Better Call Daddy

Which is a dirtier word financial services or senior care?  What are your goals in setting up a trust and long term care?  What is a trust?  Can the government come after assets?  How can you work well with your spouse?  How can the care industry be improved?  How do we pay for it?  What’s residents’ choice?  How do you feel about nursing homes if something happens?  How are you going to care for...

Whatever it takes, Edward Purmalis is going to do it and document the journey along the way.  Edward has seen both sides of having money the good and the bad. He went into the workforce at nineteen because he had to.  How does emotional growth come into play?  How do you treat someone like a sale?  How do you find sales opportunities?  How do you perform well on social media?  How do you grow a su...

Genesis Amaris Kemp is the glue of her family, the baby of five siblings, she grew up in Houston, has lived there her whole life, and shines her light bright for so many! Why do the good people have to die young?  How can we go to work when our loved ones are sick and need us?  How do we navigate home health and the vocabulary?  What are some mental health hacks we can use to be resilient? Better...

Boomer Anderson learned meditation from his mom, and derivatives from his dad.  He always liked learning complex subjects.  His parents fed his interests whether BBQ cookoffs, buying stocks, or health and fitness.  At thirty years old he discovered he had a cardiovascular condition even with twelve percent body fat, and running a seven-minute mile.  What do we have if we don’t have our health? His...

Lead with what you are shy about!  Today we are talking about owning the specialness of your story, getting real in the business world, and what being a bully was like!  Kerri Twigg became a masterful storyteller and learned it from her daddy!  His wild storytelling abilities and talents helped him get back up and rise the ranks in the railroad industry after getting his foot run over by a train!...

One of nine children, Stephen MR Covey, says each of them felt like they were the favorite in the family!  How do parents do that?  How do you recognize your kids’ strengths and affirm them?  Who has seen greatness in you?  Parenting doesn’t have to be my way or the highway command and control and neither does the workplace!  Stephen M.R. Covey says everyone can inspire and lead!  It takes courage...

All rise!  On today’s Better Call Daddy Show you’ll hear from a tv judge one who developed a second show called Whistleblower! There are a lot of nuances based on state law!  From police officer to lawyer to judge to tv judge, Judge Alex Ferrer has done it all!  What makes a network show work?  What was it like to move the show from Houston to LA?  What are the union rules like in television?  Are...

How do you NOT quit?  How do you go from victim to victor?  Today's guest is a former marine, well-known ultra-endurance athlete, and Muay Thai champ, Tom Jones has been doing self-improvement for years.  In fact, he's certified in Mark Divine's Unbeatable Mind coaching program.  Fail Forward Fast!  He recently helped one of my former guests, Lily Brasch, reach a new world record at Camelback Moun...

Today we are breaking out the dance moves and breaking down boundaries with Christopher Ward Jr.!  Do you know what you believe in, how to present it, and how to embody it?  That’s your brand message and how you can make an impact in the world!  In this episode we discuss how circumstances don’t determine your future, your vision can be bigger!  We are talking about self discovery and storytelling...

Today's a Nanny 911 reunion!  Tarin Laughlin and I talk about what's happened since I left California!  What does a story producer or story editor do?  What has the entertainment industry morphed into?  Today I catch up with Tarin Laughlin who I worked with on multiple reality shows.  Tarin has been working in Hollywood for two decades and gave me a leg up.  She says it's harder to break into the...

Who needs therapy?  Most could benefit from it!  What are healthy boundaries?  Do you talk to your kids about sex?  What are cognitive distortions? Today’s guest Eliav Friedman works with young men who have molested other children who have behaved inappropriately in a sexual manner with other young men or women.  What causes sexual abuse?  Should pornography be legal?  Do you have filters on your...

It's not where you came from it's where you are going and what you decide to do with your life!  Think about that! You can be a victim or a victor!  Tessa Greensan's mom was her mother and her father!  Tessa's mom never felt sorry for herself even though she lost a leg, and got a prosthesis at twenty years old.  Tessa's mom greatly inspired her path to success and became a motivator in her life. ...

Why did that happen to me?  How you see a circumstance, happening to you versus for you, is how you learn and persevere!  How are you going to move forward and pick up the pieces?  Today’s guest, Russ Johns has done this multiple times!  You can be better at moving forward but can’t change the past.  It’s so hard and painful when people don’t see things the way you do!  Everyone has a certain leve...

