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April Gargiulo on Addressing the Luxury Skincare Market Gap
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“So often in the beauty world the purpose of the communication is to create a sense of fear and insecurity and I refuse to participate in that.” ...
Mastering the Art of Serial Entrepreneurship with Divya Gugnani of Wander Beauty & 5 SENS
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Every email that goes out with a pitch to tell someone about the brand—they may not answer, they may not opt in for product, and we may not gift ...
Building a Beauty Empire from the Ground Up with Kitsch Founder, Cassandra Thurswell
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“I realized with every business that I've ever had, that is my strength, being of service. I'm an excellent waitress. I am an excellent people pleas...
From Gut Instinct to Global Impact with Lifeway Food's Julie Smolyansky
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Step after step, it’s like climbing a mountain. You don’t necessarily get to the peak really fast—it’s consistent, steady growth.” In th...
Building a Family Legacy into a Multi-Million Hydration Success with Jesslyn Rollins
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“That journey of self reflection and really being humbled by the business punching you in the face was not something I anticipated. I knew there wer...
Conquering Fear and Finding Your Purpose with Tracy Litt
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“There's a lot of beautiful healing things that we do and they're all amazing, but the thing that will heal those old versions of you the fastest an...
Self-Care as a Leadership Strategy with BetterHelp's Haesue Jo
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“You're pushing yourself beyond what you feel is comfortable, which means you're gonna have chapters of discomfort or feeling like, ‘I'm not reall...
Personalizing Maternal Wellness through One Tribe with Emilie Fritz Veloso
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Keep the momentum going. And that's continuous meetings, continuous networking. And then set dates really set a, ‘We are looking to raise this by...
Creating a Meal-Kit Revolution with Ooshma Garg
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“[You’re] spending money and growing not at a sustainable pace, but at this hyper-accelerated pace in order to rapidly take up market share and dr...
Reinventing Yourself and Your Business With Lori Harder
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Expose all of the elephants in the room. We just try to hide them… We're trying to throw our skirt up over the elephant… I have gone into every...
Innovating Clean Hair Care with Nadine Ramos
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“It's not just about selling your products anymore. You need to know how your products work, you need to know what you're putting out there, and you...
Redefining the Culinary Industry with Aishwarya Iyer
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Nothing lasts forever, we're all gonna die. It’s all very short. So, having that perspective kind of makes you say, ‘We're not around for that ...
Building a Business to Sell with Mary McKinney Flaherty
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“We'll always meet with any business owner to talk about where they are today and what their goals are. That can lead to one of three results. One, ...
Building a Product-Based Business with Dr. Ronak Mehta
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Entreprenista, we sat down with Dr. Ronak Mehta, founder and CEO of Nerdbugs, anatomically correct plush toys aimed at educating an...
Franchising, Scaling, and Selling a Business with Jillian Lorenz & Ariana Chernin
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“You really, really need to trust your gut. Human nature is everything. It's like your first date where everyone's on their best behavior. But when ...
Growing Through Partnerships with Abby Price
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“If you're not good at it, that is 100% okay. You don't need to be good at everything. But just make sure, in the beginning at least, you're spendin...
Minisode with Steph: Spilling Wellness Secrets
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Entreprenistas! It’s Steph here again with another quick minisode. Today, I’m sharing all about the inspiration behind making my 2024 all about...
Minisode with Steph: Making the Most of Your Founders Weekend Experience
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Entreprenistas! It’s Steph here and this year we are going to be bringing you content beyond our weekly interviews with founders. This is our fir...
Optimizing and Scaling Your Business with Tylar Brannon
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“I think you have to stay calm when the world is on fire. You might have a small fire, you might have a massive fire, but your job as a leader is to...
Crafting a Powerful Pitch with Katie Dunn & Kat Weaver
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“We've helped founders secure so much money just by sticking to the foundations and not doing crazy-flashy things or over-thinking… We had one fou...
