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Jenny Suneson | Business Mentor and Visibility Strategist for Moms
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Are you a mom who is looking to build a profitable service- based business in part time hours? Then you've come to the right place.  Many moms feel like we need to sacrifice our careers for our children but I wholeheartedly believe that we can have a thriving business and family at the same time. In this podcast, we’re going to be diving into the ins and outs of running a business as a mom in part time hours including how to get visible without relying on social media, how to generate consistent leads in your service-based business, how to use automations to get more time back, and so much more.This podcast will answer questions such as: - How do I start a business as a mom?- How can I run my business with my children at home?- How can I grow my business without relying on social media?- How can I meet my income goals in part time hours? - How can I thrive in business as a service provider? - and many more! If you're ready to grow a profitable service-based business in 20 hours a week or less, then join us every Wednesday for new episodes of the Sustainable CEO Mom (formerly Moms Make Money Podcast) where you can expect simple and sustainable business, marketing, automation, and AI strategies for mom entrepreneurs. 

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    144. The Year I Almost Quit

    Send us Fan Mail There was a year I almost quit my business. Not the “rage clean the kitchen after a bad week” kind of quit. I mean actually applying for corporate jobs on Indeed. I was pregnant with my second baby, chasing a three-year-old, and staring at a client list with exactly two names on it. And the one thought on repeat in my head was, “Everyone else is thriving. It must be me.” Spoiler: it wasn’t me, and if you’re in that season right now, it probably isn’t you either. In this episode I’m sharing the story of the year I almost walked away, what was actually going wrong (hint: my business was standing on one leg), and the simple three-question check that tells you whether your “I want to quit” feeling means walk away or rebuild. Because those are two very different things, and most of us can’t tell them apart. What you’ll learn: Why wanting to quit isn’t a verdict. It’s a signal that your business setup isn’t working, not that you aren’tHow a one-service, one-client-type, one-revenue-stream business can drop from a full roster to two clients without you doing anything “wrong”The 3 doors you face at the I-want-to-quit wall (quit, push through, or redesign), and why “push through” is the trapThe 3 questions that show you which door is yours, including the one that exposes whether you have any margin at allHow the year I almost quit became the year The Sustainable CEO Mom (and this podcast!) was bornYour one-question assignment for this week: if your biggest client or income source disappeared tomorrow, what happens?Resources mentioned: Free 20-Hour Working Blueprint: momsmakemoneycollective.com/blueprintNext week’s episode: You Don’t Have a Discipline Problem, You Have a Design ProblemThe MOMentum Hub is a free community for mom entrepreneurs who want clarity, consistency, and momentum without burnout. Inside, you’ll find weekly momentum resets, short audios you can actually finish, simple prompts, and supportive conversations that fit real life. Join for free and build momentum one focused week at a time. Connect with Us: Instagram Website

  2. Oct 28

    143. How I Decide What Gets Cut From My Business Every Quarter

    Send us Fan Mail Every quarter, I sit down with everything my business is doing (offers, content, systems, commitments) and ask one question: what needs to go? Not what should I add. What needs to go. Because businesses rarely fail from doing too little. They get bloated from doing too much, until your business turns into a museum of every decision you’ve ever made instead of a reflection of where you’re actually headed. In this quick episode, I’m walking you through the exact three questions I run everything through, and why Q4 is the most important quarter to do it. We’re also getting real about why cutting things is so hard. Spoiler: it’s not a logic problem. It’s guilt over time already spent, fear of admitting you were wrong, and sometimes a thing that’s tangled up with how you see yourself as a business owner. If you’ve been holding onto something that’s quietly draining your capacity, this one’s your permission slip. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why I run a “what needs to go” audit every quarter (and why Q4 matters most)How businesses get bloated with offers and commitments that made sense in a past seasonThe 3 questions I use to decide what stays and what goes: Does this still serve where my business is going, or was it right for a past season?Is this costing more than it’s returning in time, energy, and mental load, not just money?If I were starting from scratch today, would I add this back?How the “starting from scratch” question cuts through sunk cost thinking fastThe emotional side of cutting: guilt, fear, and identityWhy resistance is usually a sign you’re making the right call, not the wrong oneResources mentioned: Take the CEO Mom Blueprint quiz: https://momsmakemoneycollective.com/ceo-mom-blueprint/ The MOMentum Hub is a free community for mom entrepreneurs who want clarity, consistency, and momentum without burnout. Inside, you’ll find weekly momentum resets, short audios you can actually finish, simple prompts, and supportive conversations that fit real life. Join for free and build momentum one focused week at a time. Connect with Us: Instagram Website

