What does post-handoff life actually look like for a founder and his spouse?

Deliberately built around what the working years didn't include. Kris Kluver, in The Dysfunctional Family Office, closes with Robert and Joanne Mitchell setting their post-handoff goals together. Four full months over the next year for travel. Antarctica. A safari in Africa. The ruins of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Alongside the grand plans, quieter ones. Improving fitness. Long bike rides together. Protected time alone as a couple. The pattern matters. Founders who hand off the company without designing the next chapter usually end up interfering with the company they handed off. Founders who design the next chapter deliberately, with their spouse, with explicit goals, can actually let go. The post-handoff life isn't a vacation. It's a new chapter that requires the same intention the company building required. Most founders skip this design work. The ones who don't tend to be the happiest.