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Making Hay


Embracing Financial Freedom and Fulfillment: A Journey with Dr. Catherine Carrier, DVM, DACLAM (Ep. 20)

February 10, 2025

How do you step beyond traditional career paths to find both personal fulfillment and financial freedom?


In this episode, Marcia Miller talks with Dr. Catherine Carrier, DVM, DACLAM, a laboratory animal veterinarian and founder of CarrierRx and CABS LLC, about her non-traditional journey. Dr. Carrier shares her career evolution from military service to entrepreneurship, offering insights into overcoming challenges, leveraging unique skills, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.


Dr. Carrier discusses:



  • Her role as a laboratory animal veterinarian, including the challenges of educating the public on ethical research practices
  • The decision to pivot from traditional employment to building a consulting and relief business
  • Strategies for overcoming fears and uncertainties as a single mother entering entrepreneurship
  • The value of identifying industry gaps, crafting niche services, and delivering quality work to sustain demand
  • Her approach to balancing professional commitments with personal well-being through structured schedules and setting boundaries
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:


Dr. Cathy Carrier graduated from the University of Wisconsin Veterinary School, and then served in the US Army Veterinary Corp at multiple R&D sites. Most of her career has been spent working in fast paced CROs, academia, and animal production facilities where she achieved ACLAM board certification by the experience route. Today, she has her own business offering onsite clinical laboratory animal veterinary relief and consulting.