  3. Oct 21

    142. The Real Reason Your To-Do List Never Gets Shorter

    Send us Fan Mail How many things on your to-do list right now were also on it a month ago? If the honest answer is “more than a few,” this one’s for you. And no, it’s not because you’re bad at time management. In this episode, I’m breaking down the two sneaky habits that keep your list growing every single week, even when you’re only working 20 hours on a good week. Spoiler: it’s not a time problem, it’s a filtering problem. You’re adding without subtracting, and you’re letting urgent tasks cut in line ahead of the important ones. Together, those two patterns mean your list never shrinks and the work that actually moves your business forward keeps sinking to the bottom. The good news? Two small shifts can fix it, and you can start using them this week. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why your to-do list is playing a game where the only rule is “add”How treating urgent like important quietly pushes your real priorities to next week (again)Why these two habits are extra dangerous togetherThe “one in, one out” rule that keeps your list from growing out of controlWhy you should name your one important thing before you open email or SlackHow to protect the work that won’t fight for your attentionResources mentioned: Grab the CEO Mom Blueprint: momsmakemoneycollective.com/quizThe MOMentum Hub is a free community for mom entrepreneurs who want clarity, consistency, and momentum without burnout. Inside, you’ll find weekly momentum resets, short audios you can actually finish, simple prompts, and supportive conversations that fit real life. Join for free and build momentum one focused week at a time. Connect with Us: Instagram Website

  4. Oct 14

    141. The Planning Mistake That's Costing You Your Q4

    Send us Fan Mail It’s the second week of October and most business owners are mapping out Q4 like it’s a normal 13 weeks: same output goals, same launch cadence, same “I’ll just push through” energy they’ve had all year. Then Thanksgiving week hits, December disappears into school concerts and holiday shopping and suddenly you’re three weeks behind on a plan that was never realistic to begin with. In this episode, I’m breaking down the one Q4 planning mistake that leaves so many moms totally depleted by the end of the year (and why it sneakily feels like ambition). Instead of asking “what do I want to accomplish this quarter?”, you’ll learn to ask a better question: given my real capacity, what’s actually worth protecting? In this episode, you’ll learn: Why planning Q4 like it’s Q2 sets you up for a December scrambleThe real reasons everyone’s capacity drops in Q4 (your clients, your kids, and your energy)How to map your low-capacity weeks first and plan around them, not through themWhy picking ONE priority beats juggling three to five this quarterHow to batch in October so late-November and December content is already doneThe question to ask before you finalize your plan: “Am I planning for the quarter I actually have, or the one I wish I had?”How CEO Moms who plan this way get to be present for the holidays instead of keeping a laptop open in the other roomMentioned in this episode: The CEO Mom Blueprint, my free guide to figuring out where to focus first >> https://www.momsmakemoneycollective.com/ceo-mom-blueprint/The MOMentum Hub is a free community for mom entrepreneurs who want clarity, consistency, and momentum without burnout. Inside, you’ll find weekly momentum resets, short audios you can actually finish, simple prompts, and supportive conversations that fit real life. Join for free and build momentum one focused week at a time. Connect with Us: Instagram Website

  5. Oct 7

    140. The Story You're Telling Yourself About Why You Can't Grow

    Send us Fan Mail Quick game. How many of these have you said out loud, or thought quietly at 11 PM while scrolling a competitor's Instagram? "I need more hours."  "I have to do everything myself."  "I'm not ready yet."  "Growth means sacrificing my family time." If you went four for four, you're in very good company. These stories keep moms stuck because they sound like wisdom and responsibility. Today I'm calling out all four and giving you the reframe for each one. You'll walk away knowing: Why growth is a design problem, not a time problemWhy control isn't the same as quality, and what holding on really costs youWhy "ready" is a feeling, not a checkpoint, and it shows up after you actWhy growth vs. family time is a false trade-off, and what lasting businesses are built on insteadI'm also sharing where each of these got me, including saying yes to growth in the middle of postpartum. They're stories, not facts. And the business on the other side of letting one go is closer than you think. Find your next step at https://momsmakemoneycollective.com/ceo-mom-blueprint/ The MOMentum Hub is a free community for mom entrepreneurs who want clarity, consistency, and momentum without burnout. Inside, you’ll find weekly momentum resets, short audios you can actually finish, simple prompts, and supportive conversations that fit real life. Join for free and build momentum one focused week at a time. Connect with Us: Instagram Website

