Welcome to another episode of Heart & Hustle! Follow us for more and let us know where you found us!!

Tati: 

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tationathomas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tati_thomas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Travis:

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@timefortravis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejuicebeloose⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

🔑 Key Takeaways For Listeners✅ Gratitude can be taught through everyday actions, not lectures

✅ Kids learn generosity by watching, not being told

✅ Small acts of kindness can change someone’s entire day

✅ Family time increases when priorities are aligned

✅ Children thrive when given opportunities to lead and teach

✅ Different learning environments unlock different strengths in kids

✅ Ending the year with reflection builds confidence for the next one

In this special year-end episode of the Heart and Hustle Podcast, Tati and Travis welcome their daughter, Milani, for the most meaningful conversation of the season. Instead of ending the year with goals or strategies, they reflect on growth, gratitude, bravery, and family life through the lens of a child, offering a powerful reminder of what truly matters.

The episode opens with playful banter and excitement as Milani joins the podcast for the very first time. As the conversation unfolds, listeners get a rare glimpse into how a child experiences growth, opportunity, and kindness. When asked what she’s most thankful for this year, Milani shares simple yet profound answers: having a life, having a family, and having opportunities to help others. From paying for coffee in the drive-thru to quiet acts of generosity at restaurants, she clearly understands that kindness creates ripple effects far beyond the moment.

The episode wraps with lighthearted rapid-fire questions, laughter, and heartfelt reflections about family time. Milani shares how much she loves having her parents home more often and how it’s changed their daily life together. The final moments leave listeners with a powerful message: success isn’t just business wins or milestones. It’s raising kind, brave humans, creating space for growth, and ending the year with gratitude.

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Welcome to another episode of Heart & Hustle! Follow us for more and let us know where you found us!!

Tati: 

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tationathomas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tati_thomas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Travis:

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@timefortravis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejuicebeloose⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠⁠⁠

🔑 Key Takeaways For Listeners

✅ Most “mindset problems” are actually nervous system dysregulation

✅ Your emotions influence your thoughts before, during, and after a situation

✅ Emotional regulation is a lifelong skill, not a one-time fix

✅ Unregulated homes often train survival responses: shut down or explode

✅ Autopilot living keeps people from noticing their reactions and patterns

✅ Kids learn emotional regulation from how you respond to them in real time

✅ Growth shows up in how you communicate under pressure, not when life is easy

✅ Don’t make permanent choices from temporary states

Emotional Regulation: The Skill That Changes Your Business and Your FamilyIn this episode of the Heart and Hustle Podcast, Tati and Travis dive into one of the most life-changing skills they’ve ever built: emotional regulation. They break down why emotional regulation isn’t just a “nice to have” personal development topic, but a core skill that affects your business decisions, your marriage, your parenting, and your long-term legacy.

Parenting, Business, and The Ripple EffectThey bring it into parenting with a real example involving their daughter, Milani. They intentionally raise her in an environment where questions are celebrated, which naturally creates moments of frustration. The key lesson: if you don’t regulate your emotions, your child doesn’t just experience your mood, they may internalize it and create meaning from it later. The conversation expands into the bigger why. The emotional environment you create as a parent influences what your children see as “normal,” what relationships they feel safe in, and what they tolerate later in life.

Practical Emotional Regulation Tools You Can Use TodayThe episode closes with real tools you can apply immediately: don’t make permanent decisions from temporary states, name the emotion you’re feeling, separate facts from the story you’re creating, and ask how your future self would respond. They also encourage listeners to comment and write out real-life examples, because turning passive listening into active reflection builds the muscle faster.

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Welcome to another episode of Heart & Hustle! Follow us for more and let us know where you found us!!

Tati: 

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tationathomas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tati_thomas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Travis:

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@timefortravis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejuicebeloose⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠⁠

🔑 Key Takeaways For Listeners

✅ Our “flaws” are often just traits that haven’t been pointed at the right thing yet.

✅ Society, school, and even family often label your natural wiring as “too much” or “wrong.”

