2 Cent Dad Podcast

Luke Richey has a long history of founding companies in the gaming industry. He has pioneered augmented reality technology and worked with cutting edge virtual reality scientists. Today he talks about his journey to God and the miraculous path that brought him there. 

Jamie Exodus is the founder of Exodus 90 which is a fraternity for men to grow spiritually. Jamie on LinkedInExodus website

Joel Lopez works with men to help them build strong marriages.https://twitter.com/TheeJoelLopez

Ross Simmonds is a father of 3 kids. He is a marketing mastermind in the areas of SaaS and all things digital creation. He hails from Nova Scotia.  Where to Find Ross https://rosssimmonds.com/ https://twitter.com/thecoolestcool/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosssimmonds/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3xtAETor7wKlNEVrH8OPAF?si=1a4bc39873a74481

Nate is the founder of New Founding, a venture firm in Dallas Texas. The mission of NF is to "Build the America you want to live in", and branded as "A venture firm for American vitality". He is also a father of 4 (soon to be 5).Where To Find Nate Nate on Twitter Nate on LinkedIn Nate's Venture Firm

Blake Smith - Founder of Allsmith and father of 6 talks about founding companies and families and the overlap between the two. We discuss what it means to be a team and focus less on the individual. Blake on twitter 

Bart Szaniewski is one of the founders and the current head of DadGang. HE shares the story of taking it from a side hustle fun idea to his current full-time gig. 

Brent Beshore runs a PE firm in Columbia Missouri named Permanent Equity with 9 portfolio companies and a current capital base in excess of $300 million. Brent is also a father and also an ex-atheist turned Christ follower.Where To Find Brent Brent's Twitter Brent's LinkedIn Permanent Equity website

Coach Lantz Howard joins the podcast.https://www.lantzhoward.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lantzhoward/

Joe runs a company called Boxcar (boxcar.com), he is also a father of 5. We talked about trends in the world today, navigating business shifts, and raising our kids in a changing culture. There are many things we can talk about, like the environments where we live and how we feel comfortable managing time and resources to engage in life properly. However, filling the gaps in his company when it comes to running it is something he has learned to do, as many things need improvement, and sometimes there is not enough time to do it. Where to find JoeJoe on TwitterJoe's company website

Chris is a 10X Ironman race finisher. He talked about fitness and the healthcare system. Chris is also a former Physical Therapist. He is really good at what he does and wants to spread his knowledge to the most people he can. Throughout the years, he has developed different techniques to incentivize and motivate people to care for their health and work on their fitness.Where to find ChrisChris on Twitter

It's all about attachment. At least that's what Adam Lane Smith would say, who is a master psychologist, retired psychotherapist, and now an attachment specialist. He joins the 2 Cent Dad podcast today to talk about how a lot of issues that we face in our marriages, in our relationships, and even with our kids stem from our own attachment issues, often attachment issues that have come up from our childhood. And so he hits on many important things and, uh, actually efficient advice about how we can go about fixing our attachment issues, but also not creating attachment issues with our kids.Where to Find AdamAdam Lane Smith on InstagramAdam Lane Smith on TwitterAdam Lane Smith on TikTokAdam Lane Smith's Website

You probably contribute to a 401K or an IRA or some other investment account to save for your retirement. That's normal. Well, today's guest, Nate Dean, is gonna talk about a concept called the infinite banking concept, and it flips things kind of on its head. When you talk about retirement, when you talk about saving, when you talk about financing, vehicles, cars, that sort of thing, and super interesting concept that he talks about, and I think we'll find a lot of value in as you think about retirement, especially as you think about how to prepare yourself and your family for your generation and the next generation.Where To Find Nate:Nate on TwitterPersonal WebsiteUnlimited Life Concepts on InstagramUnlimited Life Concepts WebsiteMentions in this episodeBecoming Your Own Banker by Nelson NashLife, Success, and Legacy podcast

When you think about families, do you think about a nest? Or do you think about a multi-generational family that you're contributing to a legacy? Most Western families think about a nest and they think about getting the kids out of the nest. My guest today, Jeremy Pryor, who runs familyteams.com really flips that on its head and instead talks about a multi-generational family and how we should view families differently, and how the western view of family has really messed up so many fundamental things in how we raise our kids, how we talk about family, and how we create multi-generational families that love each other and actually inves Where To Find Jeremy  Jeremy on Facebook Jeremy on Twitter Jeremy on LinkedIn Family Teams Website iTunes podcast

