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Doing a company reset, The Business of Marriage author interview and First of All

We're glad you're here! On this episode, we talk about doing a company reset; we interview Martin and Melissa Thoma about Melissa's book The Business of Marriage and the conscious choices they've made through decades of owning a business together; and we close the episode with another of our rant/rave "First of All" segments. Thanks for listening!

Get Melissa Thoma's The Business of Marriage here.

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It’s the Couples Inc. Fifth Wednesday Minisode!

It's unavoidable; sometimes, a fifth Wednesday pops up on the calendar and we at Couples Inc. do a minisode! Glenn's got a dandy quiz for Jodie: is it the name of a prescription drug or the name of a monster? We, our drugs and our monsters are glad you're listening!

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What We Wish We Knew, Extending Your Brand Online and Olympic Quizzery

Welcome to Episode 14, where we talk about the things we wish we knew before starting a business. Brand expert Katie Cooper owner of Lemon Life Design visits with ways to extend your business' brand online. We engage in some Olympic quizzeration to wrap things up. We're glad you're listening!

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Sunk Costs, the Mountain Goat Couple and a Quiz

Welcome to Episode 11 of Season 5! We're talking about how to recognize and avoid sunken costs; we interview fellow couplepreneurs and podcasters Chrissy and Ryan McCrary, owners of Mountain Goat Coffee. At the end of the show, the McCrarys take our quiz about...goats. We're glad you're listening!

Check out the Business Partner Partners Podcast!

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3 Signs of Success, Stress Language and First of All

Welcome back to Couples Inc! We're continuing our 3 Signs Series with the 3 Signs of Success. We explore a new list of stress languages. And we wrap everything up with a new rant feature called First of All. Thanks for listening!

Five Stress Languages 

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Mental Health Month, Processing Information & a Quiz

Welcome to Episode 9 of Season 5! This episode publishes in May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month, so we're talking about what you as an employer need to know and some steps you can take to make your workplace accommodating and compliant. We're also visiting about the different ways couples process information and how that impacts couplepreneurs. The show wraps up with Glenn's quiz for Jodie: is it an exotic dish...or is it an app? Thanks for listening!

Department of Labor FMLA mental health guidelines

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Partnering with Other Small Businesses, Making Your Employee Handbook, Eclipse Perception Wrap-up

Welcome to the show! On this episode, we talk about how partnering with other small businesses can benefit you; attorney Mary Buckley visits with pointers on employee handbooks and why your business needs them; and we visit the Couples Inc. Water Cooler for an eclipse perception extravaganza. We're glad you're listening!

Inc. article on partnering with competitors.

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Presenting the Couples Inc. Mini Episode!

Every month with five Wednesdays, we're presenting the Couples Inc. Mini Episode! Jodie quizzes Glenn about milestones in Hollywood's Oscar Awards on this mini. We're glad you're listening!

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Blend, Boundaries and Either/Or

This episode finds us talking about making work and life blend for couples who work together. Then, we interview consultants Kay Lee and Robert Fukui for insight about their approach to balance/blend/boundaries. Our Either/Or this time: is it an exotic food name OR an international capitol city name? We're glad you're listening!

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The Couples Inc. Holiday Extravaganza

On this episode, we look back at the top business trends of 2023 and have some fun at the expense of ChatGPT. At the end of the show, Jodie tests Glenn's New Year's Eve knowledge. Seasons greetings!

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