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EP. 13 | Juliet Starrett on Being Built to Last - Longevity, Equal Partnership, and the Marathon of Parenting
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- The Breadwinners Podcast
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- Mar 20, 2026
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Summary
What does it actually look like to build something sustainable — in your body, your business, and your family — without burning everything down in the process? Juliet Starrett has done it. Three world championship titles in elite whitewater paddling. A law degree. Nearly a decade in Big Law. Co-founder of San Francisco CrossFit, one of the first 25 affiliates in the world. And today, co-leader of The Ready State alongside her husband Kelly Starrett — the movement and longevity platform that has transformed how millions of people think about what their bodies are capable of. Their book, Built to Move, is a New York Times bestseller. In this episode, Alexis and Juliet go deep on the things that don't make it into the highlight reel: the real architecture of equal partnership in business and in marriage, what it means to be a breadwinner mom who is also the primary decision-maker at work, and how to raise teenagers who are watching your every move — and actually learning something worth keeping. What we cover in this conversation: How a 7-year-old's wilderness river trip in Colorado became the origin story of a world-class athlete Why Juliet left a lucrative law career to build San Francisco CrossFit from a parking lot — and what she'd tell any high-achieving woman standing at that same crossroads The 51/49 rule: how Juliet and Kelly structure decision-making in a 20+ year business and life partnership The skill-based case for working with your spouse — and why complementary strengths matter more than compatibility The parenting philosophy Juliet swears by: why investing in career flexibility when your kids are small is the long game for being present when it counts most — high school What The Teenage Brain taught Juliet about not sweating the small stuff Why the "all or…