You’re scaling your SaaS. Your inbox is a war zone. Your kid just wants five minutes.

Sound familiar?

🎙️ This episode goes inside the mind of Shaun Clark, Co-Founder & CEO of HighLevel, the guy who built a billion-dollar rocketship and raised a son who’s cold-pitching businesses at 12.

No sugarcoating. No hype. Just the brutally honest reality of what it takes to build something massive without burning down your family in the process.

You’ll hear how Shaun balances scaling one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies on the planet with being a present dad, the wins, the failures, the sleepless nights, and the lessons he’s passing on about grit, rejection, and chasing greatness.

🎯 Here’s what you’ll walk away with:

 👉 Why your kid's first cold call matters more than your next product update

 👉 The lie of "balance" and how to build a business that bends to your family, not breaks it

 👉 What HighLevel's founder would never sacrifice, no matter how big it gets

 👉 How to lead at home and at scale without dropping either

07:45 – Cold calls, rejection & resilience at age 12

13:20 – Building a team, building a legacy

19:10 – Work‑family fluidity: what it really looks like

25:30 – My worst failure & what it taught me

32:00 – Leadership at home vs leadership at work

38:45 – The mindset shift that changed it all

44:00 – Final advice for SaaS dads who refuse to quit

🔥 If you're buried in Slack, missing bedtime, and wondering if it’s all worth it,  this is your wake-up call.

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What happens when you're raising a newborn and launching one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the world? Robin Alex, co-founder of HighLevel, shares how he balanced 1,500+ employees, global expansion, and fatherhood.

Discover the habits, lessons, and conscious parenting decisions that helped him build an empire without sacrificing what matters most. This is real talk from the front lines, not theory. Whether you're growing your agency, building your SaaS, or juggling home life and business… this episode will hit home.

🔥 Get inspired by how elite entrepreneurs keep it all together and why Robin says he’d go back and spend even more time with his kids.

🔥 What You’ll See in This Episode:

✅ The routines that helped Robin lead 1,500+ employees without burning out

✅ How being a dad shaped HighLevel’s customer-obsessed culture

✅ What most founders get wrong about balance — and how to fix it

✅ Real talk on iPads, Roblox, Minecraft, and parenting in a digital world

✅ Why tech exposure isn’t the problem — ignorance is

✅ How conscious parenting creates better leaders

✅ Robin’s biggest regrets — and what he’d do differently

✅ Why this ONE mindset shift changed his business and home life forever

⏱ Timestamps 00:47 – Founding HighLevel while raising a baby

2:06 – Managing sleepless nights and a startup

4:50 – A day in the life: CEO + Dad

6:17 – Traveling 6 months a year — and staying connected

10:00 – Conscious parenting in a digital world

13:00 – Teaching empathy and communication to kids

17:00 – The risks of AI and media on children

21:00 – Parenting decisions around tech access

26:10 – Minecraft, screen time, and boundaries

30:00 – Teaching the right future skills

34:00 – Letting kids try, quit, and discover

38:00 – How parenting made him a better leader

41:00 – Dealing with criticism as HighLevel scales

44:00 – Long-term thinking: business and parenting

50:00 – Final advice: What Robin wishes he knew

This is mandatory viewing for SaaS founders, agency owners, and digital entrepreneurs.

🔥 If you run a HighLevel agency or SaaS this is your blueprint for long-term success without losing your family.

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What if you didn’t have to choose between crushing it in SaaS and being a present, hands-on dad?

In this raw and inspiring episode of SaaS Dads, Andy Audate shares the powerful mindset and systems he used to build a 7-figure SaaS business before becoming a father — so he could show up fully when his daughter arrived.

From hiring at age 12, to hitting his first million by 21, to now running a lean 12-hour workweek business that funds freedom and family, Andy breaks down the high-leverage strategies every founder-dad needs.

This no-fluff episode rips the lid off how real SaaS founders scale fast — without sacrificing their families in the process:

🔥 Build a business that doesn’t own your time

If you’re building SaaS while raising a family, this is your blueprint to escape the grind and own your life again.

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How Sarah Cordiner turned chaos into a $15M‑valued SaaS empire while breastfeeding, raising kids, and launching in Australia’s remote outback.

From a spare bedroom in Broome, Western Australia, Sarah Cordiner built TekMatix, an all-in-one CRM and course-creation platform that has grown into a global powerhouse—empowering hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and educators. 

In this episode of SaaS Dads:

👉 Discover how she launched TekMatix during COVID, literally mid‑birth announcement—booking a team in the Philippines in days and hitting a $15M valuation in 18 months.

👉 Learn the exact discipline shifts flexible work schedules, Monday co‑working mornings, “Wednesday client days”, and weekend shutdowns that helped her balance parenting and scaling TekMatix.