Building Gravitas and Catalyzing Confidence with Lisa Sun
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“When we tie so much of our happiness to [the] brass ring… It really just keeps us even more insecure and more overachieving.” -Lisa Sun In thi...
Turning Fears Into Stepping Stones For Success with Farnoosh Torabi
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Sometimes when fear shows up, it's really pointing to a gap in knowledge” - Farnoosh Torabi In this episode of Entreprenista, we sit down with...
The Business of Wellness with Anabel Oelmann
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“It's okay not to have the answer to everything. And you don't have to do everything, you need to get really strong at what you are good at, and fin...
2023 End of Year Note with Steph + Courtney
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"As you look back on 2023, be sure to celebrate all you have accomplished this year!” Hi Entreprenistas! It’s Steph & Courtney here. It has been ...
Sharon Price John on Leading with Heart at Build-A-Bear Workshop
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“It's magical to be of service.” In this incredibly motivating episode of Entreprenista, we're joined by Sharon Price John, the transformativ...
How Sallie Krawcheck Is Redefining Women’s Wealth with Ellevest
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Risk-averse means you don't want to take a risk; risk-aware means you're willing to take it if you understand it." - Sallie Krawcheck Sallie Kra...
Using Customer Feedback To Fuel Product Innovation with Jordan Engelhardt
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“The power of e-commerce and the power of the small businesses is now and not just in the hands of the bigger companies, so go for it and make it ...
The Future of Healthcare with Ellen DaSilva Founder of Summer Health
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen DaSilva is the visionary founder and CEO of Summer Health, a telehealth service that focuses on connecting parents to pediatricians and answerin...
BONUS EPISODE: Entreprenistas IN Fertility- Navigating Infertility during the holidays
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“This is no small thing. It's okay to not be okay. Talk to your team about it.” Hey, everyone, it's Stephanie here! Whether you're simply famil...
Protecting Your Business and Creative Rights with Cheval
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“When we're younger, and we're hungry for these opportunities, there's always this tendency to feel like you have to compromise more, or that you ne...
Amanda Bradford on Disrupting the Dating App Game
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Let's have standards that are high, and let's be unapologetic about them” In this episode of Entreprenista, we sit down with Amanda Bradford, ...
The Power of Instagram and Influencers with Stephanie Gottlieb
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“if you want to do something big, if you want to do it in your own way and have more ownership of the business that you're driving, you have to do i...
How to Go Viral with Ashley Stahl
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Stahl is a well-known career coach, a Fortune 500 spokesperson, a profound TEDx speaker, and an author with expertise in helping Entreprenista’...
Getting Investors To Fall In Love With Your Business with Katie Shea
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“You're not trying to convert the skeptics, you're looking for the believers.” Raising capital can feel like the ultimate courtship process and K...
Finding Solutions for Diversity and Inclusion in the Beauty Industry with Maude Okrah
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“We're terrified of making a mistake, because of public reputation. And what we recognized is that, with all these conversations happening in silos,...
Building A Bad Bitch Empire with Lisa Carmen Wang
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“A woman steps into HER FULL POWER not when she is finally given permission to do so, but when she realizes she never needed it in the first place.”...
The Scoop on Building A Business From Scratch with Kim Malek
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Money is always available, you will find it believe it or not, it really is, but finding the right money. It could not be more important.” K...
Finding Your Purpose and Fulfilling Your Mission with Dr. Nadine Collins
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“When you understand who you are, and why you're here, you will recognize that you have no competition. Because there's nobody in the world like you...
Creating A New Business Category with Jen Batchelor
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“ The more I tell my story, the more I'm like, damn, I would never have wanted to follow in the footsteps of anyone, I really have to blaze the path...
Building Brands Through Partnerships with Kira Mackenzie Jackson
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“It really just comes down to the partnership that you build with the person who is selling your business, making sure that that's extremely persona...
