In this powerhouse episode, Kate sits down with Monica Bailey — co-owner of Epic Dental and mother of three — for an incredibly honest and insightful conversation about what it really looks like to build a business while raising a family. Monica opens up about the identity shifts of motherhood, the silent epidemic of mom burnout, and the surprising truth about cavity prevention that Big Oral doesn’t want you to know.
She shares her personal journey from pre-med to product-based entrepreneurship, how she and her husband found their rhythm as co-founders, and the systems she uses to make life (and business) run smoother. Whether it’s a 90-day dinner rotation, personal assistants folding laundry, or a mindset shift that changed everything, Monica gives listeners real-life tools they can use right now.
This episode is a must-listen for any parent balancing ambition with caregiving, and for every entrepreneur craving both impact and sanity.
Highlights
- Starting from Chaos: Monica shares how she stepped into her husband’s growing business and brought structure to the madness.
- Family-Run, Mission-Driven: Running Epic Dental with her husband while raising three kids — and why cavity prevention became their cause.
- Building the Business Backwards: How a pre-med path and a startup job led Monica to discover her integrator superpower.
- Mom Guilt and Milestones: Monica recounts the emotional moment of watching her son’s first steps over FaceTime — and how she reframed what being present means.
- Systems Over Stress: From 90-day meal plans to morning checklists, Monica’s low-lift routines eliminate decision fatigue.
- Redefining Productivity: Shifting from 8-hour hustle to high-impact workdays that preserve mental energy and clarity.
- Outsourcing Without Guilt: Choosing help at home and in business — and learning to protect what matters most.
- Burnout Recovery: Monica’s path out of chronic burnout and the overlooked types of rest that transformed her energy.
- Identity After Motherhood: The emotional journey of shedding the old self, embracing growth, and finding peace in a new version of “you.”
- Parenting With Purpose: Why Monica and her husband hold family planning meetings and build their household around intentional values.
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