My wife and I had an odd experience during the pandemic. We were visiting my family just before the lockdowns and found ourselves stranded and out of work. This put my wife in visa limbo and had to return home to Thailand. We decided to try something completely new - starting our own business. So I followed her to Thailand and we co-created MONCstuff® - a no bullshit soap co.

It’s often under great pressure when we are tested. By no stretch am I saying I did the my best work, or that it’s a successful brand - but it’s my own. MONCstuff® means the world to my wife and I. We are continuing on working hard to build our own path in life.

Exploring entrepreneurship allowed us test our mental resilience, grow as individuals and professionals, build a stronger partnership and marriage, and to meet new and wonderful small-business owners that share the same goal of integrity.