Sustainable CEO Mom: Productivity, Automation, AI and Marketing Strategies for Female Entrepreneurs + Service Providers (Formerly Moms Make Money Podcast)

Hosted by Jenny Suneson | Business Mentor and Visibility Strategist for Moms

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Aug 2026

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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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September 2, 2026Episode 13511 min

135. The Q4 Trap: Why Most CEO Moms Lose the Last Quarter Before It Even Starts

Send us Fan Mail By the time you sit down on October 1st with your fresh planner and your very ambitious color-coded plan, Q4 is already over. Not literally — structurally. The moms who have a great fourth quarter didn't have more discipline than you. They made a handful of decisions in August and September that you're about to make in November, when it's far too late for those decisions to do anything. This isn't a "get more disciplined for the last stretch" episode. It's a design problem, not a discipline problem and Jenny walks through the four Q4 traps that stack on top of each other every year, plus the three moves that fix all four in about 90 minutes this week. In this episode: Why September is actually the first month of Q4 and what happens to your revenue when you don't treat it that way The capacity math that turns 13 weeks into 8 (Halloween, Thanksgiving, winter break, and the flu week you don't get to schedule) Why year-end revenue panic is the most expensive revenue there is, and the better question to ask instead How to front-load your quarter so December stops feeling like a failure and starts feeling like the reward The Count → Cut → Commit process to build a Q4 plan against your real capacity, not the fantasy version Eight good weeks spent on the right thing will do more for your business than 13 frantic ones. Let's design this Q4 instead of surviving it. Grab free access to the CEO Mom Q4 Reset private podcast series at q4reset.com. 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

August 26, 2026Episode 1349 min

134. The 90-Minute Fall Planning Session Every CEO Mom Needs

Send us Fan Mail September is coming whether you're ready or not and right now you've got two options: let fall sneak up on you the same way summer did — good intentions, no real plan, a Notes app full of voice memos from July or spend 90 minutes getting crystal clear on what you actually want these next three months to look like. 90 minutes. That's one nap time. One school drop-off window. One Saturday morning before the house wakes up. In this episode, I'm walking you through the exact structure of a fall reset planning session, broken into three thirty-minute blocks: The Look Back — your revenue reality check, an honest time audit, and what actually worked (versus what just felt busy) The Look Ahead — mapping your real capacity, choosing your ONE big focus, and setting a revenue goal rooted in math instead of vibes The CEO Week Design — the block most people skip and the reason most plans die by week two Because you can have the most beautiful 90 day plan in the world but if your actual week isn't built to support it, it's just a pretty document living in a folder you never open. Your challenge before next week: open your calendar and block the ninety minutes. Not think about it. Block it. Mentioned in this episode: The 20-Hour CEO Mom Starter Kit — $17, instant access The CEO Mom Blueprint Quiz — free, takes 2–3 minutes 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

August 19, 2026Episode 13314 min

133. Your Business Doesn't Need a Reinvention—It Needs a Reset

Send us Fan Mail That itch to blow it all up and start over? It's not strategy. It's usually burnout, comparison, or a plateau in a really convincing costume. Reinvention feels like freedom. In practice, it looks like months of research mode, rewriting your bio, questioning every decision you've ever made and coming out the other side with something suspiciously similar to what you already had. Meanwhile, you haven't made a dollar or shown up for your audience. This week we're separating reinvention from a reset and why nine times out of ten, the reset is what you actually need. Inside this episode: The four reasons reinvention is so tempting (and why the sneakiest one feels productive) The RESET framework — Results, Energy, Systems, Execution, Timeline — to diagnose what's actually broken before you touch anything The three phases of a real reset: clarity, simplification, recommitment Why most strategies need 3-6 months, not 4 weeks, before you call them a failure Your business isn't broken. It's tired and cluttered and it needs focused attention — not a funeral. Doors are open for the CEO Mom Fall Reset, a four-week live program starting August 25th. 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