  6. Sep 30

    139. The Idea I Almost Talked Myself Out Of

    Send us Fan Mail I almost didn't do it. In this quick, honest episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on the imposter syndrome that nearly stopped me from building the Moms Made for More Summit, my new event for moms who want more for themselves beyond motherhood. It's outside my usual lane, and that "who are you to do this?" voice showed up disguised as totally reasonable strategy. If you're sitting on an idea, offer, or pivot you keep talking yourself out of, this one's for you. In this episode, you'll hear: Why imposter syndrome disguises itself as logical, "reasonable" business decisionsThe excuses I had lined up (and why they sounded so convincing)The one question that flipped my decision from "Am I qualified?" to "Am I going to let fear write the ending to my year?"Why the decision got simpler, even though it didn't get easierWhat it means to choose the bold thing over the safe thing before 2026 wraps upA first look at the Moms Made for More Summit and how to get on the waitlistLinks mentioned: Join the Moms Made for More Summit waitlist: https://www.momsmadeformoresummit.com Tell me about the idea you almost talked yourself out of: DM me on Instagram @jenny.sunesonThe MOMentum Hub is a free community for mom entrepreneurs who want clarity, consistency, and momentum without burnout. Inside, you’ll find weekly momentum resets, short audios you can actually finish, simple prompts, and supportive conversations that fit real life. Join for free and build momentum one focused week at a time. Connect with Us: Instagram Website

  7. Sep 23

    138. The Holiday-Proof Business: 4 Systems to Set Up Before November

    Send us Fan Mail Your business doesn't fall apart in December, it falls apart in October. You just don't feel it until you're answering client emails from your mother-in-law's kitchen while something burns in the oven. Every January we tell ourselves the same lie: "I just need to be more disciplined next year." Nope. You need to be less necessary. In this episode, Jenny breaks down the four systems (not habits, not mindset shifts) to build before November so your business keeps breathing while you're not touching it: The Revenue Runway — one thing that sells without a conversation, so money can come in while you're asleepThe Buffer — the FAQ, out of office, and heads-up email that stop your inbox from running your holidaysThe Content Cushion — staying visible in December without staying online, so January doesn't start coldThe Re-Entry Ramp — making your January decisions in October while you still have the energy and the data to make them wellThis one's for the service-based CEO Mom who wants an actual break this year, not a slightly-more-efficient version of working through it.  Ready to build these instead of just nodding along? The CEO Mom Q4 Reset Cohort is open now at momsmakemoneycollective.com/q4-reset/  The MOMentum Hub is a free community for mom entrepreneurs who want clarity, consistency, and momentum without burnout. Inside, you’ll find weekly momentum resets, short audios you can actually finish, simple prompts, and supportive conversations that fit real life. Join for free and build momentum one focused week at a time. Connect with Us: Instagram Website

  8. Sep 16

    137. Behind the Scenes: How I'm Planning My Own Q4 in 20 Hours a Week

    Send us Fan Mail Most Q4 plans don't fail because you got lazy in November. They fail because the plan was mathematically impossible in October. In this behind-the-scenes episode, I walk through my actual Q4 planning session, including the moment I realized I had mentally committed to 300 hours of plans with only 160 hours to spend. Instead of starting with goals, I started with my calendar and it changed everything I said yes to. I break down the exact 4-step framework I used to build a Q4 plan I actually believe I will finish: Count — how to find your real working hours (hint: it's way fewer than you think)Cut — the one question that makes prioritizing painless, even when everything feels importantCommit — why picking one revenue driver beats juggling threeCushion — the counterintuitive reason you should never plan to 100% capacityPlus, why she moved her book launch to spring 2027, what "maintenance mode" actually means for a podcast, and why a smaller plan you finish beats a bigger plan you abandon by week six. If this episode makes you want to open your calendar right now, good. That's the whole point. Want to go deeper? Grab the free CEO Mom Q4 Reset private podcast series at q4reset.com and build your own Q4 plan in a week. The MOMentum Hub is a free community for mom entrepreneurs who want clarity, consistency, and momentum without burnout. Inside, you’ll find weekly momentum resets, short audios you can actually finish, simple prompts, and supportive conversations that fit real life. Join for free and build momentum one focused week at a time. Connect with Us: Instagram Website

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Are you a mom who is looking to build a profitable service- based business in part time hours? Then you've come to the right place.  Many moms feel like we need to sacrifice our careers for our children but I wholeheartedly believe that we can have a thriving business and family at the same time. In this podcast, we’re going to be diving into the ins and outs of running a business as a mom in part time hours including how to get visible without relying on social media, how to generate consistent leads in your service-based business, how to use automations to get more time back, and so much more.This podcast will answer questions such as: - How do I start a business as a mom?- How can I run my business with my children at home?- How can I grow my business without relying on social media?- How can I meet my income goals in part time hours? - How can I thrive in business as a service provider? - and many more! If you're ready to grow a profitable service-based business in 20 hours a week or less, then join us every Wednesday for new episodes of the Sustainable CEO Mom (formerly Moms Make Money Podcast) where you can expect simple and sustainable business, marketing, automation, and AI strategies for mom entrepreneurs. 

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