Monique Rodriguez

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1,123 appearances 2 recordings 2 series first heard May 2025 last heard 26 Mar

Monique Rodriguez’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Aspire with Emma Grede · From a Basement to a Billion Dollar Brand: The Greatest Founder Story You Never Heard · 26 Mar 2026 podcast

I went from direct sales, Mary Kay, Cincy Candles.

And so again, like that entrepreneurial book was always there, right?

Didn't quite define what it was at that time.

And I went through the tragic loss of my son in 2013 when I was eight months pregnant.

His name is Milan.

I'm so sorry for you.

Yeah.

And that's how Maya was created because, you know, my son, he unfortunately passed away, but I feel like his impact in my life and to our family's life was more impactful.

And he wasn't even here for a long time on this earth.

And my son allowed me to develop courage and

Because when you go through tragic things like that, you know, it really causes you to like take a step back and do a lot of self-reflection.

And my pregnancy was high risk.

It was also high risk for my life.

And I'm like, look, you only get one shot at life.

And I no longer wanted to live life based on someone else's terms.

I no longer wanted to live my life based off of what my mom wanted for me.

And my son Milan also allowed me to

gain a closer relationship with God.

And that's when the moment that was so pivotal for me changed because even though his death was so traumatic and so heartbreaking and so hurtful, but it was a gift.

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