In this special episode, we interview two Cradle Coach Academy graduates, Heidi Lovens and Alyssa Hempel, who combined their individual sleep consulting businesses to create Big Little Sleeper Co. They share their journey from solo entrepreneurs to business partners, how they navigate their partnership, and the challenges and triumphs they’ve experienced along the way. The […]

May 13, 2025

From Solopreneurs to Dynamic Duo

In this conversation, Marli discusses the journey of becoming a certified sleep consultant, focusing on the time commitment required for certification, the structure of the coursework, and the process of building a business in this field. She emphasizes the flexibility of the program designed for busy moms, the importance of continuing education, and the relationship-focused […]

April 21, 2025

I’m busy! Do I have time for this?

In this episode, Marli interviews Maeve, a successful Sleep Consultant program graduate who transitioned from a corporate accounting career to becoming a sleep consultant. Maeve shares her entrepreneurial journey, including how her obsession with her own child’s sleep in 2020 led to her passion for helping other parents. Maeve discusses her most significant accomplishment—consistently showing […]

April 14, 2025

Consistency Pays Off: One Mom’s Journey to Sleep Consulting Success

This week’s episode is a repost of an episode recorded in March of 2024 and features TCCA graduate, Lexi Teska. Since launching her business in late Sept 2023, Lexi has had an extremely impressive start to her Sleep Consultant career, crushing goal after goal. Lexi, a military spouse and mom to three, 3 and under […]

March 31, 2025

Encore: Interview with TCCA Grad Lexi Teska

In this episode, Marli Klaus shares her personal journey from a 13-year corporate career to becoming a full-time sleep consultant. She details how she transitioned from feeling unfulfilled in her corporate role to building a successful business around her passion for sleep consulting, eventually replacing (and surpassing) her corporate income while gaining the flexibility and […]

March 17, 2025

From 150k Corporate Salary to Full-Time Sleep Consultant

In this episode, Marli tackles one of the biggest fears that holds moms back from pursuing sleep consulting as a business: the fear of sales. If you’ve never done sales before and feel anxious about this aspect of business ownership, this episode provides the reassurance and practical advice you need. What You’ll Learn: Why prior […]

March 10, 2025

Sales-Phobic? Why That Makes You the Perfect Sleep Consultant

In this episode of the Moms Making Money podcast, Marli explores why The Cradle Coach Academy’s sleep consultant certification prepares you to support families with children from newborn through age seven—a significantly wider range than most programs that only cover 4 months to 4 years. Discover the unique sleep challenges at each developmental stage and […]

March 3, 2025

Why Sleep Consultants Need Training Beyond Age 4

In this inspiring episode of the Moms Making Money podcast, host Marli interviews Kim Rosales, a successful sleep consultant and graduate of The Cradle Coach Academy. Kim shares her journey from working in dentistry for 15 years to becoming a sleep consultant after her own experience with severe postpartum depression related to sleep deprivation with […]

February 25, 2025

Building a Sleep Consulting Business While Raising Young Children

Ready to ditch the “trading time for money” trap? This episode busts open the myth that you need to work crazy hours to make good money. Marli shares her story of leaving the corporate world to become a sleep consultant, proving that you can actually make more while working less. We dive into the real […]

February 17, 2025

Stop trading time for dollars

In this episode of the Moms Making Money podcast, we address the common concern among aspiring pediatric sleep consultants regarding market saturation. In this episode, we will discuss: The fear of market saturation is common but unfounded. There is a high demand for sleep consultants due to the number of new parents. Parents seek personalized, […]

February 10, 2025

Is Sleep Consulting Oversaturated?