Our Family Invests Podcast

Our Family Invests

The Our Family Invests Podcast is a conversation with couples who have built meaningful lives and are thoughtful about how they invest their time, energy, relationships, and capital. Hosted by Mike and Caroline Neubauer, each episode features honest, casual conversations about how people think, make decisions, stay aligned, build wealth and legacy, and what it actually takes to build an intentional life together. New episodes every Tuesday.

  1. 059: Less Hustle, Better Systems: Building Businesses Without Burning Your Family - Mike + Ashley Coates | Our Family Invests Podcast

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    059: Less Hustle, Better Systems: Building Businesses Without Burning Your Family - Mike + Ashley Coates | Our Family Invests Podcast

    What happens when your business is growing, but you’re the one carrying everything? In this episode, we sit down with Mike and Ashley Coates, builders of multiple businesses where standards matter and leadership can’t disappear. From residential care facilities to construction, real estate, and a long-standing restaurant, they’ve lived the pressure of being the bottleneck. At one point, everything ran through them. This conversation is about the shift that changed how they work and live:Less hustle. Better systems. We talk about stepping out of hero mode without lowering the bar, building businesses that don’t require constant emergencies, and protecting your family while still building something that lasts. This episode is for business owners and parents who care deeply about quality, feel the weight of responsibility, and want growth that actually works long-term. In this episode, we explore:• Why hustle eventually stops working• How systems reduce burnout and create margin• Dividing roles based on strengths, not ego• Building businesses that don’t depend on constant presence• What kids actually learn by watching how you work --- If this conversation resonated, we invite you to go deeper. Each week, we send out Weekly Compass, a free email newsletter designed to help families think clearly about money, mindset, personal growth, and family alignment. No hype. No urgency. It's a quick 5 minute read with links to more resources. You can sign up for the Weekly Compass here:👉 https://ourfamilyinvests.com And for behind-the-scenes moments, episode clips, and ongoing conversations, follow us on Instagram:👉 https://www.instagram.com/ourfamilyinvests

    33 min
  2. FEB 10

    058: How Brent + Daniela Phillips Accidentally Built a Multimillion Dollar Business out of Desperation. The Unbelievable True Story of Milk & Honey Ranch | Our Family Invests Podcast

    They went to bed believing they were set for life.They woke up with everything gone. In this episode, we sit down with Brent and Daniela Phillips, founders of Milk and Honey Ranch, to share one of the most honest and intense stories we’ve ever recorded. After selling a software company, Brent and Daniela thought the financial pressure was finally behind them. Overnight, the acquiring company collapsed, the stock cratered, and the security they trusted disappeared. As they worked to rebuild from nothing, life delivered another blow when Daniela was involved in a devastating car accident that nearly took her life. This conversation goes far beyond money or business. It’s about joy as leadership, staying emotionally grounded under extreme pressure, protecting your family when fear is loud, and what faith looks like when there are no clean answers. We talk about marriage under stress, parenting through trauma, rebuilding a business in survival mode, and how Milk and Honey Ranch was born in the middle of uncertainty, not clarity. If you’ve ever felt like the plan fell apart and you still had to lead anyway, this episode is for you. To learn more about Milk and Honey Ranch, visit milkandhoneyranch.com.For more stories, tools, and resources to help you build wealth while keeping your family at the center, check out ourfamilyinvests.com.

    59 min
  3. FEB 3

    057: Scaling Luxury Airbnbs, Netflix Fame, and Building a Business as a Couple - Mike Brockway + Gabriell Carney | Our Family Invests Podcast

    Mike Brockway and Gabriell “Gabby” Carney are the couple behind some of Denver’s most sought-after luxury Airbnbs. These are top 5% stays where design, systems, and guest experience are dialed all the way in. Then life got louder. While managing 20+ short-term rentals and expanding their real estate business, Mike stepped into the national spotlight on Netflix’s Love Is Blind. Overnight visibility brought opinions, pressure, and a real test of how to stay grounded and aligned as a couple building something together. In this episode, we talk about: What actually separates top 5% luxury Airbnbs from the rest Why STRs are harder now and how great operators stay competitive Gabby’s move into real estate and joining the business full-time Low-cost upgrades that create outsized returns How they divide roles, communicate, and protect their relationship The reality of reality TV, edits, and mental resilience This conversation is for couples building businesses together, operators navigating the evolving short-term rental space, and anyone learning how to grow without losing their peace or their partnership. 🎙 Our Family Invests PodcastWebsite + resources: https://ourfamilyinvests.com 📬 Get the Weekly CompassA short weekly email with Wealth Moves, Growth Habits, Mind Shifts, and Family Practices.Sign up here: https://ourfamilyinvests.com Follow us on IG!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourfamilyinvests 📸 Follow today’s guestsMike Brockway: https://www.instagram.com/mikebrockway_ Gabriell “Gabby” Carney: https://www.instagram.com/gabriellcatherine

    1h 5m
  4. JAN 20

    How Orchard Avenue Builds Homes That Are Anything But Ordinary - Morgan + Ashlin Shaver | Our Family Invests Podcast

