The Girl Dad Show: A Professional Parenting Podcast

In this interview, Young and Michael dive deep into culture and how to cultivate strong relationships as both a business leader and a parent. Michael touches on his early life struggles and how he found the inspiration he needed to turn his life around. They also discuss the importance of choosing courage over fear and share tactics to help you reach your highest potential.Please enjoy & subscribe!ABOUT OUR GUEST:Michael Chernow is a Serial Entrepreneur, Restaurateur, Podcast Host and expert in the world of wellness, fitness and nutrition. Most recently, Michael founded and launched Kreatures of Habit, an in-your-face lifestyle and wellness brand, reimagining how you establish healthy habits in your life. After years in the restaurant business in NYC, he realized that his calling was to be of service in a more personal way, with the ability to impact more lives. Honoring his 17 years of sobriety by launching his newest venture, Michael’s goal with KOH was to create easily-accessible nutritional products that are rooted in adopting the positive habits that transformed his life, and allowed him to replace alcohol with the nutrition and fitness he neededSTUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young talks about celebrating Halloween with their community of neighbors and shares an exciting new development with his consulting business that he hopes will lead to expansion and growth.Please enjoy & subscribe!ABOUT OUR HOST:I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young & Kara dive into topics such as navigating untraditional parenting dynamics as a family with a working mother with a stay-at-home father and how she practices and implements servant leadership both in business as well as parenting. They also touch on the importance of embracing and enjoying every moment with your kids.Please enjoy & subscribe!ABOUT OUR GUEST:Kara Hoogensen is a senior vice president with Principal Financial Group®, in charge of Specialty Benefits for U.S. Insurance Solutions (USIS). She is responsible for group benefits, a business area she previously led as vice president, as well as the individual disability income business line and the sales compensation administration area.Hoogensen joined Principal® in 1996 and held roles in pension underwriting and consulting until 2000. After a year with Merck & Co., Inc. as a professional representative, she re-joined Principal in 2001 as a business development consultant and then held multiple strategy positions before being named director and then managing director for Defined Contribution Investment Only (DCIO). She was promoted to chairman, president, and CEO of Principal Bank® and Principal Trust Company® in 2014 and became president and CEO of Principal Securities, Inc. in 2015. Hoogensen assumed her role of vice president of Group Benefits in USIS in August 2017 and assumed her current responsibilities in March 2020.Hoogensen received her bachelor's degree from Central College. She earned her Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) designation from the International Foundation of Employee Benefits and Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) designation. In 2018, she was named to the board of directors for Limelight Health, Inc., a California-based quoting, underwriting, and proposal platform for the employee benefits industry, and served from 2018 until the company’s acquisition in August 2020. She also serves on the Central College Economics, Accounting and Management (EAM) Advisory Council.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young talks about reevaluating his goals in order to spend more time with family, and how spending the weekend alone with the girls has deepened their relationship. He also gives a word of advice for entrepreneurs on how to find success during this recession.Please enjoy & subscribe!ABOUT OUR HOST:I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young & Jared dive into topics such as helping people discover their dreams and deciding which to pursue, implementing coaching strategies into his personal and parenting life, the importance of compassion when it comes to leadership, and letting go of perfection by embracing mistakes.Please enjoy & subscribe! ABOUT OUR GUEST:Jared Montz helps people he cares about reach their dreams. He's a former pro soccer player turned Front Row Dad, Grateful Husband, Lead Lightly Leader, Curious Learner, 4x Business Owner, Investor, and Coach.Jared's about family 1st, business 2nd. He's grateful for his lovely wife, Lauren, their two daughters Skylar and Hayden and their fetch-loving dog Leo. They live in Vegas, baby Vegas! Their businesses include Pure Barre Fitness studios, OSA Soccer Camps, and a recently formed small business holding company called Giverfly. Fun facts... Their soccer camps business has over 200+ free training videos on youtube that have been viewed over 35 million times. Plus, Jared was featured in Gary Vaynerchuk's Crush It book back in the day!STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young talks about programming quality time into the family schedule, how a concept in bodybuilding relates to his business growth strategy, and how his girls entering school have shifted routines.Please enjoy & subscribe!ABOUT OUR HOST:I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young & Bryan dive into topics such as the evolution of parenting, Bryan’s thesis on what a good parent should be, how to enjoy all aspects of raising a child, and his unique approach as an executive coach to help clients realize their greatness.Please enjoy & subscribe! