Fatherhood On Fire

Fatherhood On Fire

By Ryan SullivanSociety & Culture
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Fatherhood On Fire episodes

  • The 80/20 Rule with Dave Neff

    In this episode we’re talking with Dave Neff. He’s the Chief Revenue Officer of Prolific, a strategic growth firm. Prior to that he helped start and was the CEO of EDGE Mentoring, a whole life intergenerational mentoring non-profit, for 6 years. He’s the father of the three children all under age 5.

    Dave shares amazing insights about the power and benefits of mentoring. He shares what the mentees responsibility is and how to be a good mentee. He talks about the growing importance of strategy in the workplace and skills that young fathers should be developing and encouraging in their kids. Dave talks about the importance and difficulty of being present with our kids and ways we can leverage our networks to facilitate early mentoring opportunities for our children.

    Connect with Dave

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrneff/

    30 min
  • "Clear The Day To Win The Day" with Emily Bopp Co-Founder of Enable

    How do you define a win?

    Emily Bopp is the mother of two young adult boys and the Co-Founder of Enable.

    She shares with us:

    What it means to clear the day to win the day and how we can use leading indicators to ensure we're focused and executing on the right activities.

    What does it mean to teach our kids to love themselves and how do we practice it?

    The benefits of early home schooling and the impact of social media.

    Building relational capital with our kids early to develop mature and healthy relationships as they grow.


    Connect with Emily:

    LinkedIn

    Enablesolutions.us

    44 min
  • Always A Pastor with Jason Graf

    Jason Graf is the father of seven children age 15 to 2. That is, in fact, a lot of young people in one house. He's a former pastor of a Home Church and currently the Executive Vice President of Zoe Facility Services.

    In this episode Jason shares:

    • Managing the chaos of a large family.
    • Trusting God with their family planning, despite tests that revealed having children wouldn't be an option.
    • Transitioning from Church Pastoring to Corporate Pastoring.
    • What it means if you're yelling.
    • The challenges of being provider, protector, and pastor for our families.


      • Connect with Jason on LinkedIn

      33 min
    • "The Soundtrack Of Our Kids Self Talk" with Alex Perry, author of Minivan Mogul: A Crash Course In Confidence For Women

      Alex Perry is the founder of Practically Speaking and the author of Minivan Mogul: A Crash Course In Confidence For Women.

      In this episode Alex shares:

      • Her Five Road Rules for confidence.
      • What she would say to her children if she knew she wouldn't be able to speak tomorrow.
      • A fathers role in raising confident women.
      • Healthy and unhealthy comparisons. 
      • The importance of affirmative language.
      • Effective language to challenge status quo.

        • Buy Her Book Minivan Mogul: A Crash Course In Confidence For Women

        Join the Minivan Mogul Facebook Group

        Checkout Alex's Professional Services at Practically Speaking

        40 min
      • Take Your Kid To Work Year with Coach Lucas Woody

        Lucas Woody is the Owner and Founder of Human Movement Performance and Prehabilitation in West Lafayette, IN as well as the owner of Coaching Better.

        He is the father of an 18 month boy and is showing his son everyday how to fall in love with the process.

        In this episode Lucas shares the 8 dimensions of wellness that he instills in his clients and what you can start doing today to keep those in balance.

        He shares why he chose a half Ironman in order to learn how to swim and what that in turn taught him about fatherhood.

        Lucas tells us about his fear of being a bad caregiver to a newborn and how Covid forced him to face that head on.


        Connect with Lucas

        Coaching Better

        Human Movement

        LinkedIn 

        Facebook

        Instagram

        24 min
      • "Excellence, Joy, and Perseverance" with Ryan Callahan, The Smartest Neighbor
        Our guest this episode is Ryan Callahan. He is the father of a four year old girl, McKinsey & Company Alumni, recently became President of the newly founded health analytics company Orthos, and finished multiple marathons alongside his own father.
        Ryan shares what it means to be your authentic self at work and how he recently practiced it meeting new colleagues.
        He talks about his family "motto" Excellence Through Perseverance and how becoming a father forces us to become more perseverant.
        He talks about how he uses faith as an anchor to make forward looking decisions.
        He talks about running marathons with his own father and about his experience learning Krav Maga. From those experiences he's recognized the importance of fitness to not only physical health but to allow your mind to rest and recover.
        41 min
      • "Mindset Is Everything" with Tom Short, former NCAA and USA Olympic Basketball Official

        Tom Short is a new father to a one year old girl. After ten years in black and white stripes he chose to step away from NCAA D1 basketball officiating to ensure that he was physically present with his daughter and wife during this season in his life.