👉 Hear how daring branding reinvestments delivered a 700% signup surge and how hiring a fractional COO/CTO changed everything.

👉 Uncover the mindset pivots: building trusted support circles, saying no to rude clients, and detoxing from the “always‑on” entrepreneur persona.

👉TekMatix is the $15M Aussie-built SaaS powerhouse. 

Timestamps:

02:15 Launching TekMatix during lockdown and birth—fastest rocket-to-$15M journey

08:30 Life as a remote‑based founder: juggling kids, guilt, and airport trips

14:20 Branding overhaul raked a 700% spike—why visuals matter more than you think

19:50 From solo founder to co‑CEO partnership—balancing roles and marriage

25:10 Carving the week—why Mondays are admin days and Wednesdays are long client days

30:45 Hiring fractional CTO/COO unlocked growth and sanity

35:00 Setting boundaries: resilience in client support and mental health

40:30 Stress‑busting rituals, friendships, and weekend family authority

45:00 Final lessons: ask for help earlier and hire the grown‑up faster

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What kind of madness makes a father of two walk away from a cushy government job — to build a SaaS startup from zero, with zero safety net?

In this brutally honest episode of SaaS Dads, Kartik exposes the real price of chasing freedom while raising a family. No investors. No backup. Just a bold leap into launching a SaaS inside the HighLevel ecosystem — diapers on one hand, and a business to build on the other.

You’ll discover:

👉 The gut-punch moment that made Kartik say: “I’m done with corporate.”

👉 How he built a team that closed 6 clients — while he was on holiday

👉 The truth about time, tax, and tension no SaaS course prepares you for

👉 Why being a dad makes you ruthlessly focused in business

⏱️ Timestamps:

1:30 – The leap: Leaving a 6-figure job with 2 kids

4:00 – Family first: Why support matters more than funding

7:00 – Corporate fatigue & chasing meaning

10:15 – Real talk: Managing dad life & 14-hour days

13:00 – HighLevel community impact & early wins

18:00 – Building a remote team that performs

21:00 – What kids teach you about leadership

26:00 – From “What do you do?” to “This is real.”

30:00 – The reality of work-life “blend”

35:00 – Simplifying the offer & staying sane

41:00 – The myth of instant SaaS success

47:00 – What drives Kartik: Legacy, family & freedom

If you’re stuck juggling family, burnout, and a business that feels like it’s draining the life out of you — this is your wake-up call.

No fluff. Just the blueprint for building real freedom — with your kids watching.

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What if the biggest pain in your agency became the launchpad to a 7-figure SaaS career?

Robb Bailey, one of the first to scale HighLevel into the agency world, joins us on SaaS Dads to unpack the whole journey, reveals how a $44,000/month tech problem led him to co-pioneer one of the fastest-growing SaaS movements in the agency space. He breaks down the exact mindset, playbook, and fatherhood fuel that kept him in the game when most would’ve quit.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

This isn’t hype — it’s the behind-the-scenes truth from someone who’s done it.

⏱ Timestamps

00:12 - The humble beginnings with HighLevel

02:01 - Starting a business while raising a family

03:44 - From freelancer to agency owner

05:00 - The brutal early years of parenting + agency life

06:50 - Why entrepreneurship gave Robb the dad freedom he craved

10:00 - The loss that reshaped Robb’s parenting mindset

14:50 - “I didn’t want a baby — I wanted a family”

20:00 - Showing up as a dad: the secret to parenting and business

26:24 - Guardrails, gratitude, and raising emotionally safe kids

35:10 - Teaching money mindset through everyday life

42:40 - Why SaaS is the best business model for dads

50:00 - The moment that changed Robb’s future: HighLevel's $44K solution

56:00 - The power of consistency and compounding revenue

1:01:00 - Final advice: don’t chase hype, build the base

🚨 If you’re building a SaaS while raising a family, this is your blueprint for compounding wins — in business and at home.

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From broke, burnt-out, and working night shifts... to running one of Australia’s top HighLevel agencies serving 1,000 businesses across 9 countries.

This isn’t just another SaaS story, it’s pure survival mode turned domination. Michael Dooley built Pinnacle from scratch, during custody battles, separation, and 3AM feedings. While most quit, he scaled.

In this raw episode of SaaS Dads, you’ll discover:

✅The brutal COVID crash, how he lost it all and rebuilt

🕒 Timestamps

0:00 — Intro & setup  

2:00 — How Pinnacle started & initial hustle  

6:00 — COVID hit: clients lost & mental pressure  

10:30 — Juggling fatherhood & entrepreneurship  

15:30 — Time blocking, hiring, and scaling  

20:00 — Leveraging vulnerability in marketing  

24:00 — Leading with emotional intelligence  

28:00 — Screen time, kids, and legacy thinking  

32:00 — Final advice + the moment it all flips  

If you're building SaaS or scaling an agency while juggling real-life chaos, this is your no-fluff roadmap. This is how the real ones win.

