What happens when a billion-dollar builder gets real about relationships? In this episode, entrepreneur and philanthropist Michael Hyatt (two exits, Hyatt Family Office/CIO, CBC commentator) goes deep on the crossover between company building and couple building—how the same habits that scale a startup can strengthen a marriage and family.

We cover: why winners are tortoises, not hares; the danger of “hope as a strategy”; founder-led sales and unit economics; working with family without blowing it up; “trust but verify” leadership; EQ > IQ in an AI world; and why the most important decision you’ll ever make (in business and life) is who you choose as your partner. Michael shares candid lessons on dating while scaling, marrying and having kids later in life, making small daily deposits into your relationship, and the rule that changed his parenting: be present.

If you’re a founder, operator, or ambitious romantic trying to have both the hustle and the heart, this one’s your playbook.

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Guest: Michael Hyatt — Entrepreneur, Investor, Chair of the Hyatt Family Foundation
Topics: Entrepreneurship, relationships, family business, leadership, AI, resilience, parenting, dating while building

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