Couples Inc.

Thanks for three years of your ears--or if you've just started listening, welcome!

On this episode we talk about what we've learned after three years of podcasting. Since Jodie is a breast cancer survivor and October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we bust some common myths about it. We wrap things up with a Gen X quiz. We're glad you're here!

The Gen X Quiz appears courtesy of the Holderness Family.

Welcome to Couples Inc! On Episode 17, we talked about leadership styles; on this episode, we talk about the four working styles--which one is yours? We visit with Wright Accounting Group owners Brian and Kitrina Wright about some financial pitfalls that couplepreneurs make and how to avoid them. We wrap up the episode with a visit to the Couples Inc. Watercooler to try out that wacky Talking Points card game. We're glad you're here!

Talking Points cards available here

The Four Working Styles article here

Welcome to Couples Inc! On this episode, we talk about common leadership styles you can use as a framework for your business. Our interview is with attorney Mary Buckley, who gives tips about your company's dealings with employees' social media posts. We wrap up with a chat about famous couples (besides us). Thanks for listening! 

Leadership styles link via Harvard Business Review

We're glad you're here! On this episode, we talk about doing a company reset; we interview Martin and Melissa Thoma about Melissa's book The Business of Marriage and the conscious choices they've made through decades of owning a business together; and we close the episode with another of our rant/rave "First of All" segments. Thanks for listening!

Get Melissa Thoma's The Business of Marriage here.

Welcome to Couples Inc! On this episode, we're talking about the risks of having a key person in your small business. We interview Mark Zweig and Eric Howerton, the hosts of the entrepreneurial podcast Big Talk About Small Business. We close the show inventing words that don't exist...but should. We're glad you're listening!

Key person risk info here.

It's unavoidable; sometimes, a fifth Wednesday pops up on the calendar and we at Couples Inc. do a minisode! Glenn's got a dandy quiz for Jodie: is it the name of a prescription drug or the name of a monster? We, our drugs and our monsters are glad you're listening!

Welcome to Episode 14, where we talk about the things we wish we knew before starting a business. Brand expert Katie Cooper visits with ways to extend your business' brand online. We engage in some Olympic quizzeration to wrap things up. We're glad you're listening!

Welcome to the Couples Inc. Podcast! We're talking about the emotional toll that being a business owner can take on you. We answer guest's questions in semi-interview style. At the end of the show, Glenn gives Jodie a test: is it a firework name or a rap song title? Thanks for listening!

Here's the Startups.com emotional cost article.

Welcome to Couples Inc! On this episode, we talk about important ways the workplace has changed lately. Then we discuss the importance of checking in with one another as couplepreneurs. We bring the show to a close with Jodie testing Glenn's knowledge of the humble watermelon. Thanks for listening!

Here's the link to Forbes' flexible workplace item.

Welcome to Episode 11 of Season 5! We're talking about how to recognize and avoid sunken costs; we interview fellow couplepreneurs and podcasters Chrissy and Ryan McCrary, owners of Mountain Goat Coffee. At the end of the show, the McCrarys take our quiz about...goats. We're glad you're listening!

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