21 Hats Podcast Dashboard: Married with a Business
Sep 29, 2025
Cameron Madill, an entrepreneur and former CEO of Pixelspoke, shares insights from his research on married entrepreneurial couples through the Happy Couples Project. He discusses the fine line between healthy and unhealthy passion for work, revealing its significant impact on relationships. Cameron also highlights common conflicts couples face, like work-home boundaries and financial pressures, while offering strategies to balance business and marriage. Listeners will find practical advice and surprising findings from his research, making this a valuable conversation for entrepreneurial couples.
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Personal Turning Point In 2018
- Cameron hit rock bottom in 2018 when his business and his wife's business both struggled and showed signs of depression and anxiety.
- That crisis prompted him to ask, “what are our businesses doing to us and to our relationship?”
Two Kinds Of Passion
- Passion for your business comes in two types: harmonious (healthy) and obsessive (unhealthy).
- Harmonious passion boosts life, relationship satisfaction, and business success while obsessive passion harms relationships.
Protect Boundaries And Diversify Passions
- Draw clear boundaries between work and home to convert passion into an ally for your relationship.
- Cultivate other passions outside the business so work doesn't become your sole source of identity and stimulation.
