What's it really like being married to a CEO? What workplace dilemmas make it home? We finally let the husbands on the show.

Scott Graham and Nic Widhalm join us in person at our Boulder studio for the real story of what it's like when your partner is running a company. Scott managed a career and life at home while Blakely ran TaskRay. Nic worked with Heather at Cloud Coach, then decided to marry her anyway.

We get into the uncomfortable stuff: the "what's for dinner" debate every working couple knows, why women shouldn't volunteer to take notes in meetings, how to support ambitious partners without taking on their stress, and why the most polished executives eat canned tuna straight from the can at home.

Plus: Nic performs a vocal percussion set (NOT beatboxing—there's a difference) and Scott juggles along to it.

Key Takeaways:

• The Art of Letting Stress Roll Off - How Scott manages his work life balance and never carries work stress home (and why Blakely still doesn't understand it after 20 years)

• Why Supporting Ambitious Women Means Making the First Move - Scott's approach to dinner decisions and why "what do you want?" is actually asking her to take on another decision

• The Gender Gap in Workplace Expectations - Why women volunteer to take notes in meetings and how male allies can change that dynamic and corporate culture without making it weird

• Bonding Through Business Stress - How working together through "powder keg" moments and workplace dilemmas built a strong marital foundation

• The Myth of the Polished Executive - Why the most successful people eat trash food at home and don't need everything to be five-star

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• Nic Widhalm: Founder/Architect of Trade Agent (AI platform for tradespeople)
• Connect with Nic: https://www.instagram.com/nicwidhalm/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-widhalm-a4905929/ 
• Trade Agent: https://www.tradeagent.ai/

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