Married to Mayhem Featuring Susan Fuller and Krista Michalowicz

June 29, 2015

Married to Mayhem Featuring Susan Fuller and Krista Michalowicz

Show Summary

Susan Fuller and Krista Michalowicz join us for Episode 34 of the Profit First Podcast. They share their stories of what it’s like to be married to busy entrepreneurs!

Our Guests

Susan Fuller (left)

As the wife of a guy with too much tolerance for risk, Susan Fuller has endured, conquered and made peace with the high-flying, high-risk, entrepreneurial spirit that has been her steady course for 21 years of marriage. She bucked the conventions and stuck with him as he helped launch and/or found more than a dozen companies, two industry associations and one non-profit, raising over $50 million and commitments for an additional $120 million. She stood by him when his risk tolerance motivated him to quit a job and start a company with just $10,000 in the bank, the US economy in recession, two children and an apartment in Silicon Valley’s epicenter city, Mountain View, California. His constant travel, interaction with many women, rapid company success and equally rapid failure provided many exits to the marriage she chose to bypass. Now, after being married 21 years to the same spirit that has built the world we call home, she is stepping out on her own. As an author and speaker, Susan’s mission is to encourage the life partners of entrepreneurs and provide them the emotional and pragmatic context of the entrepreneurial spirit. Without this spirit, jobs, freedom and the world as we know it would not exist. Without supportive life partners, entrepreneurs could be crushed by the energy that fuels them. They need balance. They need you.

Krista Michalowicz (right)

Being an entrepreneur is not easy, being married to one is even tougher. Krista Michalowicz is the Domestic Engineer of the Michalowicz family. Her keynote “Married To Mayhem” explains what it takes to not just manage an entrepreneurial marriage but to thrive in one. Krista and her husband Mike have three children.

Show Quotes

-Know when to take a break from work and live in the moment with your family.
-Maintain consistency! Stay on the same page and communicate with your spouse.
-Learn from each other’s experiences; persevere and just keep reaching for your goals. Don’t give up!
-Trust is essential. Know who you’re married to and what your marriage is about.

Questions dictate what we see. Here’s question 4 of 4 you can ask your clients to become more profitable:

Ask your best clients “what vendors do you work with?” Once you find out who the other vendors are for your best clients, that is the gateway to other clients like them.

Have a question you’d like us to answer on the air? Email Kristina or Mike!

Kristina@MikeMichalowicz.com
Mike@MikeMichalowicz.com