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Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton is the Founder and CEO of Chillhouse, a day spa that serves fashionable cafe drinks in spaces designed to help its customers slow down and relax. As CEO of Chillhouse, Cyndi brings together her experience in hospitality and flair for brand marketing to grow the company. Cyndi has previously worked as the Brand and Business Manager of Third Wave Fashion and served as the Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director of Taste the Style, a lifestyle site she founded in 2013.
Cyndi joins us today to discuss the power of cultivating a strong digital presence before launching your business. She divulges how her experience in her mother’s spa as a child sparked her passion for service and hospitality. She discusses the first businesses she started and what inspired her to launch Chillhouse. She outlines her process for launching a service-based spa business and explains how Chillhouse navigated its business challenges and the pandemic. Cyndi also provides insight on fundraising with friends and family and underscores why finding joy in what she does is key to her success as an Entreprenista.
“Where your personal brand and business can integrate is where the magic is.” - Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton
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Guests
Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton
CEO of Chillhouse
Hosts
Stephanie Cartin
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
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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