Business Partner Partners

Chrissy and Ryan are back at it with one of their best friends and pastor, Lee McDerment. We clarify early on that Lee is not a licensed counselor, so do not treat this information as such, but it could be useful to hear. The questions of "how is your soul?" and "what do you rate your marriage from a 1-10?" are answered and picked apart and we probably went a little deeper/more vulnerable than we...

Chrissy and Ryan chime in with some plans and ideas for how to end 2024 with a bang. We discuss pending price increases, capitalizing on the holidays, merch plans, email marketing, and social media. The end of the year feels like a sprint, but with proper planning it can be your best quarter of the year. Join us in discussing our plans and make some plans of your own. insta: @businesspartnerpartne...

A serious storm hit the southeast United States late September leaving some people and businesses in a really bad place. Parts of Western North Carolina, about an hour north of us, fully lost their buildings, but for us, we lost power for a bit over a week which means we lost revenue for over a week. That’s a big hit for a small biz and we discuss how we handled it, the steps we took, and what we’...

Dominic and Carmen started as friends who liked to sit together at parties in Los Angeles and after much time (8 years!) fell in love and got married. They decided to take a year sabbatical in Scotland where Carmen first began to discover her love for cooking. Dominic began courses to learn the business side of running a restaurant and they started with a small restaurant in Santa Barbara (where t...

Today we're joined by Joseph Fuduric and Cameron Smith of Watershed, a commercial real estate broker that supports independently owned businesses by providing a personal and friendly approach to buy, sell + lease commercial real estate in Upstate SC. We hit them with all the small biz questions about renting versus buying a property, the process of signing a lease and what to look for, how a broke...

Our first ever repeat guests, Corinne and Cory Wickline, join us to chat about Another Round- their disc golf shop and taproom which opened in Greenville, SC in April 2024. We first chatted with them 3 weeks into their business, and now we're following up with them 6 months into owning and operating their business. Their perspective is interesting and also exciting and we talk about everything fro...

Join in on this fun episode with Chrissy and Ryan as we play the classic game of Would You Rather, but with questions about our business. Both Chrissy and Ryan prepared would you rather questions in advance to surprise the other one which led to some solid debates on the answers. This is a good one to listen to not feel alone in the struggles you have as a couple and the way we always have to thin...

Ben and Becca Snyder started their ethically sourced chocolate business in 2020 after falling in love with chocolate and seeing a hole in the Greenville market. They were discovered when Ben went on a podcast, The Pitch, and talked about Lumineux Chocolate which was a huge stepping stone for their growing business which started out of their apartment. Now operating out of Traveler's Rest, SC they'...

Join Chrissy and Ryan on this duet episode where we discuss the three hardest lessons we've learned in our business and the mindset hacks for each challenge. We talk about being liked, other people, and how to solve problems. This is a good listen for anyone who has had challenges in their business or will have challenges (which is everyone!) so I guess you should all listen. :)  Insta: @businessp...

Jesse and Carissa Bowser got to know each other over late night drawing sessions on their college campus and then long story short- one day Jesse declared he would marry Carissa. Their relationship started based on their shared love of art and they've now transitioned into working together full-time making art. Victory Garden Studio, their business, focuses on graphic design, custom illustration,...

From dabbling in construction to running a full blown company providing full service exterior design projects and weekly landscape management, Stephen and Cindy are out here growing a business well as a couple. After a failed high school relationship, they rekindled the flame in college and it was the fast track to marriage at that time. Their mostly self-taught skills have brought them to the poi...

Nowadays, the options are plentiful for any type of business and we all have the equal playing field of the internet. So how do we make sure our customers are thinking about us when they think about our industry? In this episode, Chrissy and Ryan discuss 5 tactics to make sure you are at the top of your customer's minds. These will apply to any industry and we hope that our experience figuring the...

