Fatherhood Is Leadership

Joel Louis is the founder of Startup Dad Headquarters (HQ). He's on a mission to help extraordinary fathers of today who want to be fully engaged in every aspect of their children's lives; Fathers who are trying to figure out how to pursue their dreams of entrepreneurship in order to leave a legacy behind. Joel's vision at Startup Dad HQ is to inspire and enable one small business to be launched every single day by fathers around the world. On Fathers Day, 2014 Joel launched Startup Dad HQ, a business interview show / podcast focused on the intersection between The Evolution of Dads and Entrepreneurship. Each interview takes us through the journey of his guest. Startup Dad HQ also features webinars and live interactive workshops with content experts in all areas of Fatherhood and Entrepreneurship. In this episode you will learn: How Joel launched a successful business while raising two young children The Start Up Dad entrepreneurial journey How to create a podcast movement How he's choosing to leave a legacy

Marc Mawhinney is a lifelong entrepreneur who began his coaching business after starting several other companies, including one that grew to 100 employees. His passion and specialty is helping other coaches build successful businesses by defining their target markets, implementing systems to better manage their time and make more sales. He launched the "Natural Born Coaches" podcast - a daily podcast where he interviews successful coaches - to help support the worldwide coaching community. The show became an immediate hit - making it into iTunes "New & Noteworthy" category in its first week of release and greatly exceeding the average downloads for new podcasts. The show can be found at NaturalBornCoaches.com In this episode you will learn: How Marc successfully integrates a thriving coaching business with fatherhood Best practices on how to launch a podcast How a career set back turned into future success The journey of an entrepreneur You can find Marc here: NaturalBornCoaches.com Twitter: @marcmawhi

Listen to this week's episode as I share how to develop healthy relationships with your children. We have two surprise guests who joined as part of this special Father's Day episode. In this episode you will learn: 7 Tips to developing healthy relationships with your teens Leadership Lessons from my 13 year old son and 17 year old daughter Register for the Fatherhood Leadership Academy Coaching Program Watch my TEDx Talk: The Most Important Question A Father Can Ask Himself

Listen to this week's episode and learn about the importance of taking a step back and allowing our children to develop into their own person. We will discuss the ways of the conscious father. In this episode you will learn: How a HS graduation card shifted from a good job to a thank you! The ways of the conscious parent as highlighted in the book "The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children" by Dr. Shefali Tsabary Register for the Fatherhood Leadership Academy Coaching Program Watch my TEDx Talk: The Most Important Question A Father Can Ask Himself

Derek Phillips is the founder and Executive Director of the Real Dads Network, an organization that is committed to strengthening the institution of the family by promoting the positive aspects of fatherhood in all media. It is our belief that children do better, both developmentally and in the attainment of life opportunities, when both parents are actively involved in their parenting, regardless of the marital or living circumstances. In September of 2003, He co-produced and co-directed "Real Dads–Black Men on Fatherhood," a half-hour documentary with commentary by the late Ossie Davis that explored fatherhood through the eyes of Black men. In 2005, The Real Dads Network, hosted its inaugural Black Fatherhood Summit, moderated by the legendary James Mtume, and included a panel that consisted of Kurtis Blow-one of the first rappers to have a hit record ("The Breaks") in 1980; Barry Mayo, Senior Vice President and station manager of Kiss FM; Bill Stephney, co-founder of Def Jam Records and the group Public En

Over the past two decades, Matt Sweetwood has become the nation's leading advocate for single dads everywhere. In 1996, after his wife's personality disorder turned violent, Matt was awarded full custody of their five children ages 18 months to 8 years old. Since then, he raised his children on his own, gaining expertise in a range of single parenting and custody issues, including dating while caring for children and the legal, social, academic, and institutional prejudices against men who are single parents. Today Matt's children are grown, and he is currently writing his first book, a free-ranging and heartfelt memoir of his experiences In this episode you will learn: How a single father of 5 raised his children How to transform adversity into success How to effectively prioritize the most important things in your life How fatherhood and running a family is similar to running a business You can find Matt here: msweetwood.com Twitter: @MSweetwood LinkedIn

Listen to this week's episode and learn about the importance of positive reinforcement with your children. We will discuss how fathers can positively influence the social and emotional well being of their children. In this episode you will learn: How powerful positive/negative reinforcement is for a child's social and emotional well being About my discussion with Chirlene McCray, First Lady of NYC 5 Ways to invest in your child's emotional bank account My TEDx Talk: The Most Important Question A Father Can Ask Himself

NY Times Best Selling Author Ron Douglas is a successful entrepreneur with over 12 years experience in Internet Marketing. His portfolio of websites collectively get over 1.8 million views per month. As an established expert in information marketing, lead generation, and publicity, Ron is amongst an elite group of individuals who have earned over a million dollars both with a niche focused Internet business and in traditional mainstream publishing. In 2009, the huge following he built online led to him signing a book deal with a major publisher and becoming a New York Times Best Selling author. Ron's "America's Most Wanted Recipes" cookbook series with Simon & Schuster has sold over 1.2 million copies and has been featured on Good Morning America, Home Shopping Network, Fox News, ABC News, Good Day NY, Fox & Friends, the Wendy Williams Show, the Today Show Australia, the Today Show on MSN, and in People Magazine. In this episode you will learn: How he uses vision boards to teach his children about go

Listen to this week's episode and learn the principles of balanced self-renewal as outlined in Steven Covey's bestselling book "7 Habits of Highly Effective People." These principles translate and will help you become the best father and leader you can be at home, work, and in the community. We explore the importance of self care and specific tools to become more productive, efficient and present. In this episode you will learn: How to practice self care in 4 Areas: Mental, Physical, Social/Emotional, Spiritual The importance of journaling (5 minute journaling activity) How to bring the best version of yourself to your children, relationships and businesses

In this episode you will hear from Joe Bruzzese from sprigeo.com, an online bullying reporting system. After a career as a middle grades teacher, Joe pursued an MA in Educational Technology. Joe currently holds professorships at both Azusa Pacific University and Westmont College. His work as a speaker in the fields of education and parent guidance led to Random House publishing his book "A Parents' Guide to the Middle School Years" in 2009. In 2010, Joe founded Sprigeo.com and developed the company's online reporting system as a confidential way for kids and teens to report bullying incidents and safety threats. Joe currently serves on the board of the International Bullying Prevention Association. In this episode you will learn: How to Create safer places for children in the school environment The large scale impact of bully prevention The challenges and best practices in raising teens 3 key components to building successful relationships at home and work You can find Joe at: www.sprigeo.com Twitter: @spr