What do Asian elephants, a messy divorce, a housecleaning hustle, and a tech company have in common? Libby DeLucien. In this episode, Libby shares her unapologetically bold journey from growing up in a family of elephant handlers to becoming a serial entrepreneur and systems expert. She opens up about the real reason she started her first company in the middle of a custody battle, the mindset shift that helped her reclaim her time as a mother, and how she scaled her businesses using simple, powerful frameworks.
From launching WootRecruit and Sell Convert Clean to writing her new book 1 Layer Deep, Libby explains how she built operational freedom and a legacy by trusting herself more than the odds.
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Guest: Libby DeLucien
What we cover in this episode:
- Why Libby doesn’t see betting on herself as a gamble
- How a cleaning gig turned into a national franchise
- The power of building businesses out of necessity
- Her pivot from organizing homes to building software
- What “1 Layer Deep” means and why complexity is killing your growth
- The role of micro-playbooks in scaling without burnout
- Rewriting the rules of motherhood and entrepreneurship
- How Libby built systems for her 7-year-old just like her companies
- What to know before franchising your business
- Why vision casting isn’t just for your team, it’s for your family too
- The FastPass lesson: how mentorship accelerates everything
Resources and Mentions:
- Libby’s website
- WootRecruit
- Organize It
- Sell Convert Clean
- 1 Layer Deep – Coming September 2025
- Leading Like an Elephant – Now available on Amazon
Connect with Libby:
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