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Bryan Franklin has coached top-level executives at Fortune 1000 companies (including Apple, Logitech, Google, Cisco, SAP, and LinkedIn) and helped entrepreneurs build their fledgling organizations into success stories–taking them from start-ups to billion-dollar-generators. He’s been one of the world’s most successful executive coaches for the last decade and as a dyed-in-the-wool entrepreneur himself, he’s started, bought, and sold more than a dozen successful businesses. Bryan has dedicated the last 20 years to studying leadership, facilitation, sales and personal growth, leading cutting-edge transformational seminars for Lifespring, The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People, Best Year Yet, WholeScale, and several of his own transformational companies including Quadratic Leadership and EvolvingLove.us in collaboration with partner in business and life Jennifer Russell.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young talks about reconnecting with his daughter Lily, the importance of scheduling one-on-one time with your kids and significant other, and creating checkpoints to reevaluate goals strategically. Please enjoy & subscribe! ABOUT OUR HOST: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries. STUFF WE LOVE: Attention founders and investors: Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off! https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsn Try Young’s online recording studio! https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=young Looking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent! https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220 Learn more about us! Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShow Shop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections *If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young & Peter dive into topics such as raising 3 kids with 2 having special needs, troubles and tribulations and how to overcome them, and all the mindset that you need to build a happy and successful life.Please enjoy & subscribe! ABOUT OUR GUEST:Peter Espinosa is a CEO, Founder, Owner, Sales Leader, Board Member, and Advisor. He believes that companies can achieve special and unique results if they take care of their customers and treat their employees well. Motivating people to work hard and deliver exceptional results is not only possible, but likely, if they work for a company that values their contributions and a culture that respects them as an individual. Customers and prospects are increasingly seeking to do business with companies who possess what he calls the "big 3": a great product/ solution, special and uniquely fun and motivated people, who genuinely love their customers.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young talks about slowing down and how implementing a journaling practice has benefited him in his work and personal life.Please enjoy & subscribe!ABOUT OUR HOST:I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young & Pavel dive into topics such as moving their family with kids, raising them in a network of community and family members, and teaching them resilience. Please enjoy & subscribe! ABOUT OUR GUEST:Pavel Sokolovsky is a startup executive, investor and former founder based in Austin, TX. He is the Chief Marketing Officer at NutriSense and co-manager of angel investment group Nameless Ventures. He also publishes P.S. You Should Know, a weekly newsletter for the intellectually curious. Pavel formerly taught New Venture Development at Kellogg School of Management and co-founded top internet retailer eComfort.com, which was acquired by Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE:FERG) in 2015.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young talks about how using his same strategies for growing tech startups has helped turn his pool service company into a booming business that is thriving despite the recession.Please enjoy & subscribe!ABOUT OUR HOST:I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young & Kyle dive into topics such as instilling grit, determination, and perseverance in children and how his upbringing has helped him to have optionality and an understanding of what values he wants for his family.Please enjoy & subscribe! ABOUT OUR GUEST:He is an experienced founder, startup advisor, and product specialist. Kyle was a Co-Founder and CEO of Assembly (www.assembly.co). He was formerly the Co-founder and CEO of Keteka, a global digital booking platform that connects local guides and operators in emerging markets with the world's travelers. Prior to founding Keteka, Kyle served as a Community and Economic Development Peace Corps Volunteer in Colón, Panama. Kyle received his undergraduate degree from Harvard, and was born and raised in Dallas, TX.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young talks about his consulting business taking a hit during this recession, the struggle of maintaining a relationship with his parents since moving to Texas, and dipping his toes in the service industry with his new pool business.Please enjoy & subscribe!ABOUT OUR HOST:I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young & Jason dive into topics such as how family history and culture influence our upbringing and how we raise our kids, finding time for ourselves while raising kids in an entrepreneurial house, as well how important it is to find time to spend with your spouse so the family unit as a whole is healthier and happier. Please enjoy & subscribe!ABOUT OUR GUEST:Jason Sew Hoy is the CEO of Supercast, a podcast subscription platform powering millions in revenue for independent podcasters and content networks. The top ten Supercast creators gross over $12 million in annual subscription revenue. Prior to Supercast, Jason was COO at 99designs, a global creative platform with over 1.6 million designers, where he spent over a decade helping creatives earn money from their passion. Jason was born in New Zealand and stubbornly holds onto his Kiwi accent. He currently lives in Austin with his wife and two young kids.