Episode 14: Spouses in Business Together - Can it Work?
What happens when your business partner is also your spouse? After starting her own business as a single mom, Leslie Laredo could have never imagined her future husband would also become her business partner. But, 20 years later, the romance and the business are both going strong! Join me with Leslie as she shines a light on how you can survive and thrive as lovers, friends and business partners.
In this episode you’ll hear:
Top things to know before going into business with your life partner.
How to set boundaries around work-related talk.
When you should agree to disagree.
How you can be a better listener in any relationship.
Why your tone matters more than your words.
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You can also watch this episode on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/wBofDE-a-aI.
About Leslie Laredo:
Leslie Laredo is President of Academy of Digital Media, a Laredo Group Company that has trained hundreds of thousands of professionals in digital branding, ad sales and marketing. Leslie started her company when she was a single mom with a six-year-old.
She met her husband 26 years ago and dated bi-coastally for a couple of years while he was her unofficial business “advisor”. Their relationship went from dating and informal business advising to marriage and formal business partnering. It wasn’t the plan; it just happened! Last year, they celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary, and are still working together through many personal and business challenges over the years, including surviving breast cancer, the 2008 market crash and COVID.
Connect with Leslie:
Website: https://www.academyofdigitalmedia.com
Website: https://www.laredogroup.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/leslielaredo
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/leslielaredo/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/academydm
Connect with Debbie:
Website – Books, Online Courses, Podcasts: https://www.selfpowernow.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DebbieGisonniPage/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/debbiegisonni/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgisonni/
