In The Phipps of It

The Long Game

We look back at the years when we’re building businesses, building assets, and building a family at the same time, with all the risk and uncertainty that comes with being self-employed. We talk about confidence, equality, trauma, and the long game of doing work we can be proud of while still showing up for each other and our kids.  • revisiting our early entrepreneurship path through music, real estate, and Calgary infills  • the energy of starting from scratch and the fear of failing to provide  • learning the balance between bold risk and looking before we leap  • choosing integrity in a relationship-driven music industry  • unearned confidence, earned respect, and how gender shifts the playing field  • being underestimated as fuel and the pressure of perfectionism  • navigating infertility warnings, endometriosis, and a surprise pregnancy  • the planned C-section that turns into a terrifying birth moment  • building careers without a stable paycheck and why assets matter  • one parent in, one parent out and the cost of flexibility  • accepting good feedback, building self-belief, and staying open to hard truths  Please let us know the feedback if you're gonna be able to do that

Two Feet In

We tell the real story of how we went from meeting as teenagers to choosing a life built on commitment, shared goals, and intentional decisions. We connect love, money, health, and entrepreneurship to show how our partnership grows through discomfort and big trade-offs.  • meeting at 13 or 14 and reconnecting years later  • the night we finally took the leap and the fast move from dating to serious commitment  • mental health challenges early on and how support works both ways  • moving to Penticton with no safety net to give the relationship a real chance  • the Vegas proposal story and what it revealed about us  • why we combine finances and treat assets as a team decision  • endometriosis, being dismissed, and learning to advocate for yourself  • bipolar diagnosis and the reality of living with mental health labels  • becoming comfortable being uncomfortable as partners and parents  • kids earlier than expected and surviving the no-sleep season  • the Calgary move, the Mexico near-move, and how one decision rewrites a life  • the camping question that sparked a pivot into music and bigger entrepreneurship

Building A Life We Love

We start the podcast by sharing why we’ve been drawn to a work-from-home life where we build businesses, raise kids, and do marriage as a real partnership. We talk about the risks we’ve taken, the fears we still feel, and the habits that keep us learning without getting trapped by hustle culture.  • choosing entrepreneurship for control over our time and values  • what it means to live and work together nearly always  • lessons from high-risk bets and why real estate feels “safer” when done right  • parenting with open dialogue and treating kids as observant humans  • modeling ethics and leadership at home and at work  • dropping the 50-50 scoreboard and taking a long-term team view  • fear versus bravery and why “fearless” is the wrong goal  • why ideas are common and execution is the hard part  • telling your story, validating demand, and avoiding founder blind spots  • sales as listening, questions, and rapport rather than pitching  • “selling out,” money shame, and how relationships change with success  • rejecting hustle culture and building schedules that fit real bodies and minds  • balancing the cost of success with sustainable health and happiness  We'd love to know what you guys think. And if this is of interest to you, any topics you'd like us to explore, we would love to hear from you.