This week on 'What's Ahead': How Joanna and Chip Gaines went from ordinary Americans to extraordinary media mavericks
TODAY -- Pictured: Chip and Joanna Gaines on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 -- In my new podcast, “What’s Ahead,” you will find my conversation with the now-legendary couple Chip and Joanna Gaines particularly absorbing: Their lives give us very valuable, real-world lessons on marriage, entrepreneurship, dealing with major league crises that could have destroyed their businesses, adjusting to changing circumstances and—very importantly—having the courage to make big adjustments in their lives where...
They also demonstrate the importance of being broad-minded enough to allow serendipity—luck and chance—to affect the course of their careers. This is most vividly illustrated in the story they tell about how the show that made them household names around the world came to pass. It almost didn’t happen. But it did, thanks to something Chip did that every marriage expert would tell you is a big no-no: making a major decision without informing your spouse! It’s an amazing story.
What comes across is how these two individuals have worked hard and successfully at recognizing—and uniquely and creatively utilizing—the strengths each has brought to their partnership. And they are not resting on their laurels. They shocked everyone when they announced well over a year ago that they would no longer continue their immensely popular show, . They share with you here why they made this momentous decision. Shortly after our interview, they formally unveiled what their next big project would be, a media joint venture with Discovery that will include their own channel and, in their words, “some really neat digital features, too.
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