The Dad Edge Podcast

Busy is a four letter word that is very familiar to men, husbands and fathers, especially when it comes to our professions and careers. It's not only our careers that keep us busy, but also all the demands of life. Many of us have the perception that we just don't have the time to live the life we truly want, create the marriage that we ultimately desire and have the connection with our kids that we truly want today. My legendary guest gives us specific strategies on how we can overcome the busyness of life, be insanely effective with our time, create the marriage we have always wanted and be the dads our kids deserve. Show Notes: https://www.thedadedge.com/387

On this episode I talk to Jeff Bouwman and Jason MacKenzie, 2 amazing men that help co-host and facilitate The Dad Edge Business Accelerator. We talk about everything related to our upcoming event and why you must join us! Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday68

Being a parent who is supportive of our kids, hopes and dreams is something some of us are on board with and others aren't because it sometimes makes us uncertain. Some of our kids have hopes and dreams that might not make sense to us and even makes us nervous. My guest today is one of the biggest icons in the music industry and he began his career at the age of 12. And if it wasn't for his parents' support, he wouldn't be where he is today. My guest and I discussed what it means to support our kids, even when it feels uncertain, being a high demand celebrity while balancing fatherhood and what it means to truly chase your dreams. Angel "AROCK" Castillo is the founder and CEO of bpm music, a music and tech company focused on providing musicians of all kinds with the tools they need to create and perform. With a deep-rooted love for music and a passion for business, AROCK's work spans a range of industries, including music, technology, marketing, sales and design. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/386

Nothing is off the table when it comes to creating businesses and putting food on the table. Chris Lesso is an expert at optimizing the power of drumming to elevate focus, confidence, and self expression. LTR (Life Through Rhythm) is an attitude and way of life, and it leverages drumming as a force to help you reach your fullest potential and live the art of possibility every day. Chris began his journey early, drumming and playing piano at the age of 7 – and he's never looked back. He has studied with world-renowned educators including Dom Famularo and Jim Blackley to name a few, and has traveled the world performing with some of the best in the business, while also leading his own band modus factor. Having studied all over the world with a 'boots on the ground' approach and seeking out the very best to learn from, Chris now distills years of learning to serve you on your quest to become your best self through drumming. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday67

We are discussing rites of passage. This is something that is needed in our culture. My guest today is Bill Winchester and I wanted to bring him on because this subject is a must in today's society. Bill and I talk about why a rite of passage is important, the things that are most meaningful for these young men to experience when they are going through a rite of passage. As far back as he can remember, Bill's life has been a mix of hard work and the pursuit of fun adventures. His parents, who both experienced difficult and even tragic upbringings, married young and quickly set about doing the best they could to raise a family. But it's hard to build anything solid on broken foundations. Growing up as the firstborn son, Bill embraced his role of leader and protector for his two younger sisters. And as he watched his parents struggle to overcome the challenges of their childhoods while raising kids of their own, he learned first hand how important healthy families are for the future of our world. Just before starting high school Bill met a cute girl named Christie, and seven years later they were married. Within months of getting married Bill started his own remodeling company and then he and Christie learned that they were going to be parents sooner than they had planned. Fast forward 22 years, and Bill's life has been full with one daughter, two sons, years of watching theater performances, coaching football and baseball, and taking his family on adventures wherever he can find them. Over the last few years, as his children have grown more capable and less dependent, Bill has felt an increasing urgency to help other fathers prepare their children to successfully transition into healthy manhood (and womanhood). And so, after 25+ years of building spaces, Bill is setting out on a new adventure as a builder of peak moments and HEROIC Men. As this episode is releasing, he is facilitating his first Father and Son Rite of Passage in the Deschutes National Forest outside of beautiful Bend, Oregon. If you're interested in learning more about the importance of Rites of Passage, Bill would love to connect with you and even has a book he'd like to give to you and your son. Just email him at [email protected] and put the word Initiation in the subject line. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday66

It doesn't matter if you are an everyday dad or like my guest today, who is a celebrity and in the limelight where there's demands on his time, demands on everything. And yet still can carve out time for his wife and for his kids. And when the world is uncertain and we kind of live in some turmoil, we have the opportunity, no matter what level we're operating at to use our gifts and talents to be a shining light and a beacon of light in someone else's darkness. My guest for this episode, David Rosales is the lead singer of the David Rosales Band. Today we are going to hear his story as a man, husband and father. He tells the story of how he was on top of a building in Los Angeles. Even when everyone needs something from him as an artist, he still finds time to carve for his family. He shares some wonderful stories of how regardless of what life throws at us we can use our gifts, our strengths and our talents to be a beacon of light and hope and maybe just a bit of an escape. Show Noteswww.thedadedge.com/384

