My guests on today’s podcast are Doug and Polly White, the owners of Gather Coworking Space, a regional coworking business that offers incredible office space for everyone from individuals to large teams across Virginia. What is unique about Doug and Polly is the story of how they came to run Gather- from both losing their separate jobs in 2008, to starting their own consulting firm for small businesses, and then creating business space for small businesses. In this episode we talk about flexibility and learning. They had to pivot their marketing of their consulting business after 4 months, 250 prospect meetings, and zero clients. They had to keep learning when they launched their first gather and it wasn’t profitable, and they had to get creative when covid hit and put small businesses out of business, or sent people home- away from their office, because you cannot “Gather” during a global pandemic. Doug and Polly have a wonderful marriage and they speak to the fact that in business and marriage, challenges will either move you closer together or push you a part and how they moved closer and closer over the years. And be sure to listen to the end as they highlight how they define success as the journey of their faith, their marriage, and their ability to give more money away. So with that introduction, I hope you enjoy this episode of the self-employment success podcast with Doug and Polly White.