This episode could change the way you think about boundaries, pricing, and what’s actually possible in your coaching practice. You’ll hear from a married couple regarding their initial resistance to working together, establishing healthy boundaries, defining roles and responsibilities, and the critical importance of pricing yourself correctly. My guests offer practical wisdom on maintaining work-life balance, protecting personal time, and thriving in both marriage and business through intentional communication and mutual respect. What have they learned that could help YOU, whether you work with your spouse or not? Join us to find out!
Robert and Kay Lee Fukui are the co-founders of i61 Inc., a business consulting company that helps married entrepreneurs achieve better work-life balance by structuring their businesses for scalability, while also freeing up precious time to invest in their marriages and families.
Robert has 25 years of successful sales and marketing experience with companies like Coca-Cola, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. He played an instrumental role in launching six major brands and is the recipient of national sales and leadership awards. His business acumen allows him to help family businesses become more profitable, efficient, and sustainable. Kay worked in the banking industry for many years and in her family business as the operations
manager for 10 years before meeting Robert, the love of her life. She understands the highs and lows of running a family business and the sacrifices owners make–often at the expense of marriage and family. Her passion is to see marriages flourish while building a profitable business and to help entrepreneurial couples understand that marriages and families don’t have to be sacrificed for business. Together, they have developed an innovative consulting program, Thriving in Tandem™, which equips the married entrepreneur to build a thriving marriage AND a prosperous business. They have authored the book Tandem: The Married Entrepreneurs’ Guide for Greater Work-Life Balance and host the podcast Thriving in Tandem.
Show Highlights:
- Working together with your spouse ALL the time: Can that really work?
- Time management, boundaries, and defining your lane of genius
- Freeing up time through ADE: automate, delegate, and eliminate
- Setting priorities and learning to say NO
- Kay Lee’s mindset as a third-generation entrepreneur who is learning to be more efficient
- Embracing change, intentional communication, and learning to pivot
- Set up a structure so you don’t overextend yourself. (Your boundaries deserve to be honored!)
- When you are with your family, BE with your family.
- The ONE business decision that will make more money and give you time back: raise your prices
- Key takeaways from Robert and Kay Lee:
- Robert: “If it feels like your business is running you instead of you running your business, fix it. Step back and evaluate.”
- Kay Lee: “Are you working in your zone of genius? If not, how can you do that? Do more of what you love!”
Resources:
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