August 12, 2026Episode 13215 min

132. Why You Feel Behind Every September (And How to Fix It)

Send us Fan Mail Feeling behind in September isn't a discipline problem. It's a structure problem and no amount of pretty planners or 5am routines is going to fix it. Every fall, mom entrepreneurs hit the same wall: back-to-school chaos, brand-new schedules, emotionally wrecked kids at 3pm, and a business that never paused for summer. Then everyone around you starts talking fall launches and Q4 planning while you're still trying to remember what you were even working on in June. Jenny unpacks why September hits mom entrepreneurs so hard (spoiler: it's not a transition, it's a collision), shares the kindergarten year that completely changed how she builds, and gives you the one move to make before you plan, batch, or launch anything: stabilize. Inside this episode: Why "just get more disciplined" is the wrong diagnosis entirely The difference between a productivity problem and a capacity problem The three parts of stabilizing — getting honest about your real capacity, naming your non-negotiables, and letting everything else wait without guilt Why sprinting through a transition doesn't slow you down, it makes you crash If you're walking into Q4 already running on fumes, this one hands you a way forward built for your actual life — not the imaginary version with unlimited hours. Mentioned in this episode: 20-Hour Workweek Blueprint → momsmakemoneycollective.com/blueprint CEO Mom Fall Reset → https://www.momsmakemoneycolletive.com/ceo-mom-fall-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

August 5, 2026Episode 13110 min

131. The CEO Reset I Do Every August Before Fall Begins

Send us Fan Mail The moms who don't reset in August are the ones who hit October completely burnt out, wondering why their business is running them instead of the other way around. I’m sharing the story of last year when I watched my son walk into kindergarten for the very first time and spent the whole moment mentally problem-solving business issues. I was there, but I wasn't really there . That day I made a promise: never again. And the CEO Reset was born. In this episode, I’m walking you through the exact four-part reset I run every single August — one you can knock out in a single CEO date with your notebook and your favorite beverage: The Reflection Audit — the four honest questions that show you what to keep, cut, and hand off The Offer Clarity Check — because offers drift, and five things on your website isn't a strategy The Capacity Calendar — mapping the hours you actually have this fall, not the ones you wish you had The Fall Focus Word — a little woo, wildly grounding You're not behind. You're a mom running a real business with limited hours and a whole lot of heart and you deserve a strategy that fits your actual life. Ready to do the reset with support? The CEO Mom Fall Reset kicks off the week of August 25th. 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

July 29, 2026Episode 1307 min

130. The Difference Between Using AI and Building an AI-Supported Business

Send us Fan Mail There's a big difference between using AI and actually building an AI-supported business and most mom entrepreneurs are stuck on the wrong side of that line without even realizing it. In this episode, I'm breaking down the #1 mistake I see in my community (and lived myself): using AI as a task doer instead of a strategic partner. When you're working 20 hours a week, that distinction is everything. I'm sharing exactly what changed for me when I stopped treating AI like a vending machine and started using it like a strategic coworker and what that actually looks like in practice for a mom with limited hours. Here's what we're covering: The #1 mistake mom entrepreneurs make with AI (and why it's not your fault) The difference between using AI and building an AI-supported business 3 things that shift when AI becomes part of how you plan, create, and protect your time What it looks like when AI actually knows your business and why that changes everything Grab the free AI for CEO Moms Playbook — it's the practical starting point for everything covered in this episode. 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