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young talks about generating passive income through real estate investments and how to strategically organize your personal and professional life with time boxing.Please enjoy & subscribe!ABOUT OUR HOST:I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young & Sandy dive into topics such as her entrepreneurial journey that led her to parent coaching, living all around the world and moving with kids, and taking life circumstances and rolling with the punches.Please enjoy & subscribe! ABOUT OUR GUEST:Sandy Fowler is a Stress Relief Coach, Yoga Nidra meditation guide, & host of the Mighty Parenting podcast. She’s a wife, mom, and business owner whose passion is teaching people to make powerful choices that remove stress and increase calm. Her natural curiosity paired with her down-to-earth, practical approach to living, working, and parenting allows her to help people take their lives back from the busyness of modern-day living. They learn how to ditch stress, find calm, and spend their time doing what matters most, including taking care of themselves so they can be the parent they want to be.Hand-in-hand with her stress-relief work, Sandy helps people relax and be calm with Yoga Nidra guided meditations. She leads individuals, groups, and organizations through this simple experience where all participants have to do is lie down (or sit) and listen. Learn more and connect with Sandy at sandyfowler.com and listen to Mighty Parenting at mightyparenting.com or on your favorite podcast player.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young talks about building his consulting business and exploring avenues for generating passive income.Please enjoy & subscribe!ABOUT OUR HOST:I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young & Erin dive into topics such as her journey to entrepreneurship and podcast creation, being a foster care therapist, the importance of building a loving environment for families, and being able to build her life around her family with time and work.Please enjoy & subscribe! ABOUT OUR GUEST:Erin Taylor is a PCI Certified Parent Coach,® motivational speaker, host of the Powerful Parenting for Today’s Kids podcast, author, and a mother of four.Erin was able to take the tragedy of the death of her infant daughter and turn it around, using her hard-earned wisdom to help people from all walks of life step into their power and live their best lives.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young talks about why he made the move from California to Texas and what inspired him to start The Girl Dad Show podcast.Please enjoy & subscribe!ABOUT OUR HOST:I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young & Ben dive into topics such as his journey from taking his passion in event planning into a full-scale technology company, learning how to set expectations with his kids and communicating with them, and also bringing them up around music and nurturing their goals and aspirations. Please enjoy & subscribe! ABOUT OUR GUEST:Ben is no wallflower. An events planner-turned-tech entrepreneur who prizes people skills above all else, he has successfully conceptualized and developed several successful companies—all of which revolve around the collective power of shared experiences.As the founder of Splash, an events marketing platform, Ben works alongside technologists, designers, marketers, and party planners to make sense of the events industry by anticipating trends, identifying unspoken user needs, and finding the next great laser light. In 2015 alone, his venture-backed software has powered 500,000+ events for brands ranging from Red Bull to the Pope.STUFF WE LOVE:Attention founders and investors:Two12.co is the best cap table and fundraising toolkit. Use code TGDS for 25% off!https://bit.ly/3Q7wHsnTry Young’s online recording studio!https://riverside.fm/homepage?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=youngLooking to outsource graphic design? Try Young’s favorite resource, Penji: unlimited designs for one fixed cost from some of the world’s top design talent!https://penji.co/pricing/?affiliate=3I86N6MSF5358220Learn more about us!Our website: https://thegirldadshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGirlDadShow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlDadShowShop here for The Girl Dad Show products: https://thegirldadshow.com/collections*If you click on our links, we may receive a tiny commission AND… most of the time, you will receive an offer. Win/Win! The products that The Girl Dad Show recommends are the ones we believe in.

Young & Jason dive into topics such as the process of starting a dad counseling group, building a legacy to help and impact the world, the goal of helping as much dad as possible, & understanding our goals towards our kids. Please enjoy & subscribe! ABOUT OUR GUEST:Jason Kreidman is the founder of Dad University, an educational company dedicated to helping dads go from overwhelmed and confused to calm and confident parents. Through his courses, YouTube videos, and social media, he is working to improve the lives of dads around the world. ABOUT OUR HOST:I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Young & MaryAnne dive into topics such as becoming a blogger, the ups and downs of being a stay-at-home parent, and raising awareness of being a stay-at-home parent. Please enjoy & subscribe!

Young & Philip dive into topics such as designing a life around family, maintaining a successful career, and encouraging kids to demonstrate resilience to gain confidence. Please enjoy & subscribe!

Cody Wright on Capturing Moments. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young & Cody dive into topics such as capturing moments that are worth passing on, realizing one's privileges, being successful in not only meeting goals but also building up people around you, balancing competing pressure and allowing mistakes to happen, and being honest with our kids. Please enjoy & subscribe!

