Entreprenista
Episodes
Connie McDonald and Pam Weekes of Levain Bakery – Building a Cookie Empire!
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine building a company that makes you happy every day, makes other people happy every day, and is considered the gold standard of what you do? Tha...
Gwen Whiting of The Laundress – Innovation, Big Risks, and Thinking Outside the Box
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Success as an Entreprenista involves innovation, taking big risks, and thinking outside the box. In the case of Gwen Whiting, co-founder of The Laundr...
Judith Curr of HarperCollins – Open Book
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You probably know we wrote a book “Like, Love, Follow”. And we constantly hear from other Entreprenistas who also want to become published authors...
Shida, Shirin and Shideh Kaviani of Naked Wardrobe – Success Sisters
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three sisters, one company, and a whole lot of energy, smarts, and success. That’s Shida, Shirin and Shideh Kaviani --- three entreprenistas who tel...
Katie Rosen Kitchens of FabFitFun – Out of the Box Success
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FabFitFun is more than a seasonal subscription box with a curated mix of fabulous beauty, wellness, fashion, fitness, home, or tech items that's deli...
Rea Ann Silva of Beautyblender – Sponge Scientist
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There aren’t many people who can describe themselves as a sponge scientist. But Rea Ann Silva, an in-demand celebrity makeup artist and the founder ...
Eliza Blank of The Sill – Growth
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Growth. It’s a part of every Entreprenista’s journey. For founder Eliza Blank, it’s at the heart of the experience and nature of her amazing bus...
Ilana Fischer of Whisps – Getting to Yes
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Getting to “yes”. That’s been a mantra that has driven Intraprenista-turned-Entreprenista Ilana Fischer, cofounder and CEO of Whisps, to turn ...
Marie Forleo (Host of MarieTV, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist) – Building Socially Conscious Digital Empire
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marie Forleo is an entrepreneur, writer, philanthropist & unshakeable optimist dedicated to helping people become the person they most want to be. She...
Amy Shechter of Glamsquad – Taking Risks, Always Learning
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Shechter is an accomplished Intreprenista and the CEO of the on-demand, in-home beauty service Glamsquad. But despite being in a leadership role o...
Suzanne Somers: Entertainer, Author, Entrepreneur and Wellness Advocate – Forever Young, Forever Suzanne
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Suzanne Somers. You might know her as Chrissy Snow in the iconic sitcom Three's Company. Or as Carol Lambert on the successful show Step by Step. O...
Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy A. Fields of Rodan + Fields – Building a Rocket Ship While In Flight
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You may know about the skincare brand Rodan + Fields, or the popular acne treatment Proactiv, both created by dermatologists Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. K...
Rebecca Minkoff – Becky, Unplugged
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
built a global brand with a wide range of apparel, handbags, footwear, jewelry and accessories (including tech). She’s also an icon, a mentor, an in...
Wrapping the Year With Courtney and Stephanie: Challenges and Wins of 2019, and the Exciting Year Ahead
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in this week for an extra special episode of The Entreprenista Podcast featuring our very own Stephanie Cartin and Courtney Spritzer. While refle...
Aleta Maxwell of Dos Toros Taqueria – A University Within a Restaurant
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You might not expect to learn that your favorite Mexican restaurant has its own University. But when you head up human resources and training in a res...
Sarah Potempa of Beachwaver – Leap and the Net Will Appear
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leap and the net will appear. It’s inspiring wisdom from successful celebrity stylist Sarah Potempa, who created the incredible smash hit The Beachw...
Cheryl Yannotti Foland of Lilah B. – Less Is Definitely More
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Less is more. This is a value shared by both founder Cheryl Yannotti Foland and her company, a luxury, minimalistic collection of color that allows wo...
Lynda Cloud of The Institute for Integrative Nutrition – Training Health Coaches
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
CEO Lynda Cloud is at the helm of a remarkable mission: Improving the world’s health and happiness one coach at a time. The Institute for Integrativ...
Melissa Ben-Ishay of Baked By Melissa – Choosing Personal Growth Over Insanity
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Ben-Ishay took something very tiny and built it into something very big. The “tiny” is cupcakes. The “big” is Baked by Melissa, which ...
Gigi Goldman and Kiana Cabell of Kopari – Hustle, Giving Back, and Coconut Oil
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you really want to do something, don’t let what you don’t know hold you back—you’ll learn along the way. It’s about hustle, and going af...
Cathy Skula of Rent-A-Center – Command and Control
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Command and control. That’s what Cathy Skula did at Rent-a-Center, starting just a few months out of college, and then working her way up for the ne...
Alexandria Ketcheson of HENRY – Making the Uncomfortable Comfortable and Accessible
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a great way to build a business that is poised to quickly disrupt a $130 billion industry: take everything you’ve learned from building ot...
Mishka Pitter-Armand of Girl Scouts USA – Keeping an Established, Iconic Brand Current
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you take the momentum of a more than century-old iconic brand and keep it current for a new generation, while staying true to what makes it par...
