Image
Unstoppable Women logo with an image background

Unstoppable Women Returns November 19 to Celebrate Entrepreneurship

Posted:
Nov 10, 2026 - 11:00am
Jennifer N. Pritzker to Be Honored; Women Business Leaders to Share Their Stories in Panel Moderated by Entreprenista Co-Founder Courtney Spritzer

On Thursday, November 19, the Intrepid Museum will host its annual Unstoppable Women fundraising event aboard the historic aircraft carrier Intrepid. Bringing together trailblazing women entrepreneurs from across industries, the evening will celebrate vision, perseverance and leadership. This year’s program will feature a panel of women business leaders discussing how they built their companies, navigated challenges and forged their own paths to success.

Meet the panelists

Carly Berlin, LeAnn Darland, Lisa Price, Nicole Wagner and moderator Courtney Spritzer, from left to right

  • Carly Berlin, founder and CEO of Weldun, drew on her experience after a preventive mastectomy to build a fashion marketplace for people navigating changing physical needs.
  • LeAnn Darland, co-founder and co-CEO of TALEA Beer Co., launched the company with Tara Hankinson to welcome people who had been overlooked by the craft beer industry. TALEA has since grown from one Williamsburg taproom to multiple locations, a production brewery and statewide distribution.
  • Lisa Price, founder and president of Carol’s Daughter, started making beauty products in her Brooklyn kitchen and launched the business in 1993. She continues to lead the brand more than three decades later.
  • Nicole Wagner, Ph.D., president and CEO of LambdaVision, leads a team developing a protein-based artificial retina for people who have lost their sight to retinal degenerative diseases. The company is exploring how manufacturing in microgravity aboard the International Space Station could advance the technology.

Courtney Spritzer, co-founder of Entreprenista, will moderate a conversation about how the panelists got started, what they learned while growing their businesses and what they want the next generation of founders to know.

“Entrepreneurship taught me that your story is your strongest asset.”

— Lisa Price, founder and president of Carol’s Daughter

Honoring Jennifer N. Pritzker

Retired Army Lt. Col. Jennifer N. Pritzker

The Museum will present retired Army Lt. Col. Jennifer N. Pritzker with the Alexis Marion Unstoppable Woman Leadership Award. Pritzker served 27 years in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve and Illinois Army National Guard. She founded TAWANI Enterprises in 1994 and established the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in 2003, reflecting her longstanding commitment to military history, education and preservation.

Join us aboard Intrepid

The evening begins with a networking cocktail reception at 6 p.m., followed by a seated dinner and panel discussion at 7 p.m. Proceeds support the Museum’s educational programs, which reach 100,000 students in New York City and beyond through hands-on STEM learning.

Individual tickets and table packages are available, with discounted options for young professionals under 45.

Tickets & Tables

Image
A man and woman read an exhibit panel on Intrepid's flight deck while their child points at the propeller of an aircraft.
Membership

If you join our membership program you can visit the museum any time! Plus enjoy many membership perks at a discounted rate.