Season 5 of the Badass Women in Business podcast opens with a grounded, honest conversation about what it really takes to build a business that lasts. Maria Onesto Moran, founder and CEO of Green Home Experts, shares her journey from launching a green retail concept just before the Great Recession to leading a WBE-certified energy efficiency logistics company serving utilities across the Midwest. This episode is about mindfulness, trusting your gut, learning through failure, and building a values-driven company that supports real life, not just growth on paper.

Philanthropy is generous, but the systems behind it are outdated. In this episode, Sarah Angello, cofounder of Daffodil, explains how she is rebuilding trust in giving by creating real-time transparency between donors and nonprofits. She shares her journey from the arts to tech, the mindset shifts she had to make, and why she believes almost everything is fixable when you lead with clarity and action. This is a story about solving a problem most people never see and choosing to build a company that changes how charitable dollars flow.