Tawnya Falkner of Le Grand Courtage – A Bubbly State of Mind: Elevating Every Day
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"The bubbly state of mind." For many of us, it probably sounds like a pretty nice place to be. Tawnya Falkner, the proprietor and managing member of t...
Arianne Perry of Sweet Defeat – Strength, Stamina, and Discipline
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For Arianne Perry, founder of (the only clinically proven natural lozenge that stops sugar cravings in seconds), being an athlete not only gave her th...
Brooke Budke of TITLE Boxing Club – Manifesting Your Power
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How much power do we really have? Could having the life you want be as simple as manifesting it? Brooke Budke, Vice President of Marketing at TITLE B...
Poppy King of Femme de Poppy – Lipstick Queen, Unplugged
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Poppy King (founder of the game-changing, Australian-born beauty brand Lipstick Queen and author of the popular book Lessons of a Lipstick Quee...
Rachel Blank of Rory – Building a Community of Empathy and Concierge Medicine
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could have access to health care that was designed for women and by women who support other female vendors and partners? This is concierge...
Shirin Von Wulffen of Bastide – Strategy, Guts, and Determination
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Building a business is hard enough. In addition to being a mom? That’s another level. But co-founding a business with your spouse — someone who i...
Ariane Goldman of Hatch – Building a Support Community
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many entrepreneurs call their business their “baby.” And while there are countless resources for business owners, from coaching to seminars to po...
Holly Thaggard of Supergoop – Living Bright
01 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Former-teacher-turned-beauty-brand-founder Holly Thaggard’s sun-safe skincare brand Supergoop! is more than a successful business. It’s also a mas...
Jennifer Justice of The Justice Dept. – Championing Female Empowerment and Equality
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
She might be a kind of real life super hero. Her name certainly seems appropriate, and she champions female empowerment and equality while playing an ...
Tiffany Pham of Mogul – Reaching Potential
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the day her grandmother passed away, Tiffany Pham made a decision that changed the course of her life—promising that she’d follow the same miss...
Michelle Larivee of WTHN – Run the World
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A painful ski accident left a former investment banker turning to acupuncture—and her immediate relief inspired an idea for a business. With a partn...
Anna Kaiser of AKT – Positively Successful
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you could create the perfect blend of energy, positivity, strategy, and hard work, her name would be Anna Kaiser. Anna is a choreographer and fitne...
Sophie Kahn of AUrate – Golden Touch
28 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A green finger at a weekend brunch with a fellow Princeton alum inspires a side hustle, and ultimately a thriving full-time business with 15 employees...
Kelsey Hunter of Paloma – Innovating Your Own Future
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Starting a business is hard, and raising money to do it is not easy either. Being a woman in the tech industry is even harder! Doing it so well that F...
Olivia Young of Box + Flow – Selling a Feeling
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Can you build a successful business based on selling a feeling instead of the product? The answer is yes, and Olivia Young did it. She’s the Founder...
Lanya Olmsted and Mandi Nyambi of Le CultureClub – Expanding Beauty’s Definition
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“The benefit of community is that you can add more voices to the conversation. It’s high time the definition of beauty was expanded”. This line ...
Melissa Mash of Dagne Dover – Building the Company You Want
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There’s something to be said about building the company you want. Just ask Melissa Mash, who says she never had any doubts about her company reachin...
Hillary France of Brand Assembly – Nurture and Elevate
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you move forward with a business when conflict with a business partner changes everything? Hillary France, CEO and Co-Founder of Brand Assembly...
Ashli Stockton of Sunday Forever – From Dream Job to Dream Company
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leaving a cushy job at a major brand that allows you to travel internationally and lead a team in order to start a business selling products like cand...
Iman Oubou of SWAAY – The New Icons
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A scientist and winner of the Miss New York pageant launches a ground-breaking digital publication that harnesses the style and glamour of today’s b...
Cate Luzio of Luminary – Building a Collaboration Hub for Women
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A Luminary is a person who inspires or influences others; a guiding light, an inspiration, a role model and a leader. This word and definition have in...
Eden Grinshpan – Putting Yourself Out There and Making It Happen
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs is their willingness to put themselves out there and make it happen. Eden Grinshpan is not only...
Sarah LaFleur of M.M. LaFleur – Never Give Up
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For most startup founders, they are guided by the advice to never give up. For Sarah LaFleur, the CEO of M.M. LaFleur -- a Luxury-Quality Clothing co...
Divya Gugnani and Lindsay Ellingson of Wander Beauty – Following Your Entrepreneurial Compass
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Social media can be a powerful tool for developing products. Just ask Wander Beauty co-founders Divya Gugnani and Lindsay Ellingson -- the first trave...
Nicole Centeno of Splendid Spoon – Smoothies, Soups, and Superwoman
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On average we spend more than a month every year just thinking about what we are going to eat. Imagine if you could have that month back —what coul...
