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The Boss Mom Podcast

The Boss Mom Podcast

Dana Malstaff 760 Episodes Jul 2, 2026

The Boss Mom Podcast is a show for mothers who are also entrepreneurs, hosted by Dana Malstaff, founder of Boss Mom LLC. It offers mom-centric business advice, raw truths about balancing motherhood and big dreams, and a supportive community. Each episode provides decision support, permission to pursue goals, and a mix of laughter, tears, and connection. The podcast aims to help moms build the business and life they love, one episode at a time.

Episodes

Know Your Zero: The Tom Hanks Trick for Raising Confident Kids (with Presilah Nunez Davis) Jul 2, 2026 50:30 What does getting a fast pass at Universal Studios have to do with building a business? More than you'd think. This week Dana sits down with Presilah Nunez Davis, founder of The Finer Points, a coaching practice built at the intersection of performance psychology, neuroscience, and modern etiquette. Presilah spent over a decade as a working actor before motherhood shifted her focus, and she now te
Don't Do His Laundry: The Rule That Went Viral and What It Really Means for Moms (with Paige Connell) Jun 25, 2026 42:09 Paige Connell went from zero kids to four kids in under three years — foster care, adoption, two biological pregnancies, and a baby born during COVID while her husband, a blue-collar first responder, never worked a single day from home. What happened next is a story about the mental load of motherhood that every mom in a partnership needs to hear. This isn't a conversation about chores. It's about
She Replaced Her Teaching Salary in Five Months as a New Mom (with Laura Jennings) Jun 18, 2026 43:45 Laura Jennings was a college professor with a master's degree, doing everything she'd been taught to do — until her daughter was born and she realized the life she'd built didn't fit the mom she was becoming. Five months after discovering virtual assistance, she'd replaced her teaching salary. Two years later, she'd tripled it. Her daughter never spent a day in daycare. In this episode, Dana and L
Trusting Your Intuition: Why Inspired Action Wins (with Keira Brinton) Jun 11, 2026 47:47 This week is an interview, and it's one of my favorites in a long time. I sit down with Keira Brinton, founder of JOA Publishing and known as The People's Publisher, a single mom of five who built a multi-million-dollar company in three years by merging deep faith with serious strategy. Keira is high energy in the exact way I am, so the two of us together will get you fired up. But she also gets v
The Midlife Awakening Nobody Warned You About (With Katy Rexing) Jun 4, 2026 36:50 This week isn't a how-to, it's a heart-to-heart. Dana sits down with meditation teacher Katy Rexing to talk about the midlife awakening for moms: that wobbly, something's-off, where-did-I-go season so many of us hit in our late 30s and 40s. If you've been quietly wondering whether something is wrong with you lately, this is the episode that tells you the truth. Nothing is wrong with you. You're r
Why You Can't Out-Strategy What You're Feeling with Jaclyn Orent of Cultural Catalyst Network May 28, 2026 43:22 This week isn't an interview, it's a real, ranty discussion. Dana sits down with Jaclyn Orent, co-founder and frequency architect of the Cultural Catalyst Network, to break down one of the most important truths every mom needs to hear right now: you cannot out-strategy what you're feeling. No morning routine, no new funnel, no productivity hack is going to fix what's actually a frequency problem.
How to get back into focus after all the daily distractions May 21, 2026 27:04 If you've ever resented your own schedule, this episode is for you. In this solo, Dana gets vulnerable and shares the one skill that changed her business, her motherhood, and her experience of life more than any strategy ever has. It's not a productivity hack. It's not a morning routine. It's the simple, life-altering practice of recognizing when you've drifted, and coming back to focus. Recorde
Why You Can't Schedule Your Way Out of Mom Burnout (with Irin Rubin of MamaZen) May 14, 2026 46:27 This week, Dana sits down with Irin Rubin, founder and CEO of MamaZen, a mental wellness app for mothers. Irin's story is one a lot of moms will recognize: a difficult first delivery, severe colic, hospitalization, PTSD in the second pregnancy, and the slow realization that the high-speed train of motherhood didn't have stops. What she discovered next changed everything: nervous system regulation
The world doesn't want experts anymore..which is great for us moms. May 7, 2026 39:39 This week is different. It's not an interview, it's a real, ranty discussion. Dana sits down with buyer psychology expert Katie Read to break down something every mom growing a business needs to hear: right now is one of the easiest times in a decade to grow a business as a mom. Big companies are hunting small audiences. AI just made your voice the most valuable thing you own. And the rules for h
The Crockpot Effect: How AI Is Quietly Becoming Every Boss Mom's Secret Weapon Apr 30, 2026 23:47 The world is swirling my beautiful BossMom! AI, shifting buyer behavior, businesses opening and closing overnight. So what should mom entrepreneurs actually focus on right now? In this episode, Dana gets real about the difference between hustling (good!) and hustle culture (not so much), why AI is the crockpot of our generation, and exactly how she's using ChatGPT and Claude to run her life and s
4 Buyer Psychology Hacks You Need To Know With Katie Read Apr 23, 2026 41:33 Dana invited Katie Reed onto the show after reading just one of her emails — and this conversation did not disappoint. Katie is a Forbes-featured buyer psychologist and AI strategist who spent 20 years as a psychotherapist before turning her expertise toward why people buy (and why they don't). In this episode, Dana and Katie dig into the Castle Guard Framework — four core psychological guards tha
How Amanda Northcutt Built a Business That Runs Without Her (And How You Can Too) Apr 16, 2026 34:52 Dana met Amanda Northcutt at a Circle event and was immediately struck by how Amanda showed up — traveling, exploring, fully in visionary mode while her business ran without her. In this conversation, Amanda shares how she got there: from a health crash at 26 that forced her to reinvent her career, to building Level Up Creators into a team of 20 that constructs real, scalable businesses for though

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