My Toxic Husband Is Hurting Our Business (and Our Marriage)

The EntreLeadership Podcast

Ramsey Network

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.7 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Today, we’ll hear about: How a business owner faces her husband’s toxic leadership Dave’s advice for keeping legacy clean and fair for a father with two sons The right way to mentor emerging leaders through hands-on coaching instead of reckless delegation A business owner struggling after bankruptcy and Dave’s personal experience with bankruptcy Next Steps: 📞 Have a question for the show? Call 844-944-1070 or send us a message: https://ter.li/ask-us 📚 Learn about the EntreLeadership System™: https://ter.li/system-p 💻 Get EntreLeadership Elite™ for your business: https://ter.li/elite-p ✉️ Sign up to receive tactical tools, advice and resources in your inbox every week: https://ter.li/enl 🏢 Attend EntreLeadership Summit: https://ter.li/summit 🎤 Attend EntreLeadership Master Series: https://ter.li/masterseries 📖 Order Dave’s new book, Build a Business You Love: https://ter.li/b4kru2 📄 Get the Strategic Planning Template today: https://ter.li/7z7qu6 Connect With Our Sponsors: 💼 Go to Belay Solutions or text ENTRE to 55123 for their free resource! 💻 Visit NetSuite today to learn more. 🧾 Visit Payority for a free consultation! 📈 Grab Sales Gravy's free resource to help you hire and lead better. Listen to More From Ramsey Network: 🪑 Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💰 George Kamel Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	From the headquarters of Ramsey Solutions, this is Entree Leadership, where I take calls from leaders
0:16.5	like you about what it takes to win at any stage of business and leadership.
0:21.7	I'm Dave Ramsey, your host with over 30 years of experience leading in the trenches right
0:26.0	alongside you.
0:27.2	If you've got a question you want to ask on the show, fill out the form on entreleadership.com
0:32.0	slash ask or call and leave a voicemail at 844-944-1070.
0:38.1	That's 844-944-1070.
0:42.2	Jennifer is in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
0:44.7	Hi, Jennifer.
0:45.2	How are you?
0:46.4	I'm good, Dave.
0:47.4	Thank you for taking my question today.
0:49.0	Sure.
0:49.4	What's up?
0:50.7	So my husband, Anthony, and I own a veterinary practice.
0:54.4	We have five veterinarians and around 40 people on our support team.
0:59.2	Our gross revenue last year was $4.8 million, and we're on track to have gross revs of around $5.2 million this year.
1:06.8	Wow.
1:07.9	My question for you is, what do you do when your spouse and business partner is the donkey on the team?
1:16.9	So Anthony thinks that he's a good leader.
1:20.0	He tends to lead by pushing from a place of emotion and negativity rather than leading towards our shared mission and values. When something upsets
1:30.3	him or doesn't go his way, he can get very loud and he tends to say whatever comes to his
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