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Gentlemen, we are privileged to have not one but TWO incredible human beings with us today. My guests are an inspirational father-son duo, Travis Macy, and his father, Mark "Mace" Macy.
For those that don't know, Travis and Mark are legendary endurance athletes. Travis has finished more than 130 ultra-endurance events in 17 countries. And his Dad, Mace, spent thirty years competing in Colorado and around the world in ultra-endurance competitions and is one of the few who have finished all eight Eco-Challenge events.
Their secret? The Ultra Mindset - a relentless determination that refuses to bow to any obstacle.
When Mark was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Travis and his Dad decided to take on the challenge of Eco-Challenge Fiji together - a grueling seven-day, 400-mile marathon of trekking, climbing, biking, and paddling through the jungle - for one final race together, to prove that anything is possible with family by your side.
In their new book, A Mile at a Time, Travis and Mace weave together excerpts from Mace's passionate personal journals alongside a first-person narrative by Travis, telling the story of their incredible journey and what they learned along the way.
Their story is one of courage, determination, and above all, love. It's a reminder that in the face of adversity, the ties that bind us give us strength and much more.
In our conversation, you'll learn:
Some of my favorite moments of the conversation:
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While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
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This will be a 7-part series where I'll be asking them about their lives as Dads and we'll talk about what their experiences have been like so far in our amazing group of family men with businesses, not businessmen with families.
I hope you'll check out these conversations with some badass members of our community each week. And don't be afraid to share these episodes with your friends and let us know your thoughts along the way!
For anyone that isn't already a Front Row Dads member, you can sign up right here: Join The Brotherhood!
Here's what you need to know about today's guest, Mike Abramowitz.
Mike Abramowitz and his wife Lindsay stepped into the world of being medical parents when their son, James, was born weighing just 1 pound 4 ounces on December 31, 2020. After 254 days in the NICU, they were finally able to bring James home.
Mike's life exemplifies what's possible when the odds are stacked against you. He is an accomplished author, speaker, coach, and philanthropist.
He has written 9 books, 2 of which reached #1 on Amazon, and has been featured in both local and national media for his achievements and his efforts to feed the homeless through his PB&J for Tampa Bay initiative, which has provided over 100,000 meals since 2015.
Mike assists overwhelmed entrepreneurs in simplifying and systemizing their businesses through automation, delegation, and systemization.
As the co-host of "The Better Than Rich Show" podcast, Mike authentically shares his journey, along with business tools to help listeners "Leave today better than they found it" and use their business as a vehicle for their purpose in life.
In his role as District Manager in Florida, Mike has coached and trained over 5,000 young professionals to generate more than $17 million in Cutco product sales.
Mike has a genuine passion for serving others and providing tools and skills that unlock each individual's potential. He firmly believes that every person possesses untapped potential, and he is dedicated to drawing it out of them.
Want to learn more about Front Row Dads?
We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
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I think we can all agree that when we were kids, things were much different than they are today. Most of us probably spent our days racing our bikes, building forts, and chasing frogs around the pond.
The fact is, our kids are growing up in the middle of a raging mental health crisis. It's no wonder why anxiety and depression are on the rise among teenagers with all the pressure to succeed or be popular with unrealistic expectations fueled by social media, or worse, by their parents.
I'm thrilled to have Jason Reid with me today for another conversation on this important topic. Jason is a partner at CEO Coaching International, where he coaches top executives on achieving success. Tragically, after losing his 14-year-old son to suicide in 2018, Jason's focus shifted to helping other families navigate the complex world of mental health.
He founded TellMyStory.org, a nonprofit organization that educates and empowers parents to support their children through mental health challenges. Jason's mission is nothing short of inspiring - to end teen suicide by 2030.
In our conversation, you'll learn:
Some of my favorite moments of the conversation:
Get the Full Show Notes
Want access to the full show notes, including links to all resources mentioned during today's conversation? Visit FrontRowDads.com/386
Want to learn more about Front Row Dads?
We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
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This will be a 7-part series where I'll be asking them about their lives as Dads and we'll talk about what their experiences have been like so far in our amazing group of family men with businesses, not businessmen with families.
I hope you'll check out these conversations with some badass members of our community each week. And don't be afraid to share these episodes with your friends and let us know your thoughts along the way!
For anyone that isn't already a Front Row Dads member, you can sign up right here: Join The Brotherhood!
Here's what you need to know about today's guest, Ben Golden.
