I wanted to do something special for Father's Day, so I recruited a few awesome dads to join me to take part in a draft of fictional dads from movies and tv.
If you’ve ever done a fantasy football draft or something similar, it was basically like that, we took turns drafting dads from pop culture to see who could build the best team of dads.
Vote for your favorite team!
EPISODE LINKS:
Will Greenblatt:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/willgreenblatt/
Zach Watson:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachwatson/
https://www.instagram.com/zachmentalloadcoach/
Paul Sullivan:
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
Today on the podcast we are talking about the 2006 hit Little Miss Sunshine. I really enjoyed rewatching the movie and it was really interesting to watch it from the lens of a parent, so I hope you check it out if you haven’t seen it in a while.
Joining me is Cathrine Brown corporate marketing leader, founder of The Cabro, a platform for ambitious working mothers, and a mother of 2.
While discussing this movie, we get into topics like mental health, toxic positivity, body shaming - a lot of really interesting parenting topics came up from watching this, so i hope you enjoy.
EPISODE LINKS:
https://thecabro.substack.com/
https://www.instagram.com/_thecabro/
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
I wanted to do something special for mothers day, so I recruited a few awesome moms to join me to take part in a draft of fictional moms from movies and tv.
If you’ve ever done a fantasy football draft or something similar, it was basically like that, we took turns drafting moms from pop culture to see who could build the most badass team of moms.
We ended up having some really great conversations about what it means to be a mom, the different traits that great moms have, and reminisced about the 90's.
Now it's up to the listeners to vote for the best team of moms in the poll below!
EPISODE LINKS:
Ashley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acoghill/
Enterprise Sales Executive and working mom influencer
Shali: thereeder.co
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shali-reed/
COO and CFO at The Reeder, a marketing consulting firm
Jess: rulebreaker.co
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaweisz/
Creator of Rulebreaker, a resource for working parents
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
Lewis Krell is the head of strategic partnerships at Happiest Baby, maker of the Snoo. He is also a father of 2.
We talk all about the snoo, dealing with career ambitions on paternity leave, work life balance, lewis’s best advice for working parents, and much more.
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EPISODE LINKS:
https://www.happiestbaby.com/pages/employee-benefits
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-krell/
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
My guest today is Michelle Yu, founder and CEO of Josie - a company dedicated to helping working parents thrive and mother of 2.
We talk about the common needs of working parents, how to advocate with yourself with your manager, the mental health of working parents, and much more.
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EPISODE LINKS:
https://myjosie.com/iwishihadthis/
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
Jess Weisz is the founder of Rule Breaker, a platform to help working parents thrive, she's also a mother of 2.
I really enjoyed this conversation and learned a lot about how society today is not set up to support working parents.
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SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
Today we are breaking down the parenting lessons and family dynamics in the 2005 hit movie Coach Carter. I'm joined by Ryan Rucker, host of the courtside forever podcast and father of 2.
We talk about the importance of instilling discipline in our kids, the value of putting in the work, how relevant the struggles of inner city youth are 20 years later, what kind of party these kids crashed, and much more.
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SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
My guest today is Joshua Houston, podcaster, content creator and father of 2.
Joshua went viral with a post about the need to create a space for other male voices other than what we typically see out there today … there’s too many bros out there talking about what they think it means to be a man and not enough regular dudes talking about how to be a good partner and father.
And that is a lot of what our conversation is about - echo chambers, seeing things from other perspectives, and the balance between trying to be a provider and be present with your family.
TOPICS COVERED:
Advice for me
EPISODE LINKS:
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@joshuaahouston
IG: https://www.instagram.com/joshuaahouston/
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJoshuaHoustonPod
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
My guest today is Mel Goodman, founder of WorkMom, a collective to help ambitious mothers thrive at work and at home, she’s also a mother of 2.
We talk about why networking for moms is so important, dealing with mom guilt, advice for interviewing, setting boundaries, and much more.
If you want to join the WorkMom Collective, use code SWPP10 at checkout!
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EPISODE LINKS:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melgoodman/
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
Andy Storch is a speaker, consultant, coach, and author of a great book: Own Your Career, Own Your Life. He is also a father of 2.
This conversation is packed full of valuable nuggets. We talk about how working parents can apply the principles in this book to their lives, building a personal brand, instilling a growth mindset in our kids, following your curiosities instead of your passions, and much more.
