur community.
Susan and her companies are influential leaders in Coatesville’s revitalization project.
 
Susan LinkedIn
 
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Stepping Into Your Extraordinary in Education Technology with Yesenia Sevilla

Let’s talk about how we #getshitdone in the midst of a pivot with our guest Yesenia Sevilla.
Yesi is a TEDx speaker, has 20+ years of experience in leadership roles across varying global biotech and healthcare industries, consulting, and higher education. 
Her diverse industry background, global business acumen, dedication to inclusive innovation and multilingual skills make her an invaluable resource in innovating, collaborating, building, and leading. 
She is now the CEO of CHALK Coaching, an EdTech startup that is the first ever teacher development platform driven by real, in-classroom data and is improving early-education outcomes.
 
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CHALK
 
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Stepping Into Your Extraordinary in Supporting Entrepreneurship with Brian Lofrumento

“Entrepreneurship changed my life.” 
Brian Lofrumento believes that innovation, learning, community, and opportunities happen by getting shit done through entrepreneurship.
He’s the host of one of the top business podcasts in the world – the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast, with over 1,000 episodes and counting.
Brian is a lifelong entrepreneur, having started his first business at the age of 19. Since then, he's launched, grown, sold, closed, advised, and invested in businesses across industries and with all different business models.
He has recently founded Through Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit that makes entrepreneurship more accessible for everyone so that more solutions, more innovation, more growth, and more opportunities can happen for individuals, communities, and society through entrepreneurship.
Brian’s LinkedIn
Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Show
 
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Stepping Into Your Extraordinary as an Angel Investor with Sokhiba Mukhitdinova

Sokhiba Mukhitdinova is a trailblazer, an advocate, mentoring and investing in female minority founders and investors around the world and helping them get shit done.
She is a VC Principal at InsurTech NY and Angel investor in the UK.
Sokhiba brings a wealth of experience in venture capital, having invested in mission-driven InsurTech and Climate-Tech startups globally. She is VC Principal at InsurTech NY, where she focuses on capturing climate opportunities within the insurance industry.
Sokhiba is passionate about supporting innovative insurance startups, technology related to predicting and addressing climate-related risks (such as wildfires) and advancing ESG-focused financial solutions.
Beyond her work in VC, Sokhiba is an active Mentor and Business Angel, investing in FinTech and Climate-Tech startups across the UK, Spain, and Portugal. She is a member of several Angel syndicates and the UK Business Angel Association. Being from a diverse background herself, she is a long-time mentor and advocate supporting female founders and underrepresented founders in areas such as fundraising and strategy.
With an MBA in M&A and Private Equity and an Executive Certificate in Venture Finance from Oxford University, Sokhiba combines deep financial expertise with a passion for empowering diverse founders.
Sokhiba's impressive background includes over 14 years in investment banking, covering M&A and corporate finance across the EMEA and CIS/CEE regions, specializing in energy and renewables. She is a sought-after speaker and panel moderator, known for her insights into startup fundraising, ESG impact, and the evolving fintech landscape.
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Stepping Into Your Extraordinary in Transforming Communities with Johari Matthews

Johari Matthews embodies what it means to #beinfluential as an ambassador for transformation within Nashville and surrounding communities.
She is getting shit done in an intentional way with her lens and perspective of community and bringing them along in their transformational journey.
Johari’s expertise in enhancing private and public partnerships has been a cornerstone of her career. She has successfully brought together diverse stakeholders to drive impactful community initiatives, including forging collaborations between corporate sponsors, nonprofit organizations, and government entities to create sustainable and inclusive programs. Her ability to align the interests of private and public sectors has resulted in meaningful projects that deliver long-term benefits to the community including:
Vice President and Executive Director of ONE Community and the Tennessee Titans Foundation - The ONE Community initiative aims to serve Middle Tennessee’s most underserved and historically marginalized communities, addressing societal barriers and promoting generational change through strategic partnerships and outcome-based programs in the areas of opportunity, neighborhoods, and education.
Additional accolades: 
Nashville’s Top 40 Under 40
A 2024 ‘Ten People to Watch’ 
Women’s Empowerment Innovator award
Johari LinkedIn
 
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Stepping Into Your Extraordinary in InsurTech with Tony Lew

We are better together. Tony Lew,  co-founder of InsurTech NY, the largest InsurTech community in North America, brings together traditional insurers, insurtechs, startups, investors, solution providers, and mentors to drive innovation within one unique ecosystem. InsurTech NY has run several accelerators since 2020 and graduated 200+ portfolio companies. 
InsurTech is an industry typically known for being behind or antiquated but is being infused with an energy and intentionality to bring about change that allows anyone to plug and play. 
Tony is also managing partner of InsurTech Fund, a seed-stage VC fund focused on InsurTech and InsurTech adjacencies with a portfolio of 16 companies as of Feb 2025.
 
Spring Conference April 2-3, New York
 
InsurTech NY
 
Tony Lew on LinkedIn
 
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Stepping Into Your Extraordinary in Revolutionizing Safety with Joy Hoover

Joy Hoover, an unapologetic innovator powered by delusion, passion, and the deeply held belief that bold ideas can change the world as we get shit done.
 
13+ years of Entrepreneurship
$7.5M+ raised
3X Founder in Women's Safety Space
Accomplished TEDx Public Speaker
2024 Top Tech of the Year Award
2022 WODA Entrepreneur of the Year
 
She is revolutionizing safety with her patented tech enabled lipstick. 
 
Esōes Cosmetics (pronounced S-O-S) is beauty with a purpose. Their lipstick doesn’t just make you look amazing—it’s designed to keep you safe. With built-in drink test strips and a Bluetooth help button, this is the ultimate accessory for anyone who wants to feel confident and protected, wherever they are. It’s beauty that’s smart, bold, and ready for anything—just like you.
Joy LinkedIn
Esōes
 
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