When you're truly in alignment with your clients' needs, focusing on serving them rather than just your own bottom line, magic happens. Sometimes, deep down, you might even know that a partnership isn’t working. Perhaps the value you’re providing isn’t what they need anymore, or maybe the energy just isn’t right.

Underserved founders are building businesses so successful that their husbands are leaving their corporate jobs to work for them.

I speak with more than 20 founders and business owners each month—some are clients, some are networking calls, and others are potential partnerships in the making. These conversations give me a unique vantage point, allowing me to spot not only market trends but also to understand how people are doing on a human level.

And recently, there's a recurring theme in many of these talks. Founders, particularly women from underserved communities, are telling me that they are bringing their husbands into their businesses. Not to run the business—they’ll still lead and steer the ship—but their husbands are leaving corporate careers to work for them in some capacity.

Last May, Ashley Rector came to me with a big, audacious goal: she wanted to scale her company, Quimby Digital, to seven figures within the year. We had less than eight months to make it happen.