In this episode, we sit down with Leslie, a Cradle Coach Academy graduate who successfully transitioned from being a stay-at-home mom for six years to building a thriving sleep consulting business. Leslie shares her unique journey, valuable sales insights from her corporate background, and how she built a successful local business without relying heavily on […]

In this episode, Marli discusses why traditional marketing approaches often fall flat for sleep consultants and why focusing on relationship-based marketing leads to more success and less stress. She shares practical strategies for building genuine connections with clients and other professionals in the parenting space to grow a sustainable sleep consulting business. Listen to last […]

In this episode, Marli shares her expertise on selecting the right sleep consultant certification program. Drawing from her personal experience and insights gained from training over 500 sleep consultants since 2018 at The Cradle Coach Academy, Marli outlines five essential factors to consider when choosing a certification program, plus a bonus consideration that can significantly […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]