The Breadwinners Podcast
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Saved Seats - Replaying Libby Leffler on Protecting Your Future Self: Your Marriage and Money
This is a replay of an earlier episode with Libby Leffler of First. Libby Leffler built an entire company around the conversation most couples never have. As founder and CEO of First, a platform…
Jeni Britton | Founder of Jeni's and Floura, on the Cost of Being a Woman with Ambition | The Breadwinners Podcast
Jeni Britton built Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams from a $30,000 SBA loan into a $175 million company. She is doing it again with Floura, her next-generation fiber company turning produce trimmings like…
S1E22 You Can't Productivity Your Way Out of Burnout | Dr. Pooja Lakshmin on Why Real Self-Care Is Infrastructure
Most women have been sold self-care as a product. Dr. Pooja Lakshmin is here to tell you it's infrastructure. Pooja is a board-certified psychiatrist, New York Times contributor, and author of the…
S1E21 School Is Closed 46% of the Year. Molly Morse Finally Built the Solution.
School is out 46% of the year. After you subtract PTO and federal holidays, working parents are left covering 99 days with no formal childcare — and no amount of workplace flexibility closes that…
S1E20 'I Am Enough': Iskra Lawrence on Breaking the Industry, Building Saltair, and Choosing Presence Over Performance
Iskra Lawrence built one of the fastest-growing body care brands in America, Saltair , without paying herself a salary. That's not the beginning of the story. It's barely the middle. This episode…
S1E19 The Aesthetics Episode: Anatomy, Honesty, and What You Actually Need
The aesthetics industry is largely run by marketing. Adriana Culling built her practice to be the exception. Adriana is the founder of Maeva Aesthetics in Austin - a nurse injector with a background…
S1E18 Your Body, Your Baseline: Pranitha Patil on Function Health, Women's Health Data, and Building While Becoming a Mother
The tests exist. The science has been here for decades. The only thing that's ever been missing is access. Pranitha Patil co-founded Function Health because she lived the gap herself. Diagnosed with…
S1E17 Your body isn't broken: We're Talkin Postpartum Recovery, Pelvic Floor Myths, & Building Through the Seasons
Your body isn't broken. You just haven't had the right person in your corner. Dr. Alexis Griffin is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a board-certified sports clinical specialist, and the woman who has…
S1 Saved Seats | Aileen Fitzgerald on The Art of Devotion: Leaving Nursing, and Chasing Her Dreams
*THIS IS A REPLAY FROM AN EARLIER EPISODE IN SEASON 1* Aileen Fitzgerald left a nearly decade-long nursing career, ended a long-term relationship, and moved into a new home the night before the…
S1E16 EP. 16 | Alison Fragale on Why You Do Care What People Think | The Breadwinners Podcast
The formula for women's success isn't what you've been told. It's not your title, your salary, or your track record. It's your status — how much others respect and value you. And the way women build…
S1E15 EP. 15 | So I Decided to Interview My Husband...
What does it actually look like when two ambitious people are building a life together .... from both sides? In this episode, I hand the mic to my husband, Todd Grantham - entrepreneur, father of…
S1E13 EP. 13 | Juliet Starrett on Being Built to Last - Longevity, Equal Partnership, and the Marathon of Parenting
What does it actually look like to build something sustainable — in your body, your business, and your family — without burning everything down in the process? Juliet Starrett has done it. Three…
S1E14 EP. 14 | Devon McDonald on the Secrets Successful Women Keep: Burnout, Mom Shame, & Rebuilding with Intention
What does it feel like to reach the pinnacle of your career — and realize it no longer fits? Devon McDonald spent 17 years in venture capital, rising to General Partner at OpenView Ventures while…
S1E13 Saved Seats | Replaying Our Pilot Episode: Kim Chappell on the Dinner That Started It All
One year ago, we gathered a group of extraordinary women around a dinner table at SXSW — and The Breadwinners was born. In honor of our one-year anniversary, we're bringing back the episode that…
EP. 12 | Mel Strong on Why Motherhood Has Never Been One-Size-Fits-All
What does it take to walk away from 17 years of corporate security — stock options, healthcare, a VP title at Nike — and bet on yourself? In this episode, Alexis sits down with Mel Strong, co-founder…
S1E11 EP. 11 | Kelly Hubbell on Building Sage Spaces for your Home
You're expected to work like you don't have kids and parent like you don't work. Kelly Hubbell, founder of Sage Haus, looked at this impossible equation and decided to build the solution herself. In…
S1E10 EP. 10 | Nick Firchau on Fatherhood, Friendship & Breaking Generational Patterns
What does modern fatherhood really look like in 2025 - and why aren't more men talking about it? In this episode of The Breadwinners Podcast, host Alexis Contos sits down with Nick Firchau, creator…
S1E9 EP. 09 | Ali Tate Cutler on How Moms Actually Build Businesses
Ali Tate Cutler gets brutally honest about what nobody tells you: how to build a business while grieving the version of yourself you once were. Less than 1% of guests on major business podcasts are…
S1E8 EP. 08 | Patrice Meagher on Building Systems to Support Working Moms in the Workplace
In this episode, Alexis Contos sits down with Patrice Meagher, a 20-year Commercial Real Estate veteran turned Founder and CEO of MilkMate. After spending two decades leasing millions of square feet…
S1E7 EP. 07 | Sarah Levey on Legacy Through Motherhood and Building Without Burnout
It started with a pinched sciatic nerve and a diet of dollar-slice pizza. In 2012, Sarah Levey was working in fashion on a $32,000 salary, desperate for physical recovery but completely alienated by…
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