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The Partnership GuysWhy You Need a Partner More Than You ThinkAre you building a business… or building a prison you can’t escape?Entrepreneurs love the idea of independence. It feels strong. It feels safe. It feels like control. But what if that “lone wolf” mindset is actually the thing slowing you down?In this kickoff to Season 2, The Partnership Guys challenge one of the biggest myths in entrepreneurship: that going alone makes you stronger. They unpack the emotional weight of isolation, the hidden cost of ego, and why so many business problems are actually partnership problems in disguise.This isn’t about ad...
2026-02-2420 minThe Partnership GuysHow the Right Partner Helps You Win When You Should Have LostWhat do you do when your business should be dead… but you’re not ready to quit?In this episode, The Partnership Guys get real about crisis. Not theory. Not hypotheticals. Real, gut-punch moments.From navigating the chaos of 9-11 and the anthrax scare that nearly shut down their company… to recessions, natural disasters, lawsuits, health scares, and even divorce… they’ve lived through the kind of events that end businesses.And here’s the truth: alone, they might have walked away.But partnership changed the outcome.This convers...
2026-02-1718 minThe Partnership GuysThe Hard Talk You’re Avoiding Is Costing You More Than You ThinkWhat’s the one conversation you keep putting off because it feels uncomfortable right now?Most partnerships don’t fail because of one big blowup. They fail because of dozens of small conversations that never happened. In this episode, Todd, Steven, and Rob get real about the hard talks every partnership must have and why waiting only turns molehills into mountains.They pull back the curtain on compensation, expenses, time commitment, authority, and shifting life priorities. Not as theory. As lived experience. From equal pay decisions to awkward gas reimbursement debates to a ten...
2026-02-1018 minThe Partnership GuysThe Real Reason You Should Do Business With Friends (If You Do It Right)Have you been warned that doing business with friends will ruin everything?This episode challenges one of the most repeated pieces of bad advice in entrepreneurship. Rob Stolker opens up about building successful companies with lifelong friends, surviving a ten-year lawsuit with someone who was never a friend, and why those two experiences taught him opposite lessons.Steven and Todd share how their partnership didn’t start as a friendship but became a brotherhood over time, and why that evolution gave them a massive competitive advantage. They dig into the uncomfortable conversations most fr...
2026-02-0319 minThe Partnership GuysYou Built a Business, But Is It Building the Life You Want?In this episode of The Partnership Guys Podcast, Steven, Todd, and Rob unpack a concept most partners never talk about until it’s too late: fundamental focus. This isn’t about KPIs, revenue targets, or hustle culture. It’s about the personal goals quietly driving every decision you make, whether your partners know them or not.They share real stories of partnerships that thrived because these conversations happened early and ones that nearly destroyed families, friendships, and businesses because they didn’t. From raising kids, to creative fulfillment, to freedom and travel, this episode challenges the idea that bus...
2026-01-2717 minThe Partnership GuysThe mindset shift you need if you want your partnership to lastWhat if the fastest way to break your partnership is trying to make it “equal”?Most partners walk in expecting 50-50. Same effort. Same output. Same days. And that’s exactly where resentment starts. In this episode, the Partnership Guys break down the 60-40 Rule. A simple but uncomfortable mindset shift that has quietly powered decades-long partnerships, hard seasons, surgeries, sick kids, missed results, and big wins.This isn’t about being soft. And it’s not about being taken advantage of. It’s about playing the long game in partnership and creating enough margi...
2026-01-2019 minThe Partnership GuysWhy You Avoid Conflict And How It’s Costing YouWhat if the conflict you’re avoiding right now is the thing that eventually destroys your partnership?In this episode of The Partnership Guys Podcast, Steven, Todd, and Rob unpack the quiet danger of unresolved conflict and why most partnership blowups don’t start with big fights. They start with silence. Small annoyances. Conversations you tell yourself you’ll have “later.”From Todd’s hard-earned lessons about letting molehills turn into mountains, to Steven’s perspective as a lifelong conflict avoider, to Rob’s painful hindsight from a decade-long lawsuit, this conversation pulls back the curtain on how c...
2026-01-1317 minThe Partnership GuysEgo is not my AmigoWhat if the biggest threat to your partnership isn’t strategy, money, or talent, but you?Ego doesn’t usually show up loud. It sneaks in through irritation, judgment, and the quiet belief that you know better. In this episode, Todd, Steven, and Rob unpack why ego is one of the most dangerous and overlooked killers of business partnerships and how even well-intentioned leaders fall into its trap.Drawing from decades of shared wins, painful failures, and hard-earned lessons, the guys explore what ego actually looks like in real conversations. Not the obvious arro...
2026-01-0617 minThe Partnership GuysYou’re not stuck. You’re just sharing decisions the wrong way.What if the reason your business feels chaotic is because you’ve been “sharing” decisions like it’s a virtue? In this episode, Steven, Todd, and Rob push back on the cozy myth that “we decide everything together” makes you a better partner. It usually makes you slower, sloppier, and quietly resentful.They break down decision domains: clear lanes of authority where one partner owns the call, while everyone stays in the loop. It sounds like giving up control, but they argue it’s the fastest way to gain it, in your business and your life...
2025-12-3018 minThe Partnership GuysWhy you can’t build a real partnership without trustDo you actually trust your business partner—or are you just hoping it works out?Trust gets thrown around like a buzzword, but when it’s missing, everything starts to crack. In this episode, the guys get real about what trust actually looks like inside a partnership—and what happens when it quietly erodes. From subtle red flags to full-blown fallout, they unpack how mistrust shows up long before most partners are willing to admit it.Rob shares a hard-earned lesson from a partnership that looked successful on paper but ended in a ten-ye...
2025-12-2316 minThe Partnership GuysPartnerships Create Better Businesses and Better LivesWhat if the problem isn’t your business—but the fact that you’re trying to do it alone?Too many entrepreneurs believe partnerships are risky, messy, or destined to fail. And sure—bad partnerships can wreck businesses and lives. But this conversation flips that thinking on its head. Todd, Steven, and Rob dig into why the right partnership doesn’t just create better businesses—it creates better lives.They unpack what solo entrepreneurs misunderstand, why “1 + 1 = 5” isn’t just a catchy phrase, and how intentional partnerships provide emotional stability, faster decisions, and real fulfillment—not ju...
2025-12-1520 min
NetWorkWise Presents: Conversations with ConnorsEntrepreneurs Organization: Proving Networking Applies to Everyone Across All IndustriesThe Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) is a Global business network of 13,000+ leading entrepreneurs in 186 chapters and 58 countries. EO enables business owners to learn from each other, leading to greater business success and an enriched personal life.
They educate, they transform, they inspire and they offer invaluable resources in the form of global events, leadership-development programs, an online entrepreneur forum and executive education opportunities, among other offerings designed for personal and professional growth.
Recently, Adam Connors had the opportunity to speak at one of the New Jersey Chapter's recent conferences. Following Adam's talk, he sat down with some of the...
2019-02-2735 min