Virginia Schutte on Connecting People to Science. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young & Virginia dive into topics such as Switching careers and making it work, life of a scientist, supporting kids no matter what, setting an objective and hitting it, applying science to parenting, definition of success and paying attention.Please enjoy & subscribe! ABOUT OUR GUEST:I am an award-winning storyteller, consultant, and trainer who is unstoppably and loudly enthusiastic about how science makes life better. Since earning my Ecology Ph.D. in 2014, I have worked to diversify how people interact with science online. I have created and led digital engagement programs, designed communications strategies, and trained scientists to identify and meet their communications goals. My expertise in telling science stories using unexpected media spans platforms and includes outputs ranging from a fashion photography campaign on Instagram to candidly connecting with an audience on Reddit.ABOUT OUR HOST: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Young & D’Anthony dive into topics such as appreciating life and celebrating simple things, importance of proper communication, things that we can do to make somebody else’s life better, and the art of discipline. Please enjoy & subscribe! ABOUT OUR GUEST:D’Anthony Ward is the owner of the inspirational clothing brand, Create Dope Humans, aimed at highlighting those who embrace their own uniqueness in order to improve the lives of those around them. He is a social media influencer, Youtuber and award-winning filmmaker. D’Anthony has worked to disrupt the FOMO culture in the community by encouraging his audience to slow life down by celebrating the simple and appreciating the everyday. D’Anthony is committed to tackling outdated stereotypes around fatherhood, marriage and parenting in general. He has written, directed and independently produced thought-provoking roundtables and podcasts in hopes to highlight the value that can be found when you focus on the simplicity that life has to offer. ABOUT OUR HOST: Young is all about operations. He has started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understands a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, he guides companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. He has experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Satwick Saxena on Taking the Plunge. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young & Satwick dive into topics such as the challenges of transitioning to The U.S. and starting a business, instilling decision making at a young age, getting exposed to different cultures and different point of views enabling kids to make clever decisions. Please enjoy & subscribe! About Satwick: Satwick is the Co-founder of Eva Gifting Assistant. Eva Bot helps companies and professionals leverage great gifting experiences to generate referrals, testimonials and build long term relationships. Thousands of teams across tech, insurance, real estate, mortgage and financial services trust and love Eva to build and strengthen relationships with customers, prospects and employees. Satwick looks after all of the growth and marketing of Eva Bot. He also looks after Eva Bot's customer success. Apart from ramping up sales and marketing, Eva Bot also recently added video review features and gets those posted in different social media platforms. Eva Bot is also currently working on leveraging their AI engine to make it easier for their customers to personalize their gifts. About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Margaret Abe Koga on Parenting, Politics & Providing Perspective. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young & MAK dive into topics such as; political strategies to support small businesses, making the world a better place for our kids, the influence and inspiration of family on career choices, empowering our daughters, pursuing your passion. Please enjoy & subscribe! About MAK: Margaret Abe-Koga is in her fourth term on the Mountain View City Council. She became the first Asian American female to serve on the City Council and as Mayor in 2009 during the Great Recession, and again served as Mayor in 2020, where she led the city through the COVID-19 pandemic. Margaret has been a champion for sustainability, transportation, affordable housing, public safety, diversity, equity and inclusion. She serves on regional bodies including the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors as an ex-officio member, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Board which she chairs, and as the Santa Clara County Cities Association 1st Vice President. Prior to her service on the City Council, Margaret served as Trustee for Area 1 on the Santa Clara County Board of Education. Margaret graduated from Harvard University with an AB in American Government. She and her husband, Yotto, have two daughters, college student Aili, and Aina, a senior at Mountain View High School.About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries

Justin Wolff on Just Do It. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young & Justin dive into topics such as taking advantage of life and living it to the fullest, showing up for your kids, deciding what matters, teamwork with your partner, and business building. Please enjoy & subscribe! About Guest: Justin is the CEO and Co-Founder of JunkTheory, an upcoming skin care line that is taking a 360 approach to sustainability by responsibly sourcing its formulas while virtually eliminating plastic in its packaging. Prior to founding JunkTheory, Justin co-founded and was the Chief Giving Officer at Yoobi, a school supply brand that donates a school supply item for every item it sells. Over the past 7 years, Yoobi has donated more than 70 million essential school supplies to over 5 million students, and has stocked 150k+ classrooms in the most impoverished elementary schools across the U.S.Born in South Africa, Justin was raised in Los Angeles, attended U.C. Berkeley, where he earned a B.A. in Political Economics, with a focus on China. Following his graduation, Justin moved to Israel where he served in an elite paratrooper regiment, and later worked in the media technology space. In 2005, Justin returned to the U.S. to pursue his Juris Doctorate degree at Cardozo School of Law in New York City. Justin spent almost 5 years as a project finance attorney, specializing in the clean energy sector. His practice took him from New York to Hong Kong, and eventually back to Los Angeles. Justin worked on over $4B in clean energy projects worldwide (primarily utility-scale wind and solar developments). In his final year of practicing law, Justin did extensive pro-bono work in the education space, which helped inspire his decision to co-found Yoobi. Justin is an avid scuba diver, mountain climber, and father to two little sea huggers. About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Robbin McManne on Accepting Challenges. