"OMG, I would love that. That's a dream of mine".

This is what someone said to me when I said I work with Paul, my partner, podcast co-host and business partner.

Quick note before we get to the episode. Yes, we did record this as episode 3 but then pushed it out to episode 5.

In this episode, we break down what it's actually like working with your partner and discuss how sometimes social media can make it seems like this aspirational thing.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. How Personal Triggers Show Up in Business - Processing conflict with curiosity instead of defensiveness when working with your partner

2. Essential Boundaries for Couples in Business - Protecting creative flow, maintaining individual identity, and separating work from relationship space

3. The Unsustainable Truth About Hustle Culture - Why 10 days of non-stop work taught us to create our own rules for success

4. Independence Within Partnership - How encouraging each other's individual growth strengthens both relationship and business decisions

5. Heart-Centered Leadership - Rejecting traditional CEO blueprints to lead from personal values and authentic community building

So a question to those considering it:

"If everything in your life came crumbling down tomorrow, do you and your partner have the tools to stand together and navigate that challenge, or would you start to fray apart?"