Episodes

“As a dad I just didn’t want to go through the rest of my life not being whole with my son.” Dr. Mark Schillinger (founder of the ‘Young Men’s Ultimate Weekend’) on DADicated.com This is one of my favourite sessions so far. Dr. Mark Schillinger is 67, has 2 kids and refers to his family as a “successful divorced family”. Mark is a physician, chiropractor, neuroscientist, entrepreneur, community leader and dad. We cover his work with families, how to initiate boys into manhood, empowering youth, stress relief and Mark shares valuable experience from his own journey as a dad. If this podcast helps you be a better parent, please consider leaving a review and share it with other parents. Thank you so much. Enjoy this session!

Coley Harris (47) went to prison and left behind his 2 year old son Ahmarr Melton (29). The two were separated for 14 years. In this session I speak to both of them about fatherlessness due to incarceration, how they are building the relationship they never had and multi-generational fathering. The session is very powerful, important and beautiful. Enjoy it! Happy Fathers’ Day.

“I started from zero on fathering, zero on family, zero on being a man.” Jason Goldberg on DADicated.com Jason is a devout Christian and has one son. Jason the best business strategist I know, he is also a successful venture capitalist, leader & entrepreneur. Jason himself grew up without a dad. It is powerful to hear Jason open up on how he found his Faith and how this has transformed himself, his life and his view on family in such a radical way. Enjoy the session.

Sander is a dear friend of mine. He is 41 years old, has one daughter. Sander has always been a big inspiration for me as a dad. His wife struggled with postnatal depression. We speak about how this them as a couple, what it is and what he learned from the situation. We also cover each of our birth experiences and how to empower dads during birth, breastfeeding, not sleeping as young parents, unmet expectations and how to deal with those in a relationship. If the session helps you, please do share & leave a review. Thank you, enjoy!

“You never really know how much people are willing to do or are prepared or want to help until it’s needed.” Eric Fox is a stay-at-home Dad of two. In 2015 his wife Krysta was diagnosed with breast cancer and has now recovered. In November 2017, right after Krysta’s chemo Eric’s daughter, Chloe, was involved in a near fatal road accident resulting in a long coma with a 3% chance of living. Luckily she is well on her way to recovery. We cover Chloe’s recovery, the strain the situation brought to their marriage and how they managed to turn their relationship around. Eric shares the feelings and fears he had throughout his wife’s and daughter’s fight for recovery, we talk about him as a stay-at-home dad and how Matthew, his son, dealt with his sister’s accident at the time (he was 9.5 years then). Thank you for listening and sharing. If this episode helped you please consider leaving a review, truly appreciated.

“The hardest thing I have ever tried to do was to truly, truly emotionally connect.” Conrad Stoltz, 10x world champion, 2x Olympian Athlete, 5x African Champion, 5 Times South African Champion - DAD of three. Conrad is a powerful man and humble dad of three kids, Sina 4.5, Zander 2.5 and Zoe 5 months. In my mind Conrad is the definition of hardcore. Through visualisation, Conrad is able to disassociate his mind from physical pain and enter flow or peak state during competition. In the session we explore how this ability can be applied to being a parent. Conrad opens up about his own upbringing, his personal fears and struggles as a dad, athlete and husband and his journey and struggles of retirement from competing after 34 years when his child was born and becoming an entrepreneur. “Racing is even harder if you’re being chased.” Conrad (“Caveman”) Stoltz, DADicateddotcom If you’d like to support this session, please share it. Thank you! Here is Conrad Stoltz, enjoy!

Todd Palmer became a single-parent at the age of 24, and recently, now in his fifties, Todd has become a step-father to a ten year old girl. Having spent all his money on the custody court case, he filed for personal bankruptcy at the age of 25, he started his business at 28, almost went bankrupt again before making the INC 5000 as one of America’s fastest-growing companies 6 times. Todd’s shares are powerful and it’s interesting to hear him opening up as a father and businessman. He opens up about his journey as a single parent and step-dad, male bonding between father and son, his divorce, bringing up a child on his own and how he was able to overcome impostor syndrome for himself. The session is fun and it’s meaningful on many levels. Enjoy it!

