Who doesn’t want to close more sales deals? Without sales, you have no business yet some business owners really struggle with this part. If you only have a small staff most likely you, the business owner, are the chief salesperson. Like many owners, you don’t want to come across as salesy so you actually become less effective at it.

Going from owning multiple successful businesses, fancy cars, and homes to living in a van and couch surfing. How would your marriage survive this? Hopefully, you’ll never have to find out but you can listen to this week’s guests, Tim and Glori Winders, to find out how they did it.

Fewer than 5 percent of businesses earn over $1 million in revenue and only 11% have 20 employees or more. For many entrepreneurs, those are magic numbers to reach so they can experience greater freedom from the business…

Entrepreneurs have an independent streak for sure. I have it, you have it, we all have it. It’s why we can’t see ourselves in a 9 to 5 job. It’s why we’re so successful in what we do. We take the bull by the horn and make it happen.

Taking a vacation is a good thing. So why is it so hard for the typical entrepreneur to tear themselves away from the day to day grind of building a business to take a break with their family?

If you’re like many business owners, it’s been hard to find good employees. It seems like the younger generation doesn’t want to work and are lazy. Or at least that’s what they say. But think about this, the baby boomers were also considered lazy when they were in their twenties and thirties.

According to the 2022 U.S. Census Bureau, a little more than 10% of businesses are run by husband and wife teams. And that number is continuing to grow as more and more couples are realizing they can make more money working together than in separate jobs or businesses…

Whenever we face challenges like recessions, COVID-19, business competition, or market crashes, fear tends to rear its ugly head. How we deal with fear determines how well we get through those challenging times. 

Improving the businesses bottom line is always a nice thing to do. Usually, the strategy to do so is increase sales. But when you’re already working hard and long hours, more sales means more work. More work means more hours and less time at home with your spouse and family. How much more can you handle?

Time seems to be that asset that entrepreneurs don’t have a lot of. If you’re feeling like you’re so busy you don’t have enough time to get everything done than this episode is for you. While no one can gain more time in the day, you can gain more margin. That takes doing less busy work and concentrate on more productive work…

I know you want to prioritize your marriage over the business but there is a tension that pulls you to prioritize the business first. After all, it’s the main source of income for you and your family. If the business struggles you will financially as well.

It typically takes a significant (near) life tragedy to change someone’s perspective. Many of us entrepreneurs are wired to achieve while neglecting our most important relationships. Imagine being in a commercial jet that is about to go crashing into the Hudson River…

Welcome to Thriving in Tandem. It’s a podcast for you the married entrepreneur that wants to win in business and marriage at the same time. The biggest challenge for the married entrepreneur isn’t just succeeding in business, it’s succeeding in all areas of your life including your marriage…

Work 4 days a week? What entrepreneur doesn’t want that? Ok, so maybe I can adjust my schedule to do this but wouldn’t my business suffer? These are great questions that this week’s guest Joe Sanok is going to answer.

As a business owner, you need to be more lazy. No, it’s not that we don’t believe in hard work. But too many entrepreneurs are working so hard that they are slave to the business and it stunts the growth of the business. If you find a way to do less of the work by delegating more of it to employees that are better at certain tasks then you…

Entrepreneurs are great visionaries, starters, doers, but often lack patience. In one sense that is a strength because many people just think about doing stuff but the entrepreneur makes it happen. There is a downside though. Impatience can cause the entrepreneur to pivot too quickly or get caught up in the shiny object...

In this world of busyness it seems like time is our enemy more than our friend. But who’s fault is that? There are so many things coming at us in our business and personal lives that some of the more important aspects are being neglected.

Business growth is on the minds of most entrepreneurs. Unfortunately for many, they approach growth in the reverse order that it should be done. Most will focus on driving sales and then play catch up with any operational needs that is sure to appear when the workload increases.

If you’re married, you want more intimacy. As a business owner, you want more revenue. But somehow getting both at the same time is elusive. Why? Because as you’re going all-in on the business, your marriage tends to take a back seat and the relationship suffers.

Dreaming big for your business is wonderful but trying to start big is detrimental. It stretches your time and resources thin which creates additional stress on you and your relationships.