Mess to Millions
What if your rock bottom was actually the foundation for your empire?
Welcome to Mess to Millions, the unfiltered podcast where trauma becomes triumph, breakdowns turn into breakthroughs, and pain fuels serious profit. Hosted by Erica Carrico, cancer survivor, single mom, recovering perfectionist, and proof that sometimes you have to fall apart to finally fall into place.
Eight years ago, cancer gave Erica an ultimatum: change or die. What followed was her “life explosion era”: divorce, job loss, and starting over from scratch. The twist? Losing everything became the catalyst for building a multimillion-dollar purpose-driven business and helping over a million people discover that their hardest chapters can unlock their greatest comebacks.
This show is for women who have survived what should have broken them, who are done with toxic positivity, and who are ready to believe their mess can become their million-dollar message.
Each week, Erica goes deep into the stories we usually whisper about: childhood trauma, burnout, divorce, toxic relationships, business failures, and how to alchemize all of it into abundance. Expect raw conversations, healing strategies, business wisdom, and yes, a few tears (the good kind). Because transformation isn’t always pretty… but it is powerful.
Your biggest disasters might be your most valuable education. Your deepest wounds might hold your greatest wisdom. And your story? It’s not just your superpower, it could be someone else’s survival guide.
Subscribe now to Mess to Millions and join us in rewriting what success really looks like.
Because your breakdown might just be your breakthrough.
Mess to Millions
EP 13 - Becoming Mom and Mogul: The Truth About Single Motherhood and Building an Empire
My daughter said something to me the other day that stopped me in my tracks:
"Mom, you're a stay-at-home mom, right??"
I run a multimillion-dollar business. I've been in Forbes. I wrote a book.
And my daughter thinks I'm a stay-at-home mom.
That, my loves, is the goal.
In this episode, I'm sharing exactly how I designed my business to work FOR my life as a mom... not the other way around. No more choosing between your kids and your calling.
You'll hear about:
💜 What my life looked like before: 25 private clients, 6-month waitlist, drowning while going through a divorce
💜 Why I don't believe in "balance"—I believe in DESIGN
💜 How I restructured from private clients to a group program (and why it was terrifying)
💜 My non-negotiable work hours: after school drop-off, done by 3:30 pickup
💜 Why I hired help at home but NOT a nanny—and the difference that makes
💜 What my kids are learning by watching me build this way
If you've been told you have to choose between success and presence... if you're a slave to your own business... if you want your kids to see a different reality of what a successful woman looks like...
This episode is your permission slip to design something different.
Your mess is your message. Let's turn it into millions together. 💜
Get my book Awaken Your Purpose at ericacarrico.com/books
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http://www.ericacarrico.com/
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