Nathan is the founder of HealthBar (https://healthbar.com/) and is working to provide an alternative to the current system by streamlining it and removing waste in the system.Where To Find Nathan Nathan Baar on LinkedIn Health Bar Website

Classical Education, what is it? Maybe you have heard some about it or you have been following the complete disruption of the education system in the USA. I talk with Jeremy Tate, the founder of CLT about the history of education and what is happening in K-12 as well as higher ed right now. Where To Find Jeremy Jeremy on Twitter CLT Website Anchored podcast Links Mention Battle for the American Mind (book) (Amazon link) Closing of the American Mind (book) (Amazon link)

Tex joins us to talk about re-igniting his marriage through a return to more "traditional" roles. Hitting on the "dom/sub" relationship he has with his wife and his journey to help young men lead better.

If one of your employees or team members came to you and said they were feeling overwhelmed and overworked, needing a break, what would you do? Like any great leader you would listen to what they were going through and likely give them the time they needed to sort things out, and get back on track mentally. The issue as leaders is that we rarely do this for ourselves, and we should. Most leaders are burnt out on some level, and few invest in themselves in a way that gets them back to full speed. Today's guest, Ryan Vaughn, talks about the burnout he experienced in his startup (VNN) and how he came to grips with it. He now helps founders that are dealing with similar issues in their own company.

Have you ever thought to yourself "am I burning out?", then that means you already are on your way (according to Sean McCabe). Sean (known to most as seanwes) talks about burnout from very real experience, having reached max burnout running his company over the past 10 years. He is someone that I have followed over the past few years because of the wisdom that he shares openly with his audience, this topic being no exception. This topic is so very important today more than ever due to the changes going on in the world. Most people are operating in some low level burn out state and don't realize it or know how to fix it. Very fun chat with Sean. I also found out in the interview that he is from a family with 13 kids!

Summary High education is in crisis. Student debt in the USA is now past $1.6 Trillion and many students are coming out ill-equipped as well as disillusioned. Josh Sabo is trying to help students caught up in this. He is the founder of a non-profit called "The Industry". They help people sort out their careers and life, to develop a plan that sets them up for success in each area.

Ryan Seamons is a father of 5, the founder or Groove, and also a friend. They make physical products to help people have meaningful conversations about work and their careers. So much of that carries over to life at home and how we think about the paths that we are on. A great conversation about making time to have conversations with each other and ourselves to craft the best future.

As a father of four children with an entrepreneurial wife who worked almost every Saturday, Justin quickly found himself alone, overwhelmed and outnumbered on Saturdays. He woke up one Saturday ready to make a change and armed with a game plan to engage my children in an intentional way. A trampoline, a GoPro, and 500 water balloons resulted in an incredible day with my children and he knew he was on to something special. His kids began asking on Wednesday, “Hey Dad, what’s the plan for Saturday?”. That has morphed into a book, a worldwide movement, and multiple non-profit efforts.

Tyler is a ball of energy and has a ton of wisdom to share through struggles in his marriage and life. A "normal guy" in many way which makes him approachable but very abnormal in the way he approaches life and the energy that he brings. Find Tyler on twitter (https://twitter.com/tyromper)

Zac Small runs a mastermind group for men called Fraternity of Excellence. He is helping men become the best versions of themselves and lead their family well. He shares a bit about what the group is and why it is needed.

Struggling is essential to learning. We know this intuitively but it’s easy to forget with kids. It’s also a careful balance of letting our kids struggle while offering them just enough guidance in the process. The topic of struggling moments is what today’s guest specializes in. He helps companies with innovation by identifying these moments. He’s also a father of 4 and we talk about some of the ways he helped his kids find their career path after college. He’s a repeat guest on the show and always a pleasure to talk with.

I had a lengthy chat with my buddy Kalen Jordan. We covered topics on marriage, homeschooling, to the pandemic. It was for his podcast but I wanted to share the audio with this channel as well. Enjoy!

John Beede, a legendary mountain climber (and dad) joins me on the podcast to talk about his journey up Mount Everest and the discoveries made during the journey that influence young men today.

It's not about being super muscular, its about being generally healthy in your body, soul, and mind. Dan Go joins me to chat about why this is vital for being a great dad but also a great husband.

Ana joins me to chat about why kids need to be creative ini the classroom (and at home!). Creativity is the name of the game in many cases. Not only has Ana had experiences that has shown he that kids work best when they are creative but finds that most schools just don't cut it in the creativity department and lack learning that gets kids excited.

Is most of what you know about nutrition and fitness wrong? I chat with Soren Harrison about fitness and his journey from tech to his current mission to make dads fit again.

