Running a business with your significant other can be awesome and inspiring while also being stressful and demanding. You see each other all day. You talk shop all day. Pretty soon, work problems become home problems and vice versa—and you can't even go home and vent to your spouse!

Two-Brain fitness-business mentor Kenny Markwardt gets it. He runs Sandpoint Strength and Conditioning with his wife Jenn, and the two have had their fair share of ups and downs.

Here, Kenny shares his hard-won wisdom on how to work with your spouse—without burning down the house.

Links:

Sandpoint Strength and Conditioning
“Couple-Preneurship”: How to Work With Your Spouse
Couple-Preneurship: How to Hire Your Spouse
Couple-Preneurship: What to Do When Things Go Wrong
AGuard
Two-Brain Coaching
The State of the Industry Guide

Timeline:

3:35 – Speaking from experience.

7:00 – Common challenges couplepreneurs face.

10:28 – Benefits of running a business with your spouse.

12:14 – Preventing pitfalls.

12:55 – Make a financial plan.

15:01 – Setting boundaries.

18:19 – Don’t forget to work on the relationship.

21:11 – Setting goals.

24:50 – How to solve problems and settle arguments.

27:54 – What spouses can do today to improve themselves as couplepreneurs.