How One Couple Turned Chaos into Cash Flow (and a Retirement Plan)

Compatible talents and learning to let go helped this highly successful entrepreneurial couple achieve success, create value, and generate lasting wealth.

There’s a common caution against going into business with friends, family, or other loved ones. It’s a fair warning, because it’s a minor wonder whenever it works.

It’s even more amazing when two romantic partners start and maintain a company not just harmoniously, but with complementary—not competing—skill sets.

Meet miracle workers Kristin and Shawn Johnson: two PM pros who weathered the typical start-up woes as the perfect yin-yang pairing. They achieved rapid success before moving on to even more impressive solo achievements.

Strategic PM sat down with this husband-and-wife team to learn where they’ve been, where they’re going, what they’d do differently today, and the power of stepping back to move forward.