136. Navigating Marriage and Relationships in the Midst of Entrepreneurship with Meg & Mike

Made for More with Amanda Kolbye

Life and business do not exist separate from one another - and as a result, our relationships are commonly impacted by our businesses as well. This week, I am joined by my friend and mentor Megan Yelaney, and her husband Mike Bayen, for a conversation on navigating challenges in partnership throughout the journey of entrepreneurship. This episodes provides a fully transparent look at their struggles and separation, and how they worked through their relationship with finances, work, and control to come together stronger than ever. Megan Yelaney is a business mentor, podcaster, and speaker whose passion truly lies in helping online coaches build, brand, and market their online business by unearthing and monetizing what makes them most memorable, buyable, and obsessable. She has built three businesses in the last 11 years, the latest to over $3Million in revenue. Meg is also a wife, soon to be twin boy mom, fur mom to her mini goldendoodle Luna and romantic fantasy book addict. She truly hopes to help as many women as possible build wealth for themselves & their families in a way that lights them up every single day. Meg and her husband Mike recently started the Meg and Mike Do Marriage Podcast sharing their relationship experiences as entrepreneurs. In this episode, we cover…

• Meg & Mike's full story - what led to their separation, and how they made changes to come back together
• Navigating finances in a marriage when business is involved
• The importance of work-life boundaries
• How marriage meetings can support effective communication
• What 50/50 can actually look like in a relationship
• The danger of getting all your satisfaction and fulfillment from you business

Quotes "My business - and how I operated it - really affected our marriage." "My biggest satisfaction isn't from my business anymore. Which is so huge - that is a huge difference. Like, yes, it gives me so much joy and I feel so much fulfillment from it, but I just wanna be lazy with Mike and Luna and hang out and do nothing more than I wanna do any work." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned: Meg's Instagam Meg's Website Meg & Mike's TikTok Meg's Podcast Meg & Mike's Podcast