Creating a Lasting Legacy Together - Interview with Troy and Shantel Brooks

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About This Episode Troy and Shantel Brooks started as childhood friends in Queens and have now been married for 10 years. Together they built a six-figure content-creation business, but a weekend at a worship conference revealed that their identity rested in watches, status, and money rather than in Christ. They share how they moved from a foot-in, foot-out faith to fully surrendering their marriage and business to God. Troy and Shantel explain why working together accelerates marital oneness by stripping away ego and forcing real communication and conflict resolution, and they encourage couples to find a shared project, side business, or serving role at church. Aaron connects their story to saying small daily yeses to God and holding career and finances with open hands.

About Troy & Shantel Brooks Troy and Shantel Brooks are the founders of Spartners, a ministry that helps spouses work together in faith and business, and the voices behind the Spartners Podcast. They are the authors of Spartners: Discover the Value in Your Spouse as a Business Partner.

In This Episode Childhood friends to spouses — How Troy and Shantel met in junior high in Queens. Foot in, foot out — Moving from half-hearted faith to full surrender. A six-figure business — Building a content-creation company together. Identity check — The worship-conference weekend that exposed their trust in watches, status, and money. Oneness through partnership — How working together strips ego and forces communication and conflict resolution. Start something together — Shared projects, side businesses, or serving at church. Small daily yeses — Aaron on saying yes to God one step at a time. Open hands — Stewarding career and finances with a Kingdom perspective.

Resources from This Episode troyandshantel.com Spartners on Instagram Spartners Podcast Spartners: Discover the Value in Your Spouse as a Business Partner Shop Marriage After God resources Full show notes and blog post

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