    Morgan and Ashlin Shaver, founders of Orchard Avenue Designs, don’t just build homes. They build a life with intention, one bold project at a time. In this episode, Mike and Caroline sit down with the husband-and-wife team behind the design-and-build studio that’s turning rundown buildings into vibrant community anchors, crafting East Coast-inspired homes in rural Utah, and raising four kids through all the beautiful chaos. From buying three dilapidated buildings on Main Street, to launching Leona’s Bistro with zero restaurant experience, to flying to Hawaii on 24 hours’ notice to design for the Bucket List Family, Morgan and Ashlin share the mindset that allows them to step into projects most people would run from. Inside the episode, they open up about:• Building a business as a couple without losing yourselves• Why instinct often guides their biggest leaps• How their kids stay woven into everything they create• The identity shifts that come with scaling a business• What to do when a project feels way over your head• How chaos, creativity, and intention can actually coexist If you're building anything as a family, a business, a home, or a life that feels true, this conversation will expand the way you think. 🔗 Our Family Invests Resources Explore more tools and family-first investing resources:https://www.ourfamilyinvests.com Download your free FIRE Starter Playbook:https://www.ourfamilyinvests.com/fire Follow us on Instagram for behind-the-scenes clips and new episodes:https://www.instagram.com/ourfamilyinvests 🔗 Guest Links Orchard Avenue Designs (Instagram):⁠ https://www.instagram.com/orchardavenuedesigns⁠

    51 min
  5. JAN 13

    054: How Your Biggest Business Bottleneck Becomes the Compass for Growth with Kyle + Ariel Tresch | Our Family Invests Podcast

    Kyle and Ariel Tresch have helped businesses scale into the tens of millions, yet the biggest growth lesson they ever learned came from inside their marriage. When the pressure of entrepreneurship nearly pulled them apart, they rebuilt their foundation and created a framework that has now helped thousands of couples grow stronger as they grow their companies. In this episode, we explore the idea that every business has one bottleneck that determines how far it can grow. When you identify that bottleneck and solve for it, you create clarity, focus, and momentum. When you ignore it, you create confusion, frustration, and burnout. Kyle and Ariel break down: • How to find your real business bottleneck • Why founders often become the constraint without realizing it• The key differences between zero to one million and one to ten million • How couples can stop debating priorities and start building alignment • The conversations that saved their marriage and sparked a movement This is a practical, encouraging episode for any couple building a business, chasing growth, or trying to create success without losing connection. Connect with Kyle and Ariel:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/couplepreneurs Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourfamilyinvests Get Our Free FIRE Starter Playbook for Financial Freedom: https://www.ourfamilyinvests.com/fire If you love conversations that help you grow your business and your life with intention, follow the show and join us each week.

    57 min
  6. JAN 6

    053: What if We Were The Solution? - Adam Cirlincione + Rachel Bacheler of Dr.'s Remedy on the Our Family Invests Podcast

    What happens when your life hits a breaking point and the old plan stops working? For founders Adam Cirlincione and Rachel Bacheler, that moment became the beginning of Dr.’s Remedy, a doctor-developed clean nail and foot care brand now serving customers around the world. With a newborn at home, financial pressure rising, and career paths shifting, they chose to build something new in the middle of real uncertainty. In this conversation, Mike and Caroline explore how this couple started a business while working full time, raised three sons through every pivot, rebuilt their identity more than once, and stayed grounded as a family. This episode dives deep into the messy and meaningful parts of entrepreneurship, marriage, parenting, and choosing aligned action when fear tries to freeze you. You’ll learn:• How to start a business when your life is already full• Why taking action reduces anxiety more than waiting for clarity• The real early struggles behind a wellness brand• How to build a company with your spouse without losing your connection• What it looks like to raise independent, emotionally honest kids• How health scares and hard seasons shape your priorities• Why business ideas evolve and how to evolve with them If you’re a parent, entrepreneur, or anyone standing at a crossroads wondering whether to leap, this episode will give you perspective, courage, and practical wisdom for the road ahead. Connect with Dr.’s Remedy: remedynails.comCode: PODCASTFAN for 50% off Follow Our Family Invests on Instagram: @ourfamilyinvestsFree FIRE Starter Playbook for reaching Financial Freedom: ourfamilyinvests.com/fire

    52 min
  7. 12/30/2025

    052: The 10 Year Reset: Choosing Family - Trey + Erika Stone | Our Family Invests Podcast

    What happens when you walk away from a thriving real estate career to raise your kids for a decade? Trey and Erika Stone did exactly that. After 21 exits and more than 139 million dollars in created value, they pressed pause on multifamily investing to pour everything into family, presence and purpose. In this episode, Trey and Erika share how they met, why they stepped away at the peak of their career, and what ten years at home taught them about identity, marriage and raising grounded kids. They talk about the fears they carried from childhood, the values that shaped their reset, and why coming back to real estate now feels completely different. If you’re building wealth while trying to build a healthy family, this conversation will speak to your soul. In This Episode• How Trey built a massive portfolio before age 40• Why they chose a decade of full presence with their kids• What the pause revealed about worth, success and identity• How Erika became the anchor of their home and business• The personal growth that came from stepping back• Why they’re re entering real estate with intention• How they transform the communities they buy in Connect With Trey + Erika trackrecordassets.comInstagram: @trackrecordassets | @TheTreyStone Download the FIRE Starter Playbook https://ourfamilyinvests.com/freestarter New Episodes Every Tuesday Hosted by Mike and Caroline Neubauer OurFamilyInvests.com

    1h 52m
5
out of 5
21 Ratings

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The Our Family Invests Podcast is a conversation with couples who have built meaningful lives and are thoughtful about how they invest their time, energy, relationships, and capital. Hosted by Mike and Caroline Neubauer, each episode features honest, casual conversations about how people think, make decisions, stay aligned, build wealth and legacy, and what it actually takes to build an intentional life together. New episodes every Tuesday.

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