Olivia Culpo on Building a Career with Intention, Navigating Postpartum Identity & Finding Confidence

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🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Model, entrepreneur, and host Olivia Culpo joins Victoria for an honest and inspiring conversation about success, confidence, and her newest chapter in life: motherhood. After making history as one of the youngest Miss Universe winners, Olivia has built a multifaceted career spanning fashion, entertainment, and food, most recently hosting Next Gen Chef on Netflix. She opens up about paving her own path to success, the discipline and mindset that have fueled her career, and how she balances ambition with family life alongside her husband, NFL star Christian McCaffrey. Olivia also gets candid about postpartum changes, from embracing her new body to rediscovering confidence and identity in this transformative season. Through journaling, mantras, and a strong sense of purpose, she continues to push herself to grow, evolve, and stay grounded in gratitude. Tune in for a candid look at what it takes to go after your dreams and keep striving for the best version of yourself through every stage of life.

Watch Next Gen Chef on Netflix!

Connect with Olivia on Instagram: @oliviaculpo

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.4	Welcome to RealPod. It's your host, Victoria Garrick Brown, and this is the podcast where we hold nothing back.
0:11.4	Oh, so we're getting deep, huh? I really cried for 12 days straight.
0:15.9	Why do I want to be perfect? There's nothing in my life that is perfect.
0:19.1	Every week, I'll bring you honest, unfiltered,
0:22.0	and eye-opening conversations to help uncover the real in all of us. I crave the type of content
0:27.5	that you're talking about. I actually felt insecure. Oh my God, I'm not going to cry. Let me just
0:31.8	unload everything. New episodes every Wednesday. Leave those filters at the door because it's time to get real.
0:43.2	Hello, everybody, and welcome back to RealPod. I am so excited because the iconic Olivia
0:49.1	Colpo is joining us. This was surreal to me because I have been following Olivia for years.
0:55.7	I've always been infatuated with her style, her lifestyle, her career trajectory,
1:01.5	and I really just respect what she's built and sustained for so many years.
1:06.5	Our guest today, Olivia, made history as one of the youngest winners of the Miss Universe
1:11.0	pageant competition before making her mark as a Maxim Hot 100 and Sports Illustrated cover
1:16.5	model.
1:17.2	She's walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show runway.
1:19.7	She's been in movies, TV shows.
1:21.9	And now she's hosting NextGen Chef on Netflix.
1:24.9	It's out now so you can binge watch it.
1:26.7	It takes you inside the world's
1:28.1	most prestigious culinary school where 21 of America's hottest young chefs are competing to win
1:33.8	the grand prize. And Olivia is actually the co-founder of three family-owned restaurants and has a
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