The Dad Edge Podcast

It doesn't matter if you are an everyday dad or like my guest today, who is a celebrity and in the limelight where there's demands on his time, demands on everything. And yet still can carve out time for his wife and for his kids. And when the world is uncertain and we kind of live in some turmoil, we have the opportunity, no matter what level we're operating at to use our gifts and talents to be a shining light and a beacon of light in someone else's darkness. My guest for this episode, David Rosales is the lead singer of the David Rosales Band. Today we are going to hear his story as a man, husband and father. He tells the story of how he was on top of a building in Los Angeles. Even when everyone needs something from him as an artist, he still finds time to carve for his family. He shares some wonderful stories of how regardless of what life throws at us we can use our gifts, our strengths and our talents to be a beacon of light and hope and maybe just a bit of an escape. Show Noteswww.thedadedge.com/384

On this episode with Clint Hoopes, we talk about leadership! If things are good in your business and you're the leader, then it's you. And if things in your business are bad, it's on you. It's always leadership. The success and the failures always reside on leadership. Our leadership skills are insanely important if we want success in business, but within our marriages as well. Leadership shows up everywhere. In parenting, with how we raise and lead our kids. My guest, Clint Hoopes is the proud father of 6 children as well as a Podcast Host and Executive Coach for Business Owners/Leaders who are husband, fathers, and family men. Over the years he has led hundreds of employees in various roles from manager level to CEO. During that time, he and his wife continued to grow their family. While leading hundreds of people in different industries, he has found what works and has used and taught these transformative principles and systems with life changing success. He now focuses on coaching leaders to discover the Father First Effect in their own lives. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/65

When it comes to making mistakes, how likely are you to forgive yourself? This podcast episode will rattle you. My guest, Gavin Meenan has come from the ashes both personally and professionally. I won't spoil it for you, but there are a lot of stories that we go into in depth of how he went through gut-wrenching life events. Gavin Meenan is a nationally recognised leader in the Irish health and fitness industry. Through this hands-on work with people from all walks of life, Gavin soon learned that mindset is the most critical component of success. Whether it's in the gym, at home or in the workplace, battles are won and lost in your mind – long before you make your first move. Gavin's belief in this truth has been reinforced by thousands of hours spent honing his skills, delivering results for his clients, and overcoming personal challenges. Gavin is now expanding his business to serve men everywhere. His number one goal is to help them grow stronger and live better – inside the gym, and outside it too. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/383

If you are a busy career guy, our time is very limited due to long hours at work. What normally happens is that we pour a lot of time, energy and our bandwidth into the business, our teams because we are trying to create an empire. We want to create these empires because we can to provide for our family and give them maybe the life we didn't have or simply because our work makes us come alive. What usually happens is that our relationships take a backseat. I am here to tell you that it does not have to be that way. John Goad, this episode's guest, is a 30 year marriage veteran. I met him in Colorado as part of an in-person mastermind retreat that we host as part of our Dad Edge Business Accelerator. He has 2 grown kids and I am excited to talk to him because if there is anyone we can learn from, it is the men who have more experience than we do. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/friday64

If you really wanna get to the heart and soul of a man who is working hard for his family, it's all about trying to balance. Although it's extremely hard to balance work, life, family, and even taking care of ourselves. Sometimes it feels absolutely impossible and that is today's podcast with Alex Charfen. Alex Charfen has created systems and processes that he not only loves to do, create businesses that are thriving, but also has time for his wife and two kids. As a kid, he had a tough time learning. He had a tough time fitting in and following other people's rules. Alex Cahrfen started his entrepreneurial journey in middle school. He went on to run a window washing service in high school and a financial consulting firm in college. In his twenties, he became a Fortune 500 consultant working for some of the most successful people in the world. In his early thirties, he and his wife started buying and selling houses. Following the economic crisis in 2007-2008, they lost everything and declared bankruptcy. They rose from the ashes to help our country recover real estate brokers in the United States to help our country recover from the biggest mortgage crisis in history. Alex is now known as the go-to person for helping entrepreneurs ascend the Billion Dollar code and understand how to plan strategically throughout all of this, Alex's mission is to empower entrepreneurs, to grow and scale their businesses and to make their greatest contribution to the world. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/382

Imagine you woke up tomorrow and your life was completely different and totally altered from what it was yesterday. Suddenly, somehow, some way, you have a stroke and your entire left side of your body is paralyzed and life as you know it, may never be the same, you might not even live. This is part of what I talked to my guest, Mark Ewing, today. Mark Ewing owns a couple of successful businesses, is a husband with two kids and 2020, along with the challenges that it brought for most of us, had a little extra for him, when he was in his early forties and he woke up in the middle of the night with a full-blown stroke. Fortunately, Mark has made a full recovery. Mark's story brought me to my knees and it makes me think that we cannot take for granted the blessings we have today in our lives. Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/friday63

Greg Olsen is an American football sportscaster and former tight end who played for 14 seasons in the NFL. He played college football at the University of Miami and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Olsen also played for the Carolina Panthers, with whom he made three Pro Bowls, and became the first tight end in NFL history to record three consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards. Olsen played his final season with the Seattle Seahawks in 2020. Greg and I talk about goal setting, not only as an adult, but in a young stage of life. We touch on getting through life's curve balls and we both open up in regards to very tough moment's that life had in our paths. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/381