On this episode with Clint Hoopes, we talk about leadership! If things are good in your business and you're the leader, then it's you. And if things in your business are bad, it's on you. It's always leadership. The success and the failures always reside on leadership. Our leadership skills are insanely important if we want success in business, but within our marriages as well. Leadership shows up everywhere. In parenting, with how we raise and lead our kids. My guest, Clint Hoopes is the proud father of 6 children as well as a Podcast Host and Executive Coach for Business Owners/Leaders who are husband, fathers, and family men. Over the years he has led hundreds of employees in various roles from manager level to CEO. During that time, he and his wife continued to grow their family. While leading hundreds of people in different industries, he has found what works and has used and taught these transformative principles and systems with life changing success. He now focuses on coaching leaders to discover the Father First Effect in their own lives. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/65

When it comes to making mistakes, how likely are you to forgive yourself? This podcast episode will rattle you. My guest, Gavin Meenan has come from the ashes both personally and professionally. I won't spoil it for you, but there are a lot of stories that we go into in depth of how he went through gut-wrenching life events. Gavin Meenan is a nationally recognised leader in the Irish health and fitness industry. Through this hands-on work with people from all walks of life, Gavin soon learned that mindset is the most critical component of success. Whether it's in the gym, at home or in the workplace, battles are won and lost in your mind – long before you make your first move. Gavin's belief in this truth has been reinforced by thousands of hours spent honing his skills, delivering results for his clients, and overcoming personal challenges. Gavin is now expanding his business to serve men everywhere. His number one goal is to help them grow stronger and live better – inside the gym, and outside it too. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/383

If you are a busy career guy, our time is very limited due to long hours at work. What normally happens is that we pour a lot of time, energy and our bandwidth into the business, our teams because we are trying to create an empire. We want to create these empires because we can to provide for our family and give them maybe the life we didn't have or simply because our work makes us come alive. What usually happens is that our relationships take a backseat. I am here to tell you that it does not have to be that way. John Goad, this episode's guest, is a 30 year marriage veteran. I met him in Colorado as part of an in-person mastermind retreat that we host as part of our Dad Edge Business Accelerator. He has 2 grown kids and I am excited to talk to him because if there is anyone we can learn from, it is the men who have more experience than we do. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/friday64

If you really wanna get to the heart and soul of a man who is working hard for his family, it's all about trying to balance. Although it's extremely hard to balance work, life, family, and even taking care of ourselves. Sometimes it feels absolutely impossible and that is today's podcast with Alex Charfen. Alex Charfen has created systems and processes that he not only loves to do, create businesses that are thriving, but also has time for his wife and two kids. As a kid, he had a tough time learning. He had a tough time fitting in and following other people's rules. Alex Cahrfen started his entrepreneurial journey in middle school. He went on to run a window washing service in high school and a financial consulting firm in college. In his twenties, he became a Fortune 500 consultant working for some of the most successful people in the world. In his early thirties, he and his wife started buying and selling houses. Following the economic crisis in 2007-2008, they lost everything and declared bankruptcy. They rose from the ashes to help our country recover real estate brokers in the United States to help our country recover from the biggest mortgage crisis in history. Alex is now known as the go-to person for helping entrepreneurs ascend the Billion Dollar code and understand how to plan strategically throughout all of this, Alex's mission is to empower entrepreneurs, to grow and scale their businesses and to make their greatest contribution to the world. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/382

Imagine you woke up tomorrow and your life was completely different and totally altered from what it was yesterday. Suddenly, somehow, some way, you have a stroke and your entire left side of your body is paralyzed and life as you know it, may never be the same, you might not even live. This is part of what I talked to my guest, Mark Ewing, today. Mark Ewing owns a couple of successful businesses, is a husband with two kids and 2020, along with the challenges that it brought for most of us, had a little extra for him, when he was in his early forties and he woke up in the middle of the night with a full-blown stroke. Fortunately, Mark has made a full recovery. Mark's story brought me to my knees and it makes me think that we cannot take for granted the blessings we have today in our lives. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/friday63

Greg Olsen is an American football sportscaster and former tight end who played for 14 seasons in the NFL. He played college football at the University of Miami and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Olsen also played for the Carolina Panthers, with whom he made three Pro Bowls, and became the first tight end in NFL history to record three consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards. Olsen played his final season with the Seattle Seahawks in 2020. Greg and I talk about goal setting, not only as an adult, but in a young stage of life. We touch on getting through life's curve balls and we both open up in regards to very tough moment's that life had in our paths. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/381

