Bathtime 2 Boardroom

We spoke with Jayd Swendseid. A loving husband and dad of four who has been a chief Los Angeles County Firefighter for the past 30 years. We were able to better understand how he has kept open mind to learning from and listening to his children.

Outside of his service to the Los Angeles community, he enjoys acting and has played roles in feature films, cable TV, sitcoms, soap operas, commercials and music videos. When he isn’t working or on set, he enjoys spending quality time with his family.

We were able to speak with Angela Tang, an Assistant Professor for a School Counseling Program and Fieldwork Coordinator at The University of San Francisco. In this episode, she emphasizes the importance of public education, school counseling, and explains how her own personal college experience lead her into her career. We were able to take away many parenting tips on how to better listen to our children, as well as, suggestions for a household with kids and two working parents during COVID.

If hindsight is 20/20, what would you want to know about your children in the future so that you can make different (or the same) choices in how you raised them today?

In this episode, Dr. Jill shares her perspective on raising kids during COVID and the important role our communities play in helping them cope. Dr. Jill Rovaris is the Director of Health and Counseling at Santa Clara University. She has served as a psychology professor at several major universities including two Historically Black Colleges. Dr. Jill is also reaching out to help people to become discoverable unto themselves using her mantra, iWill ‘til i’mWell. She is working to help people impose their WILL onto themselves (hence the “i”) until they are WELL.

Learn more about Dr. Jill at https://www.iwilltilimwell.com/

Of the many lessons this COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, there's so much that happens behind the scenes to ensure the health and safety of our community. This includes the sacrifices being made by these front line workers when it comes to their home life in addition to their day job.

Meet Joe Everett, Battalion Chief for the City of Los Angeles Fire Department and father to a high school senior. Joe shares his story on how the influences of his parents in education and how acknowledging the tough times at work, have helped him be a better role model for his son and for his team.

We were able to speak with Matt Kreutz, the CEO and Founder of Firebrand Artisan Breads in Oakland, Ca. In 2007 he managed to turn his lifelong passion for baking and working in the food service industry into Firebrand. After spending hours helping his mom make meals for the family by the age of 14 he got his first job in a bakery - and hasn’t worked outside of the baking industry since.

Join us as we dived into Matt’s humble beginnings, fatherhood and how he turned his passion into a great workplace culture of inclusion, hard work and service. He emphasizes his belief that “a company has the responsibility to its employees as well as the community it serves.”

No one can ever have enough mom & dad jokes to share with their kids. Hope you enjoy Season 2's compilation of these silly riddles.

When it comes to work+life challenges and stay-at-home parents, we often picture a mother at home handling the family's day to day responsibilities; however, we're seeing more and more families change that stereotype especially in today's new way of working.

Join us for some straight talk with Aussie-born, business leader turned auctioneer and stay-at-home Dad, Shaun McEwan for a fun and delightful conversation on running a household and a business.

To learn more about Shaun, connect with him on LinkedIn.

In this episode, we're joined by Frank Carbajal, Founder and President of “Es Tiempo '' and The Silicon Valley Latino Leadership (SVLLS) Summit. As well as, the coauthor of “Building the Latino Future: Success Stories for the Next Generation.” His book shares a collection of that offer insight for Latinos who yearn for success within any industry.

Join us as we learn more about Frank as an entrepreneur, father and his advice for small business owners during these COVID times.

In this Kids Edition of B2B, we have a conversation with mother-son duo Marion Edwards & Jay Wintringer. Today's episode reminds me of Thanksgiving dinner, listening to childhood stories retold by now grown kids while parents remember memories slightly different. Tune in to hear how this working mom is seen through the eyes of her adult son, with descriptions reminiscent of growing up in the '80s and how those moments have made long lasting impressions.

Learn more or connect with Marion and Jay:

Marion: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marion-edwards-b86a382/

Jay: https://vimeo.com/pmjayw