Married To A Startup

#15. (Part 2) Teaming Up to Build Skullcandy and Traeger Grills with Jeremy and Kristin Andrus by Chandler & Doug Leonard

In this episode we chat with Jeremy and Kristin Andrus about their experiences dating and starting a family together all while Jeremy was working on early stage startups and Kristen was working in Sales. They both hold their own in their individuals spheres of influence which makes it fun to see how they leverage each other's strengths to build awesome things together both inside and outside of the home. Listen to part 2 (coming soon) to hear how they applied lessons learned while building Skullcandy to their experience building Trager Grills.

In this second part of our conversation with Rian and Sid Krommenhoek they share their story of fulfilling their dream and moving their family to China only to have to return to the U.S. when their 3rd child was born with a serious medical condition. Their story is heart wrenching but also hopeful. This couple went through a major life trial all while building a startup that was eventually acquired. If you want to hear a story about a couple that worked together to make it through the impossible, this is your episode.

On this episode we get to know Rian and Sid Krommenhoek, a couple that dropped out of college when they were newly married and moved to Detroit to start a business together. This is just the beginning of their story... they have gone on to build and assist in the building of multiple startups and they have 4 kids together as well. During this episode we chat a little about the difference in their personality types and the ways that they have found to leverage their unique strengths. We hope you enjoy!

In this second part of our interview with Karen and Jeff Klakring we talk about the transition they have gone through since Jeff left his full-time job at Qualtrics to work on Lou Lou and Company. We get to hear about how his working from home has influenced the balance of responsibilities at home and also what aspects of working at home are more difficult to manage. Karen and Jeff share what they are excited for as they have worked to build a strong family together as well. We love the Klakrings' honesty and willingness to share and we think you will too. Enjoy!