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The Awesome Bizdads Podcast

Awesome Bizdads have three characteristics that form a unique man in our world. First, they have the undeniable Entrepreneur gene. Second, they aspire to be awesome men, fathers, and husbands. Lastly, they believe in the creator skill and feel destined to teach this to their children – whether to support them in creating side-projects, charities or full-blown businesses. We want to give our kids the guts and the know-how to dream and realize those dreams. These individuals come together to form a community and movement, host Tuan Nguyen calls, The DudeBuddha Movement.

Through this weekly podcast, Tuan Nguyen connects with awesome bizdads all over the world as they share game-changing lessons and epic failures on fatherhood, self-care, business and relationships. If you feel the entrepreneurship spirit amplified even more since being a father, this is the place for you. DudeBuddhas know this is a life-long journey, not a destination. Ready? It’s AWESOME TIME!

Latest Episodes:

ABD41 - How Hiring Is Beneficial to Your Family and Your Business with Jay Klassen a.k.a TranformationBuddha Oct 22, 2018

CHECK CHECK!

Born in middle class family
“Go to school and get a job”
Ended up going to college
Then DROPPED OUT a month before graduating
Was NOT very good in school
But always liked to be in charge
And liked to use hands to build
Built skating boarding ramps and tree houses to…
Fixing cars to ...
Building computers to ...
MARITAL BREAKDOWN to...
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN to…
PERSONAL and BUSINESS Transformation..

This was one INCREDIBLE story for every single dude (and dudette) out there.

Grateful to Jay Klassen for sharing amazing lessons and failures on the Awesome Bizdads Podcast.

About Jay

Jay Klassen is an uber awesome dad and entrepreneur. Runs an incredible successful home improvement, renovation and construction company and through a personal journey, has invested his time, love and spirit towards the skills and knowledge to share and support entrepreneurs through their own transformatiive journey in business and life. One that will bring greater clarity, purpose and meaning to their lives.

Contact Jay

http://www.jayklassen.com/

ABD40 - How you can change the meaning of dadbod for yourself and your kids with Alex Van Houten a.k.a DadBodBuddha Oct 15, 2018

One of the BEST WAYS to LEARN… Is from someone a few steps ahead of you… In a job yet you have aspirations of turning a hobby or interest into a business? DRIVEN BY… A need to create more meaning and impact in his career An unbreakable love and desire to be more at home with his family Alex VanHouten launched his business earlier this 2018 year.... ...AFTER getting fired! And now, his company, Defining DadBod CRUSHING IT … and is producing greater income, impact and freedom for his family. Check it out now on The Awesome Bizdads Podcast - Spotify, Stitcher or Itunes (http://apple.co/2Cz9Qk4) So what happens when you undergo a crisis? You realized you were stronger and more prepared to pursue your dreams that you felt before the crisis! Check out this amazing interview on the Awesome Bizdads Podcast Interview with Alex VanHouten aka DadBodBuddha (http://apple.co/2Cz9Qk4) ...and learn: How Alex went from: Check out how he did it plus all Here’s a story… About a dude who took A YEAR OFF… BEFORE medical school… AND… Well...the rest is history. Imagine… - Growing up with a genetic disorder that results in pain in joints - Completing a chemical engineering - While building a client list for personal training (to pay bills and for med school prep) - Then taking a year off before medical school afterwards AND… - Invested more into training while working at the hospital as a surgical transport just to stay CONNECTED TO DOCTORS… ONLY TO LEARN… ...A few key life lessons that lead you to rethink medical school And embarked on a journey that transforms individuals health and fitness for dads all over the world. ****About Alex VanHouten**** Since I was young I’ve been working to overcome a genetic disorder that makes my body extremely prone to injury. I’ve always felt that life shouldn’t just be survived, it should be truly lived. I made a lot of strides to live without pain and do the athletic things that I loved to do...then my son was born... Suddenly I wasn't the star in my own movie anymore -- My fitness had to stand for more than just my own happiness. But being healthy is like a minefield in our world today, especially for a parent. Choosing the right food to eat can be complicated and expensive. Getting to the gym is inconvenient at best and horribly intimidating at worst. And to top it all off, who has the time and energy? Enter "Defining Dad Bod" This show is about empowering you with the knowledge you need to work smarter, not harder (unless you want to work harder, I won’t begrudge you). Its a place for you to listen and be inspired, encouraged and motivated about the things you CAN change in your world to become a better person, spouse, parent, and human being. Defining what our bodies stand for and how we pass that meaning onto our children is a journey. Don’t be a slave. Be an agent. Don’t let your life happen to you. Make life happen. It all starts with you. The only thing you truly control in this world is yourself. Through intelligent and discipline lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise we can be better. Its time to stop settling for "Dad Bod" and remake to mean something awesome. Producing the content of this show takes hours of research and networking on top of production, planning and editing and you can be a part of keeping it all coming! As the show expands, we will be honoring "transformation stories" from parents in the community who have taken the leap to change their lives (and subsequently their children's lives) for the better. Whether its information you need, a pat on the back, or a swift kick in the tail -- I got you covered. And if you're not sure what I mean when I say "Define Dad Bod" , here's what I'm going for... “Dad Bod” is a set of strong arms and shoulders. My shoulders are what others may need to cry on. And at times the weight of the world will bear down on me as it did upon Atlas. I must hold on when others would let go. I will build strong arms and shoulders. “Dad Bod” is a sturdy, powerful core. My core is the center of my stability for movement just as I am the center of stability for my home. Everything I do begins and ends with what is inside my center. I will build a sturdy, powerful core. “Dad Bod” is an agile body. My agility allows me to overcome the obstacles that life puts in my path, quickly and decisively. In the unexpected pitfalls that come my way every day, I will bend like the majestic willow and survive. I will build an agile body. “Dad Bod” is consistent energy. My energy leads me to work tirelessly to leave a positive mark on this world. And thereafter, I still have spare energy to give my kids a run for their money while devoting the same purposeful attention to the relationships that are important to me. I will build consistent energy. “Dad Bod” is endurable. My endurance lets me keep moving forward even when I feel like giving up. The stubborn grit and focus makes me indomitable, and I will not be conquered. I will build endurance. “Dad Bod” is disciplined. My mind is set. I mean what I say and do what I intend. I am dependable because I am an agent, not a slave to forces outside of my control. I will build discipline. And you? What definition of “Dad Bod” are you going after? Contact Alex: www.definingdadbod.com

ABD39 - The powerful link between fatherhood, husbandhood and leadership with Dino Watt aka RelationshipBuddha Oct 04, 2018

And...we ARE BACK!!! INCREASE the WATTage in all areas of your life! Seriously...if you need a boost... somethin' somethin' - this interview with Dino Watt rocks!! We talk about: - **growing up with DYSLEXIA** - **how to deal with a child who think about SUICIDE********* - **how he went from a failed business, to a door-to-door job and back to, now, a 7-figure business the last 12 years - he's a dad with kids 19+...so a *****GREAT PERSPECTIVE for DADS with younger kids!******** - Tips for a stronger marriage Learn and implement AMAZING elements to grow your life on the Awesome Bizdads Podcast interview with Dino Watt: ABD39 - The powerful link between fatherhood, husbandhood and leadership with Dino Watt aka RelationshipBuddha About Dino Watt Dino Watt is a PHD- Passionate Husband and Dad! He also just happens to be one of the most exciting business relationship trainers in the world and the author of the #1 International Best-Selling book, The Practice Rx. As the CEO of Our Ripple Effect, Inc. Dino is an award-winning mentor, trainer and coach. His programs, focus on helping high performing business leaders Make Love & Business Work™. His goal for all his clients is for them to have more passion for what they do, get more productivity from their team and create more profit in all areas of their life. As The Relationship Expert, his passion for what he does stems from the belief that no success in your business can compensate for failure in your relationships. Dino’s unique ability to help high performers have the greatest success in both their personal and professional relationships has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX News and TEDx. “Everything you have ever received in life has come from a relationship you built, and everything you will ever receive from here on out, will come from a relationship.”- Dino Watt Contact Dino Watt website: www.dinowatt.com

ABD38 - How learning who you truly are reveals your superpower at home and in business with Giovanni Marsico...aka...ArchangelBuddha Aug 31, 2018

"Stop dreaming! Get your head out of the clouds" - by people who cared about me (and sometimes myself...) I couldn't help but relate to this when... Giovanni Marsico, founder of Archangel Academy and Archangel Summit, shared this with me on our interview on the Awesome Bizdads Podcast ***MIND-BLASTING*** Whether you are in need of an incredible story with absolutely INCREDIBLE lessons for you to take into your life ...as an individual, parent, entrepreneur and even if you're not an entrepreneur ...the epic failures and game-changing lessons here are... ... MIND-BLASTING! (courtesy of Russel Peters) Giovanni's impact on my life the last 3 years have been HUGE...as 80% of early adopters of DudeBuddha as well as guests on the podcast came from Giovanni's introductions! About Giovanni Marsico Giovanni is the founder of Archangel - a global movement, platform, and community. He believes that mission-driven entrepreneurs are modern-day superheroes. We are the ones responsible for solving the world’s biggest challenges. His dream is to gift forward $1 Billion as grants, loans, gifts, donations, prizes, and angel investment from our Archangel Fund in the next 10 years to create exponential change. His mission is to seek out “Archangels” – superhero, mission-driven entrepreneurs who want to change the world, provide them with the tools and resources they need to grow (including funding, wisdom, etc), and connect them together for support and peer sharing (both virtually and through immersive experiences). Giovanni runs a private mastermind group called Archangel Masters. He also hosts a giant annual conference for 3000+ superhero entrepreneurs called Archangel Summit every September in Toronto, Canada. Contact Giovanni Marsico Website: - www.archangelacademy.com - www.archangelsummit.com

ABD37 - How adventure is core to helping kids learn and feel connected to family with Randy Harris...aka...AdventureBuddha Aug 24, 2018

Back to School deserves…

A school teacher turned entrepreneur story!

