CoupleCo: Working With Your Spouse For Fun & Profit

Does goal setting really work? Yes. But you have to do it correctly. CoupleCo’s most popular guest, clinical psychologist Dr. Rachna Jain, talks about a potent & powerful tool for couples who are looking to set—and reach—their goals: The Power Of One. It’s a simple, 5-step process that takes cooperation, communication and candor. Fail to follow these simple steps, and you’re in for a much more challenging, uphill slog. Want success? Listen in with the original couples-in-business psychologist.

We are in Napa, continuing our conversation with Smokin’ Mary herself and her husband, Smokin’ Marc. Marc and Laurie Nadeau are the original road warriors of craft cocktail mixers—which leads to some really crazy stories about doing festivals and food shows together. We also get to hear some tips for surviving and thriving as a CoupleCo. And it’s especially piercing and meaningful, since it comes from a couple who spends half their life together living and working out of a camper.

Laurie and Marc Nadeau started Smokin’ Mary Smoked Bloody Mary Mix almost by accident--and are now selling it from Rhode Island to California. Laurie (also known as Smokin’ Mary, and as the girl in the polka-dot dress,) is a serial entrepreneur. Marc likes a steady job and steady paycheck—even though he used to be a ski bum. How do these two reconcile their unique working preferences? And how do you move from small-quantity recipes in a home kitchen to creating mass quantities for the consumer market?

We’re in South Carolina finishing up with South Africans Ray & Eddie Saunders, king & queen of hobby-business CoupleCos. They started a dive shop because they loved scuba and did it at middle age, all while he kept his day-job, working with her nights and weekends. They discuss the challenges of a full-time business as a second career, the fortitude it requires, the art of a graceful exit when the crunch becomes too much, and a simple, profitable sales tactic that anyone in a similar position can also use

We're in South Carolina with a couple of South Africans. Ray & Eddie Saunders did something not always recommended: They started a business together they enjoyed a hobby. And they did it together at middle age. Which might also be a questionable idea. Especially since this is a job with a lot of hard work punctuated by moments of panic. Is this a good idea, and is it recommended? There’s really only one way to find out. Join us as we talk to two seemingly unflappable folks about starting a dive shop.

It began at their kitchen table, helping kids on their son’s football team. It balooned into a national non-profit, helping kids deal with life and be better people. We're back with Dominic & Andria Owen of Train Up First (TUF). They are an example of what happens when you’re driven to help people. We hear about the art of disagreement and compromise. But should you let the others in the meeting know you’re married? And is a sense of humor always best in intense times? Or do you want a boxing ring ins

Think Hollywood movie, like Stand And Deliver meets The Blind Side, but with a real couple from Tampa FL: Andria & Dominic Owen, a couple with servant hearts who are driven to help people. It started at the kitchen table, and has snowballed into a non-profit with national reach. Train Up First, (TUF) is helping thousands of kids do better in school and out in the world. And it all began with a chat between a Florida mom, and some kids who thought they’d be getting a full ride to college and the NFL.

This couple's businesses has improved their life and their lifestyle. Elden & Amy Quesinberry of Layer 8 Consulting have experienced change in their lives and in their careers. We hear about their business philosophy, which treats employees like family. But why does that include interviewing a job candidate’s spouse? We also look at what happens when you think your partner is capable of doing something in the business—but adamantly does not want to do it. Conflict? Perhaps.

This couple's business is crucial and, in the digital age, pretty lucrative. Elden & Amy keep other businesses moving at the speed of digital. Their story answers the question: What if you have kids, buy a house, have a couple mortgages, and lose your job? Having the courage to take a leap—and ask your wife to join you in a business that isn’t her dream is big. But what happens when the biz becomes her baby? And, we get some insanely simple advice for those interpersonal, interspousal annoyances on the

We’re back with tech celebs Chris Dunphy &Cherie Ve Ard of Technomadia.com and the Mobile Internet Resource Center. Cherie & Chris keep up with evolving mobile internet technology for their raging fans. And they run the business from the road, walking the talk and living the dream. This is all about taking chances and pursuing that dream as much as living life and business as committed partners. And since their life together began in a 16-foot travel trailer, they know about the pursuit and commitment.

Taking a leap and pursuing a dream: Cherie Ve Ard & Chris Dunphy are famous tech geeks for their personal website, Technomadia.com. Their business, The Mobile Internet Resource Center, is about getting online when you live in an RV or on a boat. They have an interesting yin and yang dynamic and love Burning Man. They have a staff of dedicated employees whom they’ve never met. And despite their all consuming business, they still find ways to take it easy and have some fun even if there’s mayhem in the et

We return to Phildelphia for pizza and amore with Alison & Francesco Crovetti of Roman-style pizzeria, Rione. They talk about how they’ve done all marketing on their own, including using digital to get on the radar of influential food writers locally and nationally. They discuss working out the mutual decision making process, which doesn't always happen the way one of them might like. (But should they be talking business in bed?) And what IS the most popular pizza at Rione? You might be surprised—or not

How do you start a high-friction business, work together, and keep your day job? Alison & Francesco’s Rione is a popular Roman-style pizzeria in Philadelphia. They enjoy the logistical challenges of a brick & mortar, have had some very effective old-school marketing as well as effective digital efforts, and one works in the business full time while the other continues an important day job—taking off that hat at night and on weekends. And despite the hard work and long hours, they keep the romance alive.

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