A COUPLE OF ENTREPRENEURS

by Micki & Tony, Co-Founders of Branding Shorts

A series about couples who start a business together without ending their relationship. Listen to their unique stories. Get tips, advice, and the secret to entrepreneurial success. Would you work with your spouse or significant other? Hosted by Tony and Micki Parente, co-founders of Branding Shorts, an award-winning creative agency. For more info, visit brandingshorts.com.

Podcast episodes

  • Season 2

  • An NFL Coach and A Graphics Producer Team Up To Create A Game-Changing Platform

    An NFL Coach and A Graphics Producer Team Up To Create A Game-Changing Platform

    Meet Brittany and Andy Bischoff. He's an NFL Coach with the NY Giants and she's an accomplished Graphics Producer. Frustrated with a lack of tools and time-wasting busy work encouraged NFL Coach Andy to push technology to improve in his daily routine. He teamed up with Brittany, and together they dreamed up a Pro Quick Draw, a new technology that is literally a game-changer. Pro Quick Draw is now trusted by teams in leagues across the world. Listen to their inspiring story and get tips for tackling entrepreneurship and building a winning team.

  • Season 1

  • How This Couple's Business Brings A Community Together

    How This Couple's Business Brings A Community Together

    A military vet and an HR expert got together to create one of the best wine stores on the East Coast. Debbie Kemp and Mike Garcia, proud owners of Cork Wine stores. This couple, who have plenty of life experience, started a journey that builds relationships one customer at a time. And they bring a community together through innovative partnerships. Their tips for success are valuable for just about any business. It's the combination of military discipline and HR people skills that make their business a success story. Check out this episode to learn more.

  • Battle Stations - Avoiding and Resolving Couple Conflict

    Battle Stations - Avoiding and Resolving Couple Conflict

    Do you always agree with your spouse? Do you always agree with your business partner? Probably not. And when your business partner is your spouse the number of debates and disagreements can multiply exponentially and hurt not just your relationship but your business and livelyhood. This episode shares some incredibly valuable tips from successful entrepreneurial couples on how to avoid those nasty arguments and keep your relationship and your business running smoothly.

  • "Meet the Parents" 7 Year-old Interviews Entrepreneurial Couple - Us:)

    "Meet the Parents" 7 Year-old Interviews Entrepreneurial Couple - Us:)

    This episode features yours truly. As founders of Branding Shorts Creative Agency and creators/hosts of the A Couple of Entrepreneurs podcast, we've interviewed many amazing couples in the past few months and learned a lot along the way. So, we thought it was time to share our story and invite a guest host who knows us better than anyone else. Our seven-year-old son, Ricky!

  • An Escape from NJ to Mexico Led to their Creative New Business

    An Escape from NJ to Mexico Led to their Creative New Business

    Meet Charlotte and Mark. One cold winter day they were looking out their window at the snow and thinking about NJ taxes and knew it was time. These serial entrepreneurs, an ex-celebrant and ex-tech company owner, headed to Mexico and started their most unique creative business in Baja. Listen in - a very creative story.