Honest conversations about family business, leadership, relationships and alignment.
Whether you're a business owner, entrepreneur, leader or someone navigating the complexities of working with family or a partner, Lis Clausen and Mike Overwater bring practical wisdom, real-life experience and authentic conversation to every interview.
As the founders of ekoYOU and hosts of The Sunday Lunch Podcast, they help family businesses and business partners create alignment before misalignment costs them their business, relationships, or both.
MEET LIS & MIKE
For more than a decade, we've been partners in life and business.
We've experienced the challenges that come with building a business together, raising a family, navigating uncertainty and trying to stay connected while pursuing big goals.
Like many business partners, there was a time when we thought we had a business problem. What we eventually discovered was that we weren't actually aligned.
We shared a vision for where we wanted to go, but we weren't aligned around how we would get there, what we each needed, or the roles we wanted to play along the way.
That realisation changed everything.
It became the foundation of the global work we now do with family businesses, couples in business and business partners.
Today, we help people create businesses that are not only profitable, but also support the relationships and lives they care about most.
WHAT MAKES OUR PERSPECTIVE DIFFERENT?
Most business advice focuses on strategy.
Most relationship advice focuses on communication.
We sit in the space between the two.
Because in family businesses and business partnerships, the real challenge is rarely the business itself.
It's the alignment between the people leading it.
We've worked with business partners, couples and family businesses who are:
Avoiding important conversations
Carrying unspoken tension
Feeling frustrated but unable to explain why
Growing apart while trying to grow the business
Unsure how to move forward without creating conflict
Our work helps people find clarity, confidence and a practical next step.
TOPICS WE LOVE TALKING ABOUT
Family Business
The hidden signs something needs to change in your family business
Why family businesses don't usually fail because of business problems
The conversations family businesses avoid the longest
How to navigate difficult conversations without damaging relationships
Business Partnerships
Why shared vision isn't enough
The hidden cost of founder misalignment
What happens when one partner notices the problem first
How to create alignment without forcing agreement
Leadership
Why clarity comes before strategy
The role self-awareness plays in business success
How leaders unintentionally create tension in their teams
Building resilient businesses in uncertain times
Relationships
Working with your partner without losing your relationship
The challenges and rewards of building a business together
Communication habits that strengthen trust
How to stay connected when life gets busy
Personal Growth
The relationship between personal capacity and business performance
What abundance really means
Why transformation starts with awareness
Becoming the person who can lead the next conversation
WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE WILL TAKE AWAY
Our goal isn't simply to inspire people.
It's to leave them with practical insights they can apply immediately.
Listeners often walk away with:
Greater clarity about the challenges they're facing
A deeper understanding of the people around them
New ways to approach difficult conversations
More confidence in their next step
Hope that positive change is possible
ABOUT ekoYOU
ekoYOU helps family businesses and business partners shift the dynamics costing peace, profit and Sunday lunches. Supporting them to create calm, aligned and profitable businesses.
Using the Abundance in Business Methodâ„¢, we support people to strengthen themselves, strengthen their partnerships and strengthen their businesses.
Because sustainable business growth starts with aligned people.
Healthy people creates healthy partnerships, creates healthy businesses.
ABOUT THE SUNDAY LUNCH PODCAST
The Sunday Lunch Podcast is where we have honest conversations about family business, leadership and relationships.
Through personal stories, practical frameworks and real-world lessons, we explore what it takes to build a successful business without sacrificing the people who matter most.
Listen here:
The Sunday Lunch Podcast
QUICK FACTS
Names: Lis Clausen & Mike Overwater
Company: ekoYOU
Location: Hamilton, New Zealand
Speciality: Family businesses, business partnerships, leadership, alignment, transformation and relationships
Podcast: The Sunday Lunch Podcast
Interview Format: Audio, video, live streams, panels and keynote conversations
Availability: Worldwide via Zoom
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We love meaningful conversations that help people create positive change in their businesses, relationships and lives.
For interview requests, media enquiries or speaking opportunities:
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