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The Girl Dad Show: A Professional Parenting Podcast

The Girl Dad Show: A Professional Parenting Podcast

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Ep 28Ep #28 | Joanne Pasternack | Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

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.

Jan 9, 202251 min

Ep 27Ep #27 | Jacob Beemer | Young's Bday Episode 2021

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.

Jan 3, 20221h 2m

Ep 26Ep #26 | Jacob Beemer | Moving to the Next Level

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.

Dec 27, 202155 min

Ep 25Ep #25 | Dennis Carlson | Centered Life

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.

Dec 19, 202144 min

Ep 24Ep #24 | Jeevan Balani | Generational Growth

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.

Dec 12, 202138 min

Ep 23Ep #23 | Candace Fleming | Consciously Creating Harmony

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.

Dec 5, 202147 min

Ep 22Ep #22 | Weston Woodward | Connectivity that Counts

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.

Nov 23, 202139 min

Ep 21Ep #21 | Jenn Cole | Finding your Passion

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.

Nov 14, 202145 min

Ep 20Ep #20 | Brandon Blahnik | Raising Emotional Health

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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.

Nov 7, 202147 min

Ep 19Ep #19 | Matt Kreutz | Life on Firebrand

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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.

Oct 24, 202142 min

Ep 18Ep #18 | Steve Cecil | On the Power of Words

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.

Oct 10, 202156 min

Ep 17Ep #17 | Michael Vermillion | Only One Shot

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.

Oct 3, 202153 min

Ep 16Ep #16 | Jay Williams | On How to Thrive

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.

Sep 26, 202148 min

Ep 15Ep #15 | Isaiah McPeak | On Cultivating Lasting Joy

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.

Sep 19, 202149 min

Ep 14Ep #14 | Hong Quan | Conscious Decision Making

Hong Quan on Conscious Decision Making. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.Hong Quan is a Wall Street Trader turned Startup Recruiter. He's worked with a lot of startups over the last two decades, a few of which you've likely heard of. His most important job is being the #StartupDad to his two kids in Palo Alto, California. Not only has Hong helped startups grow in their most crucial early years, he's started a few companies of his own! His latest is an electric bike startup called Karmic City, where they're building the future of personal electric vehicles for everyone.Young & Hong dig into topics like how one phone call changed the way Hong viewed companies forever, the strange ways the bike industry has been affected by the pandemic, success despite humble upbringings & how to prevent that from burdening your children, the correlation between where kids are brought up versus career options & choices, ways to objectively improve being a parent, how choosing where to live is a conscious decision & can be a massive investment in your children's future, and how to succeed as a startup founder while having kids early.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.

Sep 12, 202149 min

Ep 13Ep #13 | Herb Larsen | On Grit & Sacrifice

Herb Larsen on Grit & Sacrifice. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.Herb A. Larsen is a totally blessed husband of 43 years to Carolyn Endow Larsen and the father of 3 sons, 2 grandsons, and one precious granddaughter. His incredible boys (Sean 41, Seiji 33, and Seth 30) are all college graduates and musicians, following the music and influences of their mom and dad. Herb is from a family of 11, all raised in Southeastern Idaho and graduated in Engineering in 1977 from Idaho State University. After spending 44 years in sales engineering & upper management roles in the Building Construction Products Industry, Herb retired in late 2021 to pursue his many hobbies and interests. An avid guitar player and collector, he has been involved in contemporary Christian Worship music for nearly 50 years. His many other interests include golf, global travel, gardening, woodworking, winemaking, and restoring old 1930's and 40's phonographs and radios. Herb's wife, kids, and grandkids are the joy of his life and they look forward to more travel freedom to spend quality time with them.Young & Herb dive deep into topics like exciting adventures as a new retiree, a willingness to take risks, why Herb moved around so much, how growing up in a family of 11 shaped his life, how to balance teaching kids work ethic vs giving them what they want, on the value of a college degree today, career sacrifices needed to ensure kids' success, and the affordability of having kids now and back then.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.

Sep 5, 202155 min

Ep 12Ep #12 | Greg Bailey | On Being Intentional With Time

Greg Bailey on Being Intentional with Time. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Greg Bailey (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbaileycom/) is an entrepreneur, technology company founder, software company executive, startup advisor, angel investor, and former corporate executive with more than 25 years of experience in business. His previous corporate roles were focused on product leadership, innovation, strategic marketing, brand management, marketing communications, P&L management, cross-functional leadership, strategic planning, sales, distribution and business unit leadership. Young & Greg dive into topics like a dangerous encounter with a bear, their shared love of coffee, raising kids in California versus small towns, and entrepreneurship versus stability & family life. 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.

