Episode 37: Love, Business and Boundaries: Navigating Entrepreneurship as a Couple

In this powerful and heartfelt episode, Jennifer Kok sits down with relationship coach Kathy Rushing, founder of Lodestar Relationship Coaching,  to explore the unique dynamics of marriage, business partnerships, and entrepreneurship. With over 40 years of marriage and decades of entrepreneurial experience, Kathy brings an insightful perspective to the conversation—especially for couples navigating business ownership together or individuals whose partners “just don’t get” entrepreneurship.Whether you’re working side-by-side with your spouse, partnered in business with a friend, or managing a household with a non-entrepreneurial partner, this episode is filled with practical wisdom, humor, and heart.🔑 In This Episode:How to navigate boundaries and roles as a husband-wife business duoKathy’s CRAVE Framework for staying connected in relationshipsHow to manage expectations and communication in non-related partnershipsThe emotional toll of entrepreneurship and how to build resilienceWhat to do when your spouse doesn’t understand your business📎 Resources Mentioned:30-Minute Weekly Check-In TemplateConnect with Kathy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathyrushingLearn more at: www.kathyrushing.comMeet our Guest: Kathy Rushing helps growth-minded individuals and couples build relationships that thrive through all seasons of life. Launched in 2023, Lodestar Relationship Coaching allows her to work with families, couples, and individuals virtually anywhere.Kathy's secret sauce? She blends over 30 years of experience as a Marriage and Family Counselor with wisdom from her 40+ year marriage to Mark, a serial entrepreneur. Her podcast, "Committed: The Entrepreneur Marriage," offers real-world guidance for creating strong partnerships while pursuing dreams.About the Host: Jennifer Kok has been a business owner for over 25 years and now is a business coach. She turned her first business into a franchise and successfully sold it 20 years later.  She was passionate about building a business and a family at the same time.Today she works with creative business owners who are tired of not getting paid enough for their hard work.  She walks them through the 3-step process she developed to allow them to Create More…Earn More…Stress Less which leads them to double digit growth, increased profits and allows them to pay themselves more. What if I told you that growing your business doesn’t have to mean working more hours? What if—right now—you could be sitting on untapped profit without even realizing it?  In the free resource I’m going to walk you through the exact 3-step framework I used to help a client increase net profit by 193%—without adding more hours to her workweek. Read how you can do it too. https://nextwavebusinesscoaching.com/profit-boostConnect with Jen:  https://nextwavebusinesscoaching.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferowenskok/🎙 Follow Main Street Success Stories for more insights on growing a thriving small business.📩 Have a topic you’d love us to cover? Reach out and let us know!📢 If you found this episode helpful, leave a review and share it with a fellow entrepreneur! 🚀My name is Jennifer Kok, and I’m a profit and growth advisor for service-based women entrepreneurs. I help women business owners make smarter, more strategic decisions so they can grow profitably, pay themselves consistently, and avoid burnout.Because the truth is, business owners make decisions all day long, but the ones that really matter are often the hardest ones. Should I hire? Raise my prices? Invest in marketing? Let go of a draining client? Expand, or simplify?Those decisions carry weight, and they can impact your time, your profit, your energy, and your long-term growth.That’s why I created the Focused Growth Collective, a virtual mastermind for women business owners who want support making the kinds of decisions that move a business forward. Yes, we talk strategy, but we also look at the bigger picture like mental load, health, profit, and long-term sustainability.My goal is to help women build businesses that pay them well, support their lives, and still feel worth leading 10 years from now.Connect with me:Website:Facebook:Instagram:LinkedIn:YouTube: