This bonus episode features an invigorating talk with Michael Perry, founder and CEO of Maple, a family tech startup that aims to revolutionize parenting and work-life balance. He shares his journey of serial entrepreneurship and how becoming a father shifted his focus towards family. We dive into his pioneering app, Maple, and explore how it helps parents stay organized, divvy up tasks, and create more balance and tranquility at home. Sustaining a career while ensuring your family gets the best of you can be a juggle, wouldn't you agree? We dig into how Michael's own experiences led to creating Maple. It's not just an app, but a solution that empowers parents to strike that elusive balance between work and parenthood. From meal prep to childcare, chores, and more, Maple has been designed to facilitate smoother family functioning. We underscore the importance of both parents taking part in household tasks and delve into the exciting upcoming features of the app. We also explore the problems surrounding paternity leave, gender norms, and so much more. Although Maple is free, Michael is offering a 14-day free trial of the paid version of Maple with the code ROSS14. Tune in to discover the future of parenting and family organization through this enlightening conversation. About Michael Perry, Founder & CEO of Maple Michael Perry is a proud father, uncle, brother, son and husband. He is the Founder and CEO of Maple, a family-tech startup looking to ease the burden of parenting, freeing up families to spend more quality time together. Michael was formerly the founder and CEO of Kit, an AI employee for small business owners, which was acquired by Shopify in 2016. At Shopify, he was a Senior Director of Product and oversaw Partnerships. He left his role at Shopify in 2020, after becoming a father, to develop a platform that would change the world of parenting through technology that already exists for nearly every other industry. Michael has been recognized by Forbes as a 30 under 30 for Marketing, Inc Magazine as a top influencer of the Bot space and highlighted by Business Insider as a top 30 Marketing executive globally. Connect with Maple & Michael: Maple App Link: www.growmaple.com/install   Maple Website: www.growmaple.com  Maple Instagram @growmaple Michael Perry Instagram @michaelperry Connect with us at: RossLearningSolutions.com LinkedIn: @kortneyross Instagram: @nextgenworkculture Facebook: @nextgenworkculture