We choose whether to be victims or to move on with our lives and laugh!  You too can get along with your life!  This too shall pass!  You can make your life more fun, fulfilling, and more YOU!  Sometimes you meet people on Facebook, sometimes people introduce you, and sometimes you get juicy guests by someone posting in a Jay Shetty coaching group about your podcast!  Universal consciousness is al...

I absolutely loved the message I received from today’s guest Craig Parks: “First off I want to say thank you so much for the podcast you did with Oscar Stewart.  As a synagogue professional myself and in light of what happened in Texas this episode really resonated with me as we try to balance security with our Jewish value of hachnasat orchim, welcoming the stranger.   Your podcast is so diverse...

What are the differences between the old and new manufacturing?  What is IoT and a technology stack? What solutions are you providing, that’s what people want to know!  Manufacturing was lagging in technology and not a lot of people were jumping into it.  Ripe for disrupting!  Cloud technology has changed everything in the industrial space!  Adapt or go out of business! What's it like to work with...

Jay Franze loves to continually learn and has a passion for helping others!  He says the more you know the more valuable you are!  He originally went to school for audio engineering and got a backup business degree thanks to his dad.   His father passed away young at 47, and now Jay’s going to be a dad again at 53 and feels lucky to be here!  Jay’s daughter connected with my daughter over makeup a...

Only twenty percent of marriages are happy!  Might have something to do with infidelity and finances?  How do you go from exhausted and overwhelmed to relaxed and feeling good?  Who am I? Why am I upset?  Have you lost your identity in your marriage?  Ever felt self absorbed or given up part of yourself?  Do you have hard boundaries with social media?  Time to get into the subconscious mind and be...

Today we are hosting the legendary groundbreaking celebrity chef Katsuji Tanabe. Katsuji comes from humble upbringings. Coming to America at 18 years old, Tanabe struggled to make ends meet. He lived a quaint life in Los Angeles where he shared a one bedroom apartment with his mom and sister; working multiple jobs to get by.  Chef Tanabe’s big break came in 2005 when he was promoted to Executive S...

The man, the myth, the legend, 27 years on air, nearly 4000 episodes, one of the longest-running talk show hosts in history, Jerry Springer!  Jerry, Jerry, Jerry!  And he had a question ready for my daddy too!  This episode was a dream, one I won't forget!  Definitely not censored! The successful have a calming effect because they got there and they’re seeing us from a different sightline.  That’s...

Reality can be harsh especially for an undercover cop!  Today’s guest, Brock Bevell, says time does not heal violence and we are only as sick as our secrets!  If we don’t break the cycles they can repeat.  Family can be a struggle!  If we don’t talk about it, then why did we experience it? Today we are investigating trauma, pornography, abandonment, religiosity, murder, and grief of a sister we do...

Simon Lader’s parents are real heroes!  They were very approachable and open communicators that he models today!  His dad dreamed of living in Israel and his mom made that dream happen!  What a woman!  Simon’s dad was the moral center of his universe!  They had many shared passions and were incredibly close!  The connection between a parent and a child is a very special one and the theme of the sh...

What makes a parent great?  What’s the secret to happiness?  How do you turn anger into a good fuel source?  How do you start a podcast?  What is it really like to work in the film industry?  Chaz Volk got to work on sets with Gordon Ramsey, Tony Hawk, and Howie Mandel to name a few before turning his passion into an podcast agency! “It is a life that I have desired and I will thrive.” and “Attitu...

Entrepreneurs are not the only people in the world although sometimes we think we are!  We have the tendency to overwork! We have a warped view of the world, thinking that everyone is probably starting a business.   Work is not as important as family and entrepreneurs need to remember that!  How about taking the family along for the ride?  How can we get creative when obstacles arise?  Should you...

Today we are talking to the son of a minister who never doubted if his parents loved him!  As a kid, he moved around a lot.  This was before cellphones and the ability to keep in touch!  Life transitions can be hard! Today we are talking about how Joshua Crisp’s childhood played into what he’s doing now in the Senior Living community!  What are your thoughts about retirement and the titles you’ve...