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Wonder Women Entrepreneurs! This is the place to join conversations with thought leaders who amaze, astonish and inspire you. Listen each week as entrepreneur and host Kalika Yap explores the challenges, wisdom and breakthroughs of extraordinary people. (An Entrepreneurs’ Organization production)

Featured guests include:
Lisa Sugar, cofounder of POPSUGAR
Toni Ko, founder of NYX Cosmetics
Devin Alexander, celebrity chef and nutrition expert who appears on "The Biggest Loser"

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Sep 8, 2020

This week’s podcast features two guests, Gary Hirshberg and Meg Hirshberg. Gary is the founder of Stonyfield Yogurt and Meg is the author of the book, “For Better or For Work.” Listen in as they share their stories of starting their businesses, living the entrepreneurial lifestyle while managing the familial and relationship struggles that come with such a lifestyle. Gary and Meg provide insight on how they were able to make their relationship work and how you can improve your relationships as well.

Timestamped show notes
02:00 - How do you build a strong company and strong family?
06:29 - Don’t carry stress to your family
13:15 - Give to the business and the family
19:25 - Go for a walk!
21:24 - Be present with your kids
25:00 - Focus on your spouse and your kids too, not just work
30:32 - Gary talks about his entrepreneurial children
32:46 - Holding regular family meetings
37:54 - Being in or being out
42:32 - Decide what to share and not to share
43:51 - Don’t assume your partner is the same as you
44:28 - Sharing core values

Links
Stonyfield Yogurt: https://www.stonyfield.com/
For Better or For Work: https://amzn.to/2R1fHbg
Ethan’s Functional Shots: https://ethans.com/