Here’s a lad who…

Grew up in a small town in Texas with only 1500 people
Felt no direction in life for the longest time
Did odd jobs to find some kind of clarity for his life
Followed all the “rules” to be a success as an educator

Then experiencing a health crisis…

Left education to take a shot in the health and fitness space…
Only to return to education…
But his way…

And he now … the owner of sickkkkk badass business called…

The Adventure Academy

About Randy

I am a husband to an amazing wife (Leah) and a father to three awesome kids. I live and work in the Phoenix, AZ area. I have been in education for over 14 years. I have been a teacher, a coach, a tutor, as well as many other hats along the way. Growing up on a small farm in Texas, I have seen first-hand how real learning takes place in the context of real life. During that time my parents homeschooled me and my siblings. Some of the greatest lessons I carry with me today took place within the relationships of my family on that farm.

As a parents, my wife and I want to build learning into the fabric of our family. We strive to incorporate those same lessons and principles we both learned growing up into the daily life around my own home.

Throughout my years in education, I have seen the need for two major things:

Stronger family units

Better preparation for our kids to enter the real world

In 2012 I began fitting the pieces together to bring the principles of life on the farm into education to help solve these two needs. That has led to Adventure Academy.

Today, I work hard to bring families together through experiential, family-based education. I can honestly say that Adventure Academy is for my family as much as it is your family. I am confident that, with each member of the Adventure Academy family, we can build a world-class community of people who can change the face of education.

Contact Randy

Website: https://www.adventureacademy.family/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/randy.ray.harris

ABD36 - The trick for the quickest path for growth in all areas of life with Matt Aitchison aka WealthyBuddha Aug 20, 2018

Know anyone who has gone from...

Being expelled in high school
Arrested in college
Troubled with the wrong people
Despite parents being awesome and doing everything “right”

And in under 7 years….

...Is now a

Wicked awesome father and husband
Multi-million dollar millennial real estate investor, business mentor, speaker and avid adventurer
And one heck of a cool dad!

This is Matt Aitchison..aka..WealthyBuddha...and he drops MASSIVE, MASSIVE, MASSIVE Wisdom that will 100% get you further in life - at work and at home!

This was one HIGH ENERGY and HIGH IMPACT chat on the Awesome Bizdads Podcast!

About Matt

Hey, what’s up! My name is Matt Aitchison, or as most call me, “Matty A”. I guess this is the part where I’m supposed to tell you a little about myself and how I got here.

I’m a millennial entrepreneur, 7-figure real estate investor, speaker and avid adventurist. Most importantly, I’m a proud husband and father to two beautiful girls who make life a whole lot richer.

Growing up, I always dreamed of living a big life. I wanted to be financially free, make a difference in peoples lives, travel frequently, and have a bunch of fun while doing it all. Does this sound familiar at all? I think we all share in this vision for ourselves in some capacity, right?!

Well, in my earlier years of life, I wasn’t doing much to make this vision a reality. Actually, I was doing quite the opposite and my poor choices led me to being expelled from high school my senior year. Great start Matt! But hey, we all make mistakes, right? I was determined to make sure that my past didn’t equal my future, so I course-corrected and made some necessary changes to get back on track.

After heading off to college, I hit another patch of self-inflicted turbulence that I am forever grateful for. I found myself in jail, facing felony charges, and my future in question. This life I so badly wanted and talked about wasn’t looking too promising with the actions I was taking. My video wasn’t matching my audio, and unless something changed for good, I was just going to keep repeating the same mistakes.

I overcame the criminal charges, committed to doing the extraordinary on a daily basis, and decided that entrepreneurship would be my vehicle of choice to unlock the life I’d always dreamed of. Fast forward to today, I’ve started several 6 and 7 figure businesses, I’m traveling the world, I get to work with some of the brightest minds on the planet, and most importantly, I have the freedom to spend my time as I choose.

Along this exciting journey, I’ve learned many things about life and business. While everyone has a different definition of “wealth”, for me it’s much more than a bunch of zero’s in a bank account and the material items that are accumulated along the way. I believe wealth goes far beyond dollars and while money is important, it’s meaningless if you’re bankrupt in the other areas of life that lead to happiness and fulfillment.

I aim to live like a millionaire in all aspects of life; as a dad, husband, business owner, mentor, philanthropist, health enthusiast, etc. Through inspiration, action, community empowerment and connectivity, I believe we can all unlock a rich and fulfilling life if we choose to. It’s time to unleash your millionaire within and start living the life you were meant for. Let’s enjoy this journey together!

Contact Matt:

Website: https://mattaitchison.com/

Email: matt@mattaitchison.com

ABD35 - A Simple Mindset Shift to Effectively Set Time Boundaries with Edwin Frondozo aka DrgnmemeBuddha & RunningBuddha Aug 09, 2018

This was a POWERFUL yet SUPER down-to-earth and honest chat about…

Growing up as a bit of a rebel
Infidelity
Leaving a job only to have a failed business
Feeling trapped inside
Actions to take control of your life again
Actions to take control of your calendar
Building a life… a family life…an entrepreneurship life...that you feel you and your family deserve

Edwin Frondozo, CEO of SlingShot VOIP aka RunningBuddha And DrgnMemeBuddha, is one of the most down-to-earth and easy-going guy I’ve chatted on the Awesome Bizdads Podcast. Here’s a guy who can grow his business even bigger, but instead, chooses to stay focused on his commitments both at work and at home. Instead, he revisits and challenges his own strategies to see if he can optimize areas in his life. Truly remarkable.

Check this super relatable interview with Edwin and learn how

About Edwin

Edwin is also a successful entrepreneur and the Chief Product Officer & cofounder at Slingshot VoIP.

Edwin Frondozo is an award-winning podcaster who strives to find the intersection of where people, business, and innovation meet. His dedication to living a values-driven life is inspiring. This is evident the moment you meet Edwin with his authentic, easy going attitude that is grounded in creating value for everyone he meets.

As host of the popular Business Leadership Podcast, Edwin interviews many influential business leaders and change makers in North America about best practices and lessons learned building a brand, creating high-performance teams and innovating an entire industry. The podcast recently received Silver for Best Podcast in the Business Category at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards.

Edwin is actively involved in the startup ecosystem in Canada. He is a key leader at Startup Canada, providing mentorship and advisory services to startups of all stages. He was the host of Startup Canada’s popular Twitter chat, #StartupChats, which has over 2 billion impressions over a 4 year period. Edwin also organizes and facilitates TechStars Startup Weekend events for 100+ participants.

Contact Edwin

www.slingshotvoip.com

https://thebusinessleadership.com/

ABD34 - How A Growth Mindset Can Shift Your Life for Greater Impact with Mike Flynn aka ImpactBuddha Aug 06, 2018

Imagine being a little boy…

Who knew he alway wanted to be a dad
Despite having his dad away for the first 13-14 years of his life due to army duty
Only to return to be an entrepreneur and not be around again
And then choosing to go into MUSICAL THEATRE!!!!

And growing up to be

An incredible father and husband of 14 years!
An positively impactful entrepreneur changing the world starting with his undying faith in himself and his children
And going through rise and falls and rising again in ways we can all related to and in ways we can all learn and take action!

This was an impactful interview with Mike Flynn, partner of Flynn Wealth Strategies and Insurance Services and Host of the Impact Entrepreneur Show!

Listen to this amazing story with amazingly well-articulated thoughts and explanations you can take and implement in your own life!

About Mike Flynn

Mike Flynn is a husband, father, crossfit'er, purpose evangelist and second generation entrepreneur. Over the course of his career helping people become the Hero of their financial story, Mike discovered that the greatest crisis many people face is not a financial one. Rather, it is a lack of purpose...including himself.

