Your romantic partner is the most important relationship you have. You spend the most time with each other, on purpose! If you work with your spouse this is even more so the case. They don’t grow up and move out like kids or leave for a better opportunity like a different business partner might. You are together for better or for worse. Without a healthy marriage, the business falls apart. So, our marriage comes first and the health of the business follows.

Embarking on a business venture is challenging, but doing so with your significant other brings a unique set of dynamics. While many couples find great success and fulfillment in this arrangement, they will inevitably encounter unforeseen difficulties that can test both their professional and personal relationships. From communication hurdles to balancing work-life harmony, the journey of couples in business together is filled with both triumphs and trials. As a part of this series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Suzy and Trevor Rounce.

Thank you so much for doing this with us! Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you a bit more. Can you tell us a bit about your “backstory”? What led you to go into business as a couple?

Wemet later in life, when we were 31 and 32 years old. We knew that we wanted to work together even before we were married. Coming from different career worlds didn’t matter — we would find a way. Trevor comes from the construction world where he was an Electrical Superintendent with a large crew of people under his management. After 15 years in that industry, he transformed into a self-taught full-stack web developer, learning at night and on weekends, he was ready to do something different.