First Class Fatherhood

Episode 106 Sean Whalen is a First Class Father, entrepreneur, public speaker, podcaster, business coach, and the founder of LIONS NOT SHEEP. Sean's viral social media posts have been engaged with over 800,000,000 times, and he speaks at business and marketing events with the likes of Gary Vaynerchuk, sharing his story of success, divorce, suicide, and how telling the truth both personally and in...

Episode 105 Troy Brown is today’s guest on First Class Fatherhood. He is a First Class Father & Former Professional Body Builder known as Duracell due to his iron will and never say die training attitude. He won the Gravesend classic heavy weight tittle & overall champion in 2005. He was a Two time UKBFF heavyweight west midlands champion (2005-2006) Troy has a solid presence on social media and i...

Episode 104 Miguel Garcia is a First Class Father of 15 children! He is a loyal listener & big time fan of the podcast. He joins me today to talk about his fatherhood journey and all dads can stand to learn something from this seasoned father & grandfather. It was a pleasure for me to have the opportunity to bring another supporter of First Class Fatherhood on the Podcast. Please enjoy this Episod...

Episode 103 Shane Freestone is a First Class Father and a Loyal Listener of the Podcast. He joins me today to talk about his fatherhood experience and share his thoughts about First Class Fatherhood. Shane is a U.S. Veteran and Host of “My Dads Podcast” Please enjoy today’s Episode and for more information on Shane Freestone please visit - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1570127140 --- Sup...

Conclave Of Warriors Special Edition Collection. On December 1st & 2nd in Miami, Florida, there will be a powerful event with seven warrior minded, successful men called The Conclave Of Warriors. I was fortunate to interview all seven speakers & First Class Fathers and have put them all together in this Special Edition. You will be hearing from: Rafa Conde, Ray Cash Care, Bedros Keuilian, Brent Gl...

Episode 102 Max Martini is a First Class Father and a very talented actor, writer & producer. He has starred in blockbuster movies such as Saving Private Ryan, Captain Phillips, Pacific Rim, 13 Hours The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi and so many others. His new movie Sgt. Will Gardner drops in January with a high % of the proceeds going to help our veterans. Please follow https://instagram.com/sgtwi...

Episode 101 Jason Schechterle is a First Class Father who is an Air Force Veteran and Former Police Officer from Phoenix Arizona. On March 26th 2001, a taxi cab traveling over 100mph smashed into his patrol car which exploded on impact. Miraculously Jason survived the blast but suffered severe burns to over 40% of his body. His recovery was a long fought battle to overcome so many challenges. His...

Episode 100 Ed Mylett is a global keynote speaker on peak performance and is considered one the most inspiring speakers of our time. He is also the host of the critically acclaimed and top-rated podcast MAXOUT with Ed Mylett. Ed has been sought after, and privately mentored many of the top professional athletes, entertainers and business executives in the world for over two decades. He is consider...

HIGHLIGHTS OF 100 is a Special Edition Podcast to celebrate the upcoming 100th Episode of First Class Fatherhood. I share some of the awesome advice given by high profile dads over the last 99 episodes. Thank you for listening and continuing to show support for this podcast. Fatherhood Rocks & Family Values Rule! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alec-lace/support

Episode 99 Ryan Michler is a husband, father, Iraqi Combat Veteran, and the Founder of Order of Man. Ryan grew up without a permanent father figure and has seen first-hand how a lack of strong, ambitious, self-sufficient men has impacted society today. He believes many of the world's most complicated problems could be solved if men everywhere learned how to be better husbands, fathers, businessmen...

Episode 98 Bedros Keuilian is a high performance coach, speaker, and business consultant. He's the founder and CEO of Fit Body Boot Camp, a two time Inc. 5000 listed business and one of the nation’s fastest growing franchises, and an investor in over a dozen companies ranging from software, digital media agencies, and educational and consulting services. He's known as the hidden genius that entrep...

Episode 97 David Meltzer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sports 1 Marketing and S1Media House. He's a two-time #1 best-selling author and has been named a Top 10 Keynote Speaker by Forbes and Entrepreneur. Marshall Goldsmith has recognized Dave as a Top 100 Business Coach and he currently is an advisory board member to over 45 companies and charities. Dave is the executive producer and host to Entrep...

Episode 96 John James is a husband, father, combat veteran and businessman. He is a pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, pro-business conservative who has demonstrated energetic leadership, clarity of vision and a passion for service from the battlefield to the boardroom. John’s lived the American Dream and wants to protect that Dream for future generations. Please Enjoy this Episode and Share it with...