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young & Robbin dive into topics such as expectations on kids, gentle parenting, patience and grace with yourself, the influence your parents can have on your parenting style, and involving your children in your career. Please enjoy & subscribe! About Guest: Robbin is a Certified Parent Coach, author, podcaster and speaker. Robbin is a parenting expert and consultant for the international, personal development app, LiveMore. Robbin also sits on the Expert Panel for Newsweek Magazine where she contributes to and writes articles related to parenting for the publication. In her work with parents from all over the world, She helps them build more connection and find more joy and cooperation to their parenting. Robbin’s work focuses on building and strengthening the parent child relationship so that children grow up with resilience, confidence and strong emotional intelligence. She works with parents to help them understand their own emotions and frustrations in parenting, so they can help build their children’s sense of self without losing themselves in the process! Find out more about Robbin’s work at www.yellingcurebook.comRobbin@parentingforconnection.comwww.parentingforconnection.comwww.facebook.com/parenting4connectionwww.instagram.com/robbinmcmanne_parentcoachhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/robbin-mcmanne About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Robert White on Proactive Presence. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young & Robert dive into topics such as how your childhood impacts how you raise your kids, how age gaps between children affect their relationships, the challenges of blending business and parenting, the definition of success in both business and family, as well as parallels in goal-setting for business and with parenting. Please enjoy & subscribe! About Robert: A 7th generation Texan, and raised by parents who were small business owners, Robert gravitated towards the business world and learned the importance of a strong work ethic from his mother and father. Following graduation from Texas A&M with a degree in economics, Robert began his insurance career in 2007 in Houston working at Unum, the nation’s largest disability & leave management carrier. After building a strong reputation as a consultative resource and subject-matter expert, Robert was recruited to join Marsh McLennan Agency, one of his brokers who he had supported since moving to Austin. Since joining MMA Austin in 2018 as an Employee Benefits Consultant, he has leveraged his experience and expertise to develop a unique process delivering proactive and innovative solutions aligned with his clients’ culture and objectives. In his free time, he enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and two children playing football, baseball, golf, snow skiing, hiking, and boating on Lake Travis. About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Rajesh Gopi on Planning Ahead. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young & Rajesh dive into topics such as time allocation, fostering an environment for your kids to develop, the importance of failure in life, staying connected to your partner, as well as taking a deep dive into the technicalities of best business practices. Please enjoy & subscribe! About Rajesh: Rajesh enjoys breaking down complex problems, building simple theories, and running tests to validate his understanding. His interests range from startups to the big bang. When he's not working with the founder ecosystem, Rajesh goes whiskey shopping across Texas Hill Country distilleries on his motorcycle. Rajesh & his wife Rashmi live in Austin with their three children. About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Victoria Ransom on Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young & Victoria dive into topics such as a big picture perspective, education for children, prioritizing quality time with kids, the increase of entrepreneurial parents, and how your kids can influence your business and career choices. Please enjoy & subscribe! About Victoria: Victoria has been an entrepreneur since her early twenties and has developed four companies, including Wildfire, which was acquired by Google in 2012 for $450M. Her current venture, Prisma, is pioneering a new approach to K-12 education that turns the current rigid, ‘one size fits few’ model of education on its head.Victoria was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and recognized by KEA in their annual World Class New Zealander awards. She was named to Fortune Magazine’s 40 under 40 list and was recognized by President Obama in 2013 for her contributions to entrepreneurship. In addition, she was named one of Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs in 2012 and one of the '25 Women to Watch in Tech' for 2011 & 2010. She is on the board of Trustees at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In her spare time she is an avid snowboarder and surfer and a passionate adventure traveler who once spent six weeks living with a remote Amazonian tribe and five months living in a favela in Brazil! About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Ahmend Abdelaal on Prepared for Success. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young & Ahmend dive into topics such as qualifying success in personal and professional life, Providing your kids with options, the balance of preparing your kids and giving them space to develop and learn, transitioning into parenthood, and professional life during Covid. Please enjoy & subscribe! About Guest: Ahmed is a father, mixed martial arts enthusiast, and an operations guy with a flare for strategy and technology. He started off his career as an offshore oil driller and transitioned to tech after accidentally developing a piece of software to make his life easier and people got interested in his problem solving. Today, he's a high growth tech operator. His paths has been filled with adventure, challenges, and achievement. After transitioning to tech, he took a four year stint at McKinsey to hone his strategy thinking and become more well rounded before returning to tech. After working at Oracle and Amazon, he decided to join the high growth start up world where he built operations for Scale AI and helped them go from $100M to a $7.3B valuation. He is described as a field general and war time leader who repeatedly achieved the impossible by attempting the absurd. He also travelled all over the world and lived in several countries before transitioning to the US 9 years ago. In his spare time, he spends time with his daughters, travels, and trains and competes in Brazilian Jujitsu. About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Eric Wong on Expect the Unexpected. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young and Eric explore topics such as the joy kids bring, societal expectations and pressures, the changes and season of life, self discovery, and defining success. Please enjoy & subscribe! About Eric Wong: Eric is an entrepreneurial leader at people-focused ventures. Most recently, he was Chief Commercial Officer at Impro.AI, a Canadian HR Tech startup. Prior to that, he co-founded and led Exember, an SF-based firm focused on executive meetings. After getting his MBA at Stanford, and spending 13 years in the San Francisco Bay Area, he decided to come back home to Vancouver in late-2019, prioritize family, and design his ideal work and family life with his wife and two young daughters in Canada. About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small too big, early too late stage, and across many different industries.

