Why Two Dads Built A Family Operating System
Our Story
Hi, I'm Eric J. Roman
I'm a husband, father of five kids, and an entrepreneur.
After building multi-location dental companies that generated more than $200M, I was broken, tired, and lost. I wasn’t fulfilled, I wasn’t healthy, and I wasn’t the husband or father I wanted to be. I blamed my business for my failures at home, and the only option I felt I had was to exit my business, which I did.
Exiting the business solved nothing. It took away the one thing that validated me…my work! But at home my relationships and my body were still in shambles. And there wasn’t a solution. The best advice I heard was to “get a therapist.”
I knew that there had to be a better way.
When my businesses had hit growth barriers and complexity, I discovered the power of operating systems to create clarity and drive culture.
But…where was the operating system for a personal life? For a family? For a marriage? It didn’t exist.
So, together with like-minded entrepreneurs, we built it. A single lever in your personal life to get the BIGGEST positive results with the LEAST amount of effort.
Our system delivered proactive, systematic joy in my home.
But there was an unexpected surprise. Unlocking this joy, ease, and connection at home gave me more output and more vision at work.
It wasn’t just for my home. It’s for every part of our lives.
Hi, I'm James Ure
I'm a husband, father of four kids, and entrepreneur.
After exiting Williamsburg Learning, a transformational learning company, of which I was a co-founder, I took a sabbatical from work to re-center and spend time with my family.
In early 2020, I was introduced to Eric Roman. In our first conversation, we discovered so much in common. Two of his daughters attended a Williamsburg Learning school, we were reading many of the same books, we both approached family life with a similar level of passion and intentionality, and we were both using systems to create more freedom in our personal and professional lives.
Our connection was instant and magical. Before long, we began connecting every quarter for a “Personal Retreat” to help each other live our best lives.
Eventually other friends began asking to join and that’s when we discovered another skill we had in common – creating spaces where everyone feels safe to be 100% honest with themselves and each other.
Eventually we decided to formalize these quarterly retreats (including our system, tools, and community) by creating 1LifeSystem, which continues to help us and our members achieve MORE fun, freedom, and fulfillment in every area of our lives.
Now we're on a mission to build a community that empowers more people do the same!
10,000
Hours Applying Systems
2,450+
Coaching Sessions Led
1,240+
Groups Facilitated
95
Net Promoter Score
Our Professional Bios
Dr. Eric J. Roman
Co-Founder & CEO
Eric is a husband, father, serial entrepreneur, and former dentist. He’s built two dental groups and coached leaders who generate hundreds of millions in care. He’s spoken to and taught tens of thousands of people. Eric is a growth-oriented systems-thinker, who has achieved massive success in business, but more importantly, more fun, freedom, and fulfillment in all areas of his personal life. He’s now on a mission to help more and more high-performing entrepreneurs do the same using 1LifeSystem.
James Ure
Co-Founder and Director of Programming
James is an avid teacher, life-long learner, and creative genius. He’s masterful at recognizing what matters most and distilling it down into simple actions, habits, and mindsets. He co-founded a K-12 education company, where he served as lead architect of an award-winning curriculum and was ranked one of the top five online teachers in America. Before starting a company, he attended law school to explore his curiosities about systems of government. He loves adventuring with his family, fitness, building stuff, good literature and great conversations.