Michael Trautmann is a strong man I truly admire who possesses the ability to inspire and lead people to success. He is a serial-founder, entrepreneur and Dad who has two sons, Oskar and Moritz, 21 and 24. Michael is one of the most important and successful heads in the German advertising landscape. His new venture “Hyrox” is nothing short of amazing - once again! The session is meaningful, powerful and moving and we both had a good cry together towards the end. Michael truly leads with vulnerability as he shares deep personal experiences about his own journey as a father, husband and his relationship with his own Dad who died of cancer last year. I feel that this session is an important one for all sons who might be fathers as well. Please share it accordingly. Highly appreciated. Enjoy!

As we do this session I am in lockdown with four three year olds and two four and a half year olds, so times are interesting. Dave Bacon is an amazing Dad of twin daughters and a son. He is so awesome! He’s an entrepreneur, avid skier and holds numerous board positions in altruistic and charity causes. He is a powerful, spiritual man of the arts. Dave’s father, Ernst Bacon, was a famous composer who had 6 children, 11 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild. When Dave was born his dad was 45 years his mom’s senior. He was born a great uncle because his sister was already a grandma and of course his niece was older than him. Dave shares some amazing tips on how he manages to improve his relationship with his children - like climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro for a fundraiser with his 10 year old. But have a listen for yourself… enjoy it & please share if you like this one. Thank you.

This next session truly left me in awe. It is powerful and inspirational. Dr. Abdul-Malik Muhammad is a father, husband, educator, transformational leader, entrepreneur and author. He was homeless from five well into his teenage years and spent quite some time in juvenile correction facilities. Malik describes this period as a time of transition, instability and dysfunction - yet he shares amazing insights from that time that helped him as a Dad later in life. Today, he has a BA in International Affairs, an MA in Educational Leadership and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership. Always working with the under-served in urban and rural areas, he has focused on the development of boys to men, establishing a tutelage for oppressed youth, and building progressive organizations. Malik trains people on how to develop restorative relationships with adults and children to bring positive transformation. If you feel that podcasts help and inspire you to be a better parent I am…

Marc Rousso has two children; his shares are uplifting and practical and they are very important as we are stuck in a downturn economy caused by the explosive global deceleration we are currently experiencing. Marc built his business from nothing to a decent property company. As Marc and his wife had their first child, Lehman Brothers hit, he went bankrupt, lost his business and was left with $2.500.000 personal debt. Without a paycheck for five years Marc doubled down a new start, his family...

Dr. David Zelman is 72 years old, married for 40 years, three children and two grandchildren. David has a behavioural psychologist since 1976. He has done extensive work with families and children. David has been doing “Transcendental Meditation” for 50 years. Through his work in the last four decades David has achieved enlightenment. In this session we talk about the Transitions model, powerful concepts of parenting and communicating with our children. David shares valuable insights from his forty years of working with people and particularly families and children. The session was truly powerful and there are so many valuable and amazing, positive learnings.

Alan Haefele is an entrepreneur from South Africa. He has been married to Christy for 14 years and together they have four children. Three boys and one baby girl. Alans oldest son has autism.

Warren Thomas Farrell is 77. He is an American educator, activist, and author of seven books on men's and women's issues. All of his books are related to men's and women's studies, including his March 2018 publication “The Boy Crisis”. Farrell initially came to prominence in the 1970s as a supporter of second-wave feminism; he served on the New York City Board of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Although today he is generally considered "the father of the men's movement" he advoc...

Jeremy Ames is 42, married and has 2 kids. He lives in Idaho in the U.S. and is a serial entrepreneur. Jeremy’s current business, Guidant Financial, has helped over 18.000 entrepreneurs put more than 4 billion USD to work, mainly in small businesses or franchises. In 2007, Jeremy was honored as the National Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Small Business Administration. I like this session a lot because it’s mainly just an honest chat between two dads. Jeremy says his main challenge a...