I'm married to my beautiful wife, Lauren. We have one daughter, Annabelle, who is about a year and a half old and goes by "la princessa" at daycare. She's already working her cuteness on people. I've spent 15+ years in the energy software space, mainly around energy trading and risk management applications. From managing sales teams, to global project implementation teams, and customer success organizations I've been on the people facing side my entire career. One of
my passions is finding that right combination of people and technology and seeing how it can change people's perspectives, engagement, and even lives. The power of an engaged and enabled team is something I am constantly in awe of.
My wife and I have always been working on side projects.. We recently sold our home services business this last summer and are now going head first into real estate. Specifically, storage facilities under the guidance of Mike Wagner, another FRD legend. If that wasn't enough, we are in the middle of selling our home in Houston and heading into an RV while we look for a house or property on the Dripping Springs side of Austin. Wish us luck!
Want to learn more about Front Row Dads?
We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
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All right, fellas. As a continuation of our focus on the Vibrant Health pillar, we have an incredible episode that is absolutely packed with helpful information. You have questions, and today's guest has answers and solutions.
For anyone who doesn't know Gary Brecka, he is a legend in the biohacking sphere who blew our minds at the Vibrant Health Summit, and he's back to share his wisdom and expertise with the brotherhood in a fantastic Q&A session.
Gary is the Co-Founder and Chief Human Biologist at 10X Health, with over 20 years of experience in biohacking and functional medicine.
This episode features members of the brotherhood picking Gary's brain with actual health and wellness questions and Gary delivers the goods. We'll get into the incredible health benefits of using peptides to boost (and heal) our immune systems, effective ways of treating symptoms of long COVID, the different forms of inflammation impacting our lives, how to treat them, weight loss… literally all of the things!
If you haven't had the pleasure of hearing Gary run through the cause and effect of the symptoms and illnesses that ail us and the innovative ways to manage them... on the fly, you're in for a treat. Gary is the real deal, fellas. Enjoy!
In our conversation, you'll learn:
Some of my favorite moments of the conversation:
Get the Full Show Notes
Want access to the full show notes, including links to all resources mentioned during today's conversation? Visit FrontRowDads.com/385
Want to learn more about Front Row Dads?
We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
Are you getting all the shows? Subscribe today! Want to leave a review? THANK YOU! http://FrontRowDads.com/review
This will be a 7-part series where I'll be asking them about their lives as Dads and we'll talk about what their experiences have been like so far in our amazing group of family men with businesses, not businessmen with families.
I hope you'll check out these conversations with some badass members of our community each week. And don't be afraid to share these episodes with your friends and let us know your thoughts along the way!
For anyone that isn't already a Front Row Dads member, you can sign up right here: Join The Brotherhood!
Here's what you need to know about today's guest, Matt Ticknor.
Matt is a husband, father, and Tax Partner at the CPA firm RSM US LLP. With over 20 years of federal tax experience, he is responsible leading the St. Louis tax practice and for providing US tax services to clients across the globe. Matt has extensive experience working with multi-state/multi-national companies in a variety of industries including manufacturing, digital marketing, healthcare, retail, wholesale, transportation, cable, telecommunications, and information technology. Matt currently lives in St. Louis with his wife Monica, and five kids, Madeline (13), Maxwell (10), Mattox (8), Milton (5), and Marie (2). Matt is active in the Union United Methodist Church in Belleville, IL, a volunteer for the Special Olympics, and a proud Front Row Dad.
Want to learn more about Front Row Dads?
We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
Are you getting all the shows? Subscribe today! Want to leave a review? THANK YOU! http://FrontRowDads.com/review
All right fellas. By now, you've probably heard about ChatGPT and how AI is taking over. So what does that mean for us family men with businesses?
The way I see it, you can either hop on the train and use AI to level up your Dad game, buy back your time and scale your business. Or, you can dig your heels in and resist it with every fiber of your being and inevitably get left behind in AI dust.
Joining me for a mind-bending conversation is none other than Perry Belcher. Perry is an investor and serial entrepreneur who went from incredible success at a young age, to being broke and bankrupt to a multi-millionaire. He co-founded Digital Marketer, a top-notch digital marketing training company with over 300,000 students, and hosts the largest marketing event in North America, the Traffic & Conversion Summit.
Once you hear what he has to say about AI and ChatGPT, you'll come out with a fresh perspective about all the advantages that AI has to offer if we simply take the time to use it properly. Buckle up because AI is here and it ain't going away.
In our conversation, you'll learn:
Some of my favorite moments of the conversation:
Get the Full Show Notes
Want access to the full show notes, including links to all resources mentioned during today's conversation? Visit FrontRowDads.com/384
Want to learn more about Front Row Dads?
