Helaine Knapp of City Row – From Need to Success to Franchise

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 discovered that rowing was an exercise she could manage, and quickly realized it was whitespace with a…Read More

Elizabeth Sutton – Art, Business, and Positivity

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 journeys are usually a way to express oneself. For Elizabeth Sutton, a visual artist who has taken the nouveau arts scene by storm creating a highly curated fine art and…Read More

Deepti Sharma of FoodtoEat and Bikky – A Hunger for Growth, Success, and Diversity

Some entrepreneurs build businesses for fortune. Some for impact. Deepti Sharma is driven by passion. As CEO and Founder of FoodtoEat, a community-minded catering concierge service, she connects immigrants, women and minority-owned food vendors to opportunities for growth – ultimately helping them strengthen their own business skills while helping businesses feed employees great food and…Read More

Christine Chang of Glow Recipe – Willpower

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? For Co-founder/CEO Christine Chang, and her company Glow Recipe—which curates the best natural and effective Korean skincare —that’s her reality. She shares the impact of willpower, the myth…Read More

Soraya Darabi – Taking Action and Living Well

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 has played a substantial role in the success of several amazing companies, her first three angel investments turned out to be hugely successful, and she is now one of…Read More

Julie “Jaws” Nelson – The Mind Is the Athlete

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.…Read More

Ruth Zukerman – Reinvention and Redemption

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 spin class companies anywhere) and who, after  a devastating exit from the company, picked herself up and built Flywheel Sports, offering spinning classes with a “where everybody knows your name” ethos, and…Read More