Interest in homeschool is booming right now with the COVID pandemic disrupting traditional education. One of the bigger players in the homeschool game is Classical Conversations, a family operations which has been around for a few decades. Robert Bortins is second generation and now running the business. We talk about what “classical education” is and what is happening in the education space.

Austen wasn't happy with school, there wasn't something that quite fit him and he saw a lot of options that weren't practical for a 18-22 year old. He saw a huge gap in education, but also in the ever changing landscape oof education. That is where Lambda school was born. Austen talks about what it is like being a dad while building and education system that is ever changing and growing.

Tanner joins me on the podcast to talk about why being a fashionable dad actually matters. I was skeptical at first, but after listening to Tanner shed light on the topic I get it. Being a fashionable dad not only helps you look and feel better but also helps your kids, family, and friends see that you are intentionally making an effort to work to become the better version of yourself.

What is the future of education? Interested in homeschool? These are some of the topics we cover with Ryan Delk. Ryan Delk is the founder and CEO of Primer (https://www.withprimer.com/) Ryan can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/delk

Ed Latimore talks masculinity and the current state of mental toughness. Ed is a former professional boxer and writer. He can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/EdLatimore His website is https://edlatimore.com/

Steli Efti, the Founder and CEO of Close.com

From kite boarding to board meetings, there seems to be no activity that Dan Martell won't include his kids. Multiple entrepreneur and Celebrity of SaaS, Dan shares his entrepreneurial journey (spoiler, it doesn't start out easy) and some of the many ways his kids are his world and his wife is his best friend. 

Aaron Ross joins us for his second interview on the podcast. Aaron is a father of nine children, an author, a businessman, and speaker. In our conversation, Aaron talks about adaptability is essential to everyday life, but also how he uses systems to contain the chaos.

JD Graffam gets real on today's podcast. Father of three and multiple business owner, JD shares about the profound impact therapy has had on his life, and helped him manage the anxiety that follows him through his entrepreneurial life.

Jim Sheils came up with a nifty idea to combine a basic business concept with family life...and The Family Board Meeting was born. Jim joins the podcast to talk about how he uses business practices to enrich his relationships with his children, and teaches them essential life skills often overlooked in traditional education. 

Kirill is the host of the Rad Dad Podcast

Darius Monsef (aka "bubs") joins the podcast today. I think that the way Darius would want to be described in this bio would be in the following order... Lover of his wife (THE one).Lover of his children.Entrepreneur.CEO of Brave Care. He is a very unique guy that has done a lot, including creating and driving, a real life Lightning McQueen car to visit kids at children's hospitals.

Ryan Deiss joins the podcast. He is the founder of Digital Marketer.

Today’s guests are husband and wife Rob and Sherry Walling. Collectively, the couple has started multiple businesses, podcasts, and written several books. In this episode, Rob and Sherry talk about the stresses of entrepreneurship and parenthood, and what resources you need to maintain wellness throughout the ups and downs of business and family life. Rob's 2 Cents I reached out to a couple friends and started doing a Skype Mastermind. All it was was the three of us talking once a week—I believe it was once a week it might have been every other week—for 90 minutes. Each person took 30 minutes and said hey this is what I’m up to, this is what I’m struggling with. Most of the time it was about business but some of the time it was about emotional things, like man I’ve got to fire two people this week and somebody quit on me

Nathan Barry is the founder of ConvertKit, a super successful email marketing software company, but the road to success hasn’t been an easy one. Nathan shares how his family’s money struggles growing up instilled in him a sense of resourcefulness, and how he’s passing on those lessons to his kids. Nathan also talks about how his support systems have gotten him through troubled times. Nathan's 2 Cents: If you build into kids a desire to learn and a desire to create, that's really important.

Minimalist Joshua Becker joins the podcast. He is a blogger and author of numerous books on how to life with less. He can be found at http://www.becomingminimalist.com

Serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and author Jason Calacanis joins the podcast.

Ash Maurya is founder and speaker, and author of the books Running Lean and Scaling Lean. We discuss his kids’ Montessori education, and how he borrows those same principles for his professional work.

Peter Awad of the Slow Hustle podcast joins us today. Peter’s mission and goals are similar to the 2 Cent Dad podcast in his focus on family and business and life’s mission.

Hiten Shah http://www.2centdad.com/hiten-shah Link's to Hiten https://twitter.com/hnshah https://producthabits.com/ https://thestartupchat.com/

Bob Moesta http://www.2centdad.com/bob-moesta Links to Bob https://twitter.com/bmoesta http://jobstobedone.org/