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SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
Ashley Chang is the founder and CEO of Sundays, an executive assistant service for working parents. She is also about to be a mom for the first time!
This is a really interesting conversation because we talk all about what Ashley has learned from helping hundreds of working parents through Sundays, the types of problems working parents want solved, and how ashley is preparing for her own maternity leave and working parenthood based on all of these learnings.
Let me know what you think! Send feedback to successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
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EPISODE LINKS:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleymchang/
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
We are back with another movie rewatch! Breaking down the 1990 hit Kindergarten Cop starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Today’s guest has some behind the scenes expertise because he’s actually a tv producer. You may have also seen him on social media at devin the dad. He’s also a father of 2.
EPISODE LINKS:
https://www.instagram.com/devinmcgovern
https://www.tiktok.com/@devin.mcgovern
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
Mary Beth Ferrante is the Founder and CEO of work 360 a company that helps organizations support, engage, and retain working parents and caregivers, she’s also a mother of 2.
We have a really good discussion about the value working parents bring to an organization, what is Fair Play and how it applied in the workplace, why it’s important for non birthing parents to take family leave, and much more.
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EPISODE LINKS:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbferrante/
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
Brian Page is a father of 3 and the founder of Modern Husbands, a platform dedicated to sharing winning ideas on how to manage money and the home as a team.
We have a really great conversation about how to talk about money, why finances are such a source of stress, and the shift towards a more egalitarian marriage in our society.
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EPISODE LINKS
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
Kelsey Higgins is the host of the Parently Podcast (check out my episode on there!) and a mother of 2.
We have a really great conversation about the common struggles that parents have, the dark side of wanting to do a better job than our parents did, how to set boundaries at work when interviewing, and much more!
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EPISODE LINKS:
Join the Parently Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/230096248334696
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
We are back with another movie rewatch! And of course to discuss a movie about feelings we had to bring on family therapist, Chelsea Clifton, mother of 2.
We talk about how to deal with anxiety in our kids, how to identify less with your emotions, and what makes up our sense of self. Is this even a kids movie?? Listen in to find out what we think!
EPISODE LINKS:
https://www.instagram.com/mindandhearttherapist/
https://www.mindandhearttherapy.org/
stan.store/mindandhearttherapist
https://www.tiktok.com/@mindandhearttherapist
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
Sheena Badani is the founder of Parint, a platform dedicated to helping parents create more meaningful connections with their kids. She's also a mother of 3.
Expect to learn how to make parenting more science than art, the main skills parents want to cultivate and how to cultivate them, plus tips on work life balance and more!
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EPISODE LINKS:
Instagram: @parintapp
www.linkedin.com/in/sheenabadani
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
Today's guest is Alex Egeler, a career coach for parents and a father of 4.
In this episode, expect to learn what to do when you don't know what to do next in your career, how to give yourself permission to change careers, tips on work life balance, and much more!
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EPISODE LINKS:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-egeler-empathic-egg
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
Alex Nabavian is a life and leadership coach for working moms, she runs her own coaching practice as well as being a lead career coach at parently. She’s a mother of 4 (and a +2 handicap in golf)
TOPICS COVERED:
- The career challenges as you have more kids
- Self advocacy
- Concerns before going on family leave
- Concerns when returning from family leave
- How to be kinder to yourself
- Working parents putting pressure on themselves to keep up with their colleagues
- Work life balance
- Tips for self care
- The impact we have on our kids
- Best advice for working parents
- Best advice you’ve ever received
- Advice to former self
- Advice for women to get more involved in golf
- Advice for father of an 18 month old daughter
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SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
We are back with another movie rewatch! Today’s guest is Sean Donohue, you’ve probably seen him as the family coach on social media. We have an amazing conversation, framed around discussing a brand new movie out on Netflix now - That Christmas. What starts out as a chat about a family movie gets really deep into topics like burdening our kids with our emotions, kids being forced to raise themselves, and more.
If you’re going to watch this movie before you listen and you are a devout christian, there is a scene early on in the movie with a school play doing the nativity scene, we talk about this in the podcast but you could find this scene offensive so feel free to skip it, it doesn’t really add to the story and then the rest of the movie is really great.
Enjoy!
EPISODE LINKS:
https://www.instagram.com/the.familycoach/
https://www.tiktok.com/@the.family.coach
https://www.parentingmodernteens.com/podcast
SHOW LINKS:
contact: successfulworkingparents@gmail.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents
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Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd
