Jeff Kirk is a former Colorado Dad of the Year from 2013 and a PTA president at his daughter's school.  His website, www.involvedad.com ecourages other dads to get involved as well.  Very few dads take the time to ever visit their child's school, and we discuss the benefits of doing so along with so much more in this uplifting edition of Father Nation with your host, Jesse Foster

Jeff Kirk

Father Nation host Jesse Foster interviews fathers about their journey as a dad. Each show will feature a different dad share his experience  and share insights to help you become a better dad.  Hearing about the failures, the ah-ha moments, and the successes of other dads can help you avoid their mistakes, immulate their successful strategies, and take action to become a better dad.  Whether you can listen in the car, at the gym, or at home, Father Nation is the podcast for you to become wiser in raising your kid(s), to influence them, and to imprint the kind of legacy in your family that you desire to create.  New show Monday-Thursday each week except on holidays.

Hogan Hilling, together with Shawn Fludd, are putting together what's called a Dadly Rally.  What is a Dadly Rally? If you're a dad who would like to spend more time, have more FUN and be more active in your children’s lives, the DADLY Rally invites you to join other dads who seek to create a better family and work life balance and also create a new brand of love and leadership as a dad.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN AT THE DADLY RALLY?
1. Maximize time with his kids!
2. Find the right home and work balance for his family. 
3. Unconventional solutions to conventional dad challenges!
4. Strategies to strengthen relationship with his kids!
5.Enjoy and have FUN being a dad!
The Dadly Rally mission is to support dads and moms in their quest to unify, strengthen and inform the parenting community about the equal role they play as parents.  For more info go here

Dadly Rally

Tommy Maloney comes on Father Nation to discuss how to succeed in a blended family.  A TEDx Speaker and author of 25 Tips for Divorced Dads Tommy works to give hope and encouragement to dads who are going through the difficult things that divorce brings.  Included in the episode are tips such as to use Snap Chat to connect with your kid, and how even a zamboni machine can teach you a thing or two about fatherhood! Find his website here.

Tommy Maloney

Jennifer Jordan is a California-based author with a passion for celebrating the spiritual in our daily lives and educating others. She has worked as a writer and teacher and holds dual Master’s Degrees in Education and School Counseling. After getting to know her father better after her mother passed away from cancer, she felt inspired to write DADLY Wisdom to celebrate the lives and wisdom of fathers. She then spent many years interviewing fathers throughout the world, and she now offers their powerful stories in this transformative book of love, joy and inspiration.

Jennifer Jordan

Bob Paff is a highly sought after communications expert, business leader, and media professional.  His platform and company namesake "Communicating to Win" empowers people so they can effectively communicate in all aspects of their lives.  In this episode we talk about the fact that communication begins with you.  To communicate with your wife, kids, or anyone for that matter, you must be honest with yourself first!

Bob Paff

Matt Miller is a former Air Force pilot turned corporate man who eventually started his own business and is now his own boss.  School Spirit Vending is a unique business model where interested families can turn for a great secondary income stream that can fit into the cracks of your life.  Matt talks about fatherhood and the importance of face to face communication in today's world which is saturated in electronic media, the need to teach your kids about the value of money, and the added benefits of being an entrepreneur when in comes to being a dad.  Matt offers Father Nation listeners a free ebook: Live Your Dreams available here.

Jeff Kirk

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