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 build stronger & more diverse work cultures. She is also a Co-Founder of Bikky, a platform solving customer engagement for restaurants.Deepti 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:
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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 an accomplished entrepreneur, investor, podcast host, and advocate for women founders. As Co-Founder and CEO of Socialfly, a social-first digital agency launched in 2012 and acquired in 2024, she has helped shape the industry with innovative strategies. She co-founded the Entreprenista League, a community for women founders, offering essential resources and support for all stages of business growth. Courtney’s entrepreneurial journey and business insights have been highlighted in top publications like Entrepreneur.com, Bloomberg, and Forbes.
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Highlights
- Relentless resilience
- How waiting for a cookie inspired a business
- Motivating food cart operators to see themselves as business owners
- Starting as an online ordering platform
- Bringing value in helping food cart operators to grow and scale small businesses
- The best way to know what needs to happen is to talk with the end user
- Discovering why catering is the holy grail of the culinary world
- The first big-brand client, and helping them build culture through food
- Why biggest part of the business is concierge
- Deepti on why she’s eating 50% off the time
- Enabling businesses to start conversations about diversity by putting pictures of restaurant owners with the food they serve
- Why it matters to avoid thinking of team members as family
- The value of aiming purchasing power toward diversity
- And the importance of just getting things done