Stacked Keys Podcast
The idea to talk to women who are out there living and making a difference is where the Stacked Keys Podcast was born. There are women who make a difference, but never make a wave while paddling through life. Immediately I can think of a dozen or more who impacted me, but I want more. I want to talk to those I don't know and I want to share with an audience that might need the inspiration to find their own beat. This podcast is to feature women who are impressive in the work world-- or in raising a family -- or who have hobbies that can make us all be encouraged. Want to hear what makes these women passionate and get up in the morning or what they wish they had known earlier in life? Grab your keys and STOMP to your own drum.
Stacked Keys Podcast
Episode 241 -- Cait Rodiek -- She Left Film, Grew A Garden, And Found Her Legacy In Petals And Parenting
What happens when a ballerina-turned-cinematographer trades film sets for flower beds—and discovers her legacy in petals, patience, and parenting? We sit down with Cait to explore how a creative life survives strikes, pandemics, bunnies with big appetites, and the beautiful chaos of raising two boys while growing a business from the backyard.
Cait brings hard-won wisdom from the gig economy: money swings, momentum matters, and progress is built in inches. She opens up about choosing stay-at-home seasons for the early years, teaching kids through a vegetable patch and muddy windows, and why “earning the bath” is a sign of a good day. On the craft side, she unpacks the art of solving for impossible blues in wedding palettes, bending stems without fear, and turning bridal bouquets into pressed keepsakes that outlast the day. Expect practical takeaways on risk-taking in design, running on late-night creativity, and transforming mistakes into better methods.
Threaded through the conversation is a clear call to connection: cultivate friends who cheer, learn to ask for help, and listen twice as much as you speak. Cait shares how gardening rekindled family bonds, why workshops unlock hidden voices, and how small acts—like fixing the cart corral—can be a quiet form of impact. If you’re navigating a pivot, juggling motherhood with making, or craving permission to break the frame, this story offers grounded inspiration you can use today.
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Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff