Hot Smart Rich with Maggie Sellers Reum

AI is rewriting entrepreneurship - and Cat Goetze quietly used it to build a $750K business in just 6 months.

Maggie and Cat Goetze (AI expert and Physical Phone founder) unpack what really happened when she used AI to create and scale her business - including the exact prompts she used and the specific AI models she still relies on. They dive into fake influencers, AI flooding social media, and whether 2026 could be a breaking point for creators. If you’re building online, this is the behind-the-scenes playbook most founders aren’t sharing.

Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:40 Why Everyone Defaults to ChatGPT
00:04:05 Best AI Platforms Compared (ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini)
00:05:36 Which AI Model Should You Actually Use?
00:07:42 How Long Does AI Take to Learn You?
00:10:01 How Many AI Tools Should You Use?
00:11:19 AI Hype vs Reality
00:13:53 Is AI Making Us Dumber?
00:16:35 How I Use AI to 10x My Workflow
00:19:24 Can ChatGPT Think Like Your Dream Mentor?
00:20:19 Can AI Give Advice Like Maggie Seller Reum? (Live Test)
00:23:26 AI Predicting Human Behavior
00:25:20 Beehiiv Ad
00:26:42 The Rise of AI Influencers
00:31:16 AI Made 25% of Super Bowl Ads
00:32:31 AI & Unreal Beauty Standards
00:34:30 How Humans Compete With AI
00:37:30 Why Women Use AI Less Than Men
00:40:26 How Women Should Be Using AI
00:45:40 How I Made $750K in 6 Months With AI
00:48:57 Why Build a Team in the AI Era?
00:50:46 How CatGPT Got Into AI
00:55:14 Bilt Ad
00:56:17 Owning the Room as a Woman in Tech
00:58:49 Can AI Teach Confidence?
01:01:35 The Physical Phone Business Idea
01:05:50 Future-Proof Business Framework
01:09:21 How to Decide What to Say Yes To
01:15:08 My Favorite ChatGPT Prompt
01:17:59 Using My Workflow as an AI Case Study
01:22:08 Using AI for Trend Reports
01:24:11 Are Your ChatGPT Chats Connected?
01:26:55 Last Thing I Bought on My Credit Card
01:27:12 Favorite Comfort Creator
01:27:26 ChatGPT or Claude: Pick One
01:28:16 Landline or Social Media?
01:28:24 If I Could Only Use AI for One Thing
01:28:40 Craziest Thing I’ve Asked AI
01:29:18 Naming This Season of My Life
01:29:36 One Life Lesson I’d Repeat Forever
01:30:18 Where to Find CatGPT
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Hot Smart Rich is your place to hear unfiltered conversations with the people shaping the future of culture, creators, startups and community. Hosted by Maggie Sellers Reum, investor and media powerhouse, and guests breaking the mold, you’ll get the real deal as it relates to navigating the startup fast lane, leveling up your life or becoming your hottest, smartest, richest self. New episodes weekly on Wednesdays.
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Sabrina Zohar breaks down what’s really driving modern dating, from the pressure for instant certainty to anxious attachment, avoidance, and burnout. She explores how trauma shapes attraction, why great chemistry (or sex on the first date) doesn’t equal compatibility, and how modern dating dynamics can dysregulate the nervous system.

Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, and her own journey from heartbreak to building a multi-million-dollar business featured on Shark Tank, Sabrina shares practical tools for setting boundaries, trusting yourself, and dating with intention - without losing your ambition.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:41 Dating Is a Hot Mess (Here’s Why)

00:02:20 The Science of Dating Multiple People

00:04:27 What You Must Unlearn to Have a Healthy Relationship

00:05:29 Avoidant Attachment: Why Ambitious Women Struggle With Love

00:07:23 Dating While Building a Company

00:09:51 How Hard Should Dating Actually Feel?

00:11:04 Avoidance, Burnout & “No Good Men Left”

00:13:21 Dating Explained in Money Terms ($10K vs $100K)

00:14:53 How You Actually Learn Self-Worth

00:16:04 Build Emotional Safety With Micro-Yeses

00:18:34 Why Asking for Help Feels So Scary

00:19:09 3 Things Women Must Learn Before Healthy Love

00:20:51 Shopify Ad

00:22:13 The Only Questions That Matter After a Date

00:24:03 Do Men and Women Date Differently?

00:25:14 Why Situationships Are Everywhere

00:27:02 Avoidance Disguised as “Going Slow”

00:30:17 Love Bombing vs Real Interest

00:31:24 Why Setting Boundaries Feels Impossible

00:32:19 Why Women Seek Approval to Be Chosen

00:33:52 How to Spot Someone Ready for Love

00:35:27 Why You Have to Grieve to Move On

00:37:38 Subtle Red Flags Most People Miss

00:40:42 The Yellow Cab Theory (Timing Beats Love)

00:41:47 Is There Ever a “Right Time” to Date?

