Dads of San Antonio Podcast

Humbie Cervera is Northwest Little League, Machine Pitch, Spring ball 2022 Champion of the world, hailing from Akouo Church, located in the Deco District of San Antonio where he serves as Senior Pastor!  He is an avid sports fan, Spurs fanatic, and former sports anchor.    We're talking all things Spurs: past, current and future. We're talking kids in sports and how parents should keep their own expectations in check when it comes to the reality of what kids should get out of youth sports.  Join us for this fun conversation.   You can find Humbie on all the socials: Facebook Instagram Learn more about Akouo Church

Tune in to this very special - first ever - Father's Day episode of the Dads of San Antonio Podcast!!   Luis & Mike answer the following questions: - What do you think you're best at being a dad? - What do you think you're worst at being a dad? - What's the best piece of advice you were given as a new dad? - What's the most valuable your dad taught you?

June is #PrideMonth! We kick off Pride Month with Jose Flores who's trans daughter, Angel was recently featured on the Netflix Series: Queer Eye (Angel Gets Her Wings).     Luis & Mike talk with Jose, father of 4, outdoorsman, travel softball coach and husband about his journey to acceptance of his oldest daughter who came out as trans and reconnecting with her on the show.  We talk about where they are now and how he's handled his own expectations of what his life would be like compared to what they are now.  Join us for a powerful conversation of love, self-discovery and acceptance.   Luis and Mike discuss the Uvalde Mass shooting and how it effected them immediately at the it happened.  They pay tribute to the victims and offer space to those who lost loved ones that day.  If you want to help in a meaningful way, you can: Donate to a Verified Fundraiser on GoFundMe.   Give blood to the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center.  

In honor of May being Foster Care Awareness month, we wanted to highlight the stories of some truly chingon dads! Aaron Banks, Chad Jackson and Ricky Wilson join Luis & Mike on the show to share their experiences as foster dads.  Each have fostered children and have even adopted some of those fosters into their families.  We talk about how and why they decided to do it, what their experiences have been like and even some things you should know if you are thinking about becoming foster parents.   If you have specific questions about the foster care experience our panelist have graciously agreed to share their emails for you to reach out to them: Aaron can be reached at aaronbbanks@gmail.com Chad can be reached at cjackpt@gmail.com Ricky can be reached at ricky.wilson@hdrinc.com   Interested in taking next steps to becoming a foster parent?  Find out more at: alliance4orphans.org

Thomas Andrews is a former bio-tech and cancer researcher turned high school science teacher.  He is a husband, father, avid pick-up basketballer, and all around good dude.  In this Teacher Appreciation Week episode, we talk about: Why Thomas felt called to leave his job in research for a second career as a teacher How parents, teachers and students all should be working together for the success of the student And some insights into the teacher life

The ladies behind the Dad's of SA hosts take over for this special Mother's Day Episode.  Join Alyssa Leal and Gracie Martinez as they discuss the three questions we normally ask every guest, discuss mom life as #boymom and #girlmom, acknowledge and honor that momhood looks different for everyone, discuss expectation vs reality of motherhood and the best and worst advise that each have received.  Happy Mother's Day from all of us at the Dads of San Antonio!

In this episode, Luis & Mike sit down with Joseph "Joe" Hoelscher - a native SA attorney specializing in Family Law.  Joe is a published legal scholar, public speak, community advocate who in 2020 was voted Best Family Lawyer in San Antonio by a poll of his peers conducted by SA Scene Magazine and in 2020 & 2021 won Best of San Antonio in the Attorney category for reader's choice San Antonio Current. Practice areas include child welfare (CPS/DFPS cases), foster parent law, complex divorce and child custody and trial advocacy. We asked Joe some of the common questions that come up in the DOSA FB often.  The following topics are discussed in the episode: - Common things that are seen in most custody and divorce cases he's seen. - Things people can do to prepare when considering filing for divorce/custody - Can a parent who is the primary custodian keep a parent (non-primary) who is paying child support from seeing their child(ren)? - Scenario: Parents have joint custody.  While kids are at one parents home and are constantly calling other parent to pick them up because parent is arguing with new significant other.  What can be done? - What are some best practices to avoid financial pitfalls that inevitably come with divorce? 

A chingon conversation with Mike & Luis about the origins of the podcast, where we are and where we're going.  We get little deep in why we started the podcast and take this opportunity to answer the same questions we usually our guests. 

