The Dad Edge Podcast

My guest today is Steve Eckert. He is a father of two, husband and a 7 figure entrepreneur that instills the no excuse philosophy for business and in life through his company the LTD project. I met Steve when we did the Squire Program. He is one of one of the instructors in that program. I gotta tell you, some of the things we talk about you may or may not agree with, and that is okay. It is a explicit one, so watch out for the kids being around. https://www.thedadedge.com/360

Many of the Dad Edge podcast listeners have reached out and told me that they'd like to know more about my story. In this episode, I share more about my story and not only that, but things like, what have I learned throughout my life. 15 years as a father, 19 years of marriage, and for me, the premise of the show is, if I could go back and do things differently based on what I have learned, what would those things be? We go into a few different directions such as how to overcome adversity, and learning to ask yourself the right questions. I talk about raising young men and what I have done wrong, but also how I am doing things differently now. Show Notes: thedadedge.com/friday41

Ray "Cash" Care is a Navy SEAL veteran with multiple tours and other numerous overseas security details. Upon leaving SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDV-2), Ray turned his passion and SEAL Team experience to the world of self-improvement and team building. He has become an accomplished fitness expert and speaker on topics ranging from fitness and building high functioning teams to organizational transformation. Ray is the Founder of CONQUER, a leadership and team building program designed to push you physically, mentally and emotionally for individuals to break through personal barriers. Between his experiences in the SEAL Teams and being featured on television, Ray has become a mindset and team building expert. He has also starred in Captain Philips with Tom Hanks and was selected by The United States Navy as the ambassador to be featured in the "Indoctrination" film showed to all recruits at the Great Lakes Naval Recruit Training Command (The Navy's Only Bootcamp). He is married with two beautiful children. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/359

I have no doubt that today's title really got your attention. Yup. We are opening up Pandora's box and we are talking about this topic and that is porn. porn is one of the most, if not the most addictive thing that a man deals with in his life. This is a topic that men have to feel pretty darn safe to bring up because there's a lot of feelings that come up when we talk about porn:shame, guilt, weakness It's all these things that we label ourselves as and we certainly don't want to have the conversation, but given the right environment, we can have these conversations. When we open up the conversation, we take away the taboo and when you take away the taboo, you actually take away the power that this particular addiction has over us. This is a replay of a podcast I was on called From Porn to Purpose. You will hear me share a story that I have not shared on any podcast, but as I said, given the right environment, one can open up, and that is why I was able to bring it up and be open with you men. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/friday40

Nick joined the Marine Corps at 19 but not without a fight. Because of his troubled youth, Nick had to seek legal counsel just to be accepted. Nick went on to become a 12 year Special Operations Marine Corps veteran with Marine Reconnaissance and Marine Special Operations Command. His military career prepared him for successful leadership and strategic operational planning. Nick is the founder and CEO of Alexander Industries as well as a successful adventure + informational YOUTUBE channel with his partner and wife Alison Capra. He's a self published author, an entrepreneur and a coach and he is a father of two beautiful daughters and a brand new son. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/358

My guest today, Dr. Roger Parrot, a scholar, a husband for 45 years, is with me today and we talk about education, and paving the way not only for college, but in life as a whole. So today we will talk about picking the best college for your kids. A lot of the things that are shared on this show will probably surprise you. Dr. Parrot is the President of Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. He was named among the top 10 most visionary education leaders of 2021 by the education magazine. Dr. Parrot is one of the longest serving university presidents in America. He's been serving there now for over 30 years, but over the past two decades, Belhaven has become one of the leading Christian colleges and arts as one of the 35 schools in the world, earning accreditation in all four of the primary arts theater, music, visual art, and dance. With his wealth of experience, he can provide insight on helping a child follow their dreams and pursue a career while also being extremely cognizant of the high cost of higher education. Show Notes: thedadedge.com/friday39