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Brent & Julie Cody: Framing Startup Risk as a Family Adventure

Show Notes: One of the joys of having grown children is getting to meet their amazing friends. We met Brent & Julie Cody through Ryan & Amy, our middle son & daughter-in-love.  We haven’t had 1:1 time with Brent & Julie, so it was really fun to hear their story.  They talk about how they…

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Drew & Sarah Hiss: A Partnership Committed to a Legacy of Success & Significance

Show Notes I’m joined today by Drew & Sarah Hiss, empty nesters who recently moved to Colorado, where 2 of their adult children live.  Drew & Sarah started a payroll and HR technology solutions company from their basement with 2 little kids. They bootstrapped this business and knew they had to make it work when…

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The Takeaways: Dorcas Cheng-Tozun’s interview

Show notes This episode highlights important takeaways from my interview with Dorcas in Episode 8, for those of you that don’t have time to listen to a longer episode or just want to get right to the heart of the episode. In these shorter episodes, I’ll add my insights through my lens as a Marriage Coach…

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Transcript: Dorcas Cheng-Tozun: Author & Entrepreneur Spouse, Hard-Won Perspective from Life in an International Social Enterprise

Dorcas Cheng-Tozun 6/20 Kathy: [00:02:15] Hi, Dorcas. How are you? Dorcas: [00:02:16]  I’m good. How are you, Kathy? Kathy: [00:02:19] Oh, I’m so good. I’m so good. I wish we didn’t live so far apart. I’d really love to just sit down with you and have tea or coffee or whatever Dorcas: [00:02:27] . Yes, that would…

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Dorcas Cheng-Tozun: Author & Entrepreneur Spouse, Hard-Won Perspective from Life in an International Social Enterprise

Episode show notes: I’ve been looking forward to today’s interview with Dorcas Cheng-Tozun for over a year. I reached out to her last year, but she and her family were living in Nairobi, Kenya, one of several international moves they have made while growing d.light.  Dorcas is the author of Start, Love, Repeat: How to…

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Brad & Jooyoung Voeller: True Partnership Forged From Challenges of Startup Life

Being married to an entrepreneur can be challenging, especially when that isn’t how you’re wired. I’ve heard many spouses voice frustration when it’s taking longer than expected for a startup to become profitable. “why can’t you just get a job?” Is a common question asked when month after month, savings dwindle, along with  the hope…