Balancing the Masculine and Feminine with Carol Carpenter

Extraordinary America

In this podcast episode, guest Carol Carpenter is a successful entrepreneur, actress, stuntwoman, and motorcycle race enthusiast. The discussion covers her unique background as a first-generation child of Taiwanese immigrants, her journey from a STEM-oriented career path to entrepreneurship, and the challenges she faced in male-dominated industries.

Carol shares insights into balancing the masculine and feminine energies in business, the importance of resilience and intuition, and how she leveraged her experiences to build successful businesses like Moto Vixens LLC and Iron Dog Media.

The episode also delves into Carol's philosophy of living without regrets, the significance of vision and strategy in entrepreneurship, and how she integrated her cultural values to navigate her career and personal life.

Highlights

{02:50} Introduction to Carol Carpenter

{08:34} Mindset in Business

{28:32} Masculine and Feminine Energy Balance

{39:15} Leverage and Perception

{34:05} The Concept of No Regrets

Carol Carpenter bio:

Carol is a first-generation child born in the United States with immigrant parents from Taiwan. She grew up experiencing the freedom of the American culture along with the deep rooted traditions of the Chinese culture, speaking both English and Taiwanese and was both Presbyterian and Buddhist. This unconventional upbringing has given her a unique perspective on how she views the world. Observing these vast differences allowed insight to various viewpoints and has shaped how she navigates her businesses and relationships. Being female in her culture and a child of the US with all its privileges, Carol was caught amid the clashing of two cultures and had to learn how to accept and integrate them both into her life.

Carol’s childhood greatly influenced the person she is today, from the innate sense of duty and responsibility to being accepting of all mindsets and backgrounds. The role as “big sister” to a large extended family taught her that understanding and compassion could greatly overcome all odds and has instilled a solid foundation of core ethics and values she incorporates in all aspects of her life. Undeterred by the limiting the beliefs and the duty placed upon her in her younger years, she went from her studies in pre-med to changing her major to business once her mother passed away, realizing that it was not her “calling.” Taking a chance, she went down her bucket list to discover a passion for motorcycles and it has since become her life’s work.

In 2012 she started MotoVixens LLC, a motorcycle track day organization. It was with a mission to be inclusive of all riders regardless of their gender, race and religion and without discrimination of the types of bikes they ride. MotoVixens focuses on education, safety, community and camaraderie and ensuring the preservation of the sport. In championing women in motorcycling and other industries, it is her desire to give them access without barriers and provide mentorship to help them succeed.

Carol is the mother of two boys, Christopher and Kevin. In her years in business, she has been a model, actress, stuntwoman, author, TedX speaker, voice over actor, racer, podcaster, hosted a reality show, has signature lines of products, is the Founder of MotoVixens, as well as Selenion Strategy Group, the Managing partner for Iron Dog Media and partner of The Amani Resorts and The Business Ethics & Education Commission and an Azure Printed Homes, Inc. Investor. She continues to champion women in every industry seeking opportunities to help others, elevate their lives, and encourage them to continue the trend of giving back. "We are all in this together and together we can make a difference."

Connect with Carol:

https://irondog.media

https://carolcarpentermedia.com