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It’s simple: we are in love, in business, we hustle, we grind, we make it happen- this is our journey from day 1 until now 🤔🙄
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Company Ink Podcast: Relationships and Online Business for Creative Couples
Lisa Butler Graglia, Web Designer and WordPress Developer, and Jesse Graglia, Podcast Editor
A podcast about love at work.
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Our First Drink: Conversations w/ Interesting Couples on Marriage, Relationships, Dating, Business & Social Media + Advice
Josh Haroldson & Stasia Haroldson: Married Couple, Cat Lovers, Creative Ent
Hosted by Josh Haroldson and Stasia Haroldson, each weekly episode of the Our First Drink Podcast shares the story behind an interesting, creative, or entrepreneurial couple doing great things together in business, blogging, design, entrepreneurship, social media and more. Always starting with one simple question, “What was your first drink together?”, you’ll get a deep dive into where they were in their lives when their relationship started. Then, through the unique questions of the Our Fir ...
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In the early days of this podcast, we ended each episode with fun date questions. In this episode, we’re dedicating the whole episode to fun date questions. Enjoy! Additional links Thank you for listening! To get the latest episodes sent directly to your device, be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. Reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful …
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In today’s episode, we’re discussing if and how marriage changed things in our relationship. Enjoy! Additional links Thank you for listening! To get the latest episodes sent directly to your device, be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. Reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful to us and greatly appreciated! To leave a review, visit our iTun…
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In this episode, we’re discussing our honeymoon! We’re sharing why we picked a cruise, our favorite parts of the trip, and our tips for planning your honeymoon. Enjoy! In this episode: We booked our cruise through Norwegian Cruise Line and traveled from Miami to Bonaire, Aruba, and Curaçao. The company we snorkeled with on Bonaire was Epic Tours. H…
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Photo by Taylor Mae Photography In this episode, we’re sharing all the details about our wedding day — the stressful parts, our favorite parts, and whether we’d do anything differently. Enjoy! In this episode: How we prepared to take significant time away from work The most stressful parts of the wedding Were we nervous? How our wedding day turned …
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PHOTO BY TAYLOR MAE PHOTOGRAPHY Even a small wedding takes planning… more than we expected! In this episode, we’re talking all about the process of planning our wedding, from the details we didn’t anticipate, to our expectations and what really happened. In this episode: How choosing a location and a small ceremony package limited what we could do …
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Photo by Taylor Mae Photography We’ve never played by the rules anyway, and our engagement story is no exception. In this episode, we’re spilling all the details about how we got in engaged in a very non-traditional proposal, why we felt it was the right time, and how we started planning. P.S. The next few episodes will be all about the wedding, ho…
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Photo by Wesley Balten on Unsplash Change is inevitable, but that doesn’t make it easy. In this episode, we’re discussing how a new job is bringing lots of change in our household, and how we’re dealing with it all. P.S. During this transition we’ve been publishing new episodes every other week, but starting today we’ll be back to our weekly publis…
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Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash Let’s be real: Job hunting is a soul-sucking exercise. In this episode, we’re discussing the process of looking for a job. Lisa is interviewing Jesse and getting all his thoughts on the process, from advice on the process itself, to how it felt after working from home and being self-employed. In this episode: How Je…
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Photo by Nik MacMillan on Unsplash When you’re running a business, you miss the predictability of a steady paycheck. In this episode, we’re discussing how we made the decision for one of us to make the move from self-employment to full-time salaried employment, after three years of both of us working from home self-employed. In this episode: The pr…
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Photo by Fancycrave on Unsplash One of the hardest parts of business is not knowing exactly how much money you’re going to make. In this episode, we’re continuing our discussion about money issues we deal with as business owners. Today we’re tackling the feast and famine cycle, and dealing with unpredictable income alone and as a couple. In this ep…
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In this episode Sheena and I (well mostly Sheena as she cuts me off repeatedly this go round) talk about building and what it takes to build your community in your business - your team - and our biggest learning lesson that we feel if we had of implemented it way way sooner would have saved us so much time money and headache 🤕…
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Couples Business Confessionals- in this episode Sheena and I speak about just that the business of learning. We were at such a young age when we jumped into and on our first business that we were very naive to a lot of issues in business. For example I had no clue that I could have fought or bartered for a better lease rate. I had no one to school …
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In this episode Sheena speaks about the #fears that came about when the #universe provided our first massive life changing business opportunity! The road blocks we all put up in front of ourselves because we worry about making the proper choice - and wanting it to be perfect 👌- at some point we have to DO ... not just dream about doing - or wishing…
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In our second episode of the CBC show Sheena and I speak about our true first interaction- the meet - and how we both New not intellectually but rather intuitively that there was something there in each of us. 🤔 For me I was doing countless shows and opening act spots and was on tour so that party 🎉 life and meeting women was at an abundance but wh…
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Our intro and overview for what is to come on this and our show. #realtalk in business and entrepenureship 👍
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We're back! Sort of. After 9 episodes in a row to launch the podcast we decided to take a short break to recuperate. But in between recording interviews for "Season 2", Josh got inspired to write something while watching our beloved Iowa State Cyclones during March Madness. These shorter episodes are something we'll be doing from time to time in th…
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Ep. 09: Best friends, will travel (plus baby). Jonny and Michelle Hoffner of Paper Antler Photography.
