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Why we work with couples and families in business like you...

and how we love supporting you to create abundance in business, and life, together.

We're Mike and Lisa, a Kiwi-British couple based in beautiful Aotearoa New Zealand.  We both grew up in family businesses, have been business owners since our 20s, and have been coaching in business together for more than two decades.

Because of our individual life journeys, and our business story as a couple, and family business owners, we decided to bring our skills and life experiences together in this work. 

We now support other family business partners to thrive in life and business by finding the magic in the unique dynamic that each family business has - and use it to support them to create abundance in business, whatever that means to them.

We learned how to create a calm, aligned and profitable business that supports our life in the way we need it to.  It hasn't always been easy.  We've struggled.  In life, in love, and in business together. 

In 2022, when it became clear to us that being aligned or misaligned led to losses and wins at different times in our businesses - harmony or disharmony - we chose to focus on aligning ourselves, our ways and our business, and then sharing that with others.  How we do that is by supporting you to implement The Abundance in Business Method™, a system that truly gets results.

We know that when couples or families run a business together, personal and professional relationships naturally intertwine. This creates incredible potential - but it also increases the risk of misalignment if it isn’t managed intentionally.

Our work is what's never talked about in family business.

When everyone’s pulling in different directions in family business partnerships, it can feel isolating, upsetting, and progress can feel impossible.

We focus on making a difference for couples and families in business together as they experience life where love and business collide.  Because we know exactly how tough it can be.

Our simple and robust resources, that we wish we'd had in our journey of being in business together, are a game-changer for the business partnerships we work with. 

We'd love to meet you in our online coaching community, and talk more together, so come on in or book a call today.

Getting it together, together...

Lis & Mike

How ekoYOU started as a family business coaching practice

From coaching and supporting others with tools we created, and then writing a book, How to be Yourself, in 2015, we saw the makings of a business that could support others if we put everything we had learned together.

Time goes fast, life can be tough, and in 2022 our work in alignment became front and centre as we struggled to find a way to keep it all together.

Along with our unique life experiences, perspectives, life and business coaching skills, and professional work over three decades to support organisations and individuals through change, we’re doing what feels right.  And we're passionate about helping you.

Harness your family relationships to strengthen your business and life

Be aspirational and inspired as you transform the way you think about your life as a couple or family in business together; you’ll never be the same again! And we’ll support you all the way.

If you have the desire and the will to change up your life and your business for the better, we’re ready to support you on your self-defined transformational journey. You deserve to spend some intentional time with yourself to grow and develop, unlearn and relearn, as you assemble a toolkit for life and business.

If you're ready to see more calm, harmony and profits, book a free chat with us and we’ll help you unlock the full potential of your relationship and your family business.

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