Throwback: Love and Leadership: Insights from a Couple Who Works Together

In this episode, Chad Franzen interviews Josh and Becca Hadley about their journey working together as a married couple. They share insights into balancing business and family life, setting boundaries, and defining clear roles. The Hadleys discuss the joys and challenges of entrepreneurship as partners, offer advice for couples considering a joint venture, and highlight the importance of communication, shared vision, and prioritizing their relationship. Personal anecdotes reveal their daily routines, family priorities, and fun facts about each other, providing an honest look at blending marriage and business.

Chapters:

Introduction and Guest Welcome (00:00:00)
Chad Frandsen is introduced as the interviewer; Becca and Josh Hadley are welcomed to the podcast.

Working with Your Spouse: Initial Thoughts (00:00:21)
Becca and Josh share their experiences and feelings about working together as a married couple.

Early Days of the Business (00:01:54)
Josh describes how they started working together, their routines, and the excitement of building the business.

Balancing Roles and Avoiding Friction (00:03:29)
Discussion on the importance of clarifying roles and responsibilities to prevent conflicts.

Work-Life Boundaries and Daily Routines (00:04:46)
Chad asks about setting workday boundaries; Becca and Josh explain their flexible approach and daily schedules.

Family Priorities and Involvement (00:07:01)
Josh emphasizes prioritizing family, coaching kids’ sports, and the importance of being present as parents.

Advice Received About Working Together (00:08:24)
Becca and Josh recall advice they received about working as a couple and the importance of maintaining balance.

Advice for Couples Considering Business Together (00:10:23)
Josh and Becca offer advice to couples thinking about starting a business together, stressing clear roles and shared vision.

Working from Home: Pros and Cons (00:12:39)
They discuss working from home, its benefits, challenges, and how it affects their work-life transition.

Personal Insights: About Each Other (00:13:43)
Chad asks Becca and Josh to share something listeners wouldn’t know about the other, revealing personal and fun facts.

Closing Remarks (00:15:52)
Chad wraps up the interview, thanks the guests, and offers best wishes.

Links and Mentions:

Company/Tool:
Rise 25

Book/Quote:
No success in the world can compensate for failure in the home

Transcript:

Josh 00:00:00  Today I'm excited to introduce to you. I have two special guests with me. We have my wife, Becca Hadley, and then we have Chad Franzen here of rise 25, who has done hundreds of interviews with successful entrepreneurs and CEOs. We have flipped the script, and he is going to be interviewing Becca and I today. So welcome to the podcast, Chad.

Chad 00:00:21  Hey, thanks so much, Josh. Great to be here with both of you. So, Becca, what is it like working with your spouse?

Becca 00:00:28  Yeah, I love it. I know almost every single person I talk to always says, I don't know how you do that, or that didn't work for me or were divorced or whatever it is. We I think it's been one of the best things for us. I think we had a strong foundation before we began working with each other, and it kind of started off slow. And Josh was working in corporate America. We were working together at night, but for us, it's been it's been fun.

Becca 00:00:51  It's been our hobby, I think since both of us are doing what we love, it's very fulfilling and then even more fulfilling to do it together. I think one of my favorite things is just the opportunity to, like, travel together to different conferences like we've had so many like couples trips that are business trips. and it's been so fun. We've seen so many places together. I think we're also learning new things together at the conferences we go to and the things that we listen to, the podcast, everything that we do together. So I think it takes our relationship even to the next level, which is really fun. Now, that's not to say that it's always easy. We definitely have our frustrations or our arguments or sometimes, like when we're on a date. In my head, I'm like, stop talking about the business, let's be on a date. So it's just finding a balance and making sure that, like in our relationship that we have like family time specifically and date nights and business time.

Becca 00:01:41  And for us, honestly, it has been an incredible blessing. I've loved every minute of it.

Chad 00:01:45  So great. Yeah. Why don't we get back to that in just a minute? Kind of the the boundaries or whatever, like work and home or whatever. But, Josh, what are your thoughts