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As we’ve mentioned before Stasia is a CPA so this is a busy travel time of the year for her and that means I’m flying solo again in the intro while she is...literally...in the air flying home. And I am so happy for her to be coming home because frankly...I really miss her when she’s gone. She is my best friend in the world and my evening just aren’…
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Ep. 08: eHarmony and Marriage Between a Wolverine and a Buckeye w/ Ashely Minear and Bryan Minear.
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A lot of couples these days have a period of time in their lives where they’re dating long distance or someone is traveling for work (like Stasia is this week) and so they have the task of trying to maintain their relationship over things like the phone, texts, and skype. And it's definitely not always easy. Fortunately, most couples don’t start th…
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Ep. 07: Two lanes will take us anywhere. Etsy seller Krizia Villanueva (Oak and Olive Home) and Scott Leslie (Majestic Theatre).
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Although we both went to Iowa State, Josh actually graduated 18 months before Stasia. So we definitely have a ton of experience with the long distance thing. And as you’d expect there were times it was tough, but if we're being honest, it wasn't all bad. While Josh was working and saving money in Minnesota, he loved getting to come and visit Stasia…
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Ep. 06: Fashion Blogger to Farmhouse Fixer Upper with Lauren Felix (La Petite Fashionista) and Kyle Anderson.
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If you've ever watched an episode of Fixer Upper on HGTV you've probably had the desire to fix up a farmhouse of your own. We certainly have. Fortunately for our Episode 6 guests, Lauren Felix of La Petite Fashionista and her fiance Kyle Anderson, that dream is actually going to become a reality when they embark on their own fixer upper project wit…
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Ep. 05: Navigating marriage, the globe, and life as digital nomads with Adam Nubern and Lindsey Nubern
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If you've ever gotten in a fight with your significant other while traveling you might take a little more time before getting stressed out after listening to this episode of the Our First Drink Podcast. Our guests, Adam Nubern and Lindsey Nubern, have spent the last 18 months traveling around the world together all while building a strong system of…
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Ep. 04: "I didn't think our office would turn into a podcast studio." Behind the scenes of starting a podcast as a married couple with Josh and Stasia Haroldson.
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Today Josh and Stasia are taking a break from the usual format to talk about what it's been like to start our podcast together and some of the lessons we've learned about technology, couples, and ourselves. In this episode Why we decided to start a podcast. The (sometimes painful) lessons learned from listening to yourself have a conversation. Deco…
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Ep. 03: How to Build a Creative Business with Photographers Joel Bear of August and Maggie Bear of Charmant Papery
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This episode of the Our First Drink Podcast is full of lessons on how to build a sustainable, creative business as a couple (and still stay best friends). As a young, driven couple, our guests Joel and Maggie Bear are already on their way towards doing some great things together. Through their projects like Joel Bear Studios and Charmant Papery the…
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Ep. 02: Practicing Kindness in Your Relationship with Ryan Birkicht and Samantha Birkicht of Operation Generosity
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This episode of the Our First Drink Podcast is all about finding ways to incorporate kindness and generosity into your life and relationship. Our guests for this episode, Ryan and Samantha Birkicht, are the founders of OperationGenerosity.com. After moving to Madison, WI Ryan was frustrated by the hurdles he kept running into with volunteering so S…
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Welcome to the very first episode of the Our First Drink Podcast! Today’s episode shares the story of Ann and Kai Martin whose nearly 10 year relationship has helped support multiple businesses, traveling around the country, and was all started with an unexpected, one-wheeled vehicle. Listen via iTunes | Stream on Stitcher | Rate us on iTunes About…
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