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What happens when you sell a multi-million dollar e-commerce brand… then rebuild from scratch but this time around your kids, not just clients?

In this powerful SaaS Dads episode, Paul reveals how he scaled Insiteful and Ecommerce Circle to 200+ brands and 20+ staff while raising two young boys. From burning out in corporate to discovering Shopify’s power, this is the unfiltered truth about balancing 7-figure e-commerce growth with family life.

You’ll discover:

🚀 The SaaS shortcuts that stop you wasting years (and thousands) trying to custom-build what Shopify already perfected

👨‍👩‍👦 Why chasing revenue while ignoring your family destroys teams and how “family-first” leadership keeps staff loyal and clients locked in

📅 The exact time-blocking system Paul uses to escape calendar chaos and claw back 10+ hours every week for his kids

💡Why doing everything yourself is killing your business and how hiring smart isn’t a cost, it’s the #1 move to buy back your life

0:00 – Intro: SaaS Dads podcast

If you’re building an agency, SaaS, or e-commerce business while raising a family, this is your episode.

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👉 www.insiteful.com.au

Unlock the high-performance blueprint behind Danny Clarke’s meteoric rise from old-school sales training to launching Hello Freedom and scaling as a Diamond SaaSPRENEUR. In this episode, Danny reveals the exact funnels, frameworks, and flywheels that don’t just build profit they create true lifestyle freedom.

What you’ll discover:

👉 The playbook to scale your business without becoming a stranger at home

👉 How to grow fast without sacrificing your marriage, kids, or sanity

👉 The unfair system to win in business and still be present at the dinner table

👉 Build a 7-figure business without burning out or losing the people you love

If you’re a SaaS founder, agency owner or digital marketer who’s tired of the “all‑gas, no brakes” approach, this episode shows what the real high‑performance path looks like.

Time

0:00 ‑ 2:00 Intro: Danny Clarke’s backstory & early entrepreneurial roots (insurance, coaching)

2:30 ‑ 5:00 Building large‐scale coaching & membership business → burnout & lessons learned

5:00 ‑ 8:00 Transition into SaaS / HighLevel / Hello Freedom & systematizing funnels, frameworks

8:00 ‑ 12:00 Family + business balance: setting boundaries, letting go, building team & infrastructure

12:00 ‑ 16:00 Mindset & authenticity: rejecting perfection, embracing strengths & weaknesses

16:00 ‑ 20:00 Digital world & parenting: values, tech, preparing kids for future & teaching responsibility

20:00 ‑ 23:00 Danny’s core win systems: what works now (scalable funnels, predictable income)

23:00 ‑ End Final thoughts, advice to audience, where to find Danny & Hello Freedoms, CTA

This is where it starts. 👇

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👉 Burnt out. Outnumbered. Scaling fast and barely holding it together.

If you're a SaaS founder juggling diapers and dashboards, this episode will punch you in the gut in the best way possible.

Matt Deseno (CEO of HL Pro Tools & Baam) didn’t just build a $30M SaaS empire. He did it while raising 3 kids under 7, battling overwhelm, employee lawsuits, missed payrolls, and everything else they don’t show on LinkedIn.

This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s the raw, unfiltered truth about what it actually takes to grow a 250+ person company without losing your family.

You’ll learn how Matt went from newborns on Zoom calls to buying back his time, reclaiming his evenings, and building a business that serves his family, not steals from it.

If you're stuck in the guilt loop, scaling one thing while neglecting the other, this is your wake-up call.

💥 Highlights:

👉 The hidden pain behind scaling to 6,000+ agencies

👉 Why “balance” is BS and what top performers chase instead

👉 Hiring, firing, and fighting burnout as a SaaS CEO

👉 The $300/month secret that gave Matt back his evenings

👉 How to raise kids that still want to hang out with you at 25

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Welcome & Time Zones

00:18 – The Real Reason Behind SaaS Dads

01:01 – Matt’s Origin Story in HL Pro Tools

03:00 – From 0 to 250 Staff in 5 Years

04:44 – Scaling During a Crisis (COVID Backstory)

07:01 – “I Wasn’t Chasing Balance — I Chased Harmony”

10:56 – Raising Kind, Confident Adults

13:22 – Business Gets Bigger, Problems Get Weirder

16:42 – The Emotional Weight of Leadership

20:56 – Parenting Through Chaos (And Finding Peace)

24:00 – Buying Back Time (The $300 Routine Shift)

30:29 – Constraint = The Secret to High Output

36:45 – SaaS, Family & False Goals

42:58 – The Power of Margin in Life

53:50 – Final Thoughts & Book Rec

Build a SaaS that supports your family, not one that steals your time.

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👉 https://baam.com/

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