Not only is Richard a successful serial entrepreneur and dad of 4 kids - three girls and one boy. I could tell immediately that Richard has done some deep introspection about being a father, family and values in his life. Richard is a man who follows his heart and therefore seems to make really good decisions in his life when it counts. At one stage in his life Richard decided to move to the jungle in Costa Rica - at a time when his first baby was 7 months and his wife pregnant with their sec...

My next dad, James Lawrence aka “The Iron Cowboy”, is truly inspirational. James holds numerous world records and has achieved some pretty mind blowing results with his body and his mind. He is best known for doing 50 consecutive full Iron Mans in 50 American States. 50! What many people do not know is that James has always made a point of including his family in his adventures and world records. For instance, during the ‘50’, his daily appointment to run 5 ks with his daughter kept him going...

Brandon Dempsey is a super-passionate Dad of two kids. He had 13 siblings growing up. He’s a serial entrepreneur currently running two companies. Brandon is also an Iron Man, author, speaker, professor, a non-profit leader, an adventurer and he runs a couple of nonprofits. All of this is only possible because Brandon his truly highly focussed and has clarity of vision on who he wants to be. He is a gifted strategist who is able to execute. In this session Brandon shares his own learnings a...

My next Dad, Justin Batt, is the founder of the “Daddy Saturday” movement and non-profit organisation. Justin’s mission is to impact 10 million fathers in the next 10 years. Justin has 4 kids. A daughter of 11 years and three boys 9, 7 and 5. His wife is an entrepreneur and because she started a bridal boutique he found himself alone with his daughter every Saturday when she was two old. Add three more boys to the mix within the next six years and Justin found himself on his own every Saturda...

My next dad is THE Jamie Mitchell, maybe the most inspiring watermen alive. Jamie is a 10X World Paddle Champion and professional big wave surfer. Jamie Mitchell has created a life from the ocean, one which he wants to be able to pass down to his children. Born in Australia and now living on the islands of Hawai’i with his wife and two daughters, he sees we are on an ecological path that must be changed. When we spoke Jamie had just completed his “Seven Crossings Project” that comprised of...

Gérard le Sueur is a very dear friend of mine, he has two sons (8 and 10), and he is an amazing Dad. Gérard is a traditional healer (“Sangoma”), business consultant, coach, surfer, entrepreneur, sailor and of course passionate Dad. Together with his family has been sailing around the world for the last 14 months with his wife and their two boys. In our session Gérard opens up on his own transformation from being a business consultant travelling alone and being away from the family most of ...

In this next session I sit down with Mark and Marcus Haney, both father and son. The session is powerful and interesting. Marcus, a Purple Heart U.S. Marine, was shot in Afghanistan during a fire fight in combat shortly after becoming a first time dad himself. Mark, Marcus’s dad is a serial entrepreneur who works with and invests in entrepreneurs in the Sacramento area since 2011. In this session we talk about how it felt for Mark to send his son off to a warzone and Marcus‘s journey of leaving ...

Rob Murray is a passionate Dad of three kids who are all born premature. His 4 year old was 5 weeks early and his 2 year old twins were 8 weeks early. I have 5 premature kids (10.5 and 10 weeks). Rob runs a digital agency business called intrigue that is growing 30% a year for the last 6 years, he is also the president of Entrepreneurs Organization in Ontario in Canada and he does lots of charitable work and he is very involved in his local start-up scene. Rob shares very valuable insights...

My next dad’s name is an inspiring man, Conor Neill. Conor is a Professor at IESE where he runs Leadership courses, he is an author, a keynote speaker, a serial entrepreneur and the Spanish President of Vistage, the worlds leading CEO organisation. He is Irish with two children from two marriages and obviously a very passionate dad. The session is inspirational and powerful because Conor has done some deep introspection of which he shares in powerful ways. Despite his amazing career the mo...