This week Chrissy interviews Ryan about starting a non-profit. What is it? What isn't it? Why should you do it? Why shouldn't you? We'll help you understand how Mountain Goat works and where it came from, as well has Ryan's journey starting, growing and leading a non-profit, all the way to no longer leading a non-profit.  insta: @businesspartnerpartners website: www.partnerpartners.net

Is it okay to be envious of another business? Or jealous? Are they the same? We don’t really know, but today Chrissy and Ryan are diving into an episode with some major mindset tips that can be used when you're getting caught  in that comparison trap or wanting what another business has. This is a good episode to listen to if you feel like you’re the only business that isn’t thriving around you- s...

Ryan and Chrissy pop in for a quick episode from vacation in Kiawah Island, South Carolina to talk about how travel and getting a break from your business can bring inspiration that you could never attain by staying at home and just working in your business. The ability to have time away and afford travel is certainly a privilege, but if you’re able, it will reap benefits for your business that wi...

Join Chrissy on a solo episode today with some life learned lessons about how to sing karaoke, choose your karaoke song based on the crowd, and which songs are on the ‘DO NOT SING’ list. Then transition very smoothly into the conversation about our most recent website rebrand using Squarespace. Chrissy lays out everything your website should have and why it’s important for a business to have one....

Ryan and Chrissy describe their journey to caffeine (and how Starbies has single handedly made kids start drinking coffee at an early age!!). This dining room table episode dives deep into the specific equipment we use for our shop, why we think it's important to make our own syrups, and how we decide seasonal drink menus. Ryan chats about his cupping experience with Methodical to choose our very...

Today we have two special guests on the show- our children, Mae (8) and Bert (6). We think it's important to involve them in our lives, business, and podcast! They have been watching us work on this podcast for almost a year and were ready for their moment in the spotlight. They prepared some questions to ask us (some appropriate, some not) and we asked them some questions, as well. This is a fun...

Join Ryan for a (quick) solo episode this week. We share a couple ways we're making our business - and podcast - work for our family this summer. And one, hot tip that's a free unlock to any business. Also, Chrissy will be back with Ryan next week (PTL) insta: @businesspartnerpartners website: www.partnerpartners.net

Chrissy and Ryan bring all their thoughts on consistency and why it's important for a podcast, a business, and how it applies to getting mentally strong for many areas of life. We share some ways that having the zoom out approach on your business can help you stay consistent and why using data instead of feelings is more helpful when making big decisions. This is one of those episodes where you'll...

Join Chrissy on this solo ep about how to handle seasons of burnout. We discuss practical tips and mindset shifts to learn how to cope and make it out on the other side. Burnout is coming for you, but it doesn't have to take you down. Tune in! insta: @businesspartnerpartners website: www.partnerpartners.net

The story of Kendall and Dave Daly, the couple behind Amend Market, a sustainable plastic free refill shop located in Greenville, SC, may seem like a classic Romeo and Juliet tale: a Sustainability Coordinator and an Exxon Employee. Kendall’s family taught her the love for nature, which she eventually translated into a passion for sustainability in her own life. She brought the first plastic free...

The “Summer Reading Series” kicks off with Chrissy and Ryan discussing a book that is jam packed with short pieces of advice and storires for any business owner or entrepreuner. They break down some of the big points including the controversial opinion of this author who says that you should be working 24x7x365 on your business, what you should actually learn to do in college, whether or not the a...

Corinne and Cory Wickline aren't just regulars at Mountain Goat, they are business owners in the very early days of opening a franchise of a business called "Another Round." What is that you may ask? Well, it started in Charlotte, NC and it is centered around the game growing in popularity- Frisbee Golf. Another Round is a community hub for frisbee golf and beer, the place you want to go before or...

This special edition episode is a zoom call between Chrissy and Ryan who is 9.5 hours in the future in India. We discuss what it's like operating a business when one partner is out of town, how the days look different, what Ryan stresses about from abroad, and how Chrissy has to actually process her emotions before verbalizing them. How lame. We discuss some fails of the week and some good things...