In this episode Ben chats with Neel Parekh of MaidThis Franchise, a fully remote local cleaning business for homes and Airbnbs

Ben and Neel talk about:

- how the business dealt with the pandemic: lost 50% of revenue but came out leaner and meaner and ready to grow

- the world of online dating (Neel met his wife through a dating app) and how "oversupply" can influence a willingness to settle down

- the importance of not making your spouse responsible for everything: best friend/lover/spouse/business sounding board; give them space and don't make them involved in everything 

You’ll find more about the MaidThis story and others on www.untrapped.com

In this episode Ben chats with Jeremy and Lila Stewart of Hari Mari, a premium lifestyle sandal company based out of Dallas.

Jeremy and Lila share:

- the origin of the brand, which grew out of three years living in Jakarta, Indonesia

- how their families were totally opposed to the idea in the beginning

- why they make sure to stay in their respective lanes to help their business thrive

You’ll find more about the Hari Mari story and others on www.untrapped.com

[0:00-0:57] The 1% club

[0:58-2:40] About Solo Sherpa

[2:40-5:35] Challenges when taking leaps as an entrepreneur

[5:36-7:09] The side hustle method

[7:10-7:55] How did you meet your wife?

[7:56-8:22] Kids

[8:23-10:52]  Advice to enterpreneurs starting just starting out

[10:53-12:58] Knowing thyself and learning to know each other

[12:59-14:02] Understanding differences

[14:03-16:40] The importance of date night

[16:41-19:39] Somebody has to give more

[19:40-21:56] Giving 110%

[21:57-23:49] The Gents Store

[23:50-26:52] Keeping perspective: sometimes you have to hit a reset button

[26:53-28:57] The importance of communication

[28:58-33:22] Advice to entrpreneurs keeping business and family separate

[0:00-2:00] Intro

[2:00-3:56] Workplace romance and starting a business together

[3:57-7:06] Identifying as an entrepreneur

[7:07-9:07] Types of couples in business

[9:08-10:26] Secret weapons

[10:27-11:55] The cold hard truth

[11:56-12:55] Giving and getting feedback

[12:56-13:24] Building something bigger than you

[13:25-15:12] A moment of truth: Creators vs optimizers

[15:13-18:06] Delegation of tasks: You can't do it all alone!

[18:07-19:09] A good partner will always be challenging you

[19:10-20:50] Take the winning shot: Idendity and values as a family

[20:51-22:25] Never give up

[22:26-25:01] Growing up with a mantra

[25:02-27:58] Marriage is the most important relationship in business

[27:59-29:52] Patterns in marriage

[29:53-31:43] What's the point?

[31:44-34:04] The Gent's Store

[34:05-37:58] Growing at similar paces

[37:59-41:24] The law of allowing

[41:25-47:46] Priorities and red flags

In this Untrapped Entrepreneur Podcast episode, Ben and Lauren Davis recount their dynamic journey through marriage and entrepreneurship. Ben and Lauren reflect on their entrepreneurship journey  together and the inevitable joys and struggles that appear when founding a business with the love of your life. Tune in to hear their stories and lessons learned!

[00:03:00] Transitioning to entrepreneurship.

[00:05:10] Survival mode

[00:06:40] Love at first sight. 

[00:9:15] Big Dreams. 

[00:10:35] Going home to Texas

[00:16:07] Entrepreneurship  takes Two

[00:19:38] Getting fired by your husband

[00:22:43] Retaining the talent you do have. 

[00:26:15] Avoiding pitfalls

[00:29:26] Values for home and business

 [00:30:58] Getting kids into business 

[00:34:40] Taking business lessons to politics

[00:39:09] Don't take things personally

[00:40:52] Unity through adversity

[00:42:37] Keeping Christ in focus

[00:45:49] Detachment from your business

[00:48:42] Start with God

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