Thriving in Tandem: The podcast for married entrepreneurs

Listen in as we interview Pat and Charlotte Ennis. Married couples who own Ennis Legacy Partner (ELP), a consulting company that assists business owners build transferable business value and exit their business responsibly and successfully. While Pat operates the business with his business partner, Charlotte works part time for an exotic animal veterinarian and has an active business on eBay selling collectibles and vintage clothing. 

They share their heartfelt story of learning to appreciate each others gifts and strengths as opposed to arguing about them and starting and growing ELP. 

For more information on Ennis Legacy Partners click https://ennislp.com/

This is the million dollar question. When we ask this question to couples who own a business, we either get a “yes” or “no” (obviously). And the answers seem to be from the experiences the couples have relating and communicating to each other. Are you the one that would say “no” because it’s not good for the marriage, we would be fighting all the time, spouse doesn’t want me in the business, she’s too controlling, or he’s too controlling? And for those that say “yes” is it for the right reason. Don’t just have your spouse work in the business to save money on payroll. Make sure they are in a position that fits their gifts and skills. Well, first both spouses should be involved at some level in the business. It’s the largest asset a couple typically owns and so both should care what happens to it. Doesn’t mean both spouses need to be actively involved in the business but should have a level of understanding and influence in it. The key is understanding the role both play in the business and how to best work with each other without it negatively affecting the marriage. This episode will tackle the why and how every spouse can be helpful in the business.

Interview with Al and Leticia of The Marriage Well. You may have heard situations in which couples get divorced and one spouse is totally caught off guard. Had no idea that the marriage was in that bad of shape or that their spouse was feeling this bad. Most, if not all, of the time the warning signs were there but the other spouse just wasn’t paying attention to the needs of the others.Thank God for Al and Leticia’s marriage, Al finally listened. And I mean really listen. Every couple should hear this story so that you don’t wait til it’s too late to finally pay attention to your spouse.

Even then things had to change. Too often we want our spouse to change then everything will be alright. The reality is both parties need to change. It’s just that we want the other person to go first. Well, if you want your spouse to change, the best way to do it is you go first. 

Al and Leticia are founders of the Marriage Well. A marriage coaching center based in Ventura, California.

MarriageWell is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and our mission is to provide support, resources, activities and learning opportunities for couples to achieve excellence, intimacy, and FUN in their marriages.

You can follow them on Facebook @MarriageWell or visit their website https://marriagewell.org/ for all the latest events and services they provide.

What drives you? What’s important to you? If relationships wasn’t an answer to at least one of those questions, you definitely need to listen to this episode. We live in a success driven world. Which wouldn’t be a problem if success was defined in a holistic way. But for most entrepreneurs, we often forget to mention our relationships. Even if we say relationships are our priority it isn’t lived out on a day to day basis.

Not spending enough time with important relationships like spouse and kids is one of the top regrets for entrepreneurs as they get older. You don’t want time to pass you by or a tragedy like losing a child to realize what’s most important.

Meet this week’s guest, Teresa McCloy. She’s an author, speaker, podcast host, and leadership and life coach. Teresa lost her son to drug addiction 6 years ago and has moved from being addicted to success to addicted to life. She lays out some nuggets on how to design a life you want to live.

Website: www.therealifeprocess.com

Email: [email protected]

Book: https://www.therealifeprocess.com/book

Facebook and Instagram @teresa.mccloy

Key Takeaways:

• What do you have to say to the busy entrepreneur?
• How did we as a society get to this point of living life in a hurry?
• Why does it take a tragedy to make us realize what’s truly important in life? How do you encourage those that have not faced a loss like yours to wake up before it’s too late?
• Many entrepreneurs want to lead a better balanced life but can’t seem to do it. What do you think holds them back?
• You have a 4 point process to go from living with your hair on fire to doing what matters most. Could you please share?

Bio

Teresa McCloy is the Founder & CEO of the REALIFE Process® Author, Podcaster, Keynote Speaker Certified Leadership & Life Coach

As a recovering workaholic who was addicted to all the latest apps, software, and best-selling books on productivity, Teresa is passionate about helping others assess their habits and execute a process to take their everyday, ordinary life to something extraordinary through REALIFETM Being, Action, Time, and Living. Teresa is the creator of the REALIFE Process®, a faith-focused company that helps coaches, organizational leaders, speakers, and trainers develop and diversify their business through certification, content, coaching, and community to grow their impact and increase their revenue. She is an ACC Certified Leadership & Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation, a Certified Spiritual Director, Podcaster, and Keynote Speaker .

Want to live a better balanced life and win in marriage AND business at the same time? Purchase our book Tandem: The married entrepreneurs’ guide for greater work-life balance. https://www.thetandembook.com/

Need to create more time to dedicate to your marriage? Download this free guide. https://marriedentrepreneur.co/boundaries

Need some insight into how to balance it all? Schedule a free discovery call. https://marriedentrepreneur.co/lets-talk

If there was ever a time to re-evaluate your approach to marketing it would be now. You and everyone else are coming out of the haze of lockdown, trying to pick up the pieces and get back to “normal.” I’m sure you’ve realized that business will not get back to the old normal and that there is a new normal that everyone must adapt to. During lockdown your customers have already adapted. So you can’t expect to do the business the same nor market the same way. This may sound like a daunting task but marketing does not have to be complicated. Even before lockdown many businesses made marketing overly complicated. Which leads to a lot of frustration. So join us in this episode in which we break marketing down to its essence and then build it back up in a simple, easy to implement way.