✅ Being multi-passionate / a multipotentialite is a real thing and it’s needed in the world.

✅ Idea synthesis (connecting dots between different fields) is a superpower.

✅ Rapid learning and going deep on topics quickly is a strength, not a problem.

✅ Adaptability and pivoting often are powerful tools when used intentionally.

✅ Skepticism and asking better questions can protect you and your family (ex: medical decisions).

✅ Procrastination can be a superpower when paired with high standards and focused execution.

✅ You can be “last minute” and produce excellent, high-quality work.

✅ Your past (childhood, school experiences, postpartum depression) can become leverage, not a life sentence.

✅ Addictive tendencies can be channeled into positive obsessions like health, business, and growth.

✅ Your love language (like gift giving) can drive impact, generosity, and ripple effects of kindness.

✅ Who you follow and listen to online deeply affects how you see yourself and your “flaws.”

✅ You get to decide: will your traits chain you down or become your cape?

Flaws vs. Superpowers: You Were Built This Way On Purpose

In this episode of the Heart and Hustle Podcast, Tati and Travis sit down on their anniversary to unpack a powerful reframe: what if your biggest flaws are actually your greatest superpowers? From procrastination and skepticism to being multi-passionate, deeply emotional, or “too much,” they break down how these traits have shaped their lives, their parenting, and their businesses.The Power Of Asking Questions, Procrastinating, and Doing It Your Way

Travis then shares how his so-called “flaw” of skepticism has protected their family – especially in medical settings with their daughter. His instinct to question data, ask where statistics come from, and challenge generic answers has turned into a powerful form of advocacy.

The couple also dive into procrastination and perfectionism. Both grew up labeled as procrastinators, always “waiting until the last minute.” But they explain how years of pulling off high-quality work under pressure actually trained them to execute at a high level in short timeframes.

Travis tells the legendary story of his senior project: a year-long assignment he barely touched, outsourced the paper, saw the presentation for the first time the day he delivered it… and still got a 97. The real superpower? Being able to think on his feet, present confidently, and synthesize ideas in real time.

Turning Addictions, Habits, and Love Languages Into SuperpowersThe episode ends with a reminder: you are not broken. Your traits, quirks, and so-called flaws were placed in you on purpose.

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Welcome to another episode of Heart & Hustle! Follow us for more and let us know where you found us!!

Tati: 

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tationathomas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tati_thomas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Travis:

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@timefortravis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejuicebeloose⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠

🔑 Key Takeaways For Listeners

✅ Overstimulation isn’t the enemy – it’s your nervous system trying to protect you. What you do with it is what matters.

✅ You can be in a season where everything is a non-negotiable and still choose to grow your capacity instead of dropping your standards.

✅ Role-switching is draining – parent, coach, entrepreneur, creator – but getting intentional about when you wear each hat helps.

✅ Procrastination can be a superpower when you’ve built the skill of locking in and executing at a high level under pressure.

✅ Intentionally taking on “too much” can be a muscle-building season, so future problems feel lighter and easier to handle.

✅ You can be overstimulated and still choose gratitude, perspective, and fun, instead of letting frustration run the show.

In this episode of the Heart and Hustle Podcast, Tati and Travis get real about what they’re calling “overstimulation season” – that intense chapter of life where everything hits at once and quitting would be the easiest option… but not the one they’re choosing.They break down what it’s really like to be entrepreneur parents who:

• Just stepped away from a brick-and-mortar business

• They are coaching a competitive cheer team with 16 little girls

• They are raising a first-grader

• They are both in masterminds building coaching and personal brands

• They are still running other businesses and showing up as content creatorsInstead of preaching “do less” or “take everything off your plate,”

• They share a different perspective: sometimes you’re in a season where everything on your plate is a non-negotiable.

The point isn’t to escape it. The point is to grow your capacity so you can hold more without breaking.