To that end, in 2016, Mike began a journey of self discover and learning when he created, The Impact Entrepreneur Show, a highly rated podcast available where he interviews incredible people who are using their platform to have a game changing impact in the lives of others.

Contact Mike

Social Media: @theImpactMike (FB and Instagram)

Email: info@theimpactentrepreneur.net

Podcast Website: www@theimpactentrepreneur.net

Company Website: https://www.flynnwealthstrategies.com/

ABD33 - How Trying New Things Can Lead to Incredible Business and Personal Success with Joel Erway..aka...LawnBuddha Jul 24, 2018

Here’s a great story..y’all can relate to…

...with NOT ALL THE ANSWERS...BUT…

… the RIGHT ONES to help YOU START on your own venture…

...Not long ago…like… 2014-ish

Joel had a job…he did pretty well.

A little longer before that…

Joel had NO IDEA what he wanted to do...so he pursued Mechanical Engineering…

Looking back much longer before that…

Joel never really had entrepreneurial thoughts…

BUT…

Look deeper, and he tried the whole buy-a-crap-ton-of-Beanie-Bear/Babies things and sell them at the inflated price they were going for…and…

STILL HAS DEM BEAR-CE after over 20 years. Uhh...yup. NO SALE.

BUT TODAY….

He’s an awesome bizdad with an INCREDIBLY of amazing ups and epic downs and BACK UP that…

EVERYONE can relate to… WHY?

Because he’s literally only a few steps ahead of most people...maybe LIKE YOU…

If YOU ARE…

Feeling there is something bigger for you and your family
Wanting that freedom from the stress you … hate!
Want to be in more control of your time and money

Then this is one AWESOME chat about how anyone in this world can start a new path to a journey that has more fun, more time with loved ones, and more of YOU in life.

This is one show with not all the answers… but the ones you need to get started on your own venture…

About Joey

Joey is wicked awesome father of a cutie 2 year old boy and wicked loving husband of Mary Jo.

Former sales engineer for 5 years - grew a brand-new territory to more than $2MM+/year in sales; Responsible for 7-figure growth of multiple online business clients; Exclusive webinar coach for Russell Brunson's private mastermind clients; Converted as many as 30% of attendees into sales from cold traffic.

Current small business owner consultant responsible for 7-figure growth in multiple client's businesses. Personal mission is to implement 6-figure growth in every 1-on-1 client I work with through digital marketing and online sales webinars.

Contact Joel: joel@thewebinaragency.com

ABD32 - How Being a Student for Life Will Transform Your Life in Business and at Home with Brian Scrones...aka...FaithBuddha Jul 17, 2018

Which situation would you choose? (1) Being a COMPLETE TRAIN WRECK and barely paying rent (2) Getting two different girls pregnant (3) Drinking and selling drugs and going to jail Well.. today's guest on the Awesome Bizdads Podcast had all three in his life... YET!!!!!!!!!************..... He somehow found his way to incredible level of consciousness, responsibility, happiness, self-love and success! That's Brian Scrone...aka...FaithBuddha. He's one dude with incredible faith in himself, his family, and the Almighty. I was so blown away by him that I am attending his Mastermind in Toronto next week! About Brian Scrone Brian Scrone is an entrepreneur and real estate investor who like most people, struggled to find fulfillment and figure out what was REALLY important in his life. After a scrape with ‘rock bottom’ he developed a system of tools and practices called the 5F’s that brought his priorities into FOCUS, and his life into FLOW. Now, he is committed to serving others in doing the same through his book, What Matters Most.

ABD31 - How non-violent communication strengthens leadership in business and at home with Dmitry Buterin aka Learning Buddha Jul 11, 2018

LifeHACK 101

“In general, the top three tools for people to learn is to have your own business, having a relationship and having children!”

My Daughter = My ZEN Master

“One time, my daughter was screaming at me and shouting. My daughter is my toughest zen master. It’s very tempting to scream back and say…no cartoons for a year! But it’s a challenge for you to deal with it in a more peaceful way.

FILLED WITH LIFEHACKS!

This was from one my Awesome Bizdads Podcast interview that yielded some of the most life hacks I’ve ever had on the show. Much gratitude to Dimitry Buterin, co-founder of BlockGeeks and uber awesome bizdad with an incredible success record and life lessons

About Dmitry Buterin

I grew up in the Soviet Union, in Grozny, Chechnya, then moved to Moscow at the age of 17, to study Computer Science at the Moscow Institute of Electronic Engineering (MIET).

In 1994, I started my career, working briefly at DialogBank as a software engineer, then at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting as a computer systems consultant (ERP/Financial systems).

In 1997 I co-founded my first business, Columbus Russia, a financial software reseller and consultancy. I have been a serial tech entrepreneur ever since. Each venture has been bootstrapped, and I have never raised outside capital.

Three of my businesses have reached 7 figures in revenue (Columbus Russia, Bonasource, Wild Apricot), and one of them 8 figures (Wild Apricot).

At the end of 1999, I moved to Canada, and have been living in Toronto ever since.

From 2006-2017 I have been running Wild Apricot, SaaS serving over 20,000 small non-profits. Wild Apricot has been acquired in September 2017 and I have transitioned out of the business in December 2017

What am I working on now?

Myself - learning, deep self-reflection, meditation and that sort of thing. I am currently on a sabbatical, the first time in 23+ years I am not working on any particular business day-to-day. This means that I am actively avoiding any projects, initiatives, business ideas, ICOs etc.
Helping (formally or informally) passionate tech entrepreneurs to create and scale blockchain businesses
Working with the BlockGeeks.com team as a mentor and advisor. My friend and business partner Ameer Rosic runs it.

Contact me: Twitter LinkedIn

ABD30 - How To Create A Side Hustle While Staying In A Job You Enjoy with Brian McRae...aka...MasterMindBuddha Jun 27, 2018

Here’s a dad who is STILLLLLL….

Proudly...in a full-time job… WITHHHH….

An AWESOME Side-Hustle for the last 7 years!

You DO NOT HAVE to leave a job to be entrepreneurial...and..

TODAY…

I am sooo thrilled to be sharing a story to prove the spirit of this show.

Entrepreneurship can exist in us all...even with a full-time job!

Brian McRaue shares real lessons from real, epic failures around relationships, fatherhood, self-care and business!

Despite this not being a show that is religious, we do believe in faith. In yourself, in a religion, in a philosophy. Whichever suits you. I have to share a wicked quote from the Bible that Brian shared to me...the GangstaBuddhist, himself, yo! When I heard this, I thought...this is some serious awesome stuff!

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

I loved the self-control part...what a great reminder for me to choose compassion over being “right!” ahhh...that ego!

About Brian

Brian is the Leader and Facilitator of Mastermind St. Louis. He is a Senior Vice President at a top St. Louis bank and has developed a radically referable team of mortgage loan officers. He has spent almost two decades in the mortgage industry building a successful referral-driven practice. Recognized in the Top 1% of Mortgage Originators in the country, Brian was recently selected as one of the “Top 100 St. Louisans To Know and Succeed in Business.”

His passions are personal growth, professional development, and making a difference in the lives of others. As a public speaker, trainer, and coach, he is helping clients across the country build better businesses by becoming radically referable.

Contact Brian:

http://briankmcrae.com/

ABD29 - How Kids Can Teach You How to Build a MASSIVE Referral Network - with Dan Luigs, aka NexusBuddha Jun 18, 2018

“I don’t care what you do, what you take… just do something you’ll enjoy. We’ve been through so much stress. Even if it’s flipping burgers, just do it. “ - Dan Luigs wife!

This was part of the conversation that led fellow DudeBuddha, Dan Luigs, go from…

… working TOO MANY HOURS in a job for a company that ended up SHUTTING down

… Growing his own insurance business BY REFERRAL to the top 3% in the country in less than 6 years...and of course…

… creating so much more time for his family, his community and himself.

About Dan Luigs

Dan Luigs went from a high-income job to no income starting a business while his wife was pregnant with their first child, Dan had to succeed and succeed he did. He has grown his insurance business By Referral into top 3% in the country in less than 6 years and insures some of the top contractors in MO and IL.

Dan’s success is based on Zig Ziglar’s quote “You can have everything you want in life, if you will just help other people get what they want.”

Dan is a Coach for the ACCELERATE Mastermind Groups and is on the Advisory Board for The Good Dad Project, Member of the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce, and is a requested Public Speaker/MC at Mastermind STL, Realtor Roundtable, St Charles Association of Realtors, local Chambers of Commerce and a weekly Men’s Prayer Breakfast in Dardenne Prairie and has been featured on The Good Dad Project Podcast and BizDads Podcast.

Dan and his family love hiking, playing in water, spending time with family and friends and living a life of abundance!

