What happens when your best business decision is also your most terrifying?

Drew Larison built Five Door Media with bold ideas, big swings, and a visionary mindset. But for the first five years, he was running fast — without structure.

Then came the decision that changed everything:

Asking his wife Erin to leave her stable nonprofit job — complete with health insurance and free childcare — to go all in on the business.

It wasn’t just a financial risk.

It was a marriage risk.

A culture risk.

A leadership risk.

In this episode, Drew breaks down:

1. Why visionary founders eventually hit a ceiling
2. What really happens when your spouse becomes your business partner
3. How they used marriage counseling to prepare for working together
4. The emotional weight of employee resignations
5. Why EOS forced them to grow up as leaders
6. And how structure unlocked the next level of scale

If you're building something meaningful — and feeling the tension between freedom and structure — this episode is your roadmap.

Because sometimes the best decisions are the ones that scare you the most.