00:43:36 Why Triggers Are Actually a Good Thing

00:45:29 When Sharing Trauma Backfires

00:46:50 Beehiiv Ad

00:48:11 Stan Store Ad Read

00:49:25 How Narcissists Use Your Story Against You

00:50:51 When Vulnerability Was Weaponized

00:52:37 The Shark Tank Moment That Changed Everything

00:57:09 Why the “Soft Pivot” Worked When Nothing Else Did

00:58:55 When Your Identity Is Tied to Your Work

00:59:09 “Choose Danger” When You Post Content

01:00:04 Service Business vs Product Business Power

01:01:50 Would She Ever Build Products Again?

01:02:11 When Content Became a Real Media Business

01:03:13 Why Followers Don’t Equal Money

01:04:11 The Fear of Losing Everything

01:05:28 Sabrina’s Next Growth Chapter

01:06:59 Last Thing She Put on Her Credit Card

01:07:10 Most Expensive Thing She’s Bought

01:07:22 Walk or Dinner on a First Date?

01:07:23 Coffee or Walk on a First Date?

01:07:33 Favorite Comfort Creator

01:08:19 Favorite Celebrity Relationship

01:08:40 Celebrity Couples That Should Break Up

01:08:54 Creator Brands She Respects

01:09:21 Naming This Season of Her Life

01:10:00 Where to Find Sabrina

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Valeria Lipovetsky signed a prenup at 21 and navigated an 18-year age-gap marriage. She reveals how she turned her real-life story into content, building a media empire reaching over 150M people each month.

Maggie and Valeria explore how early conversations around marriage, money, and independence shaped the way Valeria built her career - and ultimately led to the creation of Creator Method, her framework for helping creators turn content into sustainable businesses. Valeria breaks down what successful creators do differently to last long-term: using vulnerability with intention, navigating public judgement, and growing with the support of their community. She also reflects on how failure, missteps, and knowing when to pivot played a key role in everything she’s built.

Timestamps:

00:00:00  Intro 

00:01:58 How Valeria Reached 150M+ People a Month

00:02:30 “I Had a Fear of Attention Growing Up”

00:03:34 Growing Up Between Russia & Canada With A Powerful Mum

00:04:52 Modelling Around the World at Just 16

00:06:02 Getting Married at 20: How I Met My Husband

00:07:35 “Your Life Is Your Art” The Mindset That Changed Everything

00:09:35 The Moment $10K Turned My Content Into a Business

00:11:40 I Had No Idea How Talented I Was

00:13:57 How Creators Build a Real Bond With Their Community

00:15:40 It Took Me 7 Years to Call Myself an Entrepreneur

00:16:37 When to Pivot: What the Kardashians Get Right

00:19:09 Why I Wanted to Start My Own Businesses

00:20:17 Why I Celebrate Failure (With Champagne)

00:21:50 What Posting Online Taught Me About Myself

00:22:30 Why I Chose to Go Back to Content Creation

00:23:24 Is There Something Deeper Driving You?

00:26:04 Being Compared to Tony Robbins & Creating The Creator Method

00:30:13 What Actually Makes a Creator Stand Out Today

00:32:22 The Future of the Creator Economy

00:33:38 Beehiiv Ad

00:35:00 My Framework for Starting Over

00:35:21 How to Start When You Have a Business Idea

00:36:13 Maggie’s Biggest Regret

00:36:57 Why Your 20s Aren’t Just About Making Mistakes

00:38:58 Our Marriage Dynamic Today

00:40:07 What Really Happens in an Age-Gap Relationship

00:41:45 “I Want My Husband to Lead”

00:43:17 Power, Decisions & Equality in Our Marriage

00:45:58 Disagreeing in Public & Handling Criticism

00:48:18 The Unspoken Rules That Hold Our Marriage Together

00:49:31 Signing a Prenup at 21: My Experience

00:52:14 How I Feel About Our Prenup 14 Years Later

00:56:05 How We Think About Money as a Couple

00:57:20 Taking Big Financial Risks (Without Being a Finance Expert)

00:58:57 The Last Thing I Put on My Credit Card

00:59:31 More Followers or Higher Engagement?

00:59:42 Instagram, YouTube, or Podcast? Pick One

01:00:10 How Many Photos Are on My Phone?

01:01:45 Canada or the US?

01:01:50 If I Had to Name This Season of My Life…

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Kirsty Godso is the trainer behind Olivia Rodrigo, Hailey Bieber and Kaia Gerber. After 13.5 years inside Nike, she became the face of Vuori through a multi-million-dollar brand partnership. She reveals what celebrities actually do to build their bodies, why most high-intensity workouts fail, how she sets goals for clients, the truth about protein products, common keto mistakes, and the red flags hiding in “healthy” foods - plus her take on Alo, Lululemon and why the athleisure industry keeps rapidly growing.

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:23 Celebrity Trainer: What Wellness Really Means

00:03:08 Why Women Say Wellness & Men Say Fitness

00:03:50 I Never Planned To Train Hailey Bieber & Kaia Gerber

00:04:55 How Nike Discovered Me

00:07:24 Inside The Billion-Dollar Athleisure Wars (Nike vs Alo vs Vuori)

00:08:41 Why Alo Looks Tacky

00:10:16 What's Wrong With Lululemon

00:11:17 How Vuori Grew 44% While Other Brands Stalled

00:13:32 Do Celebrity Deals Really Build Athleisure Brands?

