What Your Kids Learn From Your Business (good or bad)
This episode is really about the part nobody talks about: your kids are learning business from you whether you’re trying to teach them or not. They’re watching what success does to you, what failure does to you, and what you make it mean, and they’re quietly building their own beliefs about work, risk, money, and resilience from the way you handle it.
Bernie and I talk about the difference between what we say we value (boundaries, family, staying steady) and what we accidentally model when the pressure hits (when the launch flops, when the cash feels tight, when you’re winning but still living like you’re behind). Because your kids don’t take your advice. They copy your actions.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re passing down grit… or anxiety… or a workaholic badge of honor… you’ll hear yourself in this one. It’s a coffee chat about succeeding, failing, and recovering out loud, so the people watching you learn the right lessons.
About your hosts:
Alison Leigh Simmons (The Caffeinated Entrepreneur) is the founder of Lead Smarter Co. She helps established service-based founders clean up their backend, build smart systems, and use AI in a way that actually reduces the day-to-day chaos.
🤝 https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-leigh-simmons/
Bernie DeSantis (The Man Behind the Mustache) is a virtual event producer and owner of Insignia Training Partners. He helps businesses plan and run high-quality virtual events that feel smooth, professional, and human, without making it a whole stressful production.
🌐 https://insigniatraining.com/
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