Entreprenista

One of the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs is their willingness to put themselves out there and make it happen. Eden Grinshpan is not only the co-founder and executive chef at DEZ, an innovative restaurant concept, but also a celebrity...

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 company via a Seamless & Direct-To-Consumer Stylist Experience that takes the work out of...

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 company via a Seamless & Direct-To-Consumer Stylist Experience that takes the work out of dressing for work -- her own mantra amounts to this: when it scares you just keep going. She joins Socialfly co-founder Courtney Spritzer for a conversation about building her business and career, and her journey to success. Plus, a surprise and a brainstorm.

In this episode:

• How Sarah transitioned from a finance career to following another calling—filling a need for high quality business clothing for women —with better quality and a better  experience
• The challenging path of raising money
• Launching a company at trunk shows
• How her business model evolved after a wake up call
• How M.M. LaFleur lives by ten Values every day
• How Sarah and her team successfully and positively navigated the departure of a co-founding executive
• And—the launch of a campaign inspired by a fourth grade teacher that features women of political influence, and asks the question:  What are You made Of?

Social media can be a powerful tool for developing products. Just ask Wander Beauty co-founders Divya Gugnani and Lindsay Ellingson -- the first travel-inspired, cruelty-free luxury color cosmetics experience! Divya and Lindsay join Socialfly...

Social media can be a powerful tool for developing products. Just ask Wander Beauty co-founders Divya Gugnani and Lindsay Ellingson -- the first travel-inspired, cruelty-free luxury color cosmetics experience! Divya and Lindsay join Socialfly Co-founder Courtney Spritzer for a conversation about building their company and their journey to success, along with a surprise and a brainstorm.

In this episode:

• Taking beauty with you
• The importance of a compass
• How their first cosmetics shade was inspired by a sunset
• Why product development can take so long
• Thinking big, and understanding what women want
• How a co-founder’s modeling experience gave the executive team a tactile intuition
• Why building the right team has been so crucial to success and being choosy and slow to hire has paid off
• The importance of resilience to survive beyond difficult challenges
• How Divya and Lindsay pushed past a tough moment in the company
• Creating a culture of meritocracy, and why they adopted an open floor plan
• Meeting and partnering with people via social media
• And ----the concept of teach, learn, and inspire

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 could you accomplish? That very thought has driven Nicole Centeno to build an incredible...

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 could you accomplish?

That very thought has driven Nicole Centeno to build an incredible business—she’s the founder and CEO of Splendid Spoon, which delivers ready-to-eat, nutrient-dense, plant-based smoothies and soup nationwide. Nicole joins Socialfly Co-founder Courtney Spritzer in the MouthMedia Network studios for a conversation about building her company and her journey to success, along with a surprise and a brainstorm.

In this episode:

• How simply by dedicating brain energy to her business, Nicole accomplished so much in just five years
• How she had a baby—and actually went to work the next day!
• The power of resilience and not giving up
• Learning from the hard moments instead of letting them beat you
• Getting to a million dollars a month in sales with just six people
• And how Nicole might actually be a real life superwoman!

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 GLO, a business that offers customized neon lighting, solved her own need and discovered a gap in...

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 GLO, a business that offers customized neon lighting, solved her own need and discovered a gap in the market -- and now neon is everywhere.

Sas joins Socialfly Co-founder Courtney Spritzer in the MouthMedia Network studios for a conversation about building her company and her journey to success, along with a surprise and a brainstorm.

In this episode:

• The genesis of the name “Sas”
• Connecting with her eventual business partner
• Her second career: TV shows and Broadway
• Working 18 hour days, and no glamour
• Why staying positive and being naive may actually be a powerful combination to keep you ambitious and attentive
• Why Sas believes she is successful
• An important value of NAME GLO: stay innovative
• How Sas’ career as an actor played a role in preparing her entrepreneurial journey
• Leading a trend to make neon more accessible
• Juggling many things including a career as an actor while growing a company
• Figuring out the balance between passion, business and family—all as a new mother
• Sleep anxiety, and the coffee routine with her daughter
• Forward, no sideways

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 rowing workouts and a rowing-based fitness app. After literally breaking her back, Helaine...