Episode 231 The 21 Laws to Keep Your Woman in Check with Shawn & Stormie Andrews (Part 1)

John sits down with Shawn and Stormie Andrews, the dynamic husband-wife duo who co-authored The 21 Laws to Keep Your Woman in Check. Shawn is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in business and was named Entrepreneur of the Year in Nevada in 2021. Stormie, the creator of the World's Best Buyer Persona System, is an author and has been named one of the Top 50 Tech Visionaries by InterCon.  They are also the founders of BREATHE! Exp, an event and experience company that combines technology and creativity to help businesses grow and scale. Beyond their professional achievements, Shawn and Stormie are also proud parents and doting grandparents to two wonderful granddaughters. Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:00] - Intro [02:38] - Shawn & Stormie's background [05:35] - Stormie's The World's Best Buyer Persona System [07:56] - Their roles at the BREATHE! Exp [09:09] - How Shawn and Stormie met [11:14] - Developing their friendship [15:36] - Becoming interested in each other [17:21] - The journey from friend-zone to falling in love [20:45] - Stormie's awkward first confession [22:38] - The unexpected date after 20 people backed out [24:47] - Finding notes about their relationship date at a museum [26:38] - People who treat relationships like disposable resources [30:29] - Role of honest communication in building strong relationships [30:58] - How we say things vs what we say [33:21] - Their partnership in business ventures [37:09] - The BREATHE! Summit NOTABLE QUOTES: "Life and business are all about relationships because if you don't have those, you don't have anything." "Business and personal relationships are about communication. Honest communication is the glue that strengthens the relationship." "Our communication is very important, but it's not what we say that gets us in trouble—it's how we say it." "Most people spend their lives developing wealth, and then they have to return that wealth to regain their health." "When it comes to communication, according to the tenets of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), only 7% of our intended messages are in the words we use. 38% is tonality, and 55% is body language." "People do not realize that sales is actually a part of marketing. Event production is one component of marketing." "In order for a company to fully succeed, operations have to be efficient." USEFUL RESOURCES: https://stormieandrews.com/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnandrews143/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/stormieandrews/  https://www.breatheconvention.com/ https://www.instagram.com/shawnwillis5am/ https://www.instagram.com/stormie_a/ https://www.facebook.com/quinn.vega https://www.facebook.com/stormie.andrews.3 https://x.com/StormieAndrews "The World's Best Buyer Persona Reimagined: It's Not Who They Are But HOW THEY THINK!" (https://a.co/d/3RsxRG5)  "The 21 Laws to Keep Your Woman in Check" (https://a.co/d/1Lwwdy7) CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen  Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen     YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA  EPISODE CREDITS Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/