Working with your spouse can be divine or difficult, especially in the stressful startup environment. Running a new company is time-consuming and finding the right balance between time with your significant other is often one of the toughest things to do. For some like-minded couples, the enthusiasm for their relationship carries over into excitement for new ideas or ways to solve problems. New companies are born, but so are a new set of problems to watch out for. Q Manning, CEO, and Michael Robin, CRO, from Rocksauce Studios discuss some of the difficulties in running a company alongside a significant other, as well as outline the major benefits, and why when done right, merging these two worlds can help invigorate any company.

1. Bedroom to Boardroom
Sharing the Executive Suite
2015 SXSW PanelPicker
Michael Robin & Q Manning #coupleExec

2. The CEO of Rocksauce
Studios, an Austin, Texas
based Mobile Design &
Development company, the
director & writer of numerous
film and commercial projects,
published author, and
frequent public speaker.
Most days, Q can be found
helping Entrepreneurs whittle
down their wonderfully
sprawling ideas into concise,
easy to manage products
which have a chance to make
a splash on the marketplace.
Q Manning
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3. The CRO of Rocksauce
Studios, an Austin, Texas
based Mobile Design &
Development company,
classically trained chef, with a
culinary degree focusing on
Business Management. A
mother, a wife & a marketer
extraordinaire.
Every day is a new adventure
for Michael as she balances
relationships within the
company as well as
evaluating culture, values and
benefits to increase team
happiness, productivity and
success.
Michael Robin
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4. Could you work with your
spouse everyday?
Q Manning & Michael Robin discuss the
maddening & inspiring life of married executives.
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5. When running
a company
alongside one
another, who do
the employees
look to as
the boss?
How does one deal
with the natural ups
& downs of a
marriage, when the
complication of
making company
decisions come
into play? #coupleExec

6. How does a
couple handle
disagreements
about company
policy or direction,
when one is
higher ranking
than
the other?
How does that differ
from working with a
standard executive co-
worker?
#coupleExec

7. How do couples
deal with the
natural
inclination to
show affection
toward one
another, when
dealing with the
fear of making
employees feel
uncomfortable?
#coupleExec

8. How do couples keep from diminishing
the standing of an executive when they
are so frequently put into these natural,
vulnerable positions?
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9. How do you approach
networking events?
Which one of you
takes the role of
evangelism and which
of you takes the role
of sales?
#coupleExec

10. Join us at SXSW 2015
Saturday March 15th
JW Marriott
3:30-4:40
http://schedule.sxsw.com/2015/
events/event_IAP40608
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