Amanda and Lizzie spent five days in the mountains working on A Better Monday, and they’re back with the unfiltered debrief: what they built, what they argued about, and why they had to leave their own house to do it.

Is a business retreat just a tax write-off with a nicer view? We talk about following the energy instead of a strict schedule, why changing your environment changes your thinking, and what happens when you’re a literal thinker trying to get creative. We also get into the harder part: what it means to try on ownership in a business that started with one person’s name on it, and how two people with very different brains set ways of working that actually hold up.

If you caught our pervious episode on being neurodivergent and married, you'll like where this one picks up!

This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for therapy, counseling, or professional mental health care. If you’re navigating something heavier than a workplace dynamic, please reach out to a licensed professional. Follow along @a_better_monday, and find more at abettermonday.co.

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We asked Instagram: what do you want to know about starting a business that actually means something?

Within a week, we had dozens of real questions. This is the episode where we answer the ones we heard most. Not generic startup advice. Not "follow your passion and it'll work out." Real talk from two people who started something, figured some things out, and are still learning.

What we're covering:

• How do you get clients? (Spoiler: stop thinking about "selling")
• How do you define your brand? (It's not the logo)
• What's the actual financial picture? (Taxes, retirement, separate accounts, the stuff nobody talks about)
• Which systems actually matter vs. which are noise
• Tools that work: CRM, project management, invoicing, Zoom, QuickBooks
• The difference between bespoke and off-the-shelf

These are the questions we get in one-on-ones. These are the lessons we actually use.

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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn't a substitute for therapy, counseling, or professional mental health care. If you're navigating something heavier than a workplace dynamic, please reach out to a licensed professional.