What happens when a reality TV superfan meets a Cirque du Soleil performer during Pride weekend, and that chance encounter turns into 11 years of love, marriage, and building a media empire together? Adam Newell, creator of the hit Bravo-focused YouTube channel Up and Adam, and his husband Jason Berrent, a former Cirque du Soleil star, join us to share their wild, heartfelt, and often hilarious journey. From Pride meet-cutes and cross-continental moves to business breakthroughs and negotiating a prenup, this conversation dives deep into what it takes to grow together in love and in business.

Adam and Jason talk about building Up and Adam into a thriving brand, navigating the dynamics of working with your spouse, and how their completely different upbringings shaped the way they communicate, handle conflict, and approach money. They share candid stories about coming out to their families, weathering financial highs and lows, and learning to balance structure with spontaneity- both on screen and off.

In this episode you’ll learn:

How Adam turned a pandemic side project into a monetized channel in just two months.

Why their opposite personalities and backgrounds make them a stronger team.

The surprising ways their prenup brought clarity and comfort to their marriage.

How to navigate creative differences when your business partner is also your life partner.

Why setting boundaries (and occasionally breaking them) keeps things exciting.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:00 The Pride Weekend Meet-Cute

06:00 From Cirque Podcast to Bravo YouTube Breakout

12:30 Learning to Work (and Fight) Together

20:00 How Their Vastly Different Upbringings Shaped Their Communication 

32:00 Coming Out Stories & Family Reactions

45:00 The Prenup Lore

54:00 Communication about Money

01:02:00 Reality Stars & Keeping Up the Facade

01:10:00 The Nuances of Being in the Public Eye

01:18:00 Lightning Round Questions

01:40:00 Where to find Adam & Jason

Follow them for more: 

@UpAndAdamLive on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

@JasonBerrent on Instagram

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