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CoupleCo: Working With Your Spouse For Fun & Profit

The best route to success is modeling successful people. And if you’re working with your spouse, how do you find model couples? CoupleCo: Working With Your Spouse For Fun & Profit features interviews with couples in business together who are crushing it in the 21st century. This is where you can hear their stories, glean insights into their systems, pitfalls, failures, must-do's and working styles. And, there are plenty of laughs. Welcome to CoupleCo. It’s business—and it’s personal.

Where There's Smoke, There's Marc & Laurie Nadeau of Smokin' Mary, Part 1

Dec 26, 2018

We are in Napa, talking to none other than Smokin’ Mary herself, along with her husband. Laurie and Marc Nadeau started Smokin’ Mary Smoked Bloody Mary Mix almost by accident. They’re now selling their product across the nation, from Rhode Island to California. Laurie (who’s also known as Smokin’ Mary, and as...

Going Down In A Hobby Business: Ray & Eddie Saunders of Down Under Dive Center, Part 2

Dec 19, 2018

Today, we return to South Carolina to finish talking with our favorite South Africans. Ray and Eddie Saunders are the king and queen of the hobby-business CoupleCos. They started a dive shop together because they really enjoyed scuba diving. They also did it together at middle age, hundreds of miles from the nearest...

Going Down In A Hobby Business: Ray & Eddie Saunders of Down Under Dive Center, Part 1

Dec 12, 2018

We are in South Carolina with a couple of South Africans. Ray and Eddie Saunders did something that isn’t always recommended: They started a business together because 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...

Giving Kids TUF Love: Andria & Dominic Owen of Train Up First in Tampa, FL, Part 2

Dec 5, 2018

It started as an effort at their kitchen table, helping kids on their son’s football team. It has mushroomed into a non-profit organization with national reach, helping kids deal with life and become champions. We are back in Tampa, continuing our conversation with Dominic Owen and Andria Rogers Owen of Train Up...