Building A Business That’s Made To Last with Jessica Majno
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“You have to have a lot of confidence to be an entrepreneur. I will say I'm a generally confident person, but it is also a truly humbling experience...
Unlocking Your True Potential Through Mastering Your Mind with Amanda Bybel
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“I am me and that is my superpower. I can live a life beyond my wildest dreams and I deserve it. I am worthy of it. I attract money wherever I go. I...
Creating The Perfect Ecosystem For Your Business with Carly Stein-Kremer
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carly was living the LinkedIn dream as a financial analyst for Goldman Sachs until all-nighters at work with no time to truly nourish her mind, body, ...
Getting Your Business Off The Ground with Alix Mane
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With 20 years of on-camera experience, Alix has become a master at showing her clients how they can be the most beautiful versions of themselves while...
How She Led Her Event Company to 600% Growth Against All Odds with Lee Rubin
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Lee launched the beta for her event-planning business in January 2020, she couldn't have known just how big of a risk she was taking. In March 20...
How to Fund Your Business Growth with Kendra Bracken-Ferguson
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kendra is a truly exceptional Entreprenista who firmly believes that two brains are always better than one and more can be accomplished together than ...
Creating a Winning Marketing Strategy with Laurel Orley
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Laurel didn't learn how to create a winning brand strategy overnight. She worked on brands like Dove’s campaign for Real Beauty, Suave, Hasbro Toys,...
The Recipe For a Successful Business Launch with Tiffany Lewis
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
According to Tiffany, every day is a good day for a cookie. Especially during a Pandemic when she, like so many others across the country, would lose ...
Building Businesses Based On Each Phase Of Life with Emily Motayed Lancaster of Nurture&
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily jokes that she builds businesses based on the phase of life she is in, and she’s not lying. Her first business came from a shared need with he...
The Secret Formula for a Successful Organization with Eve Rodsky
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Eve experienced a breakdown in communication with her partner, she wiped away her tears of frustration and turned them into fuel for social chang...
How Renata Black Is Empowering Women All Around the World With EBY
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No one understands how rejection is simply redirection better than Renata. Upon graduating from one of the nation's top journalism schools, Renata was...
How Tammy Napoli Founded a Successful Medspa During the Pandemic
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Although known for her infectious personality and boundless beauty tips, Tammy is no stranger to adversity. As she walked away from working under a pl...
How Jerri Evans Took Her Business Online During the COVID Pandemic
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Jerri was a teenager, her life turned upside once her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Her mother completely transformed the family’s way of l...
Disrupting An Industry with Alexandra Keating of Uni
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Like many Entreprenistas, Alexandra always knew she wanted to run a business, and she has—multiple businesses, in fact. When she became obsessed wit...
Building Your Personal Brand with Stacey Ross Cohen of Co-Communications
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stacey grew up around entrepreneurs, so it’s safe to say that being a business owner is in her blood, and she has been doing it successfully for wel...
Social Media Marketing 101 with Sarah Bugeja of Later
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah has spent her career constantly learning new skills—both on the job and off—to further her career. She also mastered learning when it’s ti...
How To Find Unique Ways To Fund Your Business with Arion Long of Femly
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our Entreprenista of the Year: Arion Long has always been an overachiever; she started college at 15 years old. But one thing that threatened to hold ...
When Being An Entreprenista Is In Your DNA with Carrie Shaw of Copper
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carrie’s career path is quite the story: she started in product management and stayed in that for over a decade before switching to marketing and fa...
How To Merge Businesses With Your Best Friend with Kristyn Hodgdon and Abby Mercado of Rescripted
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After shared experiences revolving around infertility, Abby Mercado and Kristyn Hodgdon became friends. During the pandemic, Abby asked Kristyn to mer...
How to Land Your Brand in Target with Adriana Carrig of The Little Words Project
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adriana dealt with bullying her entire life. In college, she made bracelets for her sorority as a way to remind the women of self love and community. ...