Tati talks about the mental load of constantly switching roles: coach, mom, wife, creator, CEO. Travis shares how he processes overstimulation more internally and what it looks like when he locks in and gets things done under pressure. Together, they unpack the difference between being maxed out and being mentally defeated – and why they refuse to choose the second one.

If you’re a high-achieving parent, entrepreneur, or creative who feels like life is loud, your schedule is packed, and your nervous system is screaming… this episode will help you feel seen, grounded, and a lot less “crazy.”

You’re not broken. You’re in a capacity-building season.The only real question is: What are you going to do about it?

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Welcome to another episode of Heart & Hustle! Follow us for more and let us know where you found us!!

Tati: 

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tationathomas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tati_thomas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Travis:

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@timefortravis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejuicebeloose⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠

🔑 Key Takeaways For Listeners

✅ Leaving a successful brick-and-mortar does not magically create ease. It creates a brand new set of problems that require just as much intentional leadership.

✅ Opposite wiring is not a relationship flaw. It is a logistics puzzle. Morning and night routines have to be designed around each person’s natural rhythm, not forced into one template.

✅ You can have more free time and still have zero true alone time. Those are different problems and they need different solutions.

✅ When you walk away from a business, you also walk away from built-in community. You have to intentionally rebuild social circles, proximity, and mastermind-style relationships.

✅ Volunteering and “side roles” like coaching can quietly eat up your emotional and creative capacity, even when you love them. That load needs to be acknowledged, not minimized.

✅ Seasons matter. After years of grinding 60+ hours a week, there has to be space for rest, recalibration, and family-first living without shame.

✅ If you do not learn how to have fun in the process, your success will feel hollow when you finally get there. Fun is not a reward at the end. It is a discipline inside the journey.

In this episode of the Heart & Hustle Podcast, “We Left Our Shop… Here’s What No One Tells You After,” Tati and Travis get brutally honest about what life actually looked like once they stepped away from their brick-and-mortar card shop to be home as a family.

On paper, it was the goal. More time with their daughter, no more 10-hour days at the shop, freedom to build brands they love and create their own schedule. In real life, it came with a lot of unexpected adjustments that no one really prepares you for.

They break down:

• What happens when a “sleep princess” marries a “once I’m up, I’m up” entrepreneur

• The clash between night-owl creativity and a brain that needs to shut off by 10 p.m.

• How it feels to go from built-in community at a busy store to “it’s just us and cheer”

• The difference between having more free time vs actually having alone time

• Why cheer coaching, parenting, and a high-energy puppy quietly drain way more emotional bandwidth than they expected

• The internal guilt of taking time for yourself as a mom, dad, and married business owners

• Travis’ 13 years of 60+ hour weeks and why he decided to “live life young” instead of waiting until retirement

• Tati’s real-time confession that she needs to learn how to have fun again in this new seasonIf you are a married entrepreneur, a parent who wants to be more present at home, or someone who has ever dreamed of walking away from your job or business to design a life-first lifestyle, this conversation will hit home.

Tati and Travis talk through morning routines, night routines, work life balance, identity, and what it takes to truly rewire how you operate once the old structure is gone.

This is not a highlight reel episode. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the messy middle. The part where you got what you asked for, you are grateful for it, and you are still figuring out how to feel like your best self inside it.

You will walk away with language for what you might be feeling in your own transition, permission to admit the hard parts out loud, and a reminder that these are not problems to “fix” overnight. They are new muscles to build as you become the person who can actually hold the life you say you want.

If you love honest conversations about relationships, parenting, entrepreneurship, and personal growth, hit play, subscribe to the show, and share this episode with a friend who is in their own “life after” season.

Welcome to another episode of Heart & Hustle! Follow us for more and let us know where you found us!!