Disclaimer: In this episode we have a conversation about child trafficking and exploitations.  Listen with care.   April Molina, Communications Director for Ransomed Life joins the show to for a difficult but necessary conversation on the topic of child sex trafficking and exploitation going on right here in San Antonio. We talk about what signs to look out for, what you can do if you suspect a trafficking situation and how you can help bring awareness to the ongoing problems right here in our community.   You can find out more about what Ransomed Life is doing including their new No Child SOLD campaign and stay update to date with how you can help bring awareness to this very serious issue on their social media channels:   Facebook Twitter Instagram   Check out their map of everywhere in San Antonio that they have served a child who has been a victim of sex trafficking or exploitation, here: No Child SOLD Campaign

Jon Pyle is an associate pastor at City Church San Antonio, where he leads pastoral care initiatives and a marriage community that builds healthy relationships.  We discuss an article in the Express News article that sheds light on the impact the pandemic has had on marriages.  Jon is married and is dad to two boys age 10 and 6.  Tune into a great episode!   Connect with Jon on Twitter: @jonpyle Find his Podcast: Better on the Inside

In episode 4 of the Dads of San Antonio Podcast, we talk to Hugo Hernandez, Autism Program Director at Texas A&M - San Antonio about his work in the autistic community for over 25 years with numerous, local non-profits including starting the first Walk for Autism to kick off Autism Awareness Month in San Antonio.  We discuss FREE resources parents can access if they feel their child might be on the spectrum, what signs to look for and what steps to take to get a diagnosis. We also discuss how the Dads of San Antonio is committing to sponsoring this year's Walk for Autism and invite dads to join hosts Luis and Mike out there. We make an announcement for an upcoming in person DOSA meet up and invite local listeners to join us. Link to Walk for Autism: https://www.anybabycansa.org/2022-walk-for-autism/ Link to Autism Lifeline Links: https://autismlifelinelinks.org/ #lifeishappening #DadsofSanAntonio #SanAntonio #dadlife #fatherhood #autismawareness

Samantha Najera joins the show to give some perspective on dating a single mom.   We start the episode with Luis &  Mike talking about growing up as products of single-mom households.  We also talk kids, injuries and weak stomachs and fun weekends cleaning up messes. Samantha Najera is single-mom to Ava (8 years old), entrepreneur, life-long San Antonian and over all Chingona!  She has over 15 years experience in radio, tv and film. While earning her degree in communications at UIW, interned at Turner Studios in Atlanta where she served as a production assistant on various TV sets. After graduating she worked as a production assistant at ABS's local affiliate - KSAT12 which lead to an on-camera reporter role for the college station ABC affiliate: ABC 40 News.  In 2012 she launched her passion project, Heartfire Media. Working with several clients like Leal Insurance Services, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, San Antonio Scorpions, University Health System, Pizza Patron and many others! She also an active member of the community having served on board of advisors for the Westside YMCA, St Jude's Ranch for Children and is a graduate of Leadership San Antonio. Most recently, Sam is the co-founder of the widely popular and always funny - Bean and Chisme webshow.     Sam can be found on all the socials:   FB: @thesamnajera Insta: @thesamnajera Twitter: @thesamnajera

To start the episode, Luis & Mike discuss Mike's life with his autistic daughter.  If you feel your child might have autism and want to get an assessment for them.  You can reach out to Autism Lifeline Links (ALL), a local network of autism agencies where  parents can find resources and referrals to the services they need.  They recommend parents sign up for ALL as soon as they find out their child has autism or if they suspect their child has autism and needs to know how to get a diagnosis.  https://autismlifelinelinks.org/ Michael Girdley is the Chairman and co-founder of Dura Software, the second-largest software company in San Antonio and dad to 2 boys.  Michael began an at-home experiment of disconnecting from electronics for an extended period of time.  We talk about how that went, what he and his family learned and if they will continue with the experiment.  Join us for this fun conversation with a serial entrepreneur and family man. Michael can be found on Twitter: @girdley He is also the host of two of his own podcasts Unusual Profits Podcast with Michael Girdley: https://anchor.fm/unusual-profits &  Acquisitions Anonymous: https://anchor.fm/dealtalk

The Dads of San Antonio Podcast is designed for the modern day chingon dad!   In this we discuss why the group was created and we talk with Richard James of James Family Tax Services.   Richard is the founder and owner of James Family Tax & Business Services and member of the DOSA FB group.  Richard and his team are passionate about teaching their client as valued individual and business that they are privileged to work with. Other than tax services, they can help with LLC formation, bookkeeping, payroll and tax consultation.  He has corporate experience as a business process consultant  and strategy planning advisor among other roles at USAA.  He is a graduate of Texas Tech and US Army Veteran.  Outside of work, he enjoys being with family.  He's an competitive marathoner and runner and avid cyclist!   Richard and his team are have created a presentation on "Understanding your tax return".  Text "DADS" to (210) 864-8358 to receive the presentation for FREE with no obligation.