Shay Cochrane has been an entrepreneur for over twenty years, married to fellow business owner Graham for two decades, and mom to two teenage daughters who are just a few years from leaving the house. In this episode of The Something New Show, Mindi and Shay talk about what it actually looks like to keep building a business, a marriage, and real friendships all in the same season of life.

Shay walks through the jar and stones analogy her family uses to decide what actually gets protected on the calendar, and explains what she calls ”value stacking,” turning something as ordinary as a Thursday night soccer practice into marriage time, family time, and a workout all at once. She and Mindi talk honestly about the loneliness a lot of entrepreneurs their age feel, why Shay built an entire network just to stay surrounded by women who inspire her, and the parts of motherhood she has fully opted out of, PTA emails included, without an ounce of guilt.

If you've ever felt like you have to choose between growing your business and keeping your closest relationships intact, this conversation is for you.

CHAPTERS 
00:00 Welcome back to The Something New Show
01:34 Living out your identity across every role you hold 
02:19 What season of life Shay is really in right now 
04:13 Building a business again without adding to the work week 05:33 The exchange: letting successful things die to build what's next 07:46 The jar and the stones: prioritizing your values on purpose 10:14 How often Shay and Graham actually reassess their priorities 11:47 Marriage, family, and the difference between FOMO and JOMO 13:13 Value stacking: fitting four values into one Thursday night 
16:12 How Shay actually schedules friendship during the week 
21:34 Why long voice messages build deeper friendships than quick texts 26:55 The entrepreneur loneliness no one talks about 
28:50 Mindi's version: fitting friendship into the daytime hours 
32:02 The parts of motherhood Shay has fully opted out of 
37:35 Defining your own version of a good mom and a good business owner 
41:52 Where to find Shay Cochrane online

ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Shay Cochrane is a 20-year entrepreneur, business coach, and Bible teacher based in Tampa, Florida. She's the founder of Illume Network, a community for female Christian entrepreneurs doing six figures or more in annual revenue, and co-host of the Better Way to Build podcast, airing Mondays with biblical business strategy for founders.

Follow Shay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaycochrane/

Illume Network Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilumenetwork/

Illume Network Website:  ilumenetwork.com 

Listen to Better Way to Build: https://pod.link/1895953294?view=apps&sort=popularity&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAacfsWiT9zQjCbjtwx-iX314lXZ5yfJ4jTupoQN_lZC5Zp8jWI-PSY1Qz_c9_A_aem_AmQlj5_q3yGGoeESNcH17Q

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