Tati: 

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@tationathomas⁠⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@tati_thomas⁠⁠⁠⁠

Travis:

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@timefortravis⁠⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejuicebeloose⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠

🔑 Key Takeaways For Listeners

✅ Your pet peeves reveal your standards

✅ Small habits expose bigger patterns

✅ Presence is a form of respect

✅ Most frustration comes from unconscious living

✅ Your environment influences your identity

✅ Pet peeves highlight where you need boundaries

✅ Compatibility comes from aligned habits

✅ Growth requires emotional regulation

✅ Awareness = evolution

✅ Raising your standards always elevates your life

Welcome back to Heart & Hustle, the podcast where relationships, self-awareness, and real-life humor collide. If you love personal development, honest conversations, and couples who keep it real, this episode is your new favorite.

Today we’re jumping into Pet Peeves Part 2, and yes — it’s hilarious, chaotic, and unexpectedly deep… again.

This episode was supposed to be serious. It didn’t happen. We woke up triggered by a handful of small annoyances, and instead of stuffing it down, we did what we do best: turned it into a conversation that reveals way more about identity, standards, self-awareness, and healthy relationships than you’d expect.

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Welcome to another episode of Heart & Hustle! Follow us for more and let us know where you found us!!

Tati: 

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠@tationathomas⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠@tati_thomas⁠⁠⁠

Travis:

• IG - ⁠⁠⁠@timefortravis⁠⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠@thejuicebeloose⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠LINK⁠

🔑 Key Takeaways For Listeners

✅ Respect people’s time—especially for plans you initiated

✅ Save anger for what truly warrants it; stop recruiting cosigners

✅ Refuse to “play small” to fit in; be fully you

✅ Carry a power brick; manage “tabs” in your life and phone

✅ Before venting, ask: “Do you want solutions or space?”

✅ Own your triggers without making them everyone’s problem

✅ Build a leaving-the-house routine that works for your household

✅ Only take advice from people living the results

✅ Service mindset: inform, don’t surprise (in restaurants and in life)

In this episode if Heart & Hustle we talk about... PET PEEVES!!!

After noting the milestone of cruising beyond 10 episodes, Tati and Travis frame a playful, but honest, look at the everyday behaviors that quietly drain time, energy, and respect in relationships and life.

Travis opens with a heater: being late to the plans you set. For him, punctuality isn’t perfectionism; it’s character and respect, especially when kids are in the mix. Tati pairs that with a broader principle—stop getting mad at things that don’t require anger. From needless road-rage to manufacturing drama, she refuses to “cosign” other people’s spirals and saves her limited daily “cares” for what actually matters.

Next, Tati goes in on a cultural script: women watering themselves down to seem cuter, smaller, or “out of the loop.” She rejects playing dumb and the glamorization of being “so old” at 30. The point isn’t judgment; it’s identity. If you’re built for big impact, living tiny will always feel wrong. Travis counters with something practical and revealing—permanently dead phones. Not as a tech gripe, but as a readiness signal: poor battery is often poor planning and scattered attention.

Tati’s third peeve is people who complain with zero desire for a solution. Venting is valid when consented to; stewing is a choice. Bring a problem, bring willingness. Travis models what that looks like by labeling a personal trigger, lights left on, as a “me thing” he owns without making it everyone else’s burden. That rolls into his “getting out of the house” pain point and a practical strategy: he waits to get ready until the longer-prep people are truly ready.

Tati’s fourth: advice from non-practitioners (money tips from the broke; relationship tips from chaos). Her fifth is delightfully specific: aggressive gum chewing in social settings.

Travis closes with a service-industry PSA: Servers should say what’s 86’d upfront and don’t stealth-swap Sprite for Starry. Guests will choose differently when informed, and everyone wins.

Welcome to another episode of Heart & Hustle! Follow us for more and let us know where you found us!!

Tati: 

• IG - ⁠⁠@tationathomas⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠@tati_thomas⁠⁠

Travis:

• IG - ⁠⁠@timefortravis⁠⁠

• TikTok - ⁠⁠@thejuicebeloose⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠LINK

🔑 Key Takeaways For Listeners

✅ You can break generational patterns — even if no one before you has.

✅ Your past does not have to become your personality or destiny.

✅ Trauma doesn’t disqualify you — it prepares you.

✅ Presence with your family is worth more than profit.