Aug 29, 202140 min

Ep 11Ep #11 | Jeremy Giroir | On Adventure and Life Lessons

Jeremy Giroir on Adventure and Life Lessons. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. An entrepreneur at heart, at the age of twelve, Jeremy (https://linkedin.com/in/jeremy-giroir) learned the power of compound interest and immediately began cutting grass for income so he could start saving for retirement. In college, instead of getting a part-time job, he purchased prepaid phone cards and ATMs wholesale and sold them to convenience stores. Upon graduating, he turned down a job offer from Price Waterhouse Cooper in order to build, then later sell, a vending machine business. In 2013, he moved to Austin and purchased a stone fabrication company. After growing the company to $3.2M in annual sales and 22 employees, he sold it and is now pursuing the real-life version of his favorite childhood board game, Monopoly. Although his career has been eclectic and rewarding, his most fulfilling job to date is being a dad to his 16-month-old daughter, Ellery. Young & Jeremy talk about topics from a sneak-peek into Jeremy's exciting resort building adventure, his yearlong RV journey with a toddler, the supportive upbringing he wishes to instill in his daughter, life lessons learned from his father, why he sold his last business, and what success is in business and 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.

Aug 22, 202145 min

Ep 10Ep #10 | Julie Inouye | On Balance and Compromises

Julie Inouye on Balance and Compromises. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.Julie has spent over two decades helping brands to tell their stories and is currently the Vice President of Communications and Social at VSCO. She has held leadership roles across global brands, including CNN, Yahoo, PlayStation, LinkedIn -- and has worked across the communications and marketing disciplines throughout her career. She is a self-proclaimed crisis communications junkie and will travel for good eats. Young & Julie delve into topics such as the compromises taken to balance work and parenting, how parenting styles can differ between family members, how parenting style can be applied to leadership, and how to ask more questions so you get to know your kids better.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.

Aug 15, 202143 min

Ep 9Ep #9 | Jason Andrews | On Humility & Empathy

Jason Andrews on Humility & Empathy. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.Jason is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and seasoned executive who loves to help solve big problems in #insurance, #insurtech, #health, and #wellness. Passionate about building values-driven cultures where people can collaborate in an environment where trust and authenticity bring about amazing results. Currently, Jason is Chief Alliance Officer for FINEOS (ASX: FCL), a global company transforming core systems for group benefits. FINEOS’ vision is to create a world where protection from illness, injury, and loss is accessible to everyone. Over the past 20 years, Jason has started 4 companies and raised over $50M. His most recent company, Limelight Health, was acquired by FINEOS in August 2020.Named one of 30 innovators to watch and INC. 500 fastest growing companies in 2019. Entrepreneur of the Year and nominee for EY Northern California Entrepreneur of the Year 2020. Insurtech News 'top 50 global online influencers' 2021.Jason also spends time advising early-stage companies, sits on the Board of Directors of GoVoluntr & CCHIS, and enjoys spending time with his wife of 24 years and his three teenage boys; Wesley, Thomas, and Nathan.Young & Jason dive into topics preventing your kids from making the same mistakes you did, being vulnerable & humble, and the constant challenge of adapting to life.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.

Aug 8, 202151 min

Ep 8Ep #8 | Chris Hsiung | On Navigating Social Media Today

Chris Hsiung on navigating social media & parenting. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.Chris Hsiung is the Police Chief of the Mountain View Police Department, located in the heart of Silicon Valley CA, and is an internationally recognized speaker and author on the topics of digital strategy, crisis communications management, and social media engagement. Chris also serves in several leadership positions on multiple boards, including committee member on the IACP's Professional Standards, Ethics, and Image Committee and as board member on the Global Advisory Council for the Crisis Ready Institute. You can follow him on Twitter: @Chief_Hsiung or connect on LinkedIn.Young & Chris delve into topics like navigating social media today & raising your kids in times of uncertainty to handle everything life comes at 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.

Aug 1, 202134 min

Ep 7Ep #7 | Anthony Serina | On Prosperity & Gratitude

Anthony Serina on recruiting during a pandemic. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Anthony Serina (https://linkedin.com/in/anthony-serina-ba656121) is co-CEO & cofounder of Revivn, a simple solution for managing used electronics. A resident of Brooklyn NY, Anthony enjoys spending time with his wife, three daughters, and dog while exploring the city. He never says no to good chocolate or watching the New York Yankees. Young & Anthony jump into topics like raising twins (and how to tell them apart), how to make decisions (like recruiting) during a pandemic, and managing your time balancing between a startup and kids.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.

