266. How to Run a Contracting Business With Your Spouse (Without Killing Each Other) - Caleb Auman

About this episode

Caleb and Brittany Auman discuss how to successfully run a contracting business together while maintaining a healthy marriage.

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP266 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL266 Can you actually run a contracting business with your spouse …   …and still like each other at the end of the day?  Caleb Auman (host of the Kid Contractor Podcast) and his wife Brittany have been through bankruptcy, business failure, and the kind of fights that almost ended everything. In this episode, they share the hard-won rules for how they rebuilt — together — and turned their marriage into their biggest competitive advantage. If you and your partner are building a business side by side (or thinking about it), this one's for you. 🔥 What You'll Learn in This Episode By the end of this conversation, you'll know how to: Navigate the real tension between being business partners and life partners Define clear roles so you stop stepping on each other's toes Fight productively — without letting business stress destroy your relationship Rebuild trust and alignment after a major failure (including bankruptcy) Parent effectively while running a demanding contracting business Set boundaries between…

People in this episode

Host: Caleb Auman

Guest: Brittany Auman

Topics covered

• contracting business
• marriage and business
• partnership dynamics
• trust rebuilding
• work-life balance

Keywords

• contracting business
• spouse partnership
• business roles
• relationship management
• trust rebuilding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Breakthrough Academy

Books & works: Kid Contractor Podcast

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