Contact Dan

https://www.insurancestoreinc.com/

ABD28 - The Power of SIMPLE and UN-Hustle in Success and Happiness with Ryan Lee..aka...FreedymBuddha Jun 14, 2018

****** “Before we get married….******

I want to remind you that…

As a recreational therapist…

I’m NEVER going to rich.

We may wait a while to do the fancy stuff...if ever” - Ryan Lee

******IMAGINE*******... the above...and this….

BEING WITH YOUR WIFE for OVER 25 years
Having FOUR kids
COACHING ALL of their baseball teams and more…
SHUTTING OFF WORK at 3PM!!! LIKE FOR REAL!
STAYING HOME and DECLINING $$$$ to travel and speak
AND having built MULTIPLE, 7 and 8 figure businesses

KICK-OFF Father’s Day Weekend with THIS MUST-LISTEN SHOW!

Ryan Lee, for me, is the ULTIMATE example of a CONSCIOUS and AWESOME BIZDAD for the very reasons above.

INCREDIBLE Knowledge B0MBS and ENERGY in our chat!

About Ryan

He created his first web site back in 1999 to promote his part-time personal training business (he still had a full-time job at a Children’s Rehab hospital). But things really took off when he turned that simple site into a paid membership program.

Since then, he’s created over FIFTY different recurring revenue programs in multiple markets. Everything from membership sites and paid newsletters to subscription boxes, software and consumables.

You might have seen him featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal or as a contributor to Entrepreneur. Or, perhaps, you read one of his books.

But what Ryan is most proud of is his ability to build businesses around his “lifestyle”. He is always done by 3pm so he can spend unlimited time with his wife and four children.

Over the last two years, Ryan took all of his resources. Tapped into his deep network. And created the most complete training resource for anyone looking to turn their ideas into “continuity” income - Freedym.com.

Contact Ryan:

www.freedym.com

www.rewindtoday.com

ABD27 - How Poopie Diapers Helped A Company Become one of Inc. Magazines Best WorkPlaces for 2018 with Joe Mechlinksi, aka, SHIFTBuddha Jun 07, 2018

Here is a bizad that went from:

Did NOT believe a business can truly scale once starting a family
Being miserable in his 20’s
Faced the depression of 2008
Started four businesses before finishing college
Was a work-a-holic

To:

Proud to call himeslf… da Poopie Diaper Master (dirty-diaper-changer master!)
Ultra-successful business built on family values
New York Times Bestseller and more to come
Top 100 companies to work for
Major contributor to community well-being
AND… much more time and presence for family

About Joe Mechlinski

Not many people have founded four companies before graduating college and later on starting a company that was named one of Inc. Magazine Best Workplaces for 2018!

Joe Mechlinski is a community advocate, speaker, entrepreneur, and best selling author. His debut book, Grow Regardless, became an instant New York Times, USA Today, Amazon.com, and Barnes&Noble.com bestseller.

While earning his degree from the Johns Hopkins University, Joe founded four ventures—with varying degrees of success and failure—to pay his way through college. At 23, he co-founded his fifth company, SHIFT (formerly entreQuest), a management consulting and recruiting firm the Baltimore Business Journal has named one of the “Best Places to Work” for five consecutive years.

Since founding the business, Joe and SHIFT have been featured on Bloomberg Radio, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and The Wall Street Journal Online. In 2014, Joe was invited to sit on the White House Small Business Council. A decade after SHIFT’s inception, Joe compiled the lessons he learned from his early life experiences, and his work with more than 500 organizations across the country, into the 2013 New York Times bestseller: Grow Regardless.

One of his biggest passions remains giving back—especially in Baltimore, where he got his start.

He co-founded the B4Students Foundation, which linked corporate mentors and at-risk Baltimore students for their entire high school careers. He has served on the board of NextGen Angels, Betamore, Conscious Venture Labs, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake, and the Community-University Collaboration Committee (CUCC). Outside of Baltimore, he’s worked with Opportunity Village in Las Vegas, Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, Virgin Unite in the United Kingdom, and the Ford Foundation, headquartered in New York.

In 2016, Joe founded SHIFT Society—the world’s only mission-driven, localized, invite-only entrepreneurial membership community that was recognized that same year by The Daily Record as an “Innovator of the Year.”

Always embarking on new adventures, Joe just launched his podcast, Shift Happens, which features inspiring guests such as New York Times bestselling author Dan Pink, and three-time New York Times bestselling author Tucker Max. Shift Happens is where disappointment meets success, frustration leads to transformation, and crossroads drive life-changing choices. Our CEO, Joe Mechlinski, goes deep with trailblazers in every industry, from architects to comedians, and they all have something in common – one great story.

Contact Joe:

www.shiftthework.com

ABD26 - How Building A Team Based On Fit Can Free Up Your Time For Family With Bob Gavreau aka NumberBuddha May 28, 2018

How would you feel if you were chosen….

...to be the Canadian partner for Anthony Robbins’ Canadian delegates for financial advisory services and support?

Well...what if just years ago….

...you were in a pretty cushy full-time job in one of the world’s BIG FOUR firms?

Well…what would you do ..

..if they were offering a pretty sweet promotion?

...would you say, “nahhhh….I quit”...and start your own business?

My guest on the Awesome Bizdads Podcast, Bob Gavreault, said something that meant that! :P PLUS...read below to see a free tax assessment that Bob offers.

Learn as he shares some of his most gamechanging lessons during this journey and epic failures as he grew his family (with his awesome wife, of course!), grew his business and global impact.

About Robert (AKA..BOB)

Robert Gauvreau is a Chartered Professional Accountant who has worked in public accounting for over 10 years and has been practicing public accounting in his own firm since 2008. Robert is the firm’s business development leader and also oversees the accounting, assurance and taxation engagements for businesses and individuals.

Robert has had much success since 2008, including being recognized in 2010 with a Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award for Entrepreneurship, recognized as the Reader’s Choice, Peterborough’s favorite accountant in both 2011 and 2012, and most recently was recognized in 2014 by the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce as a Top 4 under 40 business leader in Greater Peterborough.

Outside of Public Accounting, Robert is very involved in the Peterborough community. Robert is a founding member of the Venture North group, a founding member of Startup Peterborough, and is a founding member of the H.O.P.E. Foundation.

Find Robert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-gauvreau-cpa-ca-93531430/

FREE TAX ASSESSMENT:

To improve their business, save money, and drive wealth generation in the following ways:

- Business performance

- Business improvement

- Wealth generation

- Succession planning

- Increase the value of your business

http://gauvreaucpa.ca/resources/assessment/

ABD25 - How overcoming resentment can save your children and business with Marc Papineau aka RiskBuddha May 22, 2018

“I’m the happiest I’ve ever been. If you are investing on yourself, it doesn’t matter what you wear, drive or look like on social media. Because when you invest in yourself, you end up radiating who you are...and that is where happiness comes from.” - Marc Papineau (paraphrase)

"If you harbour resentment in your heart, you're never going to progress. It's like a big black cloud in your soul. And your kids see it in you. It was my number one issue that I had to address because I wanted to show my kids that we can overcome dark clouds that come into our lives."

Here is a bizdad who went from

Good ol’ small town
Deciding to “get somewhere” he needed to move out
At 16, left home
Working 9-5 jobs including sales for a gym franchise
To getting married and having kids
To leaving a job and crushing it in several businesses

AND…

Realizing that being successful does not mean you are successful
Being all caught up in the bling
Having a marriage fall apart
To having businesses fall apart

And…

The renaissance so powerful…
Where the result was and still is simple…
...but not easily achieved…
And that is…

He is at the happiest he’s ever been…despite having to rebuild from the bottom up.

About Marc Papineau

Marc Papineau Team Founder | Bilingual Sales Representative

613-884-8960

marc@dreamlivingott.ca

Ottawa real estate agent, Marc Papineau brings extensive experience to the multi-residential, redevelopment, and commercial real estate market. Leveraging his experience as a successful business owner, he is known for outstanding client service, 24/7 availability, marketing techniques, personal touches, and as a skilled negotiator with his client’s best interests at heart. He believes strongly that it is not only his duty to represent his clients to the best of his ability, but also ‘educate’ them throughout every step of the process. As a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist®, Marc also specializes in luxury homes and real estate sales in the Old Ottawa South, Glebe, Westboro, Hintonburg, Centertown, Civic Hospital, and surrounding areas. His representation of Sellers and Buyers spans a wide range of clientele that includes young professionals, entrepreneurs, high net-worth individuals, real estate developers, and international investors. He also chose to work with the most technologically advanced brokerage in Ottawa, Keller Williams Solid Rock Reallty

ABD24 - Teaching Your Kids The Importance Of Passion By Living It Yourself with Matt Holmes...aka...BoomBuddha May 14, 2018

Here's a bizdad that went from...