The Process of Selling a Company with Nathalie Walton of Expectful
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nathalie always had an Entreprenista spirit, but it wasn’t until she found a meditation app during her high-risk pregnancy that she realized how she...
Breaking The Beauty Industry’s Mold with Pritika Swarup of Prakti Beauty
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After getting discovered by happenstance at Disney World, Pritika Swarup found herself signed to a modeling agency and surrounded by all things beauty...
It Didn’t Go Wrong, It’s An Opportunity with Kayleigh Christina of CLEARSTEM
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After trying virtually everything on the market for her cystic acne, Kayleigh found herself at an acne clinic. A few hours into the visit Kayleigh had...
It’s Never Too Late To Just Get Started with Vivian Valenty of Dazzle Dry
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vivian Valenty has known since she was young that her purpose on earth was to help people. Originally, she wanted to be a doctor, but she went into ch...
From Entreprenista to Corporate and Back Again: Insights from Sandra Campos of Fashion Launchpad
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coming from an Entreprenista family, Sandra knew she had the spirit to run her own company. But her path of entrepreneurship has been a winding road b...
The Business Behind Your Future Dream Closet with Ambika Singh of Armoire
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in an Entreprenista family, Ambika always had exuberant ideas for what she wanted to do for work. It wasn’t until she decided to quit cor...
Creating Your Own Start-Up with Ariel Kaye of Parachute
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As a generalist, Ariel dabbled in many different career paths, before settling into advertising. After a few years, she decided she wanted to do somet...
The Business of CBD Skincare with Jenna Owens of Fitish
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna joined radio because her long hair was more important to her than being a television news anchor would allow. Her hair was a part of her she was...
Building Brands at the Intersection of Fashion and Sustainability with Marci Zaroff of ECOfashion Corp
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marci Zaroff was a natural-born entreprenista. From lemonade stands to calligraphy businesses, she always had a hustle on the side. In her more than 3...
How To Trust Your Gut in Business and Health with Claire and Ellen Rudolph of WellTheory
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up, sisters Ellen and Claire, started a childcare summer camp for neighborhood children. Eventually, they decided to take what they learned fr...
The Business of Clean Beauty with Natalie Mackey of Winky Lux
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie Mackey was an Entreprenista from a young age. After spending a few years in the finance industry, she decided to pivot to her “industry crus...
Secrets to a Successful Fundraise with Andrea Ippolito of SimpliFed
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After struggling to feed her daughter by breastfeeding, Andrea was lost and didn’t know what to do. This is unfortunately a story that is common amo...
How to Dream Big in Business with Tracey Warner Halama of Vital Proteins
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When one of Tracey’s friends had given her a sample of a new product to try that he had been working on, she noticed positive changes to a CrossFit ...
Having The Right Business Partner with Cynthia Plotch and Jamie Norwood of Stix
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Most women have struggled with embarrassment when buying feminine health products. Whether it be from the 16 year old male bagging your yeast infectio...
Ask One Extra Question with Nicole Cogan of No Bread
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After going down the path that she figured was best for her, Type-A Nicole decided to quit her career to see where her blog would take her. She became...
An End-Of-Year Rundown with Stephanie and Courtney
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a great (and long) year, Entreprenistas! And we are so excited to have had each and every one of you here for it. We can’t wait to see w...
The Kind Life with Alicia Silverstone
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had a chance encounter that led to your life’s purpose? For Alicia Silverstone, that encounter happened when she was eight and witness...
Belgian Treats For Americans To Eat with Anouck Gotlib of Belgian Boys
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Anouck Gotlib met her husband on a flight from Belgium, she had no idea she would be shifting her plans to start a business. But she believed in ...
Why Chase Ink is the Go-To Business Credit Card for Entreprenistas with Jenny Shum
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a few years in the wrong field, Jenny Shum pivoted into financial services. It was in that industry that she realized her passion of helping sma...
High Quality Cocktails at Home with Dominique Gonzales of Root Elixirs
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After rising up through the ranks in the hospitality industry to become a bartender at many different cocktail bars in Northern California, Dominique ...
