What do you do when the business that finally gave your family breathing room disappears overnight?

In this powerful episode of Empowered & Unstoppable, host Megan Bonnell sits down with Amanda Wittenborn, creative entrepreneur, mentor, and founder of Creator Unleashed, to unpack one of the most honest business journeys you’ll hear.

Amanda built a multimillion-dollar stationery and party brand from her kitchen table while broke, postpartum, and just trying to afford T-ball for her son. Then—without warning—her Etsy shop was permanently shut down. Overnight, the income vanished. Years of work were gone.

Most people would quit.
Amanda paused… listened to her intuition… and rebuilt.

Then 2020 hit. Parties stopped. Sales dropped 95%.
And once again—she reinvented everything.

✨ In this episode, you’ll hear:

• What it really feels like to lose your business overnight

• Why money does buy happiness—up to a point

• How “done is better than perfect” built a multimillion-dollar brand

• The power of trusting your intuition over industry “rules”

• How creativity and purpose can pivot your business in crisis

• Why community accelerates growth faster than strategy alone

• How Amanda sold her first Amazon product without even knowing how to print it

This conversation is for women who:

• Have been knocked down more than once

• Feel stuck waiting to be “ready” or “perfect”

• Know there’s more inside them—but need permission to trust it

• Are tired of building alone

Guest: Amanda Wittenborn

🌐 Website: https://www.amandawittenborn.com/
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583081834845

💫 Creator Unleashed
Amanda’s mentorship community for women entrepreneurs who want support, real conversations, and guidance from someone who’s been there.
➡️ Find details through Amanda’s Facebook page.

📧 Email Amanda directly:
amandawittenborn@gmail.com
(Yes—she personally replies.)

Empowered & Unstoppable is the podcast for women who are done hustling from fear and ready to build lives and businesses that feel as good as they look. We talk resilience, creativity, leadership, healing, and bold reinvention—without burning out.

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✨ Sticky-note reminder from this episode:
“Accept and embrace how amazing you are.”

You don’t need to fit a mold.
You don’t need permission from a guru.
You already have what it takes.

Let the empowered & unstoppable version of you lead. 💥