Speaking on the panel about Empowerment at the City Gala Summit was amazing. I chatted with celebrities like John Travolta, and sat alongside power women like Endyia Kinney Sterns, Former VP of Programming for Oprah Winfrey Network, Lillian Walker, Luxiam Media CEO and Livia Caudell, Founder of Conscious Wealth Builders.

My favorite question, during my time on the panel, was asked by the dynamic moderator Greg Reid, bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur extraordinaire. He asked the “girl” question. You know, the one that literally no one asks my husband, but feels fine asking me. How do I do business with my husband and how do we stay in our own lane?

Lanes? What? I should warn you that if you’re looking for some lovey-dovey fairytale about glass slippers and romance saving the day, you’ve got the wrong girl. Skip over the article, go straight to Cinderella and we’ll meet up later. For the rest of you, who are seriously considering starting a business with your spouse, or already have and want to know how I’ve learned to make it work, let’s talk about the whole “stay in your lane thing” first.