Dad to Dad Podcast

Our guests this week are father and daughter, Wayne Friedman of Louisville, KY and Reena Friedman Watts of Houston, TX.  Wayne and his wife, Maureen, have been married for 45 years and are the proud parents of three daughters: Reena, Jessica and Stephanie, who between them have 13 children, Wayne and Maureen’s grandchildren.  A unique factoid is that Jessica and Stephanie live and work in Israel. ...

Our guest this week is Dana Lange, of Denver, CO who does business development for Tuff Shed, is co-founder and CFO of Bright Life Connections, a non-profit and father of two including a daughter with a rare genetic disease. Dana and his wife, Dana, have been married for 34 years and are the proud parents of two daughters: Sarah (28) and Victoria (26) who has Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome, a rare genetic...

Our guest this week is Andrew Bustamante of Colorado Springs, CO a former covert CIA intelligence officer, U.S. Air Force combat veteran, business consultant, host of the Everyday Espionage Podcast, a self-proclaimed improvement junkie and perhaps most important of all, father of two adolescent children. Andrew and his wife, Jihi, who is also a former CIA intelligence officer, have been married fo...

Our guest this week is Mike Abramowitz of St. Augustine, FL, an entrepreneur, co-founder of Better Than Rich, speaker, author and transformational coach as well as father of two young children. Mike and his wife, Lindsay, have been married for seven years and are the proud parents of two children: daughter Ella (1) and son James (3), who was born at 26 weeks, weighing 1 pound four ounces, which ca...

Our guest this week is Tony Bombacino of Chesterton, IN, co-founder of Real Food Blends and father of two, including one with multiple disabilities.  Tony and his wife, Julie, have been married for 18 years and are the proud parents of two children: daughter Luca (15) and son AJ (13) who has multiple disabilities.  Tony and Julie founded Real Food Blends in response to seeking wholesome foods suit...

This is part of a special series of interviews within the SFN Dad To Dad Podcasts known as the  SFN Mastermind Group Monday Podcasts.   Each Monday host David Hirsch interviews one of the SFN Mastermind Group dads on the impact the mastermind group has had on him and the wellbeing of his family.   This Monday’s guest is  Ruslan Vasyutin  of Ukrainian who currently lives in Solihull, England and wh...

Our guest this week is Chris Hunter of Orlando, FL a father and grandfather, who has devoted much of his career to serving families with special needs, to help plan their financial future.   Chris and his wife, Jane, have been married for 40 years and are the proud parents of an adult daughter and four grandchildren.  Chris is from Canada.  He has a civil engineering degree from New Brunswick Univ...

This is part of a special series of interviews within the SFN Dad To Dad Podcasts known as the  SFN Mastermind Group Monday Podcasts.   Each Monday host David Hirsch interviews one of the SFN Mastermind Group dads on the impact the mastermind group has had on him and the wellbeing of his family.   This Monday’s guest is Todd Evans of Brentwood, TN owns multiple businesses, is an author and is the...

Our guest this week is Chris Mallette of Chicago, IL, father of four and director of community engagement and head football coach at Chicago Hope Academy. Chris also does violence prevention consulting. Chris and his wife, Kendall, have been married for 28 years and are the proud parents of four: Luke (26), Zion (24), Judah (19) and Levi (16).  Their family has been touched by mental health challe...

This is part of a special series of interviews within the SFN Dad To Dad Podcasts known as the  SFN Mastermind Group Monday Podcasts.   Each Monday host David Hirsch interviews one of the SFN Mastermind Group dads on the impact the mastermind group has had on him and the wellbeing of his family.   This Monday’s guest is  Agust Kristmanns of Reykjavík, Iceland a father of three, who works as an ele...

Our guest this week is Nate Plasman of Lombard, IL, a vice president at family owned Monroe Transportation and father of three, including a son with a rare genetic disease. Nate and his wife, Sara, have been married for 20 years and are the proud parents of three children: Grace (15), Jackson (12) and Andrew (10) who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive and severe muscle-wasting conditio...

This is part of a special series of interviews within the SFN Dad To Dad Podcasts known as the  SFN Mastermind Group Monday Podcasts.   Each Monday for the past few months, host David Hirsch has interviewed members of the SFN Mastermind Group community, men who meet virtually via Zoom on a weekly basis.  This Monday’s episode is a recap from the 4th Annual SFN Mastermind Group Weekend Retreat , he...

Our guest this week is Bill Walters of Collinswood, NJ, father of two and founder of Perfectly Imperfect Families. Bill is the proud father of two children: Jake (21) and Tammy (23), who between the two of them have had a variety of challenges including; hearing impairment, development delays, IBS, ADHD and endometriosis.  Bill has been a single father for much of his children's lives.   Professio...

