“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 is from Le CultureClub’s website, a community that is working to eliminate the tired standard and create a new culture around skincare and beauty—co-founded by two Harvard educated women — beauty junkie Lanya Olmsted and scientist Mandi Nyambi. Lanya and Mandi join Socialfly Co-founder Courtney Spritzer in the MouthMedia Network studios for a conversation about their journey to success and building a company from the ground up, along with a surprise and a brainstorm.In this episode:
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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
- How Lanya and Mandi have worked to open up digital and in-person spaces for people to discuss skin care
- How they were scared to quit their jobs but couldn’t ask for investors if they weren’t investing in themselves
- How they found a way to work together enjoyably despite differences
- The moment they weren’t sure their business could continue because of a failed product launch, and how they pushed through this setback
- The challenge of balancing conflicting advice from mentors they admire
- How an opportunity with the Techstars incubator played an important role in their momentum
- And the pressure to maintain and carve out time for their own skin care and wellness routines




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