00:17:03 Why 2016 HIIT Culture Broke Women’s Bodies

00:18:29 How Many HIIT Workouts You Should Actually Do

00:20:31 How I Set Goals For Kaia Gerber & Olivia Rodrigo

00:22:22 The Two Workout Mistakes Everyone Makes

00:23:44 Why I Never Set Weight-Loss Goals

00:26:49 The Goal-Setting Lesson That Changed Everything

00:28:46 beehiiv Ad

00:30:07 How Stress & Hyperfixation Ruin Results

00:32:42 Why Exercise Is Back As The #1 Resolution

00:34:35 Kirsty’s Take On The New Body Era

00:35:55 Celebrity Protein Brands — What’s Really Going On?

00:38:06 Protein Label Red Flags (Don’t Buy This)

00:40:18 What I Throw Out Of Clients’ Kitchens

00:43:15 Why Most People Quit Before Results Show

00:45:23 “You’re A 6/10” - The Mindset Shift That Works

00:47:11 Tough Love vs Self-Trust In Motivation

00:50:51 Cozy Earth Ad

00:51:57 Hoffman, Trauma & My Need For Control

00:58:26 Leaving Nike: Realising My Success Was Always Me

01:00:19 The Signs It’s Time To Leave Your Job

01:02:31 The Truth Behind My $2M Vuori Deal

01:04:14 When The Internet Finds Out Your Worth

01:05:49 Why I’m Betting On My Own Businesses Now

01:08:23 Femininity, Fashion & Body Confidence

01:10:56 Dating In LA & “Hot Smart Foreign”

01:14:10 Rapid Fire: Range Rover, Coffee & Cold Plunges

01:16:03 “Burn 2.0” - Naming This Season Of Life

01:16:43 Where To Find Kirsty Godso

01:16:49 What HSR Should Help Her With Next

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Is Sephora losing its crown? How is Olive Young rewriting beauty retail? And should you really be using AI to plan your menstrual cycle - including when to date?

Creators are turning their knowledge into paid AI advisors. Mel Robbins is building a protein empire. Founders are publicly sharing revenue and fundraises. And GAP hiring a Chief Entertainment Officer may redefine how brands grow in 2026…

In this episode, Maggie and Katie break down their hottest 2026 predictions - so you can spot what’s next before everyone else does.

Maggie & Katie discuss:

. Sephora vs Ulta vs Olive Young and the new beauty status symbol

. Korea’s speed-to-shelf advantage and trend-first retail

. Scheduling your business and dating life around your cycle (and using AI to do it)

. The “everything shower” and why beauty admin is a mental health reset

. Paid AI advisors, AI therapy, and the creator IP problem

. Why “human verified” will beat the blue check

. Founders disclosing revenue, salaries, and fundraises in 2026

. Why being disliked is a badge of honour (and why it works)

. Why VC is dying for consumer brands and family offices are rising

. The brands that will win by entertaining, not selling

. Celebrity “beauty brands” are over: protein is next

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:38 The “Everything Shower” Reset - When Self-Care Becomes Survival

02:35 Why Balance Doesn’t Exist – Scheduling Life Around Your Cycle

04:14 Using AI to Plan Your Cycle, Work and Dating Life

05:14 Would You Pay for AI Therapy? The Tony Robbins AI Debate

07:40 AI Will Replace Therapy - Why We Disagree

09:04 Human-Verified Will Beat the Blue Checkmark

09:37 AI Copycats, Idea Theft and the Future of Originality

11:36 Is Sephora Losing Its Crown?

12:15 Olive Young’s Korean Playbook Changing Beauty Retail

13:53 Why Korean Brands Move Faster Than Sephora
15:53 Trend-First Stores – The Olive Young Advantage
16:42 Why Sephora Isn’t Adapting Fast Enough
18:08 Product-First Consumers Are Rewriting Beauty
18:45 The Coming Shake-Up in the Beauty Industry
19:16 beehiiv Ad Read
20:37 Founders Building in Public
21:37 Why Humans Crave Connection More Than Ever
22:34 Should Founders Share Revenue and Salaries?
24:48 The Hidden Cost of Radical Transparency
26:07 Being Disliked as a Badge of Honor
27:42 You Can’t Find Your Audience Without Criticism
30:48 Cozy Earth Ad Read
31:53 Why Family Offices Are Replacing VCs
36:23 Steven Bartlett’s Groq Investment – Low Effort, High Impact
37:11 Pitching VCs Is a Waste of Time IF…
38:02 Brands Must Entertain, Not Sell - GAP’s Pivot!
40:11 The Two Influencers Every Brand Should Study
41:56 Celebrity Protein Is the New Beauty Boom
43:51 Mel Robbins, Khloe Kardashian and the Protein Gold Rush
47:00 How Should We End Podcast Episodes Better?

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