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From Elephant Handler to Software CEO: Betting on Yourself with Libby DeLucien

Aggie & Cristy Season 4 Episode 36

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What do Asian elephants, a messy divorce, a housecleaning hustle, and a tech company have in common? Libby DeLucien. In this episode, Libby shares her unapologetically bold journey from growing up in a family of elephant handlers to becoming a serial entrepreneur and systems expert. She opens up about the real reason she started her first company in the middle of a custody battle, the mindset shift that helped her reclaim her time as a mother, and how she scaled her businesses using simple, powerful frameworks.

From launching WootRecruit and Sell Convert Clean to writing her new book 1 Layer Deep, Libby explains how she built operational freedom and a legacy by trusting herself more than the odds.

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Guest: Libby DeLucien

What we cover in this episode:

  • Why Libby doesn’t see betting on herself as a gamble
  • How a cleaning gig turned into a national franchise
  • The power of building businesses out of necessity
  • Her pivot from organizing homes to building software
  • What “1 Layer Deep” means and why complexity is killing your growth
  • The role of micro-playbooks in scaling without burnout
  • Rewriting the rules of motherhood and entrepreneurship
  • How Libby built systems for her 7-year-old just like her companies
  • What to know before franchising your business
  • Why vision casting isn’t just for your team, it’s for your family too
  • The FastPass lesson: how mentorship accelerates everything

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