From ballerina to Broadway to fitness model turned boxer, Julie ‘JAWS’ Nelson is at the top of her game.Julie joined Socialfly founders Stephanie Cartin and Courtney Spritzer, along with “The Game Plan” podcast host Dale Moss, in front of a MouthMedia Network live audience at Spring Place in New York City. Sponsorship by Givz.In this episode, you’ll learn:
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Stephanie Cartin is a serial entrepreneur, investor, podcast host, community builder, and a champion for women founders. She created the Entreprenista League, a community for women founders, to provide resources and support necessary at all business stages. She’s also the Co-founder of Socialfly, one of the first social media marketing agencies, as well as Entreprenista Media and Pearl Influential Capital which was recently acquired by Cherub. Stephanie has shared her journey managing her health challenges with Multiple Sclerosis, Infertility, and a complicated pregnancy and is an advocate for women going through similar challenges. Her story and businesses have been featured on the Today Show, Bloomberg and Forbes. Consider Stephanie your biggest business cheerleader.
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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Highlights
- The origin of her nickname ‘JAWS’
- Her many role models and teachers over the course of her career
- Why she chose to be the odd one out and how she found strength and overcame bullying
- Julie’s training as a ballerina growing up and how dancing from a young age set her up for a career in fitness
- How Jaws became an Adidas Global Ambassador and social media influencer
- Her philosophy on mixing hard work with fun and the power of story-telling, authenticity, and integrity on social media
- How she handled success at a young age and got into fitness modeling
- Joining her first Broadway theatrical tour and why it was a dream come true
- The mission of the Adidas Women Ambassador program and how they are creating a movement
- How Jaws chooses the brands she wants to partner with and the importance of having similar values
- Joining the Rumble Boxing team and their powerful social media presence
- Boxing as a female and challenges she’s had to overcome
- A brainstorm on her next move and surprise and delight from the Entreprenistas
- Nine rounds with Jaws: Rapid Fire Questions
- Why she is her own opponent