Joanne Pasternack on Teamwork Makes the Dream Work. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young and Joanne explore topics such as the decision-making process, intentionality in parenting and using everything in life as learning opportunities, the team aspects of a family unit, bring your children into your professional life and not separating the two.Please enjoy & subscribe! As mentioned in the video- Results by Gary L. Neilson and Bruce A. Pasternack comes strongly recommended by Joanne and the link for its purchase is included below:https://www.amazon.com/Results-Whats-Wrong-Unlock-Performance/dp/1400098394About Joanne Pasternack: Joanne Pasternack is a dynamic and visionary philanthropic impact strategist who, over the past two decades, has galvanized community engagement with internationally recognized brands including the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49ers, ServiceNow, City of Mountain View, and Special Olympics. As the President + Chief Impact Officer of Oliver+Rose, Joanne works with professional athletes, legends, entertainers, philanthropists, corporate executives and high net worth individuals to amplify their impact to inspire change around their areas of passion, commitment and expertise. Through this role, she co-founded and serves as the chief strategist for Athletes’ Voices, launched in collaboration with Harvard University and co-facilitated by The Doug Williams Center and a consortium of the athletic conferences comprising 45 HBCUs.About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small too big, early too late stage, and across many different industries.

For this episode we invited Jacob Beemer to guest host and interview Young for his birthday episode. Listen in on everything Young has learned so far and how he approached parenting.

Jacob Beemer on Moving to the Next Level. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young and Jacob explore topics such as moving with kids, being a new parent, kids in the world of covid, the role of nurturing in social adaptation, and the realities of aging. Please enjoy & subscribe! About Jacob Beemer: In 2020 I was nomadic, working remotely in the French alps. I have over 12 years of professional experience as a video producer and podcast director. Because most of us had been at home, I focused primarily on post-production work while riding out the pandemic. Now living in Miami permanently, I have a fiber internet connection at my home studio along with a robust personal editing server environment.About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small too big, early too late stage, and across many different industries.

Dennis Carlson on TITLE. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. This episode is sponsored by 212, democratized access to cap table management software for the startup industry. Our listeners can save 25% off their first year's membership costs with code TGDS at two12.coYoung & Dennis discuss his mission-focused career supporting the end of forced labor, slavery, and human trafficking around the globe, how his medical journey impacted the rest of his life, and putting your "money where your mouth is" when it comes to your values. Please enjoy & subscribe! About Dennis Carlson: Dennis and his wife of 21 years Steph, a school counselor, live in Davis, CA with their three children, the soon-to-be UCSC Banana Slug Cassidy (18), field hockey champ Sweden (15), and aspiring trampoline gymnast Finn (12). Dennis serves as Director of Strategic Partnerships for International Justice MIssion (IJM), where he engages mission-minded leaders to invest in a proven and scalable solution to end forced labor, slavery, and human-trafficking. About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Jeevan Balani on Generational Growth. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Young & Jeevan dive into topics such as nature versus nurture, the sacrifices Jeevan's parents made for his future, how he "over-invests" time in his children, his time as a stay-at-home dad, and finding patience within parenting.Please enjoy & subscribe! About Jeevan Balani: Jeevan is a Growth Marketing Executive and Entrepreneur. Most recently, he has served as a fractional head of growth for Masterclass, Outschool, and Emeritus. Prior to that he worked at McKinsey and Company focusing on high tech. He loves being a Dad, playing basketball, and coaching people in their careers.About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Candace Fleming on Consciously Creating Harmony. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. This episode is sponsored by Monti Kids, premium Montessori toys delivered directly to your door. Young & Candace speak on the importance of spending time with your kids after a long day at work, watching your children take on both your strengths and flaws, as well as the importance of being creative when it comes to fitting everything into your busy schedule.Please enjoy & subscribe! About Candace Fleming: Candace brings 20+ years of experience building, growing, and transforming businesses as an operating executive in software and consumer products companies, with particular expertise in strategy, cross-functional operations, supply chain, growth, and e-commerce. She is currently CEO of Monti Kids, a pioneer in the early child development space, providing patent-pending, authentic Montessori toys for children, and educating millennial parents through an innovative e-curriculum. Her track record also includes reinventing the electrolyte drink market