Mark Evans DM is a 10X best-selling author, owner of multiple multi-million dollar businesses, real estate mogul, and angel investor to countless partners. He's involved in everything from real estate deals, restaurants, media companies, e-commerce stores, real estate developments, private lending, and everything in between. Mark grew up in a trailer park outside of Columbus, Ohio with his parents and 2 sisters where money was a constant source of stress for his family. He knew he wanted a better life and working a traditional 9-to-5 wasn't going to cut. ... so he went the entrepreneurial route and never looked back. At 18 he purchased his very first company (a gutter business) for $2,000. By 30 he was flipping upwards of 60+ homes per month without ever stepping foot into a single property. At 40 he has his hands in over 30+ businesses, multiple cashflow streams, and has created a name for himself in the business world as "The Deal Maker" (that's what the DM in his name stands for) due to his ability to make it happen. Mark has a business mind like no other and lives a lifestyle that most can only dream of ... but his best quality is his character. He does what he says ... and in a world full of posers and shysters ... it's refreshing to see a man keep his word and follow through. Mark is one of the good ones. He currently resides near Cleveland, Ohio and spends half of the year in Parkland, Florida with his 2 children and his loving wife, Deena. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday62

Dr. Jason Dean is a husband, a father, a physician, he's a patriot and a humanitarian. He is the founder of the Revolution Network and Brave TV. He is dedicated to to getting the Americana and world public out of health and financial slavery. He started his career working in the NFL, MLB and NHL. Dr. Jason Dean is a doctor of natural health, doctor of chiropractic and Advanced Nutrition Response Testing Doctor with a mission to help people get well using food as lifestyle, and operates one of the world's largest practices: Palmer Natural Health. Dr. Dean is the founder of Brave TV that helps to educate on health, wealth and freedom. And he left to fulfill a bigger purpose as a physician. He lives for the truth and he works to help others see it. He grew up in an unsteady household on welfare and remembers using food stamps as a way to pay for groceries. He made the decision at an early age that when he was older, he would never be in a similar situation as his upbringing. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/380

In 2013, Jennings started to purchase rental real estate, and in 2019 moved into commercial real estate, amassing a portfolio of apartment complexes, self storage, and mobile home parks. In three years, his portfolio has grown to over $60,000,000 in value, comprising over 1500 rental units, with $800,000 a month in rents collected. Jennings' passion for real estate and business has blossomed into an education company-My First Million In Multifamily. Boasting the fastest growing and most engaged community on Facebook, the group has over 24,000 members in less than 2 years. With over 300 subscribers paying monthly, his courses and educational products have broken $750,000 in revenue in less than a year. He has been married to his incredible wife, Jessica for the past 14 years. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday61

James Swanwick is an Australian-American entrepreneur who helps casual drinkers reduce or quit alcohol. He is also an investor, speaker, journalist, and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor and Hollywood correspondent. He has coached thousands of people to improve their lives and performance by adopting an alcohol-free lifestyle. He is the author of The 30-Day No-Alcohol Challenge: Your Simple Guide to Easily Reduce or Quit Alcohol and the creator of Project 90, an online program providing support and coaching for individuals eliminating alcohol from their lives. A sleep evangelist, James is the co-founder (with his brother Tristan Swanwick) of the popular health brand Swanwick Sleep, which produces blue light-blocking glasses to improve well-being and sleep quality. The company has sold more than 150,000 pairs of its "Swannies" glasses, which are worn by pro-athletes in the NFL, MLB and NBA. The product has been featured on the Kelly Ripa Show, the Today Show and in Forbes, and are recommended by some of America's top sleep doctors. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/379

David Delisle is a successful author, entrepreneur and real estate investor with a background as a financial advisor and marketing director. But most importantly, he is a dad. He has been investing since he was eleven years old and is passionate about passing on the lessons he's learned to teach kids how to live a rich life and create the freedom for what's most important to them…the Awesome Stuff David is a contributor to Entrepreneur, a millionaire mentor for Money Club, and has been featured on countless podcasts, including Impacting Life 24/7 and The Mind of George Show. He loves being outdoors with his family, laughing with friends, traveling the world, and connecting over a perfect cup of coffee. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday60

When it comes to your life and making mistakes, I think we can all agree we have a hard time letting things go as men. Men, we are our worst enemy at times. Sometimes the hell that we are experience is Zach Babcock owns Alpha Underdog Empowerment. He is a great individual. He decided to go down a path that was not so positive and ended up spending time in prison. He came out of prison 8 years ago and he has done some remarkable things. His mission is to empower underdog entrepreneurs why sharing everything he has learned and to help them level up in business in life. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/378

