08/22/2026
Jesse and I founded Thrive Academy in our living room in June 2004 and we have worked together every day since. People ask about it constantly and usually expect a romantic answer.
Here is the real one:
We are not the same person.
He leads differently than I do. We do not always agree, and that is part of why it works.
Disagreement is not a warning sign.
It is two people who both care about the outcome. We had to learn how to argue about the work without turning on each other.
The work has to end somewhere.
If we hadnβt drawn a line early on, the business would have taken over every room in the house.
22+ years together in business isnβt a story about harmony. It is a story about real skills in relationship repair, done often and on purpose.
Save this if you are building something alongside someone you love.