Book Two of The Battle Series · A companion to The Battle of Business
Battle of theBoardroom v Bedroom
A no nonsense guide to family, love and business.
He'd won the Battle of Business — a company that finally ran without him. Then his wife came in to help with the books, and one quiet "let it go" at a time, the boardroom and the bedroom became the same room. This is what happens when family, love and a balance sheet collide — and the governance that keeps all three alive.
About the book
If you read The Battle of Business, you know Joe Walsh — the bloke who finally built a business that ran without him. This is the sequel, and it's about the battle the first book never warned him about: what happens when the person you love comes to work in the business you built.
It's the classic family-business trap — a spouse drifts into control, the advisory board fades, and every business disagreement starts running straight through the marriage. Battle of the Boardroom v Bedroom lays out the fix in plain English: the circuit breaker, the roles and scorecards that take the marriage out of the P&L, the grow-or-sell call, and the one "what if" agreement every couple in business skips and later regrets. Part story, part playbook — with Eric the coach never far away.
The cheap way to learn a lesson most people learn the most expensive way there is.
What's inside
Part One — The Collision
How love quietly takes over a business: Olivia joins, the advisory board collapses, and the boardroom and the bedroom become one room.
The Circuit Breaker
Why an advisory board is the load-bearing wall of a couple's business — and how to build or rebuild one.
Part Two — The Playbook
Roles & scorecards, grow-or-sell, protecting the ship, the hard conversation, salvage & rebuild.
The Tools
Six ready-to-use documents that keep the two rooms apart — printable at the back and free below.
About the authors
Eric Purvis is an Australian entrepreneur and the author of The Battle of Business, written with Joe Walsh. He started his first business at eighteen and has spent a lifetime building, running and rescuing companies across entertainment, property and transport.
Free tools
The playbook, free — print it and use it. Six documents that keep the boardroom and the bedroom in separate rooms.
A story based on real experience; names and details changed. Not legal, financial or relationship advice — get your own before acting.
The Playbook
All six tools in one kit: advisory-board charter, role & accountability sheet, monthly scorecard, grow/sell/coast matrix, "what if" protection checklist, and the hard-conversation prep sheet.
Download the Playbook (PDF)Free sample
Meet Joe again and watch the boardroom and the bedroom start to merge — the opening of the book.
Read the sample (PDF)© Eric Purvis. Book Two of The Battle Series. Share the tools freely with anyone who needs them.