Wonder Podcast: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Change the World

Benjamin Detering is the founder and CEO of BDX Media, a content and video agency with offices in Leipzig, Los Angeles, and New York, and the creator of The New Trend Society, a global community for founders, creators, and marketers. He studied math and was headed for a teaching career in Germany before photography turned into something else entirely. In this episode, Benjamin and Kanika discuss what gives a brand feeling, why he walked away from an established agency to start over in Los Angeles, and what the city taught him in his first year there. They also get into building community through real-world experiences, running a creative team across a nine-hour time difference, and what he tells entrepreneurs who are thinking about taking that first step.

Timestamps:

01:14 - From Math to Photography

03:04 - Moving to Los Angeles

08:02 - Obsession and Proving Craft

09:17 - Network and Support

12:07 - Defining Love Brands

19:00 - Social Content Builds Community

22:01 - IRL Experiences Come Back

24:35 - Remote Team

29:18 - Systems To Avoid Mistakes

30:26 - New Trend Society Origins

33:21 - International Expansion Mindset

37:23 - Missing Germany And LA Scale

39:26 - EO Leadership Growth

43:10 - Leading EO As President

Links:

Benjamin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamindiedering

BDX Media: https://bdxmedia.com/en/

Sheila Marmon is the founder and CEO of Mirror Digital, an eight-figure digital media agency representing over 1,000 creators and publishers. She grew up in South Central Los Angeles, left home at 12 for boarding school through the A Better Chance program, and graduated from Princeton and Harvard Business School before working on Wall Street and launching Mirror Digital from her kitchen table in 2012.

In this episode, Sheila talks about why financial preparation matters more than credentials when launching a business, how she bootstrapped from a modest Inglewood condo while her peers raised millions, and why female entrepreneurs of color remain ridiculously undercapitalized. Learn how to prepare financially before you leap, fail fast and be fearless, and build a business that reflects everyone.

Timestamps:

04:14 - Theater to Thought Leadership

05:28 - Mirror Digital

13:10 - First Clients Hustle

23:52 - Fail Fast Fearless

31:41 - Asking For Help

32:30 - Routine And Self Care

36:18 - Work Life Integration

37:51 - Partnerships

45:29 - Leading With Values

Links:

Sheila's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheila-marmon-0398074/

Mirror Digital: https://mirrordigital.com/

Tanya Newbould is a jewelry designer, spiritual coach, candle creator, and documentary filmmaker based in California. As an actor, Tanya appeared in over 20 films and TV shows before suffering severe postpartum depression at 43, which led her to create "When the Bough Breaks: A Documentary About Postpartum Depression." In this episode, Tanya explains the nine levels of perinatal mood disorders that affect one in five women, why entrepreneurs struggle to ask for help even when they need it most, and how giving up acting opened the door to building five businesses she actually loves.

Timestamps:

03:46 Nine PMAD Levels

13:22 Acting to Business

16:57 Jewelry Creativity

18:44 Mentorship and Intentions

26:43 Connection

30:55 Sozo

35:11 Author Journey

42:58 Entrepreneur Support and EO

46:46 Family First and Humanity

Links:

Tanya's Website: https://www.tanyanewbould.com/

Del Pozzo Jewelry: https://delpozzojewelry.luxury/

Ivan Estrada is the founder of Ivan Estrada Properties in Beverly Hills, a TEDx speaker, and the author of "Brand With Purpose." A childhood recording artist turned CPA, he left accounting to work as a caterer before finding his true calling in real estate, where more than 12 years later he has built a business serving everyone from first-time buyers to clients purchasing multimillion-dollar homes.

In this episode, Ivan talks about why he was early to video content when no one else in real estate was doing it, how he now uses AI to build client reports in minutes that used to take days, and how sobriety and meditation transformed the way he sees himself and his purpose. Learn how to build a brand rooted in who you actually are, stay human in a fast-moving world, and find the work that makes everything else make sense.

Timestamps:

03:10 Music Roots

07:21 Immigrant Upbringing

10:04 Brand of Determination

10:53 Calm and Focus

12:57 Teaching and Storytelling

16:06 AI as Entrepreneur Tool

28:37 AI in Real Estate

32:10 Video Marketing

36:48 Redefining Success Balance

39:45 Spiritual Shift

44:01 Purpose and Empowerment

52:51 Success, Gratitude and EO

Links:

Ivan's Website: https://ivanestrada.com/

Ivan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanestradaproperties/

Ivan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IvanEstradaProperties

Ivan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealbrandwith/

Dr. Shilpa Sayana is a board-certified internal medicine physician with advanced training in functional and integrative medicine. Born in Zambia and raised in Botswana by physician parents doing foreign aid work, she trained at Yale, the University of Vermont, and UCLA before an HIV fellowship took her to Haiti, Nigeria, and Russia. In this episode, Dr. Sayana explains why normal lab results and optimal health are not the same thing, how high-performing women are often running on depleted hormones and elevated cortisol without knowing it, and what her own health crisis taught her about treating root causes rather than symptoms. Learn how to read your own numbers, ask better questions at your next appointment, and take your health from normal to optimal.