✅ Being the cycle breaker is lonely, but it’s worth it.

✅ You are allowed to choose peace over blood relation.

✅ Success means nothing if you miss the moments that matter.

In this raw, funny, and deeply human episode of Heart & Hustle, Tati sits down with her husband and co-host Travis to unpack the story he’s avoided telling for years. Travis explains why he used to keep his life off the internet before opening up about the man he calls his true dad, the father who taught him practical skills and presence between long stints on the road. At 19, Travis’ world split open: his dad died in a car accident, and overnight he became the steady adult for a grieving mother and two young nieces. The conversation explores money chaos at home, alcoholism, and the quiet decisions a teenager makes to become the grown-up in the room.You’ll hear how estrangement from extended family shaped his values and why he rejected the “that’s just how our family is” script. Travis talks about discovering chosen family, what a healthy holiday felt like for the first time, and how that vision now drives his own parenting. He then walks through launching a brick-and-mortar collectibles shop with his brother, learning business in real time, and the $400 pricing mistake that forged his operating standards. From there, Travis breaks down his signature edge-owner-level customer service-and shares the most outrageous insults he’s swallowed with a grin.

Tati and Travis fast-forward to meeting through a local restaurateur they both considered a mentor, moving in quickly with intention, and becoming parents. The episode dives into why they chose stay-at-home parenting, how side hustles buffered that choice, and the way COVID forced them to re-evaluate time, priorities, and business models. Travis explains stepping away from daily retail operations, tightening SOPs, collaborating respectfully with his brother, and building modern, location-flexible brands that don’t require him on the sales floor to work.

The through line is identity by decision: refusing to be a product of environment, choosing family over appearances, and designing work that supports fatherhood first. If you’ve ever wondered how to break generational patterns, leave a storefront without abandoning a dream, or build a business around micro-moments with your kids, this episode is your blueprint.

Welcome to another episode of Heart & Hustle! Follow us for more and let us know where you found us!!

Tati: 

• IG - ⁠@tationathomas⁠

• TikTok - ⁠@tati_thomas⁠

Travis:

• IG - ⁠@timefortravis⁠

• TikTok - ⁠@thejuicebeloose⁠

YouTube: ⁠LINK

Audit Your Everyday Habits

🔑 Key Takeaways For Listeners

✅ Intention beats autopilot. Any habit can help or hurt depending on how consciously you use it.

✅ Create before you consume. One concrete rule (post before scroll) flips screen time into an asset.

✅ Stack the right habits. Habit stacking works both ways - pair constructive habits on purpose.

✅ Calendar the life you want. Put family time on the calendar first, then fit work/social around it.

✅ Spend to expand (wisely). Self-reward is legit; use it to raise your wealth ceiling, not to self-soothe on repeat.

In this episode, Tati and Travis share a practical time and energy audit that helps you turn five everyday habits into momentum. The goal is simple: stop living on autopilot and start choosing how you spend your attention. They unpack screen time, reading, family time, socialization, and retail therapy, then offer simple shifts that align with your values, goals, and season of life.

• The conversation starts with screen time. Instead of doom scrolling, use a create-before-you-consume rule. Post one piece of content or capture a quick idea, then scroll. Avoid dual-screening TV plus phone, which kills true decompression and adds noise. Around kids, be present or step away. Make screen time a tool for learning, creativity, and connection.

• Next is reading. Reading engages imagination and perspective in ways video does not. It opens new thinking, trains focus, and often delivers that “I never saw it like that” shift. Books, long-form articles, and expert threads all count. Build short daily blocks to make reading automatic.

• Third is family time. Put family on the calendar first, then fit work and social plans around it. Design the week you actually want. Whether you have a 9 to 5, run a business, or freelance, the point is intention. If your current setup does not support the parent or partner you want to be, start building a new structure one block at a time.

• Fourth is socialization. Choose rooms and people that raise your standards. Sports and team activities give kids community, leadership, and reps with shared goals. Adults need that too. Audit who gets your evenings and weekends. Align your circle with the identity you are building.

