The Power of Breath, Business, and Belonging | The Business Beat | Episode 43

This episode of Business Beat features entrepreneur Caitlin Wilkinson, founder of Inspired Ascend. She discusses her journey from personal adversity to building a business focused on personal growth, breathwork, and community-building for women. Caitlin shares how breathwork and other modalities helped her overcome self-doubt and trauma, ultimately inspiring her to create spaces like her “Girl Dinner” gatherings and retreats that foster authentic conversation, healing, and empowerment. The conversation explores entrepreneurship, vulnerability, leadership, and the importance of supportive community networks. 00:00 Introduction & Meet Caitlin Wilkinson 00:40 Inspired Ascend & What She Does 02:00 The Story Behind “Girl Dinner” 03:30 Taking the Leap Into Entrepreneurship 05:15 How Breathwork Changed Her Life 11:00 Self-Worth, Identity & Personal Growth 16:00 Helping Others & Facilitating Breathwork 20:30 Training, Retreats & Building Her Practice 24:30 Career Journey, Mentorship & Athena 30:30 Reflections & Closing   Thoughts Thank you to the sponsors of this episode: Lake Trust - https://laketrust.org/ Brighton Ford - https://www.brightonford.com/ Northstar IT - https://www.brightonford.com/   Show Links Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/howellchamber Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/howellareachamber/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/howellchamber/?viewAsMember=true YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@UCfP1T-4lCgHMu8ZhxtEOTyw Website- https://howell.org/ Guest Links Website: https://www.inspiredascend.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inspiredascend Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredascend Email: [email protected]