The Six Figure Loss That Built Us | Building Family Together | Ep. 2

What happens when the project you bet your company on takes a six figure loss?In Episode 2, Reggie and Tanora Polk pull back the curtain on the part of business nobody posts about. Early in Polk and Associates Construction, they underestimated a project and ended up owing six figures. It almost broke the company. Years of beans and rice, lean payroll, and praying through Friday paychecks followed. What pulled them through was a line of credit they had set up before the storm, a personal house already in order, a wife who chose encouragement over bashing, and a faith that did not remove the pressure but gave them the strength to endure it.This is the conversation about marriage, business, and the long road of building something that lasts when the wins are still years away.In this episode:00:00  Intro01:02  Welcome back. Bridesmaid duty, baby fevers, life check in05:10  Why we wanted to talk about what nobody else posts about06:18  Trust the process. But the process has to be accurate08:48  Entrepreneurship magnifies your personal weaknesses09:53  Let me tell you about the potholes I stepped in11:11  Marriage and business is the ultimate pressure cooker11:32  The six figure loss13:48  The business line of credit that saved us16:23  Having your house in order17:11  The beans and rice years22:53  Sometimes your best bid is a no bid23:38  Overhead rates and the true cost of running a business28:23  Sometimes trying to save money will cost you money30:03  Faith didn't remove the pressure. It gave me the strength to endure it33:50  We get to provide a life for other people. That's humbling36:34  Legacy takeaway: Proverbs 22:1, a good name is rather to be chosen than riches40:00  WrapBuilding Family Together is hosted by Reggie and Tanora Polk, married 25 years, parents of nine, founders of Polk and Associates Construction in Nashville, Tennessee. New episodes every two weeks.Subscribe so you never miss a conversation. Tap save and share with the couple in your corner.Follow on Instagram: @buildingfamilytogetherListen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and wherever you get your podcasts.#BuildingFamilyTogether #BFTpodcast #ChristianMarriage #Couplepreneurs #FamilyBusiness #FaithLedFamily #BusinessFailure #BusinessLessons #NashvillePodcast