Timestamps:

00:46 Meet Dr. Shilpa Sayana

02:16 Roots in Botswana

04:00 Switching to Functional Care

06:02 Normal vs Optimal Labs

07:19 Patient Experience Pivot

11:39 Meditation and Stress Reset

14:26 Midlife Health Playbook

18:42 Genetics and Longevity Triangle

23:11 Antibiotics and Gut Health

23:58 Sleep Hacks and Hormones

27:02 Daily Routine and Breathwork

30:23 GLP Drugs and Nutrition

32:41 Motherhood

34:32 Scaling Functional Medicine

36:39 Entrepreneur Stress Mentorship

Links:

Dr. Shilpa's Website: https://drshilpa.com/

Sayana Medical & Wellness Center: https://www.sayanamedical.com/

Elizabeth Yang is the founder of Yang Family Law Offices, the CEO of Optimizers, and the mayor of Monterey Park, California. With a background in electrical engineering and computer science, a stint at Raytheon, and a law degree that took her into intellectual property, family law, and estate planning, she understands what it takes to wear many hats at once. In this episode, Elizabeth talks about the two systems, EOS and Profit First, that pulled her out of the day-to-day of her firm and freed her to step into public service. Learn how she went from a shy, self-described invisible kid to a leader with the thick skin that politics demands, and the daily habits that have kept her grounded along the way.

Timestamps:

00:39 - Engineer to Lawyer to Mayor

03:41 - EOS and Profit First Systems

07:16 - Applying Business to City Hall

12:56 - From Shy to Resilient

14:38 - Daily Habits and Confidence

19:35 - Transformation Courses and Growth

22:54 - Networking Beats Applications

25:06 - Giving Without Burnout

27:08 - AI Tools and Risks

31:52 - Looking Ahead to 2026

32:37 - Writing Harmony in Partnership

39:07 - Entrepreneur Advice

Links:

Elizabeth's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LizYangMPK

Yang Law Offices: https://www.instagram.com/YangLawOffices

Elizabeth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawyerliz

OptiNizers: https://www.optinizers.com/

Natalie Bell is the founder of Mindful Wellness, a training and coaching platform that helps entrepreneurs build their own source of calm, clarity, and resilience. Natalie teaches mindfulness, meditation, and fierce self-compassion in a way that feels practical in real life, including workshops for EO on fear, shame, and imposter syndrome. In this episode, Natalie talks about the inner critical voices we install in childhood, the difference between healthy and toxic shame, and how courageous compassion gives leaders the guts to fail and try again. Listen in and learn how to meet your hardest moments with strength and lead from a steadier sense of self-worth.

Timestamps:

01:10 - The swirl of modern life

03:09 - Defining fierce self compassion

05:23 - Palisades fire lessons

09:18 - Shame and imposter syndrome

14:01 - Spotting shame in the body

20:40 - Healing deep rooted shame

25:18 - How shame gets passed on

25:41 - Trauma and shame cycles

26:04 - Imposter syndrome

34:39 - Journaling for self compassion

43:57 - Emotions are not you

45:48 - Guest house mindset

46:39 - Spotting shame in real time

Links:

Natalie's Website: https://nataliebell.com/

Natalie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliesbell/

Quan Huynh transformed a life sentence into a life of purpose. After serving 22 years in prison, he was paroled in 2015 and launched his first company within just six months of his release. Now the Executive Director of Defy Ventures in Southern California, he helms an organization that provides entrepreneurship training and personal development for people impacted by the justice system. Quan discusses the moment he found "freedom from within" while in prison and how he has since helped others find their way home through accountability. Quan is also a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and Harvard Business School Executive Education graduate.

Timestamps:

01:50 - Early Life And Identity

03:28 - Crime And Life Sentence

04:08 - Awakening

05:45 - Healing

07:41 - Parole And Accountability

10:22 - Defy Visit And Freedom

11:44 - Step To The Line

15:36 - Defy Curriculum And Results

19:50 - Memoir

21:41 - Transformation Is Gradual

25:20 - Freedom Inside Confinement

27:11 - Gratitude After Prison

29:16 - Jade Janitors

34:39 - Defy Ventures Explained

37:11 - Harvard Lessons Vulnerable Leadership

43:12 - Headspace Genie for Nonprofits

47:21 - Core Message and What's Next

49:17 - Advice to Younger Self

Links:

Defy Ventures: https://defyventures.org/

Quan's Website: https://quanxhuynh.com/

The AI revolution is here but many leaders are still struggling to see real results. Bones Ijeoma is the founder of AllSafe Intelligence and a tech veteran who has guided over one hundred organizations through digital change. With a career spanning roles at Dreamworks and Accenture along with an MBA from USC he understands exactly what it takes to scale a business effectively. In this episode, Bones talks about why entrepreneurs must move beyond simple tools to build a strategy powered by outcome driven AI agents. You will discover how his mission to make downtime obsolete can help you reclaim your time and maximize your impact. Listen now to learn how to transform your operations and lead with confidence in the age of automation.

Erin Tauscher is an executive producer at BODEGA, a content creation studio based in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. After starting her career in the industry right out of college, Erin and her business partner Taylor Ferguson built their own production company, Trio Films, which was later rebranded as Splendid & Co., and eventually merged with BODEGA in 2018 to lead the studio's Los Angeles expansion. In this episode, Erin reflects on the moment that finally pushed her to start her own company, how a master's degree in psychology changed the way she leads on set and in life, and why, in an age of AI and rapid technological change, the future still belongs to the humans who know how to tell a story.