Successful Working Parents

I wanted to do something special for Father's Day, so I recruited a few awesome dads to join me to take part in a draft of fictional dads from movies and tv.  If you’ve ever done a fantasy football draft or something similar, it was basically like that, we took turns drafting dads from pop culture to see who could build the best team of dads. Vote for your favorite team! EPISODE LINKS: Will Gr...

Today on the podcast we are talking about the 2006 hit Little Miss Sunshine. I really enjoyed rewatching the movie and it was really interesting to watch it from the lens of a parent, so I hope you check it out if you haven’t seen it in a while.  Joining me is Cathrine Brown corporate marketing leader, founder of The Cabro, a platform for ambitious working mothers, and a mother of 2. While discuss...

I wanted to do something special for mothers day, so I recruited a few awesome moms to join me to take part in a draft of fictional moms from movies and tv.  If you’ve ever done a fantasy football draft or something similar, it was basically like that, we took turns drafting moms from pop culture to see who could build the most badass team of moms. We ended up having some really great conversation...

Lewis Krell is the head of strategic partnerships at Happiest Baby, maker of the Snoo. He is also a father of 2. We talk all about the snoo, dealing with career ambitions on paternity leave, work life balance, lewis’s best advice for working parents, and much more. TOPICS COVERED: Biggest surprise when becoming a father What is the snoo? Biggest learnings from all the baby data The Snoo for busine...

My guest today is Michelle Yu, founder and CEO of Josie - a company dedicated to helping working parents thrive and mother of 2.  We talk about the common needs of working parents, how to advocate with yourself with your manager, the mental health of working parents, and much more. Topics covered: The jump from one to two kids Expectations vs reality of becoming a working  parent Creating Josie Th...

Jess Weisz is the founder of Rule Breaker, a platform to help working parents thrive, she's also a mother of 2. I really enjoyed this conversation and learned a lot about how society today is not set up to support working parents. TOPICS COVERED: The jump from one to two kids Creating Rulebreaker Capitalism’s effect on the family GDP almost included free labor You have to rewrite the rules bec...

Today we are breaking down the parenting lessons and family dynamics in the 2005 hit movie Coach Carter. I'm joined by Ryan Rucker, host of the courtside forever podcast and father of 2. We talk about the importance of instilling discipline in our kids, the value of putting in the work, how relevant the struggles of inner city youth are 20 years later, what kind of party these kids crashed, an...

My guest today is Joshua Houston, podcaster, content creator and father of 2. Joshua went viral with a post about the need to create a space for other male voices other than what we typically see out there today … there’s too many bros out there talking about what they think it means to be a man and not enough regular dudes talking about how to be a good partner and father. And that is a lot of wh...

My guest today is Mel Goodman, founder of WorkMom, a collective to help ambitious mothers thrive at work and at home, she’s also a mother of 2. We talk about why networking for moms is so important, dealing with mom guilt, advice for interviewing, setting boundaries, and much more. If you want to join the WorkMom Collective, use code SWPP10 at checkout! TOPICS COVERED: How you view your career aft...

Andy Storch is a speaker, consultant, coach, and author of a great book: Own Your Career, Own Your Life. He is also a father of 2. This conversation is packed full of valuable nuggets. We talk about how working parents can apply the principles in this book to their lives, building a personal brand, instilling a growth mindset in our kids, following your curiosities instead of your passions, and mu...

Ashley Chang is the founder and CEO of Sundays, an executive assistant service for working parents.  She is also about to be a mom for the first time! This is a really interesting conversation because we talk all about what Ashley has learned from helping hundreds of working parents through Sundays, the types of problems working parents want solved, and how ashley is preparing for her own maternit...

We are back with another movie rewatch! Breaking down the 1990 hit Kindergarten Cop starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Today’s guest has some behind the scenes expertise because he’s actually a tv producer. You may have also seen him on social media at devin the dad. He’s also a father of 2. EPISODE LINKS: https://www.instagram.com/devinmcgovern https://www.tiktok.com/@devin.mcgovern SHOW LINKS: cont...

Mary Beth Ferrante is the Founder and CEO of work 360 a company that helps organizations support, engage, and retain working parents and caregivers, she’s also a mother of 2. We have a really good discussion about the value working parents bring to an organization, what is Fair Play and how it applied in the workplace, why it’s important for non birthing parents to take family leave, and much more...