- 0 to 7 kids in 3 years

- from healthy to suddenly in the OR, heart surgeon ...by 30 years old

- being introverted to webinars and more to thousands and thousands of people across the globe

- from feeling a bit uncertain about fatherhood to building up the energy for confident and loving vibes for his family

- from doing drugs like ca-razy as a kid, dropping out of school and building incredibly successful businesses

Today's Awesome Bizdads Podcast interview with Matt Holmes was unbelievable. Matt is arguable, one of the nicest and tallest... so nicest tallest guy I've ever met. Matt is the lead for lead generation at Freedym (by fellow DudeBuddha, Ryan Lee) and after many years of success, has taken his passion in generating leads into his own business. With the support of Ryan, Matt now has Freedym as a client and has instantly attracted an endless amount of client demands with his amazing track record. I learnt a great lesson of patience through this interview with Matt. Resources: - matt@hmficmarketing.com - www.freedym.com .

ABD23 - The Power of Self Care in Life in Business and at Home with Denis Sabourin...aka...RelationshipBuddha May 07, 2018

Ottawa REPRESENTS! ...this was one great show! INCREDIBLE lessons! I love it when I get to share lessons from a fellow business father right here in our home town of Ottawa to the rest of the world! Today is with Denis Sabourin, Xactly Design & Advertising, Origin Trade...aka...RelationshipBuddha Here's a bizdad who.. - grew up thinking being in business means you cannot be a family man - had three cars - said there is NO WAY we can survive with one car - had a house that was so nice that went on a local "Crib" show To... - being very intentional on being with family first - getting of all cars but one and listen to learn about this... - moving into the city - walking to work (wait till you hear this part in the interview!) - being able to just stop a meeting as it was yoga time..and asking the staff... "who's in!" So many incredible lessons. "A lot of entrepreneurs try to fix our own problems and many tend not to tell anyone because we’re afraid of looking weak. But then I shared some challenges with a fellow entrepreneurs and when I opened up to them, I realized we all dealt with the same problems. So the best way an entrepreneur or anyone can solve problems is opening up to like-minded entrepreneurs and mentors." About Denis Sabourin Denis is all about relationships...and starting with himself and his family. And it is the foundation to his success to his several entrepreneurial ventures including uber successful ad agency, Xactly Design & Advertising and wicked, trendy coffee shop Origin Trade. He is very active contributor to the community here and across the globe and of course, loves being a dad! Contact Denis Website: http://www.xactlydesign.com/ Email: denis@xactlydesign.com

ABD22 - How to launch a business while in a full-time job with Steve Scheetz aka BabyBuddha Apr 30, 2018

Here’s a father who…

Loves his current job where he manages a massive budget
Has a great boss!
1.5 hours on the road to and from the job every day
Had started a side business and failed
Became very discourage

Then

An argument with his wife on money and time
Faced the anger of not pursuing entrepreneurship all these years
Proposed a business around cloth diapers to his wife
“Let’s go baby!”

Took advantage of every minute during the 1.5 hours

And NOW…

A great side business around passion that is GLOBAL
NOW has a book, special detergent for cloth diapers and more!
And recognize that his internal desire can no longer support being in a job in the long-term
Learning every day on how to grow his business while staying connected with himself and his family

About Steve

I’m 34, married to my wife for 7 years, with two kids (4yrs and 1yr old). My wife is the love of my life, and my kids fill me with immense joy! Being a dad is totally rad, and I love watching them grow! I have a BS in Finance and a BS in Economics, which have aided me well in the Finance industry for many years. I currently work in Government Investments, where we oversee Billions of dollars among our various investment portfolios. I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit, even from a young age. I started my first side-hustle business in 2013, which failed. I’ve since move into my current day job and had a second kid, but there was still this deep-seeded desire to build a something great. So in June 2017, I started Moonbow Baby, selling baby products online. Our first product is a series of re-usable cloth diapers. I am finishing a baby food cookbook shortly (should be for sale before the first of the year). I’m also in the product research stage of our second product currently. I’ve spent the first 6 months of my business learning many expensive lessons and ironing out the plan for the next 12 months of growth. Also in the past six months, I’ve developed a system to allow me to balance family time, building a business, and fulfilling my responsibilities of a full-time job. It’s stressful, but I’m enjoying the ride. I love being a Bizdad.

Contact Steve

www.moonbowbaby.com

Resources

TEDxTalk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E7hkPZ-HTk&t=377s

ABD21 - How being intentional can transform your business, health and home life with Andy Storch aka EnergyBuddha Apr 24, 2018

One of the best person to learn from is...from someone just a few steps ahead of you. Andy Storch, aka EnergyBuddha, has only been out on his own full-time less than a year ago!

Here’s a bizdad that went…

From school
to start ups
to business school
to job
to side hustle
back to job
to leaving a job
and finally having a full-time business less than a year ago!

Since 1998, Andy has always been in a 9-to-5 and always had a side project, but he never took a full leap into entrepreneurship. He always said he did not had a good idea or opportunity...but the real answer is more to do with fear. And after each side hustle and changing directions, it created more fear to take the full leap. And all this as a married man!

Then fatherhood came in and rather than finding security, he made every effort to figure out how to build his own life so he can live his life on his terms.

About Andy Storch

I’m a Performance Coach, Sales Leader, International Speaker, and proud Father and Husband. But you should know...

I understand.

A few years ago I was working for a company that looked like a huge opportunity to many of my friends and family. But every morning, I’d wake up and feel like something needed to change.

After feeling that way for a few years, I did make a change.

I got an MBA from USC’s Marshall School of Business (where I was President of the MBA program) and left my job shortly after.

Since then, I’ve worked as a consultant, facilitator and sales leader at a leading consulting firm for 7 years, working with some of the top executives and globally-recognized brands. What I’ve found is that - no matter how successful they are - ambitious men experience the same issues. Whether they’re in charge of a Fortune 500 company, manage a regional team, or run a small business, they have many of the same challenges. And recently, I’ve gone out on my own working with these global brands from a corporate standpoint and blending it with my high performance coaching.

I’ve taught strategy, finance, and business acumen to business executives all over the world and have started or worked for multiple start-up companies. Some of my clients have included Salesforce.com, Oracle, Google, Box, Toyota, Genentech, State Farm, Red Bull, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, HP, Sony, Bechtel, Cisco and others.

As a sales leader, I’ve worked with top performers who needed a little help to close more deals. I’ve seen the changes that coaching can make with clients, co-workers, and members of my own team.

Most importantly, I’ve seen the changes in my own life that confirm the importance of making small, consistent changes to see huge results.

Contact Andy

www.andystorch.com

ABD20 - The Importance of Quality Time for Entrepreneurs and their Families with Ryan Snow aka ExperienceBuddha Apr 17, 2018

A super relatable story…

Here’s a bizdad that went from:

Working in a great paying job
“Providing”/contributing to everything a couple would need
Long commutes and hours
Time away from family

To:

Giving it all up and becoming a teacher
Smaller but stable income
Enjoying “clocking out” earlier and summers off
Supporting wife while in school
Then a baby and more expenses
Getting into real estate for extra income

To:

Leaving teaching for full-time real estate
Eventually joining a large brokerage
Driving over $20 million in commissions (he’s a bit of a sales genius)
Once AGAIN…”providing” all that the family would need
Long work hours
Missing kids growing
LOSING CONNECTION with WIFE
Letting go of a “great” job

To:

Reverse engineering what is important first - family
Building a business around family and self-care boundaries
#1 Best Selling Author
Growing sales training organization
Sales and leadership coach extraordinaire
Spending a TON more time with wife and kids
Travelling more with family!

Listen here [http://apple.co/2Cz9Qk4]

About Ryan

Ryan Snow is a #1 Best-Selling Author, Sales Leader, Business Coach, and Teacher at heart. With over seven years in a classroom and several more as a business coach and mentor, his mission is to help people achieve extraordinary results in life and in sales through personal and professional development. Ryan led a brokerage to over $1 Billion in sales in the last 3 years with over $20 Million in commissions.

Ryan’s first book, The Miracle Morning for Salespeople with Hal Elrod and Honorée Corder, expands on Hal’s original Miracle Morning message of exponential growth by seizing the first vital hours of the morning to grow personally by connecting that personal development with professional development and habits to increase sales.

Ryan’s newest book, Explosive Sales Growth in Real Estate, launches in April 2018 and discusses the mindset, strategies, and tools to help agents hit their sales goals. This is the first in a series of niche sales books to help sales teams hit their business development goals.

Other resources:

Books:

Explosive Sales Growth in Real Estate: Generate More Leads, Take More Listings, and Build a Six-Figure Income: http://a.co/cYi1916
The Miracle Morning for Salespeople: The Fastest Way to Take Your SELF and Your SALES to the Next Level: http://a.co/6ll8XKm

Contact Ryan: http://www.explosivesalesgrowth.com/contact/

ABD19 - Remarkable Personal Development in All Areas of Life via Entrepreneurship with Dan Martell, aka JFDIBuddha Apr 09, 2018

Here's what happened..