Sas Simon of NAME GLO – A Name In Lights
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the greatest companies are conceived from a problem that the founder could not solve. This is one of those stories. Sas Simon, founder of NAME...
Helaine Knapp of City Row – From Need to Success to Franchise
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Making lemonade from lemons. It’s a phrase that comes to mind when we think of Helaine Knapp—founder and CEO of City Row, which offers water-based...
Kate Ward of Bustle Digital Group – Delivering Content to Millennial Women
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You can’t do Bustle without Hustle, and in the case of Kate Ward, Editor in Chief for Bustle Digital Group – publisher of Bustle, Elite Daily, Ro...
Elizabeth Sutton – Art, Business, and Positivity
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneurial journeys are often begun to find a better way to do something, or solve a problem, in spite of the odds against them. Artistic journey...
Deepti Sharma of FoodtoEat and Bikky – A Hunger for Growth, Success, and Diversity
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Some entrepreneurs build businesses for fortune. Some for impact. Deepti Sharma is driven by passion. As CEO and Founder of , a community-minded cater...
Lynn Branigan of She Runs It – Sprinkling Good on Women in Tech, Media, and Marketing
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine jumping into the driver’s seat of a company more than 100 years old. What challenges, and possibilities, would you face? Ask , the CEO of S...
Jenni Luke of Step Up – Empowering Girls to Join the Next Generation of Professional Women
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been said that the power of the next generation is rooted in the success of women. We agree and so does Jenni Luke, CEO of Step Up — a not fo...
Christine Chang of Glow Recipe – Willpower
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine you were on Shark Tank and made a deal on-air, the deal didn’t work out off-air, but the exposure propelled your business to the next level...
Soraya Darabi – Taking Action and Living Well
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At 23 years old, Soraya Darabi managed the digital partnerships and social media marketing for The New York Times. Not a bad start. Since then, she h...
Julie “Jaws” Nelson – The Mind Is the Athlete
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From ballerina to Broadway to fitness model turned boxer, Julie ‘JAWS’ Nelson is at the top of her game. Julie joined founders Stephanie Cartin an...
Ruth Zukerman – Reinvention and Redemption
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s never too late to reinvent yourself. Just ask Ruth Zukerman, one of the original cofounders of SoulCycle (arguably one of the most successful s...
Kara Ross of Unleashed – Entertain, Educate, Inspire
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you’ve built a very successful business as a jewelry designer for more than 20 years, the natural move is to leave it all behind and start maki...
Tina Hedges of LOLI Beauty – Determination
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Determination is an essential ingredient to succeeding in business and overcoming the inevitable challenges any entrepreneurial journey can pose. It...
Heather Andersen of New York Pilates – Forever Forward
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A case study on building a business empire-in-the-making, proving that creativity, hard work, determination, and research can transform a passion into...
Sarah Kugelman of skyn ICELAND – From Stress to Success
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the greatest ideas for a business come from solving a problem the founder has personally experienced. Sarah Kugelman is such a founder, whose...
Polly Rodriguez of Unbound – Sexuality, Business, and Hustle
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Social media is powerful, but what if you can’t use big platforms to advertise your business and initiate products, such as sex toys? Plus, hiring t...
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson – From Lemonade to Fashion and Beauty
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you have any connection to the fashion or beauty industries you’ve most likely heard of Alexandra Wilkis Wilson at least of The GILT Group and Gl...
Rachel Katzman of Cuvee Beauty – From Happy Accident to Beautiful Business
31 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A happy accident on a 21st birthday and an old Hollywood secret inspired a booming beauty business, the importance of a balanced team and open dialogu...
The Socialfly Story
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How it all started… Socialfly founders Stephane Cartin and Courtney Spritzer take a break from sharing the journeys of other female founders—and ...
Dani Beckerman of Jars by Dani – From Sharing to Selling
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A desserts-in-a-jar business so successful that major fashion events have made them a must, and actually started on Instagram by a 22 year-old founde...
Gina Bartasi of Kindbody – Putting the “Women” in Women’s Health
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Acting on the vision of building a solution that’s about making women’s lives easier… Women need to be treated as first-class citizens in healt...
Designer Hayley Paige – From Side Hustle to Career and TV Show
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Turning a childhood dream and resulting side hustle into a full-fledged career as a sought-after wedding dress designer with a large following and cel...
Samantha Wasser of by CHLOE – Because of Passion
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Delivering on a social media strategy and a thoughtful marketing plan as part of the DNA of launching a business from the beginning, finding people w...
Dana Pollack of Dana’s Bakery – Sweet Success
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What if your job was making people happy at the most special moments of their life? Can someone make a career change at 30, follow their passion to bu...
Sami Fishbein of Betches – Growing a Successful Digital Brand with Friends
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tapping into the mindset of female millennials, building a viral social media and digital humor company that’s become a thriving creative brand (exp...