July 22, 2026Episode 12913 min

129. My AI-Powered Weekly CEO Workflow

Send us Fan Mail If you're still doing everything manually because it feels more "authentic," this episode is going to challenge that in the best way. This week, Jenny is pulling back the curtain on her actual AI-powered weekly CEO workflow. Not a theoretical framework. Not a "here's what you should do" lecture. The real thing she uses every single week to run her business in about 20 hours, keep her content moving, and still have brain capacity left at the end of the day. She's walking you through exactly how Claude shows up across all three of her weekly work containers — CEO Day, Content Batching Day, and Client Day and why each one looks completely different. You'll hear how she uses AI to think more clearly, batch content faster, prep for client calls, and handle sensitive communication without agonizing over every word. The biggest takeaway? AI doesn't replace your genius. It protects your time. And for a mom running a business in 20-ish hours a week, that's not a nice-to-have — it's the whole game. In this episode: The 3-day weekly structure Jenny builds her workflow around How she uses Claude on CEO Day to stop spinning and start deciding Her exact content batching process (including podcast outlines, show notes, and emails) Why Client Day is the most underrated place to use AI The difference between using AI as a thinking partner vs. a crutch 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

July 15, 2026Episode 12811 min

128. 5 Tasks Every Service Provider Should Stop Doing Manually

Send us Fan Mail You started your business to have more freedom so why does client onboarding, follow-up emails, and scheduling eat up the hours you actually have to work? If you're running your business in 20 hours a week or less, you cannot afford to spend those hours on tasks a system could handle while you're making lunch. In this episode, I break down the five tasks service providers need to stop doing manually like, yesterday. You'll learn: Why automated client onboarding is the single fastest time-saver in your business (and how tools like Dubsado make it a zero-minute process) How inconsistent follow-up is quietly costing you clients and the simple fix The scheduling back-and-forth that's stealing 20+ hours a year from you How to actually see your pipeline so you can make smarter CEO decisions Why an automated checkout isn't a luxury — it's how you get paid while you sleep Automation isn't about removing the human touch from your business. It's about protecting your time so the human touch you do give is intentional, energized, and sustainable. Resources mentioned: Dubsado TidyCal Airtable Kit ThriveCart Grab the AI for CEO Moms Toolkit: https://momsmakemoneycollective.com/ai-toolkit/ 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

July 8, 2026Episode 12710 min

127. How I Use AI During Low-Capacity Seasons of Business

Send us Fan Mail Maycember is real, summer is coming, and your business doesn't care that your kids are home. So what do you actually do when life gets loud and you still have a business to run? In this episode, I break down exactly how I use AI during low-capacity seasons — not to do more, but to protect her breathing room. Because there's a big difference between a slow season and a season where your personal life is simply fuller than normal, and the strategy for each one looks completely different. You'll walk away knowing: What a low-capacity season actually is (and why it's not a slow season) The 4 ways I use AI to stay consistent when I’m running on less time and mental bandwidth How to get ahead on content, email, and decision-making before the chaos hits so you can actually be present when it does Why using AI isn't cheating and the reframe that makes it click If you've ever felt your business slip during a hectic stretch of life, this episode gives you a better plan for next time. Sustainable business is built in the margins — this is how you protect them. 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

July 1, 2026Episode 12641 min

126. How to Get Booked on Podcasts as a Mom Entrepreneur (Without Cold Pitching or Chasing Big Shows) with Candace Dudley

Send us Fan Mail Getting booked on podcasts isn't about chasing big numbers — it's about getting strategic with who's in the room. Candace Dudley, podcast guesting strategist, joins me on this episode to break down exactly how mom entrepreneurs can use podcast guesting as a legitimate visibility strategy that actually converts without the spam pitches, the follower obsession, or the "I'll start when I'm ready" trap. In this episode, you'll learn: Why your speaking topics are the foundation of everything (and why skipping this step is costing you aligned bookings) The two-part pitch formula that doesn't feel salesy even if you have an MLM-adjacent ick with cold outreach Why smaller, niche shows often convert better than the big names you're chasing The one mindset trick that helped Candace actually send her pitches (and how pretending you're your own assistant changes everything) What to do after the episode airs so you don't burn bridges or miss the authority-building moment you worked for The three-step plan for getting your first (or next) podcast appearance booked this month If you've been thinking podcast guesting "isn't for you yet" — this episode is your sign that you're already ready. Connect with Candace and grab her free Podcast Matchmaking Community. 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