After going to JAIL TWICE
Suicide attempt
And rehab...

This is a story of a bizdad, Dan Martell, who went through these scenarios...and then became one of Canada's largest angel investors and a super awesome & conscious bizdad!

Scenario 1:

Thought he was broken at 8 years olds when diagnosed with ADHD
In jail twice in teenage years
Attempted suicide at 17
Barely saw father growing up
Parents divorced and took blame for it
Mom, who was adopted, was an alcoholic during those years
Went to rehab

Scenario 2:

After selling first company came home...AND...
Wife was on her way out!
"I was a success on the outside, but a hot mess in the inside"
"How could I be so successful in business but such a train wreck in relationships?"
They're still married by the way.. Amazing story as to how they overcame it!

Scenario 3:

Raised $1.6 million dollars in VC
Wife launches a new agency
3 months in... she is pregnant
"How the F*ck are we going to do this???

About Dan

Dan is a high-octane teacher and in-demand speaker, layin' down wisdom worldwide to help you unravel the greatest mystery of them all: how to scale. (Yes, scale. Sounds boring. But it's pure money.) He's exited 2 tech startups - Clarity and Flowtown - and he invests in the likes of Udemy, Intercom, Unbounce and Foodspotting, making him one of Canada's top angel investors. And now? Now he's gonna teach you how to Do It Like Dan Does. Buckle up.

Contact Dan:

http://instagram.com/danmartell

https://www.youtube.com/danvmartell

https://www.danmartell.com/productive

ABD18 - - How a side project resulted in leaving an unfulfilled job and having more family time with Luke Rowan aka PodcastBuddha Apr 02, 2018

Here’s a bizdad that went from::

- Just a man and his dog

- Working 12 hours per day for someone else

- Starting up a side hobby

- Lost inspiration and connection with self and family

- Setting his intentions on a life driven by quality family time

To:

- Just a man, his dog and now an amazing wife and beautiful children!

- A full-time business that already positively impacts hundreds of thousands of lives

- Living in complete control of his work schedule...which is waaaay less than 12 hours!

- Re-connected with and strengthened the family unit

About Luke Rowan

Luke is such a simple guy that even he does not offer a hugely in-depth biography! So I’m going to write it up for him! Luke started off in the personal training space where he managed the PI staff and program. He supported his wife start up her business first while he worked 12 hours a day for someone else and increasingly feeling unfulfilled and wanting to spend more time with his wife and their kids. As he played around with an interest of his, sound editing, and helped with a podcast with his friend. He realized that he’s always been a details guy. The guy behind the scenes that helped bring out a key essence of a show. Feeling a natural pull towards the podcast world, he launched Podcast Wagon and designed a completely new life - one with a deeper connection to his family...and he’s now the front man to a business that is the behind-the-scenes of some of the world’s most amazing brilliant podcasts! (teeheehee).

Connect with Luke

www.podcastwagon.com

ABD17 - How Persistence Can Create Freedom For You and Your Family with Majeed Mogharrenban aka MagicBuddha Mar 27, 2018

Here’s a dad..

That has gone from:

Starting his first business in his teens and two more into university years to travel the world
Dreamt of a life in public speaking
Secured a training contract job for a large global corporate training company and become #1 globally amongst 700+ trainers
Published a book to launch himself into public speaking
Got married and then kids
Realized he wanted to be home more with his family
Ventured to start his dream company ONLY….
To be told that all credit cards are MAXED out
Tried and flopped several coaching business models
Then finally, with incredible persistence...
Wrote another book that got #1 Best Seller on Amazon
Pivoted his company to generate over $500,000 and now on his way to 7-figures
ALLL during the entire process, spent countless hours with family at home and on several 2-month travelling trips from Europe to Caribbean!

Tell us about yourself Majeed!

“I knew I wanted to be a motivational speaker from a young age, but I never knew how to break into the industry. I joined a professional speaker association, paid thousands for branding and fancy websites, but still couldn't land paid speaking gigs.

Eventually, I learned how to break into the industry, and I became the number one highest rated trainer out of 721 around the world at Learning Tree International.

There are so many ways to serve through speaking and my mission is to help you get your message heard on the right stages to grow your business fast.

And this is the mission of the Expert Speaker Institute.”

Contact Majeed

www.majeedm.com

ABD16 How a mentor can change your life and that of your family’s with JungleBuddha, Chris Lopez Mar 05, 2018

Here’s a guy that went from being a young dad, working insane hours as a personal trainer, and then a couple of more kids and even more work and then fast-forward several years later, he somehow has an incredible business that has allowed him and his family incredible freedom. And with this freedom, they made a choice homeschool their kids and then most recently, to sell their big home in Toronto and moved down to Costa Rica, build a self-sustaining home out of two shipping containers! All this happened when a mentor stepped into the life of our DudeBuddha today, Chris Lopez...aka...JungleBuddha!

In this interview you’ll learn this (and more):

Chris’ “Group of 7” for success and happiness
How minimalism is awesome and necessary for peace and self-awareness
How homeschool has benefitted all 5 kids
How often Chris pulls through self-limiting thoughts we all have as bizdads: “man, it would be much easier just to collect a paycheck”
The power of failure in life
How taking the time to plan together can make a huge difference for your focus on business
The importance of knowing when is your productive timezone

About Chris Lopez

Hey, I'm Chris. Thanks for visiting.

Just quickly, here are a few things about me…

I'm a Husband and Father of 5.
A Self-Published Author.
A Speaker.
A Coach.
A World Traveler.
A Wannabe Surfer (I’m getting there).
An Old School Hip Hop Connoisseur (My Top 5 are Nas, Biggie, Rakim, Jay-Z & Kendrick).
To stay in shape I only lift kettlebells and my own bodyweight (and the occasional 70lb stalk of bananas…seriously).
I like my coffee.
I also consider myself a Minimalist (although does having 5 kids make me a hypocrite?)

Two years ago my wife and I sold 90% of our belongings (including our house in downtown Toronto, Canada), bought some jungle property on Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica and we’re now building an off-grid home out of shipping containers.

We’re doing the whole “self-sustaining” thing…

Solar Power.

Rainwater harvesting.

Growing our own food.

And we have 5 kids (4 girls and a boy – all mine and hers together… because you have to say that these days.

And 2 dogs (a Rottweiller and German Shepherd).

And a cat named “Luna”.

We’ve been homeschooling our kids for 8 years now and the on-going joke in our family is that my oldest daughter attended a prestigious university in Barcelona, Spain WITHOUT having a highschool diploma (we pulled her out of school and started homeschooling when she was in the 6th grade).

I've been a strength coach and entrepreneur for 20 years.

I specialize in fitness minimalism and started my journey using kettlebells & bodyweight training solely out of necessity…

…at the time we had 2 going on 3 kids and I was working my butt off as a personal trainer. I needed a solution that would help me stay in shape but do it with the least amount of time commitment.

So, enough about who I am.

What's more important, is how I can help you in any way?

My goal with this project was to help as many men as possible and show them everything that I've learned over the years. If there is any way I can help you, please reach out to me.

Other resources

https://alphadadproject.com

Instagram @thealphadad

ABD15 - How to Attract Joy and Success to Your Life at Home and in Business with Derek Rydall aka AbundantBuddha Feb 28, 2018

Today’s show is particularly powerful especially if you need some greater clarity in your life. You know how all it takes is for someone to say the right thing in the right way and suddenly you get it. Well, this is THE interview for you to experience just that. I learnt how creating structures and organization is really there for you to create that space to let in what matters the most… rather than taking that space to do more. Truly powerful interview.

I also learnt:

2 key steps to ensure a successful family and business
The good and the challenge behind the desire to actualize your potential
How it’s important to teach the kids HOW to think rather than What to think
How we must not give our wife our “leftover” energy
He to develop empathy for your father even when you once thought he was not that great!
False dichotomies of success
The true meaning behind the 4 Hour Work week
How the law of emergence can revolutionize what you can create for yourself and family

About Derek Rydall

Founder and Creator of the Law of Emergence

Part of the new generation of spiritual visionaries and thought leaders, Derek Rydall is the author of the #1 Amazon/Barnes & Noble best-seller EMERGENCE: Seven Steps for Radical Life Changeand the world’s #1 expert on the revolutionary Law of Emergence.

He has trained top executives at Fortune 500 companies (from American Express to Disney) in empowered leadership and communications, and has coached celebrities and media professionals, including Oscar and Emmy winners, on creating conscious entertainment.