Jul 25, 202151 min

Ep 6Ep #6 | Josh Moreali | On Raising an Extreme Sports Family

Josh Moreali on raising an extreme sports family. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.Dr. Josh Moreali, Partner at Progressive Motion PT, is a driven individual who finds satisfaction in helping people positively change their lives through improved movement. As a physical therapist, Josh's treatment is constantly evolving and expanding. By utilizing principles from methods such as Movement Links, DNS, and FRC, Josh looks at the integration and dynamic interaction of each structure (muscles, joints, ligaments) instead of looking at the body as separate structures. When Josh is not in the clinic, he spends time with his wife and 3 children. He is an avid mountain biker and used to race motorcycles. Young & Josh dive right into topics about raising an extreme sports family and how it affects his business, his real-life high school sweethearts story, and the real secret on how to get things done while having kids. 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.

Jul 18, 202131 min

Ep 5Ep #5 | Mihir Pathak | On the Value of Patience & Learning to Have Some

Mihir Pathak on the value of patience & learning how to have some. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Mihir Pathak (https://linkedin.com/in/pathakmihir) is the COO of Mayvenn, the fast-growing company empowering hairstylists & salon professionals by vastly improving the way people interact with hair companies.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.

Jul 11, 202151 min

Ep 4Ep #4 | David Silverander | On Designing the Life that You Want

David Silverander on designing the life that you want. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.David Silverander (https://www.linkedin.com/in/silverander/) is the co-founder & and served as COO of Remaker Labs in Santa Barbara, California, the company behind Hitch, the most funded bottle in Kickstarter history, until they parted ways in February 2021.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.

Jul 5, 202139 min

Ep 2Ep #2 | Michael Ogata | On Becoming an Adult, a Dad

Michael Ogata on becoming an adult, a dad in 2020 and beyond. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.Michael Ogata (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-ogata-46365b24) is the co-founder of Flipbird Films, a collective of artists dedicated to the craft of storytelling. As a boutique media production company, Flipbird has worked with businesses such as Mercedes Benz, Glamour, the Horowitz Foundation, Filipino Advocates for Justice, and many more. Their vision is to create bold, cinematic, and dynamic content that inspires and moves the masses.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.

Jun 21, 202140 min

Ep 3Ep #3 | Andy Cunningham | On Success, as a Parent, Entrepreneur

Andy Cunningham on success, as a parent and entrepreneur. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han.Andy Cunningham (https://linkedin.com/in/andreacunningham) is the founder & president of Cunningham Collective, a marketing strategy firm with expertise in positioning companies to win. She is also the author of the Amazon best-seller, Get to Aha!: Discover Your Positioning DNA and Dominate Your Competition (McGraw-Hill), and the host of the popular podcast Marketing Over Ice. An entrepreneur at the forefront of marketing, branding, positioning, and communicating “The Next Big Thing,” Andy has played a key role in the launch of a number of new technology categories and products (including the Apple Macintosh) over the past 35 years. Today she specializes in identifying and leveraging a company's position in order to gain traction. She advises startups on bringing innovation to market and helps publicly traded companies communicate their role and relevance to their constituents.Her book: https://www.amazon.com/Get-Aha-Discover-Positioning-Competition/dp/1260031209Her book recommendation: https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Ocean-Strategy-Uncontested-Competition/dp/1591396190Please 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.

Jun 21, 202136 min

Ep 1Ep #1 | Ed Sullivan | Applying Lessons from Parenthood to Entrepreneurship

Ed Sullivan on Applying Lessons from Parenthood to Entrepreneurship and to Life. Brought to you by The Girl Dad Show with Young Han. Ed Sullivan (https://linkedin.com/in/edsullivan) is the Managing Director of PartnerReady, a global services firm that provides executive "fractional partner leadership" to emerging technology and service companies. Ed is a 15-year veteran of Silicon Valley, where he specialized in building ecosystem strategies and partnership programs for startups and is an alumnus of Salesforce and Publicis Groupe. Ed is the proud father of two daughters, one who just graduated college and the other still in university. In his spare time, he is an avid road & gravel cyclist, skier, and snowmobiler. 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.

Jun 21, 202148 min