Guest: Beth Mazza | Entrepreneur Like a Mother

Beth Mazza is a San Francisco-based entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience building businesses — including two consulting firms she built and sold for a combined value of more than $40 million, all while raising four children. Now at 57, she's launched her third venture: a mission-based business co-founded with her business partner Victoria, dedicated to helping 10,000 moms build 7-figure businesses. Together, they created the Entrepreneur Like a Mother system — a step-by-step playbook for women who want to grow a real business without losing themselves or their families in the process.

What We Cover in This Episode

Starting from a legacy of entrepreneurship Beth grew up surrounded by immigrant entrepreneurs — her father, grandfather, and brothers all ran their own businesses. Her dad never treated her differently from her brothers when it came to business ambition, a gift she credits as foundational to her confidence as a founder.

Launching a mission-based business after 50 After selling her second company, Beth lasted "a day and a half" in retirement before the pull to build something new took over. What started as writing for a blog evolved into a book, a content platform, and now masterminds and one-on-one coaching — all aimed at showing women that scaling to 7 figures is within reach, and that they can likely work less than they did in corporate.

Three mindset tools Beth uses every single day

1. Write down a victory — big or small, recent or years ago — to remind yourself you've already done hard things.
2. Focus on the one thing that moves the needle today, not the overwhelming big goal.
3. Channel your inner "Sammy Lee" — her 25-year-old son who walked into Goldman Sachs with a B+ average and got the job. Walk into every room like you belong there.

The two biggest blocks keeping women below 7 figures

• Underpricing their time and failing to think like a CEO about revenue — women who track a P&L and revenue projections are the ones who scale.
• Trying to do it all alone. The solopreneur model has a ceiling. Hiring is a 2–3 month trial, not a lifetime commitment.

When to pivot vs. push through If you're stuck in the messy middle, you're in one of three situations: doing all the right things and just need to wait; doing mostly the right things and need a micro-pivot; or selling to the wrong market and need a bigger change. The key is diagnosing which one honestly.

The "Kitchen Cabinet" strategy Beth's closing advice: build a personal advisory network made up of three types: Cheerleaders (emotional support), Compensators (experts in areas you're not), and Connectors (people who open doors). Spend just 30 minutes a week cultivating this network, and within a year you'll have a cabinet of people to call when challenges arise. Give everyone who asks 15 minutes — it comes back to you.

About the Book

Entrepreneur Like a Mother — coming out in September. Equal parts memoir and playbook, the book walks readers from idea to first sale, through the messy middle, and all the way to the 7-figure threshold. Includes real stories, end-of-chapter reflection questions, and full worksheets.

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