As a regular Huffington Post contributor, and host of the top-rated Emergence podcast on iTunes, he reveals cutting-edge spiritual principles and success strategies to achieve financial freedom and abundance, master productivity and creativity, and gain true wealth and happiness. With his global platform, Derek has touched hundreds of thousands around the planet with his message on finding your path, living your purpose and making a powerful impact!

Other resources

Website: https://derekrydall.com/

Books:

Emergence: Seven Steps for Radical Life Change: http://a.co/i024rrd
The Abundance Project: 40 Days to More Wealth, Health, Love, and Happiness: www.theabundanceprojectbook.com

ABD 14 The power of making every moment count in business and at home with #BelieveBuddha, Evan Carmichael Feb 20, 2018

In this awesome interview, I learnt an important idea around the world moment. Today’s guest, ultra successful DudeBuddha, Evan Carmichael, shares about the different moments we have for us to create awesomeness. Moments to be present to your family. Moments to rise above negativity for your team. Moments to serve your community. Moments are essentially opportunities to make a choice. That very choice is what defines your moment. This one concept alone was a reminder of how much power we have at our fingertips...and mind to make things count in every part of your life.

Among this awesomeness, I also learnt:

The importance of figuring out what is important in your life
How Evan balances his life between business and personal
The importance of matching your calendar with your ambitions
How your perception fatherhood determines its impact on your life (this was awesome!)
How time with his son helped me bring more value to his community
How Evan sees his relationships with his parents
A great example of two successful NBA players and their differing views on their fathers
And so much more…

Just the tip of the iceberg about Evan

“I #Believe in entrepreneurs. At 19, I built then sold a biotech software company. At 22, I was a VC helping raise $500k to $15mil. I now run EvanCarmichael.com, a popular website for entrepreneurs. I breathe and bleed entrepreneurship. I'm obsessed. Aiming to help 1 billion entrepreneurs. Change the world. I've set 2 world records, use a stand-up desk, ride a Vespa, raise funds for Kiva, wear 5-toe shoes and created Entrepreneur trading cards. I speak globally but Toronto (#EntCity) is home. I love being married, my son, salsa dancing, DJing, League of Legends, and the Toronto Blue Jays.”

Resources

Website: www.evancarmicheal.com

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ModelingTheMasters

Books:

Your One Word: The Powerful Secret to Creating a Business and Life That Matter by Evan Carmichael - http://a.co/1fQPPp6
The Top 10 Rules for Success: Rules to succeed in business and life from Titans, Billionaires, & Leaders who Changed the World by Evan Carmichael - http://a.co/68NRXdh

ABD13 - How To Redefine Efficient At Work To Be Home With Your Family with Hayden Miyamoto a.k.a ChangeBuddha Feb 12, 2018

Imagine… dropping out of high school at 16 years old and building a 9-figure business and yet, still have a ton of time with your kids! My guest, Hayden Miyamoto, a.k.a ChangeBuddha shares his incredible journey of impossibility to possibility to reality. You’re going to love this show.

In this show, I learnt so many awesome things including

How children impacted Hayden’s definition of efficiency
How to go from 10 hours a day to 4 hours a day
A unique way to create a “Future Fund” for the kids
A game you can play with your kids on entrepreneurship
How he makes his marriage work even though he’s the complete opposite of his wife
How being complete opposite makes good parenting
How putting your marriage ahead of your relationship with your kids helps them grow
The incredible impact of how we treat our kids impact how they treat theirs

About Hayden Miyamoto

Hayden is the co-founder of Wired Investors, is a thought leader in the content marketing niche, and runs the popular blog NoHatDigital.com. He has built and scaled several six and seven figure content businesses and has deep experience developing systems to scale content sites.

Contact Hayden

Site: www.wiredinvestors.com

ABD12 The Power of Letting Your Kids Negotiate with FreedomBuddha, Jean-Luc Boissoneault Feb 02, 2018

Today’s show is with a man who took a year to travel after selling a very successful business he and his wife founded in order not to rush into something that is too short-sighted. This also allowed him to just connect deeper with himself and his wife and daughter. Jean-Luc shares an incredible journey as a bizdad and how he is helping his daughter develop the success mindset by allowing her to negotiate with him on things that she wants. He wants her to feel she can make it happen and he challenges her in so many ways and in such a loving way!

In addition, I also learnt:

How to build a business with your wife
How to keep the spark with your wife
A process to connect with yourself to find purpose
The challenge in our education system
The issue of fear when teaching your kids
How to truly see your kids in order for them to flourish
His journey from a bossy, cranky leader to becoming an inspiring leader
The importance of playtime in children’s development
What and how technology and other forms of “maps” is killing our intuition

About Luc

Jean-Luc is a writer, speaker and media spokesperson across many different outlets.

Jean-Luc was 21 years old, living out of his in-laws basement, with no business experience, no degrees and no money. Jean-Luc and his girlfriend (now wife) Chelsea jumped into business together founding Free Form Fitness a chain of award winning luxury personal training studios. The duo grew the company into four locations and into a multi-million dollar business before licensing their model and finally selling the company in Dec, 2016.

Within those 10 years Jean-Luc also founded 8 other companies ranging from a software, to product lines to events. Jean-Luc has been awarded the 40 Under 40 award as well as Entrepreneur of the year. Passionate about entrepreneurship, he enjoys a life of autonomy, healthy life-balance and now spends his time helping entrepreneurs succeed and shares his thoughts on his blog every day.

Jean-Luc says: “When you go to a job and you already know there’s a cap on what you can achieve and on how much of a difference you can make – it erodes your self-esteem. It creates an emptiness in you. I’m not saying you need to quit your job, I’m saying you should be looking for what you are meant to do in this life. Find it and work on it a little at night. Most people don’t take the first step because they don’t know what to do. And we subconsciously don’t believe we can do it.”

Get in touch with Luc

www.lucboissonault.com

http://www.miyagischool.com/

ABD11 - How To Teach Your Kids Entrepreneurship With BeachBuddha, Len Giancola Jan 29, 2018

A dream come true for so many bizdads is that our kids understand the true essence behind entrepreneurship and the skills required to take an idea and run with it. Today's guest, Len Giancola, is truly a world-class example of running massively successful companies...with his wife...while being able to foster an environment that was foundational to his two girls launching very successful ventures themselves! This a very practical yet spiritually mind-blowing interview.

In this interviewed, some of the great lessons I learnt are:

How your family can be even stronger in hyper-growth mode! (I was torn between this and the current title of this interview!)
How early success can lead to the most profound and unexpected change in your life (this almost the other title!...i know...just awesome!)
How growing up shy doesn't mean you'll be walked all over in life (in case y'all got dem shy kids, like me!)
How to build a business around your goals with your family
How enjoying your life with your family can launch your true business
How to build a business WITH your wife
How to build a business WITH your kids!
How to talk about money with your kids
Ways to teach your kids entrepreneurship
How to maintain romance while running massively successful businesses
On that last note...what to do during a lovers' quarrel

About Len Giancola

Len Giancola has over 25 years of experience in Executive Management and Business Ownership. Formerly a Managing Director of Global Securities Finance in New York, responsible for a $16 billion trading portfolio, he is now the Owner/President/Board Member of over 25 corporations in the United States. With over $100 million in sales over the last decade from development, management and syndication companies, Len brings a wealth of knowledge and skills in building businesses, assisting startups and advising various organizations to achieve maximum efficiency and success. Of the many companies, my personal favourites are Vacation Rental Company - www.cinnamonbeachvacations.com. Launching our website, www.Successbeach.com - where Len and his daughters offer an online training program that supports fellow bizdads in teaching kids how to build and grow towards a purpose life with financial freedom... and the soon-to-be-launched...POT.COM, this spring, which will become the top global destination portal for the cannabis industry. Leanna has launched her Profit Playbook Coaching Program, Coaching kids ages 5-15 on growing confidence and creating, increasing and multiplying income.

Contact Len:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbv.homes
Email: lengiancola@gmail.com

ABD10 - How To Slow Down To The Speed Of Life For Greater Success At Home And In Business With ServiceBuddha, Devon Bandison Jan 22, 2018

Whether running a business or building a business on the side, we often get stuck going at “ludicrous speed” (courtesy of Spaceballs movie!) and we get disconnected to ourselves and everyone around us. We go from hustling to hiding behind the hustle. Our guest today, Devon Bandison, aka ServiceBuddha, shares with us how he now travels more than ever before and yet, is spending more time with his kids more than ever before...yet his business is booming. He does this by slowing down to the speed of light. But knowing where he came from, people typically do not think this would be possible. Check out this interview, learn his story, his struggles and his awesome lessons….and I’m quite certain you will walk away with life-changing lessons.

In this I interview, I learnt:

How fatherhood is the number accolade for any dude.
The connection between fatherhood and leadership
The awesomeness that comes with being a bizdad
How to overcome the challenges of not having a great father figure growing up
How to get from a scarcity mindset to a more abundant mindset
The problem behind time management and how to solve it
How to deal with the tough times of divorce
The mindset to have when dealing with children during divorce (loved what Devon said here!)

