Have you ever wondered what other fathers are doing to be intentional in their role? Especially those fathers who are entrepreneurs, founders, or challenging the status quo in their pursuit of a life of purpose? On the 2Cent Dad Podcast I talk with such fathers to gather their insights on how they do this whole “intentional fatherhood” thing.

Season 3

Check out all the episodes of Season 3 here

 
 

Season 2

 

Stoicism, Screen Time, and Reward Cycles with David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)

David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) joins the podcast. As expected, David brings his energy and passion to the conversation about parenting—a talk which is both opinionated and thought provoking. He shares many of his views, from the “screen time” of his 4-year-old, to which practices promote intrinsic motivation, and why classic reward cycles are completely bogus. [Listen to Episode]

 

Marc Hemeon Gets Extremely Honest on Startups & Family

Legendary designer Marc Hemeon joins us and offers a very honest and personal look into his experience of attempting to balance startups and family. Marc has been in the startup/tech game since the 90’s including stints at YouTube, Google’s self driving car project, and most recently founding Design Inc. As a father of 3 and having a marriage of 17 years, he’s seen the ups and downs and offers some very very practical advice. It was refreshing to hear him speak so bluntly on the work that it takes to guard your family and your marriage while doing work you care about. [Listen to Episode]

 

Fatherhood Advice from 5X Founder David Cancel

David Cancel is a 5X founder, former CPO at Hubspot and currently the CEO of Drift. Wonder how he does it while having two young children? Well it’s not balance thats for sure, he is not a believer in balance. Oh yeah, he wakes up at 5:30am, rarely travels and brings his family into his office on occasion. David brings some ultra practical advice on founding companies and being an intentional father.  [Listen to Episode]

 

Triplets, DNS, and France with Anthony Eden

Anthony Eden is on the podcast today. He has been running DNSimple since 2010, which helps entrepreneurs with Domain Name Services. As a father of 15yr old triplets (and a 7yr old) he’s been forced to become efficient at managing his business and time with his family. He talks about raising a family while doing extensive travel as well as the practice of having his kids to do internships at local companies to broaden their exposure to work and careers. A native of Florida, he currently lives in France with his family.  [Listen to Episode]

Season 1

Episode #1 – Allan Branch of Less Accounting  We cover homeschooling, keeping up with the Joneses, and Allen’s desire to travel the world on a boat with his family—all while teaching his kids how to be curious. Allan has a unique perspective on how curiosity is the key to education and lifetime learning, which is why he weaves it into everything he does with his children. [Listen to Episode]

 

Episode #2 – Michael Boyink of Ditching Suburbia In the wake of 9/11 Michael found himself laid off.  For this reason he started his own business and began homeschooling his children. Pretty soon, the house in suburbia started to feel like an unwanted anchor to his family. That was when they bought an RV and planned a one year trip…which is now on its fifth year. [Listen to Episode]

 

Episode #3 – Jeff Casimir of Turing School of Software & Design Jeff had aspirations of earning a Computer Science degree, working for a few years, and retiring by 30 (sound logic in the height of the dot com boom). His path changed directions after going through school and being pulled toward Teach For America. He now has a career in teaching, and currently runs Turing School of Software in Denver, CO. He has little patience for lazy students, an attitude he also has with his children. [Listen to Episode]

 

Episode #4 – Aaron Mchugh Aaron runs a blog and podcast called Work Life Play. Having spent his career in sales and marketing, he talks about his 22 years of marriage and the keys to success (including a life reboot). Aaron offers a very transparent conversation as a guy who has gone through the trenches and seen many life changes. [Listen to Episode]

 

 

Episode #5 – Dave Hoover of DevBootCamp Dave joins me to discuss his journey starting as a professional family therapist, to becoming a software developer, and eventually teaching. He shares insights on working for a smaller company,  traveling for the job, and trying to budget unplugged time devoted to family. [Listen to Episode]