39-year-old Millionaire: ‘Success isn’t Owned, it’s Rented. And Rent is Due Every Day’

Monique Rodriquez holds many titles: mother, wife, friend, sister, and self-made millionaire. The 39-year-old founded Mielle Organics, a natural hair care brand, in 2014 after a devastating loss reshaped life as she knew it.

“It took something pretty traumatic to happen for me to realize what my true purpose and ultimate calling was,” Rodriquez tells CNBC Make It. “And that was in 2013, I suffered the loss of my son. I was eight months pregnant. It was a high risk pregnancy and unfortunately, my son passed away as a result.”