On New Year's day, my son Mason, challenged me to join a bodybuilding show along with him. We had 16 weeks to prepare. I was about 195 lbs.18% body fat and I needed to go extreme to meet the goals needed. For this I worked with Joel Staley and his team and I did some aggressive intermittent fasting. My guest today is Joel Staley. He is the founder of Joel Staley Fitness and the creator of the Shed Fat Fast Program. He has served over 1,000 clients that have been transformed and collectively his clients have lost more than 35,000 pounds over the past 3 years. Joel is a husband to his beautiful wife and father of 3 girls. Show Notes www.thedadedge.com/friday59

This podcast is full of energy with my guest Alan Stein Jr. He brings his best game to his life, that of his family and in the way he shows up in the world. Alan Stein, Jr. is an experienced keynote speaker and author. At his core, he's a performance coach with a passion for helping others change behaviors. He spent 15+ years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet (including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Kobe Bryant). Through his customized programs, he transfers his unique expertise to maximize both individual and organizational performance. Alan is a dynamic storyteller who delivers practical, actionable lessons that can be implemented immediately. He teaches proven principles on how to utilize the same approaches in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level. The strategies from Alan's book, Raise Your Game: High Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best, are implemented by both corporate and sports teams around the world. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/377

It is believed by many women, that when a man approaches her with the desire to be intimate, aka. "have sex", that is all that the man wants, phisical release. And quite frankly, I would argue that is not the case. My guest, Teresa Young is one of the leading experts as it pertains to men getting the respect and appreciation and even the sex that men so much desire in relationships. In her podcast, Teresa Young talks about shame-free marriage, relationship, co-parenting, and divorce stories that help YOU appreciate, respect, and better understand men. She is the youngest of 3 and watched her father live as an emasculated man. She swore to herself that she did not want that. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/friday58

My guest is William Branum, retired Navy SEAL sniper instructor, speaker, and coach. He is also the founder of NAKED Warrior Recovery. A former US Navy SEAL with 26 years of service, William Branum is the founder of NW Recovery. At an early age William knew he wanted to be part of a team that would push him beyond whatever limits he thought he had and still enjoy the outdoors and all it had to offer. He charged forward and became an Eagle Scout and joined the Navy immediately after graduating High School. After graduating from SEAL Training (BUD/S Class 208) he was stationed in Virginia Beach, VA then San Diego, CA, and finally Oahu, HI where he served on multiple SEAL Teams, taught SEAL Sniper School, and deployed around the globe. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/376

I don't think I've ever heard a story like the one that my guest shared on this podcast. We tend to give a lot of importance to things that really don't matter and we easily forget that anyone in your life can be ripped from you in a heartbeat. I guarantee that you will operate differently after you listen to today's podcast. My guet is EksAyn Anderson is an author, negotiation expert, speaker and has been seen on Forbes.com, Speaker Magazine, TV and various blogs and podcasts. He wrote a book called the Key to the Gate: Principles and techniques to get past gatekeepers. This episode is truly a gift. Listen or watch all the way to the end. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday57

My guest today is Ben Bruce, English musician and vocalist for the rock band Asking Alexandria. Bruce founded the band while he was living in Dubai but the back split and he moved back to the United Kingdom, where he then started the band again under the same name. He comes on today to share some of the lessons he learned from his upbringing, as well as this amazing relationship that he has with his mom and how he goes about navigating it. We talk about how he keeps that relationship just incredibly on point mom and how she's highly involved in his life and no matter how much fame and fortune and him being a celebrity in his life has become his mom will always look at him and say, you're always Ben to me. Ben and I talk about how he elevates his marriage and relationships with his children. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/375

Today's episode I am sure will make you stop for a minute and ask yourself how much of your identity you might have wrapped around certain areas of your life such as work My guest today is an Amazon best-selling author, Robert Althuis, who wrote, "Never Enoughitis". He is also the founder of the Sacred Wealth Institute, a mindful organization that provides coaching strategies, tools, and techniques to help private clients and businesses embody their full human potential. Robert reached the pinnacle of success and yet, it was not enough, and today he shares that with us. On paper he had everything we could possibly want and inside the man was dying. He realized that the things that he did were not who he was. So let's get into it. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday56

Don Bentley is the New York Times Bestselling author of the Matt Drake thriller series including Hostile Intent, The Outside Man, and Without Sanction as well as one forthcoming title. Don also writes in the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. universe with Zero Hour, Target Acquired, and one forthcoming title. Don spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot during which time he was stationed in South Korea, Germany, and Texas. While deployed to Afghanistan as a Troop Commander in support of Operation Enduring Freedom VI, Don was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal with "V" device for valor. Following his time in the military Don worked as an FBI Special Agent and was a member of the Dallas Office Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. After leaving the FBI, Don worked for companies that developed technology for the U.S. Special Operations Community. He holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University, and an M.F.A in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. Don lives with his family in Austin, Texas. Show Notes:https://www.thedadedge.com/374

