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Welcome to Episode Seventeen with Joe Valenti (Joe’s Dad Stats: Three kids, ages 14, 8, and 4) Meet Joe Valenti. Having known Joe since 8th grade, and gone through a similar coming of age story as suburban highschools growing up in the 90s, it’s quite the honor to talk shop explore the juxtaposition of fatherhood. In my conversation with Joe, I was struck by his adeptness at balancing a demanding...

Welcome to Episode Sixteen with Donny Dust (Donny’s  Dad Stats: Sons - 15 and 18 Years Old)  If Donny Dust wants you to know one thing, it’s that when you properly tap in to your wild side, you can access everything you actually need. Take a moment and just think about that…  You might know Donny from the TV show “Alone” or maybe his survival YouTube channel with some of the best self reliance adv...

Welcome to Episode Fifteen with Ryan Bramwell. (Ryan’s  Dad Stats: Son - 8 Years Old)  "My son gets to see this, and I communicate to him, you know, sometimes our children sometimes think that daddy is the greatest, and he can do no wrong. But I tell him, no, there's a lot of hard work. I don't know what I'm doing. I'm learning." Over a decade ago, Ryan and I were both in...

Welcome to Episode Fourten with Shawn Michael Walker. (Shawn’s  Dad Stats: 17-year-old, a 15-year-old, and a 9-year-old)  If you sat down with my friend Shawn Michael Walker and he could only give you one piece of advice, it would  be “don’t burn the day away.” It’s this mantra that he truly lives out as an individual, as a father to three and a husband, and one that has come to define his family’...

Welcome to Episode Thirteen with Justin LeVett (Justin’s Dad Stats: Daughter - 4 Years Old)  Justin is a professional photographer, an avid biker, and a former youth pastor which had him running two full time careers! I’ve had the good fortune to know Justin for almost a decade as he generously donated his photography skills to CreativeMornings/Denver while I was the host of the chapter and on the...

Welcome to Episode Twelve with David Delgado (David’s Dad Stats: Son - 4 weeks old)  David and I have shared a few hours together every other Saturday morning since early this year, being a part of a father’s circle that meets virtually. Five or six of us come together to share tales and trials of fatherhood, to lend each other an ear and an open heart, and to bask in the good fortune of our roles...

Welcome to Episode Eleven with George Pietrogallo (George’s Dad Stats: Son - 33, Daughter - 31) My first interaction with George was the night before a client workshop in Detroit, Michigan, last year. We found a sports bar near the hotel and bellied up to the bar for some dinner and then engaged with a few locals in small talk about local sports, family, politics, business, and life. It was as tho...

Welcome to Episode Ten with Andrew Schremp (Andrew’s Dad Stats: Two Boys, 2.5 years and 8 months.)  Andrew is the kind of man you want shoulder-to-shoulder when you are doing anything of importance; throwing a frisbee, building a deck, growing a business, figuring out life, listening to Randy Rogers Band at the Troubador in West Hollywood, or piloting a rocket to Mars. You know, stuff like that. M...

Welcome to Episode Nine with Mike Faulhaber (Mike’s Dad Stats: Two Boys, Three Girls, ages 15 to 29, two biological and three step children.) My friendship with Mike has spanned nearly 20 years, beginning with us both joining the same recruiting class for the financial services firm called Northwestern Mutual. The nature of the industry and the role as a financial representative had us in the tren...

Welcome to Episode Eight with Dan Gomer (Dan’s Dad Stats: Two Kiddos, Ages 13 and 10 ) Dan once cooked me and a friend a gourmet breakfast in the middle of central Colorado, with a massive camping griddle, at the foot these magical granite hills which perched up to the east of us, and which provided a westerly gaze out towards Hartzel, Co. Later that eve, that very vantage point proved to be one o...

Welcome to Episode Seven with Wylie Nelson (Wylie’s Dad Stats: Two Kiddos, Ages Seven and Five ) I’ve known Wylie and his wife since the early days of being “grown ups” in our twenties when weekends in Denver were spent running around Wash Park, or racing up to the then-mostly-uncrowded slopes of the mountains. On any weeknight, you might find us riding bikes to neighborhood bars despite our next-...

Welcome to Episode Six with RJ Owen (RJ’s Dad Stats: Four kids, elementary school-aged through high school) RJ Owen is a UX Designer, a coffee nut, a Physics major, and a modest CrossFitter. He wouldn’t admit it, but he’s one of the funniest people I know. After 10 years of working together with RJ to build the Denver chapter of CreativeMornings, and serving the Denver creative community, it’s fai...

Welcome to Episode 5 with Ben Seymour (Ben’s Dad Stats: Two boys - age 13, age 7) "I don't want to be legendary. We are not doing this for glory." - Says the most humble man I know, aka: burday burd, aka: Ben Seymour. My history with Ben Seymour is rich. For two years around 2012 we spearheaded business growth, with him as our Executive Producer and me as the head of Business Develop...

Welcome to Episode 4 with Dan Fortune (Dan's Dad stats: Two kids - A daughter age 7, and a son age 4) This is a special interview, being that just a few days prior to our recording, Dan lost a dear friend and family member who notably helped shape Dan’s fatherhood style. We dedicate this podcast conversation to Tony, Dan’s brother-in-law, the husband of Dan’s sister, and a man who raised his o...

Join the fatherhood convo with Mayur Vyas. Mayur is a student of the stoics, he’s a father of two, and the man knows how to use humor incredibly well when building a brand online. I almost can’t believe I got to sit down with one of Linkedin’s “TOP VOICES,” and #theCFOGuy himself. Mayur is a CFO, Advisor, Investor, and Speaker, and based out of Tysons, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. Af...

Episode Two is here! Allow me to introduce my once long ago part-time-supposed roommate, Austin Liberato. Austin is a professional photographer, a world traveler, and a Texan by birth but a Coloradan by heart. He is often found on surf board and bike, catching the rhythm of the elements. I adore this guy and it’s fun to see how our lives have changed since we first met, both be wandering bachelors...

Jump into this discussion with me and my good friend Mark Guay. (Dad stats: One son, age 2.5) Mark is an Integral Leadership Coach & Facilitator, growth-minded father of Rowen, and absolute sage if I may say so! Mark lives in NY overlooking the Hudson Valley, by way of a beach life in San Diego, CA,. Mark often hosts gatherings for entrepreneurial- and family-minded men. He and I are cut from...

Hello new dads and soon to be dads! I'm your host, Dave Momper. I'm a new dad myself and I wanted to introduce myself and this podcast. There are so many valuable conversations coming up that I've had with everyday great dads, and I cannot wait to share them. Join me as I discuss Leadership, Adventure, and Raising Legends, and seek out the answers to what it takes to take on the ultima...