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Part 3 What No One Tells You About Building a Business with Your Spouse The Real Struggles Behind It and What to Do About Them
30 September 2026

Part 3 What No One Tells You About Building a Business with Your Spouse The Real Struggles Behind It and What to Do About Them

Business Pinoy Podcast with Mommy Negosyo

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In this episode, we talk about one of the hardest roles to define when life partners run a business together—the role of the owner or CEO’s spouse. Being married to the owner can make it feel like you are automatically involved in every part of the business. Without clear roles, confusion can grow around who makes the final decisions, manages the employees, and handles daily operations. We also discuss the importance of knowing your own strengths and your partner’s strengths. Clear roles help both partners understand when they are acting as spouses and when they are working as business partners. When each person knows what they are responsible for, there is less conflict at work and more space to protect the relationship. Join us to learn how clearer roles can help you work better as a team while keeping your marriage and business strong. Tune in now!


Highlights of the episode:

- The Role of the Owner’s Spouse : Why this can be one of the hardest roles to define in a family business

- Being Involved in Everything : How being automatically included in every part of the business can create confusion

- Creating Clear Roles to Reduce Conflict : Why clear responsibilities can help couples work better and protect their relationship

- Knowing Each Other’s Strengths : How understanding what each partner does best can help divide responsibilities


Who is Mommy Negosyo?

Myrna “Mommy Negosyo” Tam-Natividad is the first-ever Female Entrepreneur of the Year Awardee of the Department of Trade and Industry in Zamboanga City for 2017 and the prime developer of Grow Your Business, Pinoy! Roadmap® (GYBP! Roadmap®). She was also chosen as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipinas in 2018 by the Global Association of Women called Filipina Women's Network based in the US.

Empowering 10,000 Pinays like you to become successful business builders!


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