This is part of a special series of interviews within the SFN Dad To Dad Podcasts known as the  SFN Mastermind Group Monday Podcasts.   Each Monday host David Hirsch interviews one of the SFN Mastermind Group dads on the impact the mastermind group has had on him and the wellbeing of his family.   This Monday’s guest is Nathan Woerner of Littleton, CO who is a former missionary in Japan with SEND...

Our guest this week is Jonathan Polin of Jerusalem, Israel who is a serial entrepreneur, father of three, including son, Hersh, who very tragically was taken hostage on October 7, 2023, during the Hamas led attacks on Israel.     This episode was recorded on August 29, 2024, day #328 since Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 (mostly civilians from 23 countries) and taking more than 220 hostages,...

This is part of a special series of interviews within the SFN Dad To Dad Podcasts known as the  SFN Mastermind Group Monday Podcasts.   Each Monday host David Hirsch interviews one of the SFN Mastermind Group dads on the impact the mastermind group has had on him and the wellbeing of his family.   This Monday’s guest is  Joe Lofino of Greenville, OH who is owner of Walnut Grove Cabinet Company and...

Our guest this week is DeAndrae Hinton of Houston, TX educator, special education chair at the Houston Independent School District, author and father of two including an Autistic son.  DeAndrae and his x-wife, Chaquita Frazier, are the proud parents of Daja (19) and Dillon (16) who has Autism.  DeAndrae is the special education chair at the Houston Independent School Disctrict.  He’s also written...

This is part of a special series of interviews within the SFN Dad To Dad Podcasts known as the  SFN Mastermind Group Monday Podcasts.   Each Monday host David Hirsch interviews one of the SFN Mastermind Group dads on the impact the mastermind group has had on him and the wellbeing of his family.   This Monday’s guest is Tom Costello of Frankfort, IL who is an investment professional, father of twi...

Our guest this week is Mazi Keyghobadi of Houston, TX, a father and outspoken advocate for those with disabilities.  Mazi, who was born and raised in Iran, emigrated to the U.S. as a teenager with his parents and brothers in 2000.  Mazi and his x-wife, Dunia, were married for nine years, before divorcing in 2021 and are the proud parents of son, Luka (7) who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Mazi h...

This is part of a special series of interviews within the SFN Dad To Dad Podcasts known as the  SFN Mastermind Group Monday Podcasts.   Each Monday host David Hirsch interviews one of the SFN Mastermind Group dads on the impact the mastermind group has had on him and the wellbeing of his family.   This Monday’s guest is  John Fela  of Lyons, IL who works in Chicago for Joni & Friends, the glob...

Our guest this week is Alvin Green of Chicago who is a chef, founder of Al’s Cookie Mixx and father of two including a son with Autism.    Alvin and his wife, Angella Ferguson, have been married for 27 years and are the proud parents of two: Asa (23) and Aiden (20), who is Autistic and was also diagnosed with Hyperlexia. Alvin has directed his culinary skills and love for baking into creating Al's...

This is part of a special series of interviews within the SFN Dad To Dad Podcasts known as the  SFN Mastermind Group Monday Podcasts.   Each Monday host David Hirsch interviews one of the SFN Mastermind Group dads on the impact the mastermind group has had on him and the wellbeing of his family.   This Monday’s guest is  Jordan Jankus of Wallingford, VT who is a disability advocate, founder of Pla...

Our guest this week is Dave Van Doorn of Carpentersville, IL a retired general contractor, father of two, including an autistic daughter and Take A Vet Fishing ambassodor.  Dave and his wife, Nancy, have been married for 35 years and are the proud parents of two: Tim (31) and Sara (29), who has Autism. Dave is a retired general contractor and professional fisherman, having won numerous tournaments...

This is part of a special series of interviews within the SFN Dad To Dad Podcasts known as the  SFN Mastermind Group Monday Podcasts.   Each Monday host David Hirsch interviews one of the SFN Mastermind Group dads on the impact the mastermind group has had on him and the wellbeing of his family.   This Monday’s guest is  Tim Coughlin of London, England who works for Morgan Stanley and is the fathe...

Our guest this week is Scott Maulsby of Lebanon, TN, who is a life and health insurance agent with HealthMarkets, Inc. and father of five inlcuding two adopted sons.  Scott and his wife, Carrie, have been married for 13 years and are the proud parents of five children; two older daughters, daughters Zoie (11) and two adopted sons, Jackson (11) and Ridley, who is autistic and intellectually disable...