Today we are talking about sex, and intimacy, passion, connection, communication, but mostly sex. Today we are talking with Sheila Gregoire and she is an amazing speaker, author and brings a Christian vibe to the sex conversation. I know that you will get a lot from this show. We talk about increasing the quality. I would sacrifice mediocre daily sex with amazing sex once a week and that's one thing we talk about today. . Sheila is a Christian and has a different perspective when we talk about sex and creating intimacy. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday55

When it comes to making mistakes and taking risks, are you fearful that you're going to do something wrong and it's going to be irreversible? If this happens, will you be identified as a failure? That is what most people are afraid of when taking risks. We talk today about this and the stories we tell ourselves and why we get wrapped up in something like this. My guest, Stephen Miller is an entrepreneur, best-selling author and Youtube star with his channel, The Stephen Fam, with a platform of almost 1 million followers in just 2 years. In his channel, he displays the beauty and the depth, diversity of featuring his large adoptive home of seven. Stephen has recorded six studio albums and is the author of The Liberating King and The Worship Leaders. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/373

What do You Say To Yourself When No One Else Can Hear? That is the question I bring to the table and wow do we have a show today for you. Ethan Kross is one of the world's leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor in the University of Michigan's top ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he is the director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory. Ethan has participated in policy discussion at the White House and has been interviewed about his research on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper Full Circle, and NPR's Morning Edition. His research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The New England Journal of Medicine, and Science. Show Notes:https://www.thedadedge.com/friday54

My guest today is a 2-time nominated most fittest NFL football player that has ever walked the planet. Steve Weatherford, is an incredible athlete and superbowl champion. The podcast is a bit of a surprise. We recorded this at Steve's house and my son Mason joined in for the interview. We spent the first half of the show talking about his walk with faith. We also talk about mindset and fatherhood. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/372

Today's episode has been a long time coming. My guest, Taylor Calmus and I shared the stage at Dad 2.0 back in February of 2020 right before the pandemic hit.On this episode we talk about many things, including what it was like when he started the Dude Dad and in particular what it means to be married to a strong, wonderful woman who believes in you and pushes you to greatness. Taylor Calmus, better known as Dude Dad, is a Colorado-based video creator who makes comedic content all about fatherhood and family life. His videos feature everything from sketches to crazy DIY projects and even heartfelt thoughts about the joys and challenges of fatherhood. Taylor is also the host of Super Dad, a DIY show on the Magnolia Network, where Taylor helps other dads create amazing backyard projects for their kids. Taylor and his wife, Heidi, live in Fort Collins, Colorado, with their three children. Show Notes: https://thedadedge.com/friday53

Science has shown that the best way to help our kids become independent, kind, and happy is by talking with them. And yet we often find ourselves distracted, exhausted, or at a loss as to how to have meaningful conversations. On today's episode we talk to As a speech pathologist, writer, and Harvard lecturer, Rebecca Rolland is passionate about the power of language and conversation to enhance our relationships. In her latest book, The Art of Talking with Children and her approach, she shows you how to enrich your interactions with the kids in your life and build the skills kids really need to thrive. Rebecca talks about meaningful conversations as a "double promise." They build your bond with kids in the moment, and they help kids become kinder, confident, and more creative. Show Notes: https://www.thedadedge.com/371

A lot of the time as husbands and fathers we find ourselves in the mode of busy-ness, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we are productive. Being busy does not always equal that we are productive, but if we actually focus on productivity, we will actually lead a more fulfilling life. The question then becomes, how do I actually do that? How do I not get sucked into these distractions and these other things that I could be doing but don't move the needle at all. My guest, Demir Bentley, is a renowned productivity experte and co-founder of The Life Hack Method. He comes from a successful background in Wall St., being burned-out from working 80 hr. work weeks. The Life Hack Method is a methodology that combines accountability with hard-hitting productivity techniques that will get us to take action. Demir has personally coached executives from Facebook, Google, Uber, PepsiCo, and Lexar. And his clients have added millions in revenue and saved thousands of hours after implementing his coaching. Before starting Lifehack Method, Demir & his wife Carey worked in the CPG, government, technology and finance industries. Their work has been featured in Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and many other media outlets. Fun fact: They live a nomadic lifestyle and are based out of Medellin, Colombia Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday52