Building an authentic brand as a woman founder isn’t about beige websites and copy-paste marketing formulas; it’s about unlearning the bro-marketing playbook and showing up fully as yourself. In this episode, Melinda sits down with brand strategist Hunter Myers to talk about what it actually takes to build a business that feels aligned, profitable, and real.

Hunter shares her journey from corporate design to launching her own branding agency, the pressure women face in the “girl boss” era, and why so many female entrepreneurs feel stuck trying to follow someone else’s blueprint. They get into imposter syndrome, MLM culture, overpriced masterminds, personal branding, dating-as-marketing analogies, and why relational marketing will outlast every hype trend in 2026 and beyond.

Unhinged Founder Ep. 13 Links:

Connect with Hunter & Verdure Design Co.:

— https://verduredesignco.com/

— https://www.instagram.com/verduredesignco/

— https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunter-myers-verduredesignco/

— https://www.linkedin.com/company/verdure-design-co/

— Melinda’s Website: https://melindajacksonpr.com

— Melinda’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/melindajacksonpr

— Melinda’s LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/melindajacksonpr

— Airwave Arcade (Podcast Production): www.airwavearcade.com

#WomenInBusiness #FemaleFounders #WomenEntrepreneurs #PersonalBranding #AuthenticMarketing #FemaleCEO #EntrepreneurLife

Building a company isn’t glamorous; it’s chaotic, exhausting, and completely consuming. In this episode, Melinda sits down with agency founder Kristen O’Neall to talk about the real, unfiltered reality of entrepreneurship, scaling a business, and what it actually takes to grow something from nothing.

Kristen shares how she went from intern to CEO, built Mirage Media into a global agency, and why she believes founders need obsession, grit, and a strong “why” to survive. They get into burnout, sleepless nights, client horror stories, scaling teams, and the truth behind the “girl boss” internet narrative.

Unhinged Founder Ep. 12 Links:

Connect with Kristen & Mirage Media:

— hhttps://miragemediaco.com/

— https://www.instagram.com/_miragemedia/

—https://www.linkedin.com/company/mirage-media-co/

— https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-o-neall-36a139172/

— Melinda’s Website: https://melindajacksonpr.com

— Melinda’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/melindajacksonpr

— Melinda’s LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/melindajacksonpr

— Airwave Arcade (Podcast Production): www.airwavearcade.com

What’s it really like writing TV in Hollywood... behind the scenes, on the lot, under pressure, with rewrites happening in real time?

In this episode of Unhinged Founder, Melinda sits down with TV writer Will Griffin to talk about his career in film and television, his path into the Warner Bros Writers Program, and what it was like working on Fuller House (yes… that Full House universe).

They get into the chaos of Hollywood assistant life, what writing rooms are actually like, surviving the entertainment grind, celebrity stories, and why the industry hasn’t felt the same since the writer strikes + streaming disruption.

Unhinged Founder Ep. 11 Links:

— Will’s Website: https://will-griffin.com

— Will’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-griffin-3aa801221/

— Melinda’s Website: https://melindajacksonpr.com

— Melinda’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/melindajacksonpr

— Melinda’s LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/melindajacksonpr

— Airwave Arcade (Podcast Production): www.airwavearcade.com

#UnhingedFounder #HollywoodWriter #TVWriting #EntertainmentIndustry #WritersRoom #CreativeCareers #fullerhouse