as co-founder of H2ORS, where she personally led product and supply chain development, selling drink powder as effective as IV therapy to athletes, hospitals, oncology patients, and leisure segments. She also pioneered the social media analytics movement, founding Crimson Hexagon with Harvard professor Gary King. Crimson was a SAAS provider of data-based insights from Twitter, Facebook, and other social data sources on a massive scale, and completed a very successful exit via Brandwatch/Cision. Prior to her years as an entrepreneur, Candace began her career as a management consultant and then at HP, where she was part of a groundbreaking analytics and modeling team, which optimized the way consumer and industrial HP divisions worldwide managed their supply chains.About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Weston Woodward on Connectivity that Counts. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.This episode is sponsored by Blue Jean Coffee, sublime coffee in the comfort of your own kitchen. Use the link to save 10% off your first order. Young & Weston dive into his career as a connector, nomad life, sharing your passions with your children, how connecting like-minded people can impact the greater good, and how life constraints promote creativity. Please enjoy & subscribe! About Weston Woodward: Weston Woodward is a professional connector, community builder, and producer based in Austin, Texas. Weston is focused on facilitating warm introductions, strategic partnerships, and harnessing a powerful community that actively changes the world through execution and impact. He has worked with notable brands such as Aston Martin, Whole Foods, and Mercer. Whether it's assembling freelancers/partners for a big brand or building out technology teams near shore, he always makes sure that the human connection is at the forefront. For the past two years, Weston has produced premiere events during Sundance, SXSW, and hosts a monthly event series in Austin. He is a member of Summit/Summit Institute, Misfits, EPX, and an advisor to Serial Marketers. He now currently acts as Chief Impact Officer for IronLightLabs.org and working on several deals around real estate, esports, and motor sports. About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Jenn Cole, . Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. This episode is sponsored by Blue Jean Coffee, sublime coffee in the comfort of your own kitchen. Use the link to save 10% off your first order. About Jenn Cole: When Jenn’s husband, Chad told her they were uprooting their life in Florida to move to Austin, Texas she was not happy! His corporate relocation moving two sets of parents, a child, and three fur babies was not on her list of things to do. Three years later she could not imagine herself living anywhere else! Jenn graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Services, and worked as a social worker for over a decade. Her keen eye and love of design then led her to open her own Interior Design Firm. Those two diverse paths naturally evolved into her to becoming a Real Estate Agent with the ability to help clients navigate through the tough process of moving and the roller coaster of selling and purchasing a home. Young & Jenn explore her role in building a business in real estate, setting your children up for financial success, starting a new career later in life, the many phases of parenting, and balancing what your kids want with what you want for them. Please enjoy & subscribe! About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Brandon Blahnik, Raising Emotional Health. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. This episode is sponsored by Blue Jean Coffee, sublime coffee in the comfort of your own kitchen. Use the link to save 10% off your first order. Brandon Blahnik (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonblahnik/) is the Director of Customer Experience at Made In, where we collaborate with the world's best chefs and partner with centuries-old cookware manufacturers to craft restaurant-quality kitchen tools for both home and professional cooks. Outside of work, he loves exploring the incredible culinary scene in Austin with his wife and 2 young daughters, chasing a little white ball around the golf course, and will travel any chance he gets.Young & Brandon explore being the only man in the house full of girls, setting and modeling expectations as parents, identifying parental strengths and weaknesses as a couple, how to set your children up for long-term success, "back-seat cooking", and more.Please enjoy & subscribe! About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Matt Kreutz, Life on Firebrand. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.This episode is sponsored by Blue Jean Coffee, sublime coffee in the comfort of your own kitchen. Use the link to save 10% off your first order.In 2007, Matt Kreutz (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-kreutz-15933118a/) started Firebrand Artisan Breads in a small West Oakland warehouse, moving to a larger retail and wholesale shop in Uptown Oakland in 2015. Their focus is on making the best breads and pastries while providing excellent service to their staff, customers, and community. They provide high quality jobs with a focus on hiring people with barriers to employment.Young & Matt jump into Matt's impressive business Firebrand bakery, why he helps people in need, how living through "some shit" has shaped his life, Matt's dramatic childhood, discovering punk rock as a kid, why he's so disciplined, how to tailor your lifestyle to match your desires, and how everything ties into parenting.Please enjoy & subscribe! About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Steve Cecil on the Power of Words. