MULTI-SIDED PLATFORM MANAGEMENT
Thu Jan 15 2026
We had a great time on our LIVE interview session with Stephanie LaFlora discussing MULTI-SIDED PLATFORM MANAGEMENT.
It took being rejected for service at five separate salons due to her 4C textured hair for Stephanie LaFlora to realize that something was terribly wrong with the beauty industry. Driven to solve the problems of her own customer experience and already a serial entrepreneur, storyteller, marketer, and creator, Stephanie founded Crownhunt to make life easier for people with curly hair while helping under-resourced entrepreneurs thrive.
Alongside her business partner and long-time friend, Ryan Holdeman, Stephanie has spent the last decade building multi-sided platforms and working with partners to develop new business models using her background in data-driven product development and strategy. To that end, Crownhunt is a digital marketplace for textured hair, built to help existing hair entrepreneurs reach the 65% of the population with textured hair and to get their products, services, and education to the right people, more effectively. While is a seriously driven entrepreneur, she’s also a troublemaker at heart and serious about having fun. When she’s not building her start-up, she’s often mentoring other aspiring women entrepreneurs by showing them that life is one big adventure worth betting on.
Stephanie shared a wealth of information about:
-What it's like to quit your job to start a business during a pandemic while pregnant;
-What advice would she would give to entrepreneurs considering the same leap;
-How an entrepreneur can build a business that honors diversity and culture;
-How an early-stage startup can get in front of investors and convince them to write a check;
-What the best ways are for a startup to succeed through crowdfunding;
-Why is hair such a big deal, particularly textured hair; and
-so much more!
Stephanie LaFlora
• Email: Stephanie@crownhuntapp.io
• Website: http://www.crownhunt.io/
• LI: /in/stephanielaflora/
• Instagram: @stephanielaflora
• Twitter: /mslaflora
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We had a great time on our LIVE interview session with Stephanie LaFlora discussing MULTI-SIDED PLATFORM MANAGEMENT. It took being rejected for service at five separate salons due to her 4C textured hair for Stephanie LaFlora to realize that something was terribly wrong with the beauty industry. Driven to solve the problems of her own customer experience and already a serial entrepreneur, storyteller, marketer, and creator, Stephanie founded Crownhunt to make life easier for people with curly hair while helping under-resourced entrepreneurs thrive. Alongside her business partner and long-time friend, Ryan Holdeman, Stephanie has spent the last decade building multi-sided platforms and working with partners to develop new business models using her background in data-driven product development and strategy. To that end, Crownhunt is a digital marketplace for textured hair, built to help existing hair entrepreneurs reach the 65% of the population with textured hair and to get their products, services, and education to the right people, more effectively. While is a seriously driven entrepreneur, she’s also a troublemaker at heart and serious about having fun. When she’s not building her start-up, she’s often mentoring other aspiring women entrepreneurs by showing them that life is one big adventure worth betting on. Stephanie shared a wealth of information about: -What it's like to quit your job to start a business during a pandemic while pregnant; -What advice would she would give to entrepreneurs considering the same leap; -How an entrepreneur can build a business that honors diversity and culture; -How an early-stage startup can get in front of investors and convince them to write a check; -What the best ways are for a startup to succeed through crowdfunding; -Why is hair such a big deal, particularly textured hair; and -so much more! Stephanie LaFlora • Email: Stephanie@crownhuntapp.io • Website: http://www.crownhunt.io/ • LI: /in/stephanielaflora/ • Instagram: @stephanielaflora • Twitter: /mslaflora Naif Productions • Website: https://www.naifproductions.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naifproducti... • LinkedIn: a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqay1sNEFQS0lhbXdEUC0zeFhWcnBKUXAtemVaQXxBQ3Jtc0tuQjdueE11RmdvaF96clcxRWR2dWQ1QVEyRl8wLXZKa3BJTzk4aUUxUjlaQ0Jva2Y5OXZkODR4QUlpckdyWDJhMUdWYUt1SWtubDlKTndELUpaSzFTSFFHeWQ5VWM0bF9oNmdIQXJJVXR5bjFVV05HYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fannettena..&v=jzPPA5KtQkg" rel="noopener noreferrer"...