        In this episode Tom shares with us:

        • What experience led him to make the decision to step away from officiating.
        • What he learned working with elite performers that he applies to his own life and fathering journey.
        • What mindset means to him and how it actually plays out in his life.
        • Why sports analogies are so prevalent in our society and how we can get the most out of the lessons we learn from sports.

          • Connect with Tom:

          LinkedIN

          38 min
        • Eight Month Check In with Dr. Tyler Lucas

          In this episode we check back in with Dr. Tyler Lucas. We first interviewed a few days before his daughters birth, then a month after wards to see if it was what he expected. We're checking back in at the eight month mark to see how they're doing.

          Tyler shares how they've handled childcare for Nora with daycare being shut down.

          Tyler shares his insights on Covid from his perspective as a medical resident and how things are slowly getting back towards normal and they're seeing an increase in in person visits. How will we be able to respond as things move and flow. 

          As one of two Chief Resident's Tyler shares how being in a leadership role during Covid is actually a blessing and has exposed him and his colleagues to critical decisions early in his career.

          Tyler also speaks about the challenges of mental health and depression for healthcare professionals. He says often times working in a high pressure industry people fall into rhythms and get burnt out without anyone noticing. He uses triathlon and exercise to maintain balance and unplug from the stresses of his work. 

          We talk about the challenges of exercising with a baby and the different baby carriers and attempts to get exercise done with a baby.

          Tyler shares the most unexpected part of becoming a father and how it's made him so much more grateful for everything he has.



          35 min
        • "Rhythms Out Of The Fog" with Red Mallard Founder, John Welches

          John Welches is the father of four children. He said no to the traditional lifestyle and got into marketing agency and content writing and now owns his own agency, Red Mallard.

          What Fuels Your Fire? Understanding other people and the soul of the other person as best as he can.

          John says his life would be considered quite boring if seen only from the outside. 

          John shares his brush with religious legalism and how he moved back towards a relationship with Christ. As a young man he witnessed his future wife's parents go through a really challenging experience with their Church. From that John learned that he needs God first, and the Church is to bring him closer to God not serve in God's place.

          Paul Jensen - Leadership Institute. John shares how he incorporates rhythms from Jesus's story that enable God to pull him out of states of depression and despair more quickly.

          John shares how he has made walking an important part of his fitness and intentional time to prepare himself to live this day for God. 

          "The moment that matters to them is Dad coming in and bringing a sense of faith, of hope, of love"

          John shares how he lives out his faith at work. By being transparent with his faith and welcoming of all people. 

          John shares how he works through doubt by looking to Jesus and stop trying to figure it out himself and started asking God to show him.

          Red Mallard

          LinkedIn

          Instagram

          40 min
        • "Starting Chapter Two And Celebrating Chapter One" with John Sherrill

          John is the father of two children a 10 year and a 13 year old. He is the step father of twin 10 year old girls. John's first wife, Carrie, fought a four year battle against ovarian cancer. She passed away in 2017. In 2018 he met Julie, whose first husband had also fought a four battle with cancer and passed away two months before Carrie did. Their similar experience and positive outlook brought them together  and they were married in November 2019.

          On this episode we talk about:

          • What John learned from walking the battle with cancer with Carrie.
          • What it was like to be a widower and single father.
          • The differences single fathers experience compared to that of single women.
          • Dating and the guilt of loss.
          • Introducing the kids and what worked for them... then BAM, quarentine!
          • When and how was able to prioritize family and make a tough decision in his career.
          • We don't have it all figured out, but how do we set an example of kindness and dignity for our kids.

            • Connect with John 

            https://www.facebook.com/johnrsherrill

            39 min

          About Fatherhood On Fire

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          Fatherhood On Fire celebrates fathers who inspire us. Elevates the conversation on fatherhood. And encourages men embracing their role as father.