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.This episode is sponsored by two12 (https://www.two12.co), a collection of tools & data that help founders raise capital. Use the code "TGDS" at checkout to save 25%.Steve Cecil (https://linkedin.com/in/stevececil) is a verbal branding professional and short-form copywriter, specializing in 9-letter novels (product names, corporate identities, and other registered trademarks) as well as 6-syllable sagas (taglines, slogans, servi marks, and category descriptors).Young & Steve dive into how Steve broke into a Name Job and amazing stories of what it takes, coming up with the name Subaru CrossTrek, an exercise in naming, coming up with the name Coursera, the hardest part in naming & how it is extremely relevant to parenting, stories of how Steve's adult children found love in completely different ways, about why your kids' lives won't always revolve around you, the advantages of growing up with dyslexia, and more engrossing stories on how to achieve happiness & solve problems in general.Please enjoy & subscribe! About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Michael Vermillion on Only One Shot. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.This episode is sponsored by Blue Jean Coffee, sublime coffee in the comfort of your own kitchen. Use the link to save 10% off your first order.Michael Vermillion, Senior Managing Director at J.D. Power Global Business Intelligence, is an experienced leader in organizations from the four-person startup to the world's largest maker of consumer products. Passionate about technology, brand, and innovation. Young & Michael dig into topics like nuclear engineering & the future of nuclear tech, on having a daughter navigating the job market as an engineer, whether or not there is room for creativity in business, the parallels between good parenting and business, and how to balance pushing your kids to excel versus going overboard.Please enjoy & subscribe! About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Jay Williams on How to Thrive. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.This episode is sponsored by two12 (https://www.two12.co), a collection of tools & data that help founders raise capital. Use the code "TGDS" at checkout to save 25%.Jay Williams (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayw329) is a leader on the Enterprise Sales team at Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global, on a mission to end the collective delusion that stress & burnout are the prices you must pay for success. Thrive is helping the world's largest companies empower their people to build healthier habits, which in turn activates stronger work cultures with sustained well-being, improved resilience, and higher performance. As the father of two resilient teenagers, Jay is a mindful father passionate about the power of meditation, traveling the world, and chicory coffee from New Orleans - a passion introduced to him during his college years at Tulane University. After initially kicking off his career in the entertainment industry, Jay has spent the past 15+ years in sales leadership roles at both large organizations and fast-growing startups.Young and Jay talk about how the struggles of the first 18 months of the pandemic have caused parents to take on extra roles like counselors, teachers, administrators, etc, about how Thrive (the company) is helping parents regain balance in their lives, how to instill yourself in your kids' lives by sharing what you love, how his parents were a catalyst in his own life, about the hardest things about being a parent, and how Jay helped his kinds find the things that have meaning to them.Please enjoy & subscribe! About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.

Isaiah McPeak on On Cultivating Lasting Joy. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.Isaiah McPeak is a Master Yoda of building and scaling teams, product management, brain science, communications, teaching, and coaching, with an Aristotelian rhetoric twist. He has started six organizations (and 2 bands!), designed and shipped multiple B2B and B2C products, successfully been part of four startups raising pre-seed funding and journeying to or through growth stage (5 money raises, $6M total), personally sold over $35M in services and software, and coached CEOs and keynote speakers. He is coauthor of Upside Down Debate: A Deeper Why to Persuasion and frequent tech speaker and trainer in Austin, TX. He paints, makes music, sews, dances, adventures, and road trips with his wife (a future Brené Brown!) and two daughters, 11 and 7.Young and Isaiah dive into topics like unexpected ways how an overreliance on cellphone usage affects our daily lives, Isaiah's childhood and the impact on his own kids' upbringings, encouraging his kids to cultivate tangible & lasting joy, and how to embrace & adapt parenting style in this technology filled era.Please enjoy & subscribe! About Young Han: I’m all about operations. I have started companies, scaled hyper-growth startups, and understand a variety of industries. As a fractional COO, I guide companies through myriad challenges, from exponential growth to adapting to market shifts. I've experienced an incredible range of business journeys from small to big, early to late stage, and across many different industries.