The Millionaire Mother

What happens to connection when life changes the shape of a relationship?
In this conversation, Cait sits down with author, actress, podcast host, and mother of four Sarah Wright Olsen to explore the support that makes ambition possible, the painful experience that gave deeper meaning to Sarah's newest creation, and the simple family ritual that became something much bigger.
They talk about separation, grief, unexpected loss, motherhood-fueled creativity, and why staying connected doesn't always require being physically together.
In this episode, you'll hear:
• Who Sarah leans on to keep creating while raising four kids
• How a hard preschool goodbye planted a story she wouldn't return to for years
• How grief during pregnancy changed the story Sarah wanted to tell
• How motherhood redirected Sarah's ambition into something bigger than herself
• Sarah's take on chasing creativity without waiting for the "perfect balance"
About Sarah Wright Olsen
Sarah Wright Olsen is an author, actress, podcast host, and mother of four: Wyatt, Esme, Winter, and Ocean. She cohosts The Mother Daze podcast with fellow actress and mother Teresa Palmer. Sarah and Teresa also coauthored The Zen Mama Guide to Finding Your Rhythm in Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond, a holistic and empowering guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenthood.
Sarah has starred in TV shows and films including Mad Men, Parks and Recreation, The House Bunny, American Made, and Matlock. She is also the co-owner of plant-based organic mommy and baby skincare line Baeo.
Order Sarah's book: When I Am Not With You: How We're Together Even When We're Apart
Sarah Wright Olsen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swrightolsen
The Mother Daze on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themotherdazepodcast/
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AI can help you move faster, create more, and streamline almost every part of your business. But the more business becomes optimized and automated, the more valuable something deeply human may become.
In this solo episode, Cait explores the business advantage AI cannot replicate. She shares what has actually driven the growth of her multimillion-dollar company, why doing everything yourself may carry a bigger cost than you realize, and the relationship-building mistake that can make connection feel transactional instead of expansive.
In this episode, you'll hear:
The part of your business AI can accelerate and the part it can't build for you

Why the hyper-competence tax may be costing you more than you realize

The relationship-building mistake Cait sees entrepreneurs make when they need something

Why speed, optimization, and execution aren't enough to build something sustainable

What has driven Cait's own business growth more than any new tool or tactic

Join Relational Wealth
Sign up for Cait's free two-hour workshop designed to help you build a richer, more sustainable ecosystem of relationships around your business, without sacrificing family.
You'll learn how to move beyond transactional networking and begin cultivating the connections that can open doors, deepen your business, and support where you're going next.
Register here: https://themillionairemother.com/relational-wealth/

Motherhood changes your capacity, priorities, identity, and even the way your brain operates. And some of those changes may strengthen the very qualities entrepreneurship requires: intuition, pattern recognition, creativity, and the ability to sense an opportunity before it becomes obvious.
In this solo episode, Cait explores how matrescence rewires the maternal brain and why some of those adaptations overlap with the qualities of powerful founders. She challenges the belief that pregnancy and postpartum should automatically put ambition on hold, shares examples of major businesses born directly from motherhood, and breaks down how to discern between your body genuinely asking you to slow down and fear convincing you not to act. Plus, she explores why surrounding yourself with people who normalize your ambition matters when motherhood sparks something new you're ready to build.
Key Takeaways
• Why pregnancy and postpartum can intensify creativity and ambition, and why mothers shouldn't feel guilty when they do
• How matrescence changes the maternal brain and why some of those adaptations overlap with the qualities of successful founders
• Why the usual "mom brain" narrative misses the bigger story about intuition, pattern recognition, open perception, and sensing opportunity
• How motherhood itself sparked category-defining business ideas for founders including Jessica Alba, Miki Agrawal, and Sheila Marcelo
• How to discern between your body genuinely asking you to rest and fear telling you that now isn't the time to act on what you want to create
Resources Mentioned
Pre-order Born for Both: https://bornforboth.com/
Miki Agrawal on The Millionaire Mother: On Spotify or Apple
Let's Connect Deeper
The Millionaire Mother Experience Mastermind: https://themillionairemother.com/mme/
DM "waitlist" on IG for our new upcoming membership community: https://www.instagram.com/themillionairemother 
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The right room can change the trajectory of your business in ways you could never plan for. Stephanie Cartin can trace some of the biggest opportunities in her career back to one decision she made before she felt ready, and what followed continued compounding for more than a decade.
Cait and Stephanie unpack what most entrepreneurs misunderstand about networking, how to build relationships that open bigger doors, and why visibility matters long before you feel "ready" to be seen. Stephanie also shares the deeply personal motherhood journey that tested everything she thought she knew about control, and how opening up to community became far more powerful than she ever expected.
Key Takeaways
• The early investment Stephanie made before she felt ready, and how it shaped the next 15 years of her business (4:40)
• What most entrepreneurs get wrong about networking and the relationship-building habits that actually create opportunities (9:52)
• How to become someone people naturally refer, recommend, and speak about in rooms you are not in (10:55)
• The motherhood experience that forced Stephanie to release control and lean on community in an entirely new way (21:33)
• Why being the "best-kept secret" can limit your growth, no matter how good your work is (34:25)
About Stephanie Cartin
Stephanie Cartin is a serial entrepreneur, investor, author, and podcast host who has built multiple seven-figure businesses, including Socialfly and Entreprenista Media. She co-founded Pearl Influential Capital, which was acquired by Cherub, and champions women founders through the Entreprenista League. Stephanie also openly shares her personal journey with MS, infertility, and a complicated pregnancy to support and inspire other women navigating life and business.
Join the Entreprenista League: https://www.entreprenista.com/tel-start
Entreprenista Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entreprenistas
Stephanie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephjillcartin
Resources Mentioned
Entreprenista 100 Awards: https://www.entreprenista.com/100

