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This podcast is for you, the married entrepreneur who wants to win in marriage and business simultaneously.
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Ep. 196 - On Track To Top Gun wtih John Ramstead
What if you achieved your dream of becoming something like a fighter pilot? What boy doesn’t? Then you achieve your BHAG of being accepted into Top Gun school. But in an instant the dream turned reality comes crashing down. Not only are you not able to enter Top Gun school training but ultimately, the Navy kicks you out because of your handicap.
Ep. 192 - From Success To Bankruptcy with Tim and Glori Winders
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.
Ep. 188 - The Inconvenience Of Great Leadership with Bob Beaudine
“Doing the right thing is inconvenient.” That was a powerful quote from this week’s guest Bob Beaudine. Prioritizing your family over your career or business is one of the hardest things to do for high achievers. It is possible to do it successfully but it doesn’t come easy. You have to make hard choices that are not convenient.
Ep. 186 - Is Your Business An Idol? With Stu and Trish Fuhlendorf
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.
Ep. 184 - Managing Death and Business with Gary and Keely Van Vlack
Imagine the doctor telling you that your spouse has 40 minutes to live. What do you do? How do you feel? How do you cope? Tune in to this week’s episode as entrepreneurs Gary and Keely Van Vlack share their story of how close Keely came to dying and how Gary coped…
Ep. 183 - How To Hire and Train Millenials with Robert and Kay Lee Fukui
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.
Ep. 181 - How to Avoid Disaster: Why Working with Your Spouse Can Spell Trouble for Your Business!
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…
Ep. 171 - Find More Time to Grow Your Business
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…
Ep. 168 - Surviving The Miracle On The Hudson with Dave Sanderson
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…
Ep. 166 - Re-Launch of the Podcast for the Married Entrepreneur
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…
Ep. 164 - Becoming A Better Husband, Father, and Business Leader with Chris Niemeyer and Michael McGreevy
Are you a man? Are you a husband? Are you a father? Are you a business owner? Than this show is for you! Or any wife that wants to hear what guys talk about. Ha ha! But this isn’t going to be a mancave show…
Ep. 161 - Prioritizing Business Will Destroy Your Marriage with Krystal Parker
You hear us and others warning that if you prioritize succeeding in business over the relationship, it CAN harm your marriage. This week’s guest, Krystal Parker, shows it WILL destroy your marriage. She found out the hard way how focusing so hard on achieving professional success can lead to two divorces.
Ep. 158 - Patience: The Entrepreneur’s Weakness
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...
Ep. 157 - Developing Your Employees Improves Your Bottom Line with Dr. Karen Wilson-Starks
Training and developing employees seems like common sense but many small businesses do an inadequate job of doing so. Lack of time and resources seems to be the primary excuse. But if you knew that creating a culture that constantly develops its people would increase your profits, you would do it in a heartbeat, right?
Ep. 155 - Becoming The Entrepreneur God Created You To Be with Kelly Baader
Overcoming childhood trauma is significant in itself. But how about being criticized, passed over, and looked down upon every step of your career? To top it off, one of the leaders you admire tells you, you’re not good enough. That is a lot to overcome and still be successful.
Ep. 149 - Are You A Better Leader At Work or Home? With Jesus Sampedro
Many business owners are great leaders at work but not so much at home. I may or may not have been one of those. The question is, why? Why can we be great at building teams, creating healthy cultures, and keep our customers happy but not do the same thing at home?
Ep. 143 - Communication Keys In Business and Marriage with Steve Reiter
We all know communication is key when it comes to marriage. It’s also the foundation for great marketing. So we decided to bring in an expert in communication. Hall of Fame radio producer Steve Reiter.
Ep. 133 - Surf, Business, Marriage, and Ministry with Bear and Cindy Woznick
If you’ve never tried tandem surfing before, it’s not as easy as it looks. It takes a lot of skill, determination, coordination and teamwork. It’s two people moving as one on a surfboard.
Ep. 128 - Rise and Go: Leadership Lessons When You’re Down and Out
What the heck would you do if you went all in on a new business venture March 1, 2020 only to see the world shutdown two weeks later? If you read the date you’ll understand what I mean. That’s what happened to this week's returning guest, Cory Carslon.
Ep. 124 - Writing Marketing Messages That Sell
I’m not sure if you realize but we all buy based on what we read. Sure, what we see, feel and taste are part of the sales process but ultimately, we need to read what we are buying, how to buy it and what it costs.
Podcast Hosts
Meet your podcast hosts Robert and Kay Lee. Robert has spent 25 years in marketing and sales for several Fortune 100 companies and Kay Lee grew up in a family business. While they come from two distinctly different business backgrounds they understand the unique challenges all business owners face regardless of its size. They are also dedicated to helping married couples in business build a thriving marriage and prosperous business.