Cindy Gallop is the creator of MakeLoveNotPorn, the world’s first and only user-generated, human curated social sex video-sharing platform. Cindy believes that normalizing and socializing sex makes it easier for others to talk about it openly and honestly and promotes consent, communication, and strong sexual values and behaviors. Cindy is a brand and business innovator, consultant, coach, and keynote speaker as well as a Board Advisor for multiple organizations including Handi, Awkward Essentials, and Pomp and Whimsy.
Cindy joins us today to discuss how she is creating the safest adult video streaming platform on the internet while combatting rape culture - one video at a time. She shares what inspired her to create MakeLoveNotPorn and the mission and values that continue to drive her. We discuss how her platform helps people worldwide talk openly about sex and the challenges she faced when working to secure venture capital and advertisers. We also discuss her perspective on the “No Hour Work Week” and why she believes female entrepreneurs need ‘champions’ instead of mentors.
“We don’t have enough role models in society for women (and men) that demonstrate that you can live your life very differently to the way that you’re expected to and still be amazingly happy.” - Cindy Gallop
This week on SocialFly’s Entreprenista Podcast:
- Cindy’s career journey and what inspired her to launch MakeLoveNotPorn
- The global social issue Cindy aims to address through her platform
- Cindy’s mission with the MakeLoveNotPorn platform and how she hopes to normalize and socialize sex in society
- The difference between MakeLoveNotPorn and other social media and adult video streaming platforms
- The biggest challenges Cindy faced when launching the platform
- The ‘creator economy’ and how Cindy designed her revenue-share model to democratize access to income for content creators
- How the MakeLoveNotPorn revenue-sharing model helped content creators maintain their lifestyles through the COVID-19 pandemic
- The fundraising process Cindy uses to raise money for the platform and the challenges she faces when seeking investors and advertisers
- How the platform has helped users boost their self-confidence, enhanced their sexual self-esteem, and transform their intimate relationships
- Cindy’s passion for empowering women and her perspective on Tim Ferriss’ 4 Hour Work Week
- The difference between “champions” and “mentors” and why Cindy believes female entrepreneurs need more champions
Resources Mentioned:
Connect with Cindy Gallop:
- MakeLoveNotPorn
- Cindy Gallop Official Website
- Podcast: The Social Sex Revolution
- MakeLoveNotPorn on LinkedIn
- MakeLoveNotPorn on Instagram
- MakeLoveNotPorn on Facebook
- MakeLoveNotPorn on Twitter
- Cindy Gallop on LinkedIn
- Cindy Gallop on Instagram
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Guests
Cindy Gallop
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Stephanie Cartin
Co-founder of Socialfly and Entreprenista.
Stephanie Cartin is the co-founder and CEO of Entreprenista, an all-in-one platform – which includes a private community & business membership called The Entreprenista League that's made up of over 2,000 women founders at all stages of business, a weekly newsletter received by 60,000 readers, two podcasts, in-person educational & networking events, and an award program – that women founders at all stages can turn to for everything they need to grow.
Stephanie is also the co-founder of Socialfly (acquired by Truform Media Group in 2024), Markid, and Pearl Influential Capital. She has won countless awards, including the SmartCEO Brava award, which recognizes the top women CEOs in New York, and a Stevie Award for Women-Run Workplace of the Year. She has also appeared in Bloomberg, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Refinery29, and more.
Courtney Spritzer
Co-founder of Entreprenista.
Courtney Spritzer is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, author, and community builder with a passion for creating brands and platforms that empower women to lead, grow, and thrive.
In 2012, she co-founded Socialfly, a leading social-first digital and influencer marketing agency. Over the course of a decade, she helped scale the business into an award-winning agency working with Fortune 500 brands and emerging startups, building a powerhouse team and culture along the way. In 2024, Socialfly was acquired.
In 2018, Courtney launched the Entreprenista Podcast to spotlight the stories of inspiring women founders. That passion evolved into Entreprenista Media in 2021, a media platform and community supporting women entrepreneurs at every stage of growth. She now co-leads the continued expansion of The Entreprenista League, a membership-driven community and ecosystem for founders.
As an angel investor, Courtney supports female-led and mission-driven startups aligned with her vision for a more inclusive and equitable business landscape.
She is the co-author of Like, Love, Follow: The Entreprenista’s Guide to Using Social Media to Grow Your Business (2015), a strategic guide for leveraging social platforms to drive business success.
Her work and ventures have been featured in Bloomberg, Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, and The New York Times. She is committed to championing visionary founders and helping build the next generation of impactful, community-driven businesses.
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