We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
Are you getting all the shows? Subscribe today! Want to leave a review? THANK YOU! http://FrontRowDads.com/review
This will be a 7-part series where I'll be asking them about their lives as Dads and we'll talk about what their experiences have been like so far in our amazing group of family men with businesses, not businessmen with families.
I hope you'll check out these conversations with some badass members of our community each week. And don't be afraid to share these episodes with your friends and let us know your thoughts along the way!
For anyone that isn't already a Front Row Dads member, you can sign up right here: Join The Brotherhood!
Here's what you need to know about today's guest, Oliver Wolf.
Oliver Wolf is a family man who's also co-founded Beyond the Peak Inc., a done for you Conscious Sales Agency, and co-founded The Conscious Sales Institute. He is often recognized as a business strategist, and systems and operations wizard.
He is a genius at strategizing the optimization of systems to ensure that the back-end of a business is built to handle scaling growth.
Oliver also has over 15 years of sales, leadership, and management experience, which all together gives him a hidden advantage of understanding growth through the lens of systems and teams which he calls "Business Harmonization". This is one of the major keys that he uses to help visionary entrepreneurs scale beyond 7 figures, while stepping out of the day to day, and into their zone of genius and the lifestyle they desire.
Want to learn more about Front Row Dads?
We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
Are you getting all the shows? Subscribe today! Want to leave a review? THANK YOU! http://FrontRowDads.com/review
All right, fellas. Today's episode is a special one with a bit of a twist. First, I'm joined by an amazing husband and his loving wife, who just happen to have a pretty crazy love story.
You will literally hear the love and respect they have for each other. Not just as business partners but how they are thriving as a blended family and how they handled the co-parenting situation early on, which most step-parents will tell you can be very tricky.
For context: When Joseph came into the picture, Alana was already married with 3 kids, and they all worked together (including Alana's now ex-husband) in Costa Rica. I won't spoil the rest. You'll have to hear it for yourself.
Here are a few things you need to know about them. Joseph Davis Bliss is the Founder of Dads Here Now, where he offers coaching and mentorship to like-minded dads who want to show up as their best selves for their families. This is very much in line with what we're doing here at Front Row Dads.
Alana Bliss has been a certified Permaculture designer and teacher for nearly 20 years. Together, they are creating an eco-village and community designed around sustainable multifamily neighborhoods which is pretty awesome.
I'll simply tee up the episode by saying: How they handled the beginning stages of their relationship is really beautiful. And what they're doing together as eco-friendly business partners is equally amazing.
And when you hear Joseph talk about not being able to tell her kids "Because I said so" and how he's earned their respect, it's pretty incredible.
In our conversation, you'll learn:
Some of my favorite moments of the conversation:
Get the Full Show Notes
Want access to the full show notes, including links to all resources mentioned during today's conversation? Visit FrontRowDads.com/383
Want to learn more about Front Row Dads?
We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
Are you getting all the shows? Subscribe today! Want to leave a review? THANK YOU! http://FrontRowDads.com/review
This will be a 7-part series where I'll be asking them about their lives as Dads and we'll talk about what their experiences have been like so far in our amazing group of family men with businesses, not businessmen with families.
I hope you'll check out these conversations with some badass members of our community each week. And don't be afraid to share these episodes with your friends and let us know your thoughts along the way!
For anyone that isn't already a Front Row Dads member, you can sign up right here: Join The Brotherhood!
Here's what you need to know about today's guest, Eric Farewell.
Kasim is husband to Suzanne and father to Sammy (7) and Ronan (5). He's also the founder and CEO of Solutions 8, one of the world's top-ranked Google Ads agencies. He was the very first Traffic Coach for DigitalMarketer.com's ELITE coaching program, created the official Paid Traffic Certification, and is the co-host of Perpetual Traffic (one of the top marketing podcasts in the world).
Recipient of the Arizona Interactive Marketing Association's 2017 TIM Award for Person of the Year, Kasim was also named one of the Top 50 Digital Marketing Thought Leaders in the United States by The University of Missouri in 2020. Book Authority featured his book, The 7 Critical Principles of Effective Digital Marketing, as one of the Top 100 Digital Marketing Books of All Time.
As a professional speaker, Kasim has been a main-stage emcee for the Traffic & Conversion Summit (the largest marketing conference in North America) and regularly speaks at global marketing conferences.
Want to learn more about Front Row Dads?
We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
Are you getting all the shows? Subscribe today! Want to leave a review? THANK YOU! http://FrontRowDads.com/review
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