Brad is an effective sales leader and best-selling author who over a decade ago set out on a mission to compile stories from his prior business experience as a founder and CEO of a small oil company and the encounters from meetings and speaking events with some of the worlds best leaders in sports, business and politics.

Through his efforts, his teams have have organized raising capital for some of the financial service industry's leading firms. Throughout his career, he and the teams he has lead have raised over $2 Billion.

He is also the founder of The Art of Beliefology - believing that you have the power to change your beliefs and your future.

In addition to all this, he has authored books like On the Wings of Eagles, Put Some Thrive in Your Hive and his newest book, set to arrive on bookshelves this year, Blueprint For Your Better Self. All these are a must read that will certainly help you to perform at your best.

In our conversation, he goes into great depths on what being a dad has meant to him and the lessons he has had to learn in the process of parenting. 

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My guest today on Dad Up is Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell.

Even though Chuck is now retired, he still remains the most well-known UFC Fighter of all time. He is an expert in mixed martial arts and is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

Chuck is also a UFC Hall of Famer.

As tough as he is, he still carries a heavy love for his kids.

In our conversation he shares the joy he gets just spending quality time with his kids. He knows that his kids are the priority in his life.

I really enjoyed our conversation and I am sure you will too.

https://www.instagram.com/ChuckLiddell/

Austin Carr is an NFL Wide-Receiver for the New Orleans Saints. He joined the Saints off waivers from New England at the start of the 2017 regular season, appearing in one regular season and one playoff contest in his rookie campaign. As a wide-receiver, he originally signed as an undrafted rookie out of Northwestern with New England, has played in 21 games with five starts, recording ten receptions for 106 yards and two touchdowns.

As fulfilling as his NFL career has been, nothing has been more fulfilling than the recent birth of his first child with his wife, Erica. However, in our conversation, he shares their excitement of their son’s birth soon turned into fear when Erica tested positive for Covid-19 on the day she was to deliver their baby boy. By the grace of God, their baby boy tested negative and today the Carr’s are completely healthy and Austin is enjoying his new role as a dad.

In our conversation, Austin shares how much his parents positively impacted his life and taught him what it takes to be a successful father. Such an inspiring conversation and I hope you enjoy our conversation about fatherhood.

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Dan Caldwell is well established businessman and television personality. He was made famous for his sports brand apparel company known as TapOut. His company mostly targeted sports personalities such as MMA fighters and athletes.

Dan and two partners started the company back in the late 90s and was notably started with Dan distributing T-shirts for free from his car and at local MMA events. After peaking the interests of several MMA fighters, the brand quickly went global.

I can’t say enough about what this man has done with his life. His success is a direct reflection of nothing but hard work and the determination to succeed.

Please pay close attention to this man’s remarkable story of going from living in a crime filled neighborhood as a child to a multiple business owner, tv personality, self-made millionaire and more importantly a successful dad.

This is an episode that you will definitely want to take notes as Dan shares a lot of wisdom not only as a successful business owner, but as a dad.

https://www.instagram.com/tapoutpunkass/

https://www.instagram.com/TapouT/

https://www.instagram.com/gripknife/

https://www.instagram.com/billionairecollectibles/

https://www.instagram.com/theteeacher/

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https://billionairecollectibles.com/pages/about-us

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Ruben is a business visionary. For the last 8 years he has dedicated himself to sales and marketing at a manufacturing company and recently launched his own venture, The Marketing Hunters. https://www.themarketinghunters.com/

From this new business, his Podcast In For The Kill was formed, which focuses on modern day men and women who hunt their goals down and are constantly chasing their dreams. In For the Kill is a podcast for the passionate, the resilient, and those that refuse to quit. Make sure you check out his show. https://www.instagram.com/inforthekillpodcast/ https://linktr.ee/inforthekill

Ruben and his wife have a young son and a daughter on the way, due in August. He is still learning as a fairly new dad, but you can tell he carries a lot of knowledge on what it takes to be a successful dad. https://www.instagram.com/iamrubenalvarez/ and make sure you check out his personal website at https://www.rubenalvarez.com/

Ben Newman is a highly regarded Performance Coach, International Speaker and Best-Selling author, whose clients include Fortune 500 companies around the world, business executives sales organizations and professional athletes.

He also serves as a Mental Conditioning Coach for the 17-time National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide football team and has worked with players from the last 3 Super Bowl Champion teams.

He was recently selected by Influencive.com as one of the Top 10 Motivators in Sports. Real Leaders Magazine selected him as one of their 2019 Top 50 Speakers in the World.

In our conversation, Ben shares how important kids are to him and just how important his mom was in impacting his life into fatherhood. He shares some personal stories and as you will hear is emotional to the things that matter most to him. He has a great story, a great vision and certainly provides some meaningful tips on being a dad.

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Andy is the co-founder of one of the most successful and fastest growing ice cream shops in Southern California called After's Ice Cream. He and his business partner started the company and opened their first store in 2013. In just only seven years, they now have 29 locations.

Andy is known as the serial restaurateur owning several different types of food service businesses from Matte Black Coffee, Dough & Arrow, Shomi Noods, Ground House Burger and Portside Fish Co. However, After's Ice Cream will helped him get his start.

He and his business partner started After's Ice Cream after realizing there was a need for a late-night dessert place that's cool and hip. When they were planning their launch, they knew they had to find a way to capture customers and attract people to their ice cream.

That's when the Milky Bun was created. The Milky Bun is one of the most sought after ice cream treats on the market. If you have not tried the Milky Bun, put your diet on hold and go get one.

Andy is a new dad with a daughter that is just a little over a year old. He enjoys the journey and shares that as a new dad and an entrepreneur, finding the balance is hard, but he is enjoying his journey in fatherhood.

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https://www.orngcnty.com/

https://www.aftersicecream.com/

https://portsidefishco.com/

https://www.doughandarrow.co/

https://www.instagram.com/daduppodcast/

https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe

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