In today’s episode of the To Birth and Beyond podcast, Jessie interviews Rikki Cortese, a successful prenatal and postnatal fitness coach. Rikki shares her journey from seeking answers for her own postpartum recovery to building a thriving coaching business. The conversation covers the challenges of balancing motherhood with personal goals, the importance of community support, and the logistics and boundaries involved in an ideal coaching structure. If you are ready to build your dream fitness business, this is the conversation for you!

- - - - - - - - -

If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Spotify to rate/review/subscribe to the show.

Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References 

• Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy (PFSA)
• Rikki Cortese on Instagram
• Rikki Cortese Website

Show Notes 

0:55 - An introduction to today’s guest, as well as Jessie’s Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy

3:35 - Rikki recalls her journey from the beginning baby stages of coaching 

9:42 - Rikki divulges how she continues to do this work while raising three kids

11:34 - Rikki describes how she runs her group coaching program - tailored to her schedule

16:07 - Rikki shares a boundary she wishes she would have put in place earlier in her 7 years growing a group program

18:33 - Rikki thinks back to the hardest part of running fitness classes while having babies

21:06 - Rikki shares where she can be found on the internet, and what’s next!

22:44 - Jessie wraps up the episode