• Finally, reframe retail therapy as self-reward. Purchases can either reinforce a wealth ceiling or stretch it. Spend with intention. Invest in tools, experiences, or education that expand capacity. The “first-class stretch” idea works because it pushes you to operate at a higher level and earn from that identity. Reward yourself, but do it in ways that support the future you.

• Key takeaway: any habit can serve you if you make it intentional. Stack good habits together, remove the ones that clash, and let your calendar reflect your real priorities. Try one simple move this week. Create before you scroll, read for ten minutes, schedule one non-negotiable family block, text a growth-minded friend to plan an activity, or make your next self-reward something that compounds.

Welcome to another episode of Heart & Hustle! Follow us for more and let us know where you found us!!

Tati: 

• IG - ⁠@tationathomas⁠

• TikTok - ⁠@tati_thomas⁠

Travis:

• IG - ⁠@timefortravis⁠

• TikTok - ⁠@thejuicebeloose⁠

YouTube: ⁠LINK

🔑 Key Takeaways For Listeners

✅ Don’t default to your zoned school. Be intentional. Interview schools as if you’re hiring a co-parent.Values first, logistics second. Define what matters most: discipline style, communication, play, diversity, flexibility.

✅ Ask better questions. Use a written list: conflict/discipline policy, teacher-student ratio, outside/play time, attendance policy, communication, screen time, and staff background checks.

✅ Environment matters. A child’s surroundings shape mindset, confidence, and long-term behavior.

✅ Blend the best of every model. Their daughter’s school combines the strengths of public (diversity + social skills), private (standards + structure), homeschool (personalization), and Montessori (choice + leadership).

✅ Find teachers who keep learning. Continuous education in child psychology and gentle discipline creates healthier classrooms.

✅ Community over capacity. Great schools don’t fill seats—they curate aligned families.

✅ Look for project-based learning. Entrepreneurial, real-world “quests” (like building a lemonade stand) teach communication, marketing, and resilience early.

✅ Parent involvement = emotional connection. Be part of your child’s world; volunteer, mentor, or share your expertise.

✅ Build your family calendar around family, not work. Freedom comes from designing life intentionally.

✅ Teach your kids to lead, not conform. Schools should raise thinkers, not rule followers.

✅ Action step: Create your own list of 10 non-negotiables for your child’s education and schedule 2–3 school tours this month.

In this powerful episode, Tati and Travis open up about one of their biggest parenting decisions yet—choosing their daughter’s school - and the deeper values that guided every step. This isn’t just about education; it’s about designing your child’s foundation, environment, and emotional future with intention.

• They break down how they approached school selection like a major life decision and not just “signing up where we’re zoned.” Discussing how most parents default to the nearest public school, often without realizing how much that single choice impacts daily routines, confidence, social skills, and long-term growth.

• They created an entire “School Tour Question List” that went viral online, helping thousands of parents ask better questions. Topics included discipline policies, teacher-student ratios, outside play time, attendance flexibility for travel and mental health, screen-time use, staff background checks, and daily structure. The goal: to find a school that reflected their parenting philosophy, not fight against it.

• They eventually discovered a unique learner-driven private school that blends the best of public, private, homeschool, and Montessori methods. The result? A balanced environment built on diversity, leadership, and real-world application. Kids of different ages collaborate, older students mentor younger ones, and every semester revolves around a “quest” - a hands-on projects like running a lemonade stand to learn entrepreneurship.

• The episode also explores family dynamics: how intentional schooling ties into the freedom-based lifestyle Tati and Travis are building. From flexible attendance policies to “Fun Fridays” that reward goal completion. Their daughter’s education aligns with their family’s rhythm and not the other way around. Travis even shares how he now volunteers and speaks at the school, integrating his business experience directly into the classroom.

• Ultimately, this conversation challenges parents to stop living on autopilot and start curating their family ecosystem, school included! The right environment doesn’t just teach kids facts; it shapes identity, work ethic, and worldview.