Brian Page is a father of 3 and the founder of Modern Husbands, a platform dedicated to sharing winning ideas on how to manage money and the home as a team. We have a really great conversation about how to talk about money, why finances are such a source of stress, and the shift towards a more egalitarian marriage in our society. TOPICS COVERED What is Modern Husbands Why is money a leading cause...

Kelsey Higgins is the host of the Parently Podcast (check out my episode on there!) and a mother of 2. We have a really great conversation about the common struggles that parents have, the dark side of wanting to do a better job than our parents did, how to set boundaries at work when interviewing, and much more! TOPICS COVERED creating the Parently podcast Everyone wants to do a better job than t...

We are back with another movie rewatch! And of course to discuss a movie about feelings we had to bring on family therapist, Chelsea Clifton, mother of 2. We talk about how to deal with anxiety in our kids, how to identify less with your emotions, and what makes up our sense of self. Is this even a kids movie?? Listen in to find out what we think! EPISODE LINKS: https://www.instagram.com/mindandhe...

Sheena Badani is the founder of Parint, a platform dedicated to helping parents create more meaningful connections with their kids. She's also a mother of 3. Expect to learn how to make parenting more science than art, the main skills parents want to cultivate and how to cultivate them, plus tips on work life balance and more! TOPICS COVERED Working at multiple startups to acquire different skills...

Today's guest is Alex Egeler, a career coach for parents and a father of 4. In this episode, expect to learn what to do when you don't know what to do next in your career, how to give yourself permission to change careers, tips on work life balance, and much more! TOPICS COVERED Helping parents find fulfilling careers  What to do when you don’t know what you want to do next in your career Giving y...

Alex Nabavian is a life and leadership coach for working moms, she runs her own coaching practice as well as being a lead career coach at parently.  She’s a mother of 4 (and a +2 handicap in golf) TOPICS COVERED: - The career challenges as you have more kids - Self advocacy - Concerns before going on family leave - Concerns when returning from family leave - How to be kinder to yourself - Working...

We are back with another movie rewatch! Today’s guest is Sean Donohue, you’ve probably seen him as the family coach on social media. We have an amazing conversation, framed around discussing a brand new movie out on Netflix now -  That Christmas. What starts out as a chat about a family movie gets really deep into topics like burdening our kids with our emotions, kids being forced to raise themsel...

We are back with another movie rewatch! Breaking down the 1990 hit Home Alone. We discuss some of the questionable parenting choices, how we’d handle similar situations, and what was up with the old neighbor guy next door. I’m joined by Jen Johannsen, a dentist turned content creator. Enjoy! EPISODE LINKS: https://www.instagram.com/grounded.with.jen https://grounded-now.com/ SHOW LINKS: contact: ⁠...

Jeff Wickersham is the creator of the warrior dad experience and a father of 2. He’s on a mission to help, guide & lead 1,000,000 dads to change their family tree forever. This is a great episode for the dads and husbands in the audience, but would also be a great opportunity for moms and wives to see how their partners might be dealing with things and the resources they have available to them. TO...

Today’s guest is Emily Greenberg. Co-founder and Chief Parenting Officer at Joy Parenting club, and a mother of 2.  TOPICS COVERED: ​What is a chief parenting officer? ​What does joy parenting club do? ​Parents google 2000 times in their first year  ​What age is more fun? 3 or 6? ​What are the biggest questions that new parents have? ​Emotional daycare drop-offs ​Biggest misconceptions about what...

In today's episode, we we talking to Jennie Yang, the founder of Chief Mama Officer. After having her second child, Jennie decided to take a leap of faith, leave her corporate career and launch a community and resource for executive and founder new moms. We talk about following your dreams, the importance of community, what happens to your career when you make the jump from one kid to two, and muc...

We're back with another movie rewatch! While this 2010 remake is not nearly as good as the original, it does have some great parenting themes. I’m joined by Matt Percia, he is a corporate health and wellbeing consultant. We talk about encouraging your kids to be healthier,  supporting them when they’re having a tough time, and teaching them to get up after they fail. EPISODE LINKS: https://www.lin...