Episode 95 Mike Ritland is a Former Navy SEAL, Best Selling Author, K-9 Training Expert & Host of ‘Mike Drop’ and he is my Guest on today’s podcast. After his military service, Mike founded Trikos International, which specializes in providing working K9s to a multitude of clients. He now has over 15 years experience in importing, breeding, raising, and training multiple breeds of working dogs. Wit...

Episode 94 Jeff Utsch is my Guest on today’s podcast. Jeff has been teaching Navy SEALs how to swim for over 20 years. He graduated from University of Arizona in 1991 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, where he also served as captain of the Swim Team. During his swimming carrer, Jeff was a member of the US National Team 1984-87, Top 10 World Rankings 1984-1988, and NCAA All-America...

Episode 93 BRAD LEA is my Guest on today’s Podcast. He is the Founder of Virtual Training. He is an Entrepreneur, Influencer, Sales Expert, Mentor and Best Selling Author. He also hosts a podcast called ‘Dropping Bombs’. Please enjoy this informative discussion about fatherhood, entrepreneurship and more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alec-lace/support

Episode 92 Craig Sawyer is a former Marine & Navy SEAL Team 6 Operator who founded Veterans 4 Child Rescue after his daughter was kidnaped and assaulted. He has taken up the fight against Child Sex Traffickers and our world is a safer and better place for our kids to live in because of him. The Child Trafficking problem in the United States is horrifying. Please listen to this very important episo...

Episode 91 James A. DeMeo is my Guest for today’s Episode. The First Class Father & Best Selling Author has nearly 28 years of experience in the security industry and is considered a foremost subject matter expert on event security. He is the Founder, President, and CEO of Unified Sports & Entertainment Security Consulting (USESC), based in Raleigh, North Carolina. On September 1, 2017, DeMeo had...

Episode 90 Robert Vera the Best Selling Author of ‘A Warrior’s Faith’ is my guest for today’s Episode. Robert is also a talented Keynote Speaker and Transformation Expert. We have an open and awesome conversation about fatherhood and Robert talks about how he came to know Navy SEAL Ryan Job so well that he wrote a book about him which became a best seller. Please enjoy today’s podcast. You can gra...

Episode 89 Kim & Penn Holderness the First Class Parents of the Holderness Family join me on today’s Episode. Their music parody videos have been seen by millions of people around the world. They talk about how the viral videos have impacted their family, they offer advice for kids who are aspiring to be YouTubers and much more. Please enjoy this Episode and watch the Holderness Family videos here...

Episode 88 Ted Rubin is my guest today. He is a First Class Father who is on a relentless journey to stay active in the lives of his two daughters after a nightmare divorce put a strain on their relationship. Ted is a leading Social Marketing Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Brand Evangelist, Acting CMO of Brand Innovators and Co-Founder of Prevailing Path. Please enjoy today’s podcast. Here is how yo...

Episode 87 Chris Salem is a Business Leader, Advisor, Keynote Speaker, Prosperity Coach, First Class Father & Co-Founder of Empowered Fathers In Action and he is my guest for today's Podcast. Chris shares his thoughts about Fatherhood and the importance of teaching our kids Problem Solving skills to prepare them for the future. He also talks about the amazing Movement he Co-Founded- Empowered Fath...

Episode 86 Josh Wolf is a First Class Father, an Actor, a Writer, a Stand Up Comedian and my guest on today's Podcast. Josh shares some of his experiances as a Dad. He offers some valuable advice on raising kids today and he talks about his hilarious new special 'Father Of The Year' which is now available on his website https://www.comedianjoshwolf.com Please enjoy and share this episode with any...

NFL Hall Of Fame Collection is a Special Edition Podcast where you can listen to all of my interviews with Grid Iron greats in one place! In this Awesome Collection you will hear my conversations about fatherhood with First Class Fathers: MORTEN ANDERSEN, ANDRE REED, WILLIE ROAF, KURT WARNER & DEION SANDERS. Please enjoy and share this podcast with any Dad in your contact list. --- Support this po...

Episode 85 Chris Fields the firefighter who was famously photographed carrying 1 year old Baylee Almon from the horrific scene following The Oklahoma City Bombing is my guest on todays podcast. He discusses how the event and photograph itself changed his life forever. This is a MUST Listen. Chris has an incredible story to tell and all Dads can benefit from it. Please share this Episode with any F...