In this episode, the conversation centers on confidence, belief, and what it really takes to keep going when the outcome is uncertain.

Through a personal story about Emily’s journey from rejection to opportunity, we explore what it looks like to believe in a dream long before it becomes visible to others. After being denied a coveted NBC page position, Emily continued building her life, her network, and her career without letting that initial rejection define her future. A year later, the opportunity she had once been denied came back around unexpectedly, forcing her to choose between comfort and growth.

This episode unpacks the emotional tension that comes with ambition, especially when pursuing something that disrupts stability, relationships, and routines. It highlights how confidence is not something you feel once everything is working, but something you practice when nothing is guaranteed.

At its core, this episode is about protecting your dreams, surrounding yourself with people who reflect your potential instead of your limits, and giving yourself permission to believe before the proof shows up.

Amanda, owner of Maven Roofing (North Jersey), shares the real story behind launching her company after a brutal season of life: shutting down a previous business during COVID, losing her dad, having a baby, and being buried under financial pressure.

Instead of quitting, she went into roofing sales, learned the industry fast, then launched Maven with a strong brand and a clear plan. She breaks down what it takes to earn credibility as a woman in a male-dominated trade, why hiring has been her hardest battle, and what she would do differently next time.

This is an honest conversation about leadership, process, people, and staying in the game when things get hard.

In this episode of The Not Fragile Podcast, Sabrina explores the difference between failure and self-sabotage, and why so many women in male-dominated industries feel pressured to explain, soften, or justify their setbacks.

Through a personal story about her son Evan and his unexpected career pivots, Sabrina reframes failure as information, not identity. She challenges the idea that success is linear and explains how avoiding ownership of failure often blocks the lessons that lead to real growth.

This episode is a reminder that you do not owe anyone perfection. Failure does not make you fragile. It means you are in progress.

Today’s episode is a wild, honest, hilarious, and deeply inspiring conversation with Megan Throckmorton — better known online as “The Septic Queen.”

She’s a single mom of three little boys, a former agriculture teacher, a homesteader, and now a powerhouse business owner operating one of the fastest-growing septic companies in her region. Her story is pure grit:

→ leaving a difficult marriage

→ building a business from scratch

→ financing a truck she was told she’d “never” get

→ blowing the engine… and rebuilding even stronger

→ becoming a respected voice in a male-dominated industry

→ and now being invited to speak at the 2026 WWETT Show, the world’s largest wastewater trade event.

This episode is real life. Kids interrupt. Dogs bark. She’s dripping sweat coming straight off a septic truck. And that’s exactly why her story hits so hard — because millions of women are building businesses in the middle of real life, not perfect conditions.

Megan shares how she created her company, how she scaled it, how she stays mentally strong through chaos, and why educating homeowners and inspiring young women has become her mission.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you can build something big while juggling kids, bills, exhaustion, and every obstacle imaginable… this episode is your proof.

In this episode, Sabrina breaks down one of the biggest mindset shifts separating powerhouse women in home services from those who stay stuck: seeing profit as purpose, not greed.

After interviewing 11 women who run $5M+ home service companies, a clear theme emerged, almost all of them started with a scarcity mindset around money or launched their businesses out of necessity.

Sabrina shares her own early story of launching a moving company while still working a full-time job, and the criticism she faced from people who believed she’d never succeed. She reveals how understanding her numbers, shifting her money mindset, and connecting profit to purpose transformed everything.

This episode introduces The Money Map, Sabrina’s framework for linking your values to your financial decisions so you can lead with clarity, confidence, and impact, not anxiety.

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In this solo episode, Sabrina opens up about what happens after you start your business and it actually begins to work. The doubts do not always disappear. In fact, sometimes they get louder.

She shares stories from her own life, from being a record-holding high school basketball player to getting cut from a college team, to eventually becoming a basketball official, and later starting her moving company when people questioned whether she could really lead moving crews and run a company.

This episode is all about what to do with criticism, doubt, and negativity as you grow. Instead of seeing critics as enemies, Sabrina reframes them as “unintentional trainers” who help build your resilience, clarity, and confidence. If you’re building something bold in your home service business and feeling the weight of other people’s opinions, this episode will speak directly to you.

In this episode, Sabrina sits down with Jennifer Bagley, founder and CEO of CI Web Group and one of the most influential women leading the charge in AI, digital strategy and marketing transformation for home service companies.

Jennifer shares how she accidentally built CI Web Group, why AI has completely reshaped her business, and how the last 18 months inside her company have been the most intense and revolutionary since she started nearly 20 years ago. She breaks down what actually works in AI, what is hype, how small companies can use AI without getting burned, and what it takes to build systems that reduce stress, create freedom and help contractors win faster.

This conversation is full of truth, tactical insight and real talk about entrepreneurship, scaling, leadership, and surviving massive industry disruption. If you want a crash course in where digital marketing is headed and how to prepare your business, this episode is a must.

In this episode, Sabrina sits down with Corrie, founder of Inspired By You and Inspired By University, to share one of the most powerful transformation stories in the home services world. Corrie built a thriving cabinet refinishing and home renovation business after hitting one of the lowest seasons of her life. She opens up about the personal challenges she faced, how she rebuilt her sense of purpose, and how she turned a single kitchen painting job into a multi-service company with a passionate team and a loyal customer base.

Corrie explains how she expanded her services, how she trains and leads her crews, and what it takes to scale without losing quality. She also reveals how she created a national learning platform for refinishers, why women thrive in this space, and the mindset required to eliminate excuses and build a life you are proud of.

This conversation is full of wisdom, heart, resilience, and real business strategy for women in home services.