The Millionaire Mother

If you've ever felt stuck in your business, overwhelmed by the next level, or unsure how to move from passionate founder to powerful CEO, this episode is a must-listen.
In this episode, Cait sits down with Suneera Madhani, unicorn founder, investor, serial entrepreneur, mom of two, and one of only 27 women in the United States to build and scale a company to an exit north of $1 billion. Suneera previously founded Stax Payments, where she raised over $500 million in venture capital, scaled the company to more than $160 million in recurring revenue, built a team of over 400 employees, and became the first female founder to lead a fintech unicorn out of Florida.
Now, as the founder of Worth AI and CEO School, Suneera is on a mission to help more women build real wealth, scale sustainable companies, and step fully into CEO leadership.
In this conversation, Suneera shares the behind-the-scenes reality of building a billion-dollar company while raising babies, the identity shift required to move from founder mode to CEO mode, and why so many women are unintentionally solving the symptoms of burnout instead of addressing the business problems underneath.
Tune in to hear:
How Suneera founded Staxx Payments at 26 years old with no tech background
What it looked like to raise venture capital while pregnant
The difference between founder mode and CEO mode
Why founder energy can get you started but may not get you to scale
The six pillars Suneera teaches women to use when scaling their businesses
Why women need to understand their numbers, revenue, team, and operations
How revenue can solve many of the problems that keep founders in burnout
Why women are often investing in the wrong things inside their businesses
The tough-love truth about waiting for someone else to save your business
How Suneera thinks about AI as a founder, investor, and fintech CEO
Why every business owner needs to become fluent in AI instead of outsourcing all understanding
The first AI agent Suneera built for herself and how she uses it as a CEO
How to begin using AI in a way that actually saves time and supports scale
Why women building wealth is not selfish, but necessary
Connect with Suneera:
Instagram
CEO School
CEO School Podcast
Worth AI
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In business, we often focus on what needs to get done: the task list, the launch plan, the sales strategy, the priorities, the action steps. But the deeper question is not just what needs to happen. It is who you need to be in order to do what needs to be done most effectively.
In this episode, Cait invites you into a simple but powerful reflection on the energy behind your execution. As entrepreneurs, especially during seasons of discipline, devotion, selling, and finishing strong, it can be easy to move into productivity mode and focus only on checking boxes. But your results are not just determined by what you do. They are deeply influenced by who you are being while you do it.
Tune in to hear:
Why your energy matters just as much as your action
The difference between doing from force and doing from embodied power
How to bring feminine wisdom into business discipline and execution
Why checking the box is not always enough to create the result you want
The question that can help you clear stagnant energy and move forward with more potency
How who you are being while selling impacts whether people feel compelled to buy
Why devotion, discipline, and feminine embodiment can coexist
A simple reflection to help you finish strong without disconnecting from your power
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What if success wasn't about choosing between motherhood and ambition, but learning to build both on your own terms?
In this episode, Cait sits down with PR expert, brand strategist, and entrepreneur Cris Gordon for an honest conversation about building a thriving business while raising four children under the age of seven. Cris shares how becoming a mother strengthened her vision instead of shrinking it, why she rejects the idea of "mom guilt," and how founders can begin owning their stories before they ever hire a PR agency.
Together, they explore what it really means to create visibility, lead with authenticity, and redefine success in a way that honors both your business and your family.
Tune in to hear:
How Cris built and exited a seven-figure agency while raising four young children

The promise she made to herself when she became a mother that transformed her career

Why "mom guilt" may be a story we've been taught rather than a reality we have to accept

The mindset shift that allows ambitious mothers to pursue big dreams without abandoning their families

Why every entrepreneur is already doing PR (even if they don't realize it)

The biggest storytelling mistakes keeping founders invisible

Why hiring a PR agency isn't always the first step toward greater visibility

How to know when your business is actually ready for PR

The connection between personal identity, brand messaging, and long-term business growth

How to teach children to understand a parent's ambition without creating shame or resentment

The simple framework Cris uses to explain work travel and entrepreneurship to her children

Connect with Cris:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/crisgordonpr/
Website: https://www.cristinagordon.com/
CB Communications: https://www.cbeecommunications.com/ 
Brandidly Speaking IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandidly_speaking/
Brandidly Speaking: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2591410 
The Adventures of Mommy Marvelous: https://www.mommymarvelous.com/shop/p/the-adventures-of-mommy-marvelous

What if the biggest thing blocking your next level isn't strategy… but your inability to believe it's possible before you can see proof?
In this episode, Cait explores the powerful connection between birth, business, and expansion and why so many women unknowingly block the very growth they desire by obsessing over the "how."
This episode is a reminder that your brain will naturally want certainty, control, and proof before movement. But true expansion asks something different of you. It asks you to loosen your grip on logic long enough to open yourself to possibility.
Tune in to hear:
Why your fixation on the "how" may be slowing down your expansion

The surprising parallels between birth and business growth

How your focus directly impacts the reality you create

Why skepticism and doubt keep reinforcing the same results

The importance of cultivating possibility before evidence exists

How to shift from control and confusion into trust and openness

Practical ways to retrain your brain for bigger levels of success

Why feeling into your future reality matters more than forcing belief

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What if motherhood wasn't something to survive, manage, or balance but an initiation designed to transform you?
In this episode, Cait sits down with bestselling author, speaker, and founder of Rising Woman, Sheleana Aiyana, to explore the profound spiritual journey of motherhood, healing, and self-reclamation. From a childhood marked by trauma and adversity to building a global movement that has impacted millions of women, Sheleana shares how her own healing journey became the foundation for her life's work.
Together, Cait and Sheleana discuss the ways motherhood dismantles our illusions of control, invites us into deeper authenticity, and creates opportunities to heal generations of inherited patterns. They discuss the cultural pressure women face to "find themselves again" after becoming mothers, and why Sheleana believes allowing yourself to be transformed by motherhood may be one of the greatest gifts available to women.
This conversation is a powerful invitation to stop resisting the metamorphosis of motherhood and instead trust the wisdom of the journey.
Tune into hear:
Sheleana's extraordinary journey from childhood trauma and addiction to creating the global Rising Woman movement

How heartbreak, grief, and healing became the foundation of her life's work

Why we always have a choice between bitterness and transformation after pain

The spiritual experiences and visions that guided Sheleana's path from an early age

What motherhood revealed about control, surrender, and soul contracts

The profound lessons Sheleana learned during her daughter's early years

How children often become catalysts for healing our own attachment wounds

Why motherhood can be one of the deepest spiritual initiations a woman experiences

The cultural fear of "losing yourself" in motherhood—and why that may be missing the point

How motherhood invites women into greater authenticity, freedom, and self-trust

The difference between spiritual growth with children and without children

Why perimenopause and motherhood can both serve as portals into deeper feminine power

How nature, gratitude, and simple rituals can help cultivate connection with our children

The inspiration behind Sheleana's new children's book, Thank You for This Day

Follow Sheleana on Instagram: @sheleanaaiyana
Follow Rising Woman: @risingwoman
Website: RisingWoman.com
Pre-order: Thank You for This Day
Explore Sheleana's bestselling book Becoming the One