Entreprenista: https://www.entreprenista.com/
Want to go deeper with The Millionaire Mother?
Join The Millionaire Mother Diaries for weekly insights on business, motherhood, wealth, leadership, and living a deeply resourced life: https://themillionairemother.com/diaries/
Pre-order Cait's upcoming book, Born for Both: https://bornforboth.com/
Love the show? Share this episode to your stories and tag @themillionairemother, or leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Every share and review helps more ambitious mothers find the show.

Feeling exhausted, anxious, depleted, or simply not like yourself isn't something you have to accept as the price of motherhood or getting older. Dr. Corina Dunlap has spent more than a decade helping women understand what's actually happening inside their bodies and why "this is just my new normal" deserves to be questioned.
Cait and Dr. Dunlap unpack the hormones every woman should understand and how they shift through the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and beyond. They explore why support is a physiological need, not a luxury, the simple foundations that can make a meaningful difference in how women feel, and the three hormone personality types Dr. Dunlap sees repeatedly in her work: the Caretaker, Achiever, and Survivor.
Key Takeaways
• Why feeling worse after motherhood or as you age doesn't automatically have to become your "new normal" (10:57)
• The five key hormones every woman should understand and how they influence energy, mood, sleep, strength, and more (19:35)
• What actually happens to estrogen and progesterone throughout your cycle, pregnancy, and postpartum (28:20)
• Why postpartum support, nourishment, sleep, and replenishment are physiological needs and not indulgences (32:36)
• The Caretaker, Achiever, and Survivor hormone types and how each pattern can either support or deplete your health (42:48)
About Dr. Corina Dunlap
Dr. Corina Dunlap is a licensed naturopathic doctor, medical researcher, and leading expert in women's hormonal health. She is the founder of Naturopathic by Design®, a women's health clinic serving thousands of patients nationwide, and Aligned by Design®, her supplement line supporting women's hormonal health. Her work bridges evidence-based research with root-cause, whole-body care.
Website: https://drcorinadunlap.com/
Naturopathic by Design®: https://www.naturopathicbydesign.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcorinadunlap/
Resources Mentioned
Hormone Powered: https://drcorinadunlap.com/hormonepowered/
Hormone Type Assessment: https://drcorinadunlap.com/assessment/
Top Lab Guide: https://www.naturopathicbydesign.com/newsletter-signup
Aligned by Design® Supplements: https://shopalignedbydesign.com/
The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson: https://kimberlyannjohnson.com/the-fourth-trimester/
Want to go deeper with The Millionaire Mother?
Join The Millionaire Mother Diaries for weekly insights on business, motherhood, wealth, leadership, and living a deeply resourced life:
https://themillionairemother.com/diaries/
Pre-order Cait's upcoming book, Born for Both: bornforboth.com
Love the show? Share this episode to your stories and tag @themillionairemother, or leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Every share and review helps more ambitious mothers find the show.