Jamie Exodus is the founder of Exodus 90 which is a fraternity for men to grow spiritually. Jamie on LinkedIn Exodus websitePar Mike Sudyk

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

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 twitterPar Mike Sudyk

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.Par Mike Sudyk

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/Par Mike Sudyk

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…

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. H…

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, o…

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…

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…

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 WebsitePar Mike Sudyk

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 Anchore…

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. Where to find Tex? Twitter https://twitter.com/TexasDom1 Blog Link https://texasdom.com/bio/ Transcription below (May contain typos...): Mike: [00…

"In other discipline, at some point you have someone working with you to take you to the next level. Every single professional athlete has a coach because they reached the limit of what they can do on their own." -Ryan Vaughn If one of your employees or team members came to you and said they were feeling overwhelmed and overworked, needing a break,…

"I completely numbed myself out because it's like, you know, what do you do if your kid's stuck under the car? Like. You lift up the car, you find a way, and if it feels like your, your arms are going to come out of their sockets, will you keep holding until they crawl out from underneath the car? You don't know where you find the energy you just, …

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 …

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…

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 …

Tyler is a ball of energy and has a ton of wisdom to shore 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) Where to find Tyler: https://twitter.com/jerryteixeira http…

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. Where To Find Zac Fraternity of Excellence - https://fraternityofexcellence.com/ Blog - https://thefamilyalpha.com/ Twitter - ht…

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…

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! Transcription below (May contain typo's...): [00:00:00] Kalen: [00:00:00] Mike Sudyk in the building. Did I pronounce your last name Mike: [00:00:04]…

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. Where to find John: Warrior Challenge Books John’s YouTube Channel John on Twitter Transcription below (May contain typos...) [00:03:00] [00:02:00] [00:01:0…

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. Dan explains why he helps entrepreneurs in this space and how he continues to work on himself in the process. Where to find Dan: Twitter His website Pod …

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.Par Mike Sudyk

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 …

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 s…

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 …

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/delkPar Mike Sudyk

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/Par Mike Sudyk

Steli Efti is the Founder & CEO of Close.com Steli on Twitter https://twitter.com/Steli/photo Steli's podcast https://thestartupchat.com/ Close https://close.com/Par Mike Sudyk

Where to find Jim: Personal Website The Family Board Meeting (Amazon) Shownotes Mike Sudyk: Jim Sheils is the author of The Family Board Meeting. Tell us what the concept of The Family Board Meeting is all about. Jim Sheils: It’s a simple rhythm that I’ve added to my family life to make sure as I started with my business, that I stayed connected wi…

Where to find JD: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Website Simple Focus Shownotes (Content is summarized and paraphrased. Timestamps are approximate.) 00:20 JD Graffam: - One of my boys doesn’t pee a lot - One kid who’s really physical, and doesn’t want junk food. He wants salad and grilled chicken. - The other kid only wants club crackers. - The healthi…

Shownotes: (Content has been summarized and paraphrased. Time stamps are approximate.) :30 Mike Sudyk: - Aaron is a coach to high growth companies - Started out building the team at salesforce - Father of 9 with a blended family, wife’s kids from a previous marriage, adopted kids, kids together with your wife. Aaron Ross: Yeah, it’s a little bit of…

Where you can find Dan: Twitter Instagram danmartell.com Shownotes (Content is summarized and paraphrases. Timestamps are approximate.) Mike Sudyk: Dan Martell, - Multiple entrepreneur - Multiple exits - Celebrity of SAAS 1:00 Mike Sudyk: You’re married with two kids Dan Martell: - Yes 6 and 7. They’re my world and my wife is my best friend. - We l…

Kirill is the host of the Rad Dad PodcastPar Mike Sudyk

Ryan Deiss - Founder of Digital Marketer shares the journey of growing his business while growing his family.Par Mike Sudyk

Darius Monsef (aka Bubs)Lover of his wife.Lover of his children.Serial Entrepreneur.Children's Book author.CEO of Brave Care.https://twitter.com/bubsPar Mike Sudyk

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

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

Andy Gibson by Mike SudykPar Mike Sudyk

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 hav…

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 li…

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 hav…

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.comPar Mike Sudyk

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