Conquer Your Setback: Managing and Doing It All as an Entrepreneur with Amy Shoenthal
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Shoenthal is a journalist who loves covering founders because it combines her love for writing with her admiration of gritty Entreprenistas. Amy h...
Women Creating Wealth with Amanda Schutzbank of Willow Growth
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Schutzbank saw a hole in the capital-raising world for non-tech businesses needing capital during the early stages of business. So she decided ...
Sweet Success with Candace Nelson of Sprinkles
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After the dotcom crash and 9/11, Candace was left wondering what she wanted to do as a career. She knew she loved baking, so she decided to enroll in ...
Creating Space for All with Maggie Segrich of Sesh Coworking
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Maggie Segrich moved from New York to Houston, she learned that Houstonians would not feel comfortable going to a jewelry shop in a home unlike N...
Becoming Less of a Perfectionist with Lindsay Cook of FitOn
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After stepping down from her career and taking a six month traveling trip with her children, Lindsay Cook realized what her next career step would be:...
Global Skincare Domination with Janna Ronert
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Due to growing up on a farm, hard work and determination was instilled in Janna from a young age. Even though she had a successful career in sales and...
Protect Yourself Legally with Berkley Sweetapple
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A childhood obsession with pigs led Berkley to becoming an attorney. During law school, she started a blog for legal education, which led to a contrac...
Wear the Colorful Suit with Sabeena Ladha of Deux
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sabeena was like every other millennial and took the straight and narrow corporate career path. Then when the world shut down and she was quarantined ...
Fundraising 101 with Stefanie Sample of Fundid
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Stefanie Sample woke up one day, mid-pandemic, and read an article that mentioned the huge gap in PPP loans for women and minorities, she knew sh...
Breaking Out of the Echo Chamber with Sophie Beren of The Conversationalist
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's day and age, it's hard to have honest conversations with people who have a different belief than you. But it's so important. Having convers...
A Modern Fertility Pharmacy with Pam Schumann of SMP Pharmacy
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Radio | GooglePlay Many people struggle to grow their families, so they turn to fertility tre...
Making Connections and Providing Opportunities with Anna Ratala of Zvook
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Anna Ratala decided to start a podcast, she went looking for a platform that would help her find brands to monetize her podcast. When she found t...
The New Era of Event Planning with Jennifer Brisman of Vow
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Brisman was always a go-getter, a starter, the one who made things happen. Add that to her, as she says, "problem with authority" and you get...
Revolutionizing Feminine Care with Yanghee Paik of Rael
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Moving across the globe with the intention of becoming and staying an entertainment executive was exactly the life Yanghee Paik wanted and got. Until ...
Turning Passion into Product with Kimmy Scotti of Fig.1 and 8VC
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wanted to detach time from money? You may have wanted something more than an hourly job. But maybe you thought 'I'm too young' or 'I'm t...
Web3 and NFTs with Michelle Reeves of Mavion
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Reeves is the co-founder and CEO of Mavion, a Web 3 platform that creates fashion NFTs. Michelle has a heart for helping women break into the...
From Humble Beginnings to the Future of Food with Denise Woodard of Partake Foods
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Any person with a food allergy knows what it feels like to miss out on sweets. But when starting a business to fill that void, how do you get investor...
Being a Career-Changer with Erin Patinkin of Ovenly and Seemore Meats & Veggies
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine moving to a new state, changing careers, and starting a business, despite having no business background. Sound scary? Well, that’s exactly w...
Leading New Professionals with Allie Danziger of Ampersand
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Picture this - you’re a new graduate, hoping to follow your dreams and land your dream job, but in the midst of all your anticipation and excitement...
From Facebook to Founder with Sara Adler of Wave Capital
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Any entrepreneur knows the fear and uncertainty that comes with starting your own business. Trying to get started can make you feel insecure and unsur...