Love, Law, and Life: A Deep Dive into 14 Years of Marriage with Ilona Posner #thePOZcast 300th Episode Special

1:50 - 300th Guest "Ilona Babinsky Posner"2:17 - Professional Introduction 3:17 - Ilona's Childhood/Background4:02 - Early memories of the old world4:55 - Ilona's Parents then and now7:29 - First meetup with Ilona's Grandma9:09 - The "Immigrant guilt"10:48 - Ilona's Career Story13:50 - Why did Ilona choose Commercial Real Estate15:21 - Key learning from time at Silverman17:40 - First sign of toxicity in a firm19:11 - Thought process during the low time21:22 - Parents' support21:59 - Ilona's present best workplace23:15 - Mismanagement of expectations24:00 - Initiatives taken by Ilona at her workplace25:46 - A new line - Business development 28:20 - Ilona's Promotion29:30 - Parents' reaction to promotion news30:43 - Ilona's New name for Equity32:33 - Adam & Ilona's Love story34:06 - First Sushi date36:33 - How both clicked and made it exclusive41:50 - Define values from the start42:30 - First apartment - Early challenges42:59 - The day Ilona and Adam moved in together44:57 - Adam loves to Surprise47:14 - Becoming parents 48:40 - Moving to the suburbs49:39 - Difficult period - Lots of missed pregnancies54:57 - Nina's Superpower55:54 - Oliver is a Romeo56:40 - What makes Adam and Ilona great parents?59:17 - The hardest part of living with Adam1:00:48 - The toughest part of living with Ilona1:02:32 - Be intimate often1:03:39 - Communicate Excessively1:04:17 - Lifting each other up!1:04:32 - Be honest, esp when it is hard1:04:46 -  Be a good leader and a follower1:05:41 - Forgive mistakes fast1:06:48 - Holding each other to a higher standard1:07:21 - Make your marriage the highest priority1:09:13 - Ilona's wish for Adam heading to 20241:11:08 - Adam's wish for Ilona1:12:42 - The Single greatest piece of advice1:13:30 - Ilona's North Star