About Devon

Devon “The Connector” Bandison was born and raised in NYC and shares the same energetic heartbeat, big personality and commitment to excellence as his hometown. Devon is a high performance coach and speaker who’s committed to individuals and organizations that want to maximize their potential in areas of leadership, productivity, fatherhood, and work-life satisfaction. His highly sought after seminars and workshops help organizations, individuals, and teams increase employee performance, motivation, engagement, and retention.

Devon’s signature talk “The Most Important Question A Father Can Ask Himself” has gained national recognition and was a featured TED Talk at TEDx Boca Raton in March 2015.

Devon earned his Master of Public Administration and holds a B.A. in Psychology. He has over 15 years of experience creating and delivering nationally recognized community programs providing professionals, fathers, youth and families with the tools to become more effective leaders. He has served on various city and statewide councils, committees and organizations that produce grants for non-for profit organizations and improve service delivery.

Adversity has served as his greatest teacher, molding him into the modern leader and loving father he is today. His mother and grandparents raised Devon when his parents divorced in early childhood. His world became shaped and influenced by internalizing the pain of divorce and an absent father who was addicted to drugs; staying on course for success while growing up proved to be challenging.

However, as a young father a shift in perspective and a decision to choose growth over victimization transformed Devon’s life. He began the road to recovering his true self. His keynotes and seminars connect these real life experiences to the power of transformation. Often called “The Connector” because of his unique ability to connect the dots for others, Devon shows participants how they can transform their own challenges into a legacy of leadership, meaning and purpose.

Devon believes that “Fatherhood is Leadership and Leadership is Influence.” He often says, “Like leadership, fatherhood is not about a position or a title, but rather the opportunity to model for others effective leadership and create a living legacy.” Devon currently lives in NYC and is a loving father to his three children. His children inspire him daily to create and live his own legacy of leadership.

Resources

Website: www.devonbandison.com

Podcast: Fatherhood is Leadership Podcast

ABD9 - How Allowing Your Kids See You Fail Can Strengthen Your Relationship, Success And Health with ResilientBuddha, Rob Lane Jan 15, 2018

Have you or are you facing a business failure that is starting to show up in your work and your relationships with your family and truly, with yourself. In this interview, Rob Lane, his moments where he faced some serious challenges while running both already super successful businesses as well as failing opportunities.

Among many amazing nuggets about addressing failure, I also learnt:

How Rob quit the corporate world to pursue a start up for a better life!
How people truly learn via experiences
How to show your kids how to pick themselves up
How working through things together with your wife/partner is important
His one question he asks himself every morning that guides the choices he makes
His thoughts on participation medals
The importance of leaving your kids alone (sometimes!)
Where Rob gets his hard work ethics from (I know..that is poor grammar!)
What to do when the signs of stress begin to get brighter!
How to maintain a connection with your wife
The importance of showing that the entrepreneur path is not normal...but it’s also not a bad thing. That it can be awesome.

About Rob Lane

Rob is the CEO of RareLogic, a high growth SaaS marketing business which delivers significant ROI increases on the marketing investments of eCommerce online merchants. Its products include smart email that utilizes analytics and machine learning to make predictions about which products to offer clients and timing of those offers, customer segmentation applications for more effective targeting of clients and customer verification application to ensure the end customers receives the correct message.

The company is venture backed and operates in over 50 countries. Prior to RareLogic, Rob co-founded MyMusic, Inc, a consumer-focused music experience on a mission to be the best place to find, discover, and share everything that makes an online music experience fresh, exciting, and unique. This was sold privately to a French multinational company.

Lastly, Rob co-founded Overlay.TV Inc., an interactive video technology for retail/ecommerce which brought to market a technology that made products/items within online video, clickable. He attracted global companies Zappos, Disney, Warner Music, JC Penney, Macy’s to the company client list!

Resources:

Website: www.rare.io

LinkedIN: Rob Lane

ABD8 - The Importance Of Congruency At Home And At Work - with ImpactBuddha, Yuri Elkaim Jan 08, 2018

Happy new year to you all! Hope your holidays were as nuts and loving as mine! Filled with rambucious, lovers’ quarrels and laughter!

Now...I wanted to start the very first show in 2018 with someone wh has done it all. Of course, a bizdad that came from job dissatisfaction..or really, what I call purpose degradation...which is when you feel the most important of you,, your destiny, your calling… slowly fading away...and you know… you gotta do something about it.

He’s been through some serious health challenges through all this, he’s crushing it right now..like CRUSHING IT! But this is just the tip of the icebery. The real value here is what Yuri has learnt as he focuses on being an awesome dad and how it transports into having a company and leading a team. One of them is about congruency. What you do versus what you say. It’s amazing how congruency and consistency impacts how we connect, inspire and move ourselves, family members and our team at work.

In addition to this awesome lesson, I also learnt include:

How kids are essential life’s best daily personal development seminar
A real life transition of job to business to finding the best way to work from home
Some simple rules to ensure presence and connection with your kids
How to talk about and handle money with your kids
Several important steps to start a business while having a job and then going full-time
How fatherhood makes him a stronger entrepreneur

About Yuri

He’s a husband, father of 3 boys and an exceptional entrepreneur! He is the founder of Yuri Elkaim Health and Fitness Brands and most recently, founder of HeatlhPreneur Group, committed to serving visionary health and fitness entrepreneurs who are serious about expanding their reach, growing their online platform, with a massive goal of collectively impacting 1 billion people in this world while building a more profitable and sustainable business.

It gets better. He’s a New York Times Best-Seller, Wall Street Journal Best Seller and USA Today Best Seller...no small feat...which of course leads to being featured on the Dr. Oz Show, AskMen and so many other health and men’s related media channels.

Resources

yurielkaim.com

healthpreneurgroup.com

ABD7 - Learn The Four Steps To Travelling The World With Your Family - With Travelling Buddha, Ricky Shetty Dec 25, 2017

Are you a father who has a desire to travel the world with your family. Our guest today, Ricky Shetty, unloaded his successful, yet location-dependent business in order to travel the world with his family and he shares his 4 steps on how to do it while sustaining yourself.

Among many amazing things on travelling, some other lessons I’ve learnt include:

The impact of suburbia on a bizdad with at least..the travel bug!
How a single choice determines going deeper into depression or living life fully
The challenges and process of letting go
The mind-blowing lesson Ricky learnt about the materials we own
Life is short, the world is big. Why wait to travel? (social post-able!)
When do we know the timing is perfect…
How to incorporate date nights during travel

About Ricky

Ricky Shetty is the owner and operator of Daddy Blogger, where he writes about parenting from a father’s perspective with a big emphasis on family travel with young kids. Currently, Ricky and his family are on a 1 year Round-The-World Trip visiting Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Central America.

Ricky Shetty was born on Feb 12, 1977 at Richmond General Hospital in Vancouver, Canada. He grew up in North Vancouver attending Lynnmour Elementary School and Windsor High School and then graduated with a BA in Psychology from the University of British Columbia (UBC). In his early 20s, Ricky developed a passion for adventure and travel after living in London, England and backpacking around Europe.

After University, Ricky went to Tokyo, Japan to teach English (hence, the “tokyoricky” username on his email and various Social Media platforms). After Japan, Ricky traveled through several countries in Asia for 2 years before arriving in Sydney, Australia to study Theology at Hillsong Bible College. Ricky did both a Bungee Jump and a Skydive in New Zealand to satisfy his passion for adventure!

In 2008, Ricky returned to Vancouver, Canada where he worked as an ESL Teacher in Downtown. In 2010, Ricky met the love of his life, Anne, on the Greeting Team at Coastal Church. He planned and orchestrated one of the biggest proposals in Vancouver history with a huge flash mob at YVR as Anne arrived home from the Philippines. The proposal made the Front Page of The Province.

They got married on the beautiful Wedding Yacht on Canada Day (July 1, 2011) and had an incredible honeymoon cruise to Alaska. On May 16, 2012, their beautiful baby daughter Dianne was born at St Paul’s Hospital. Ricky launched his website Daddy Blogger on Dec 1, 2012 at midnight with the purpose being to change the world…one dad at a time. On Nov 2, 2013, Ricky & Anne’s son Ryan was born at BC Women’s Hospital. On May 5, 2016, their third child Renzo was born at Burnaby General Hospital.

Ricky is the Amazon Best-Selling author of a book about fatherhood called "Wisdom From Daddies" which was released globally on Father’s Day (Sunday, June 16, 2013). The book contains the collective wisdom of over 100 dads from around the world on issues that every dad faces during their journey through fatherhood.

Ricky used to produce a series of Conferences, Workshops, and Events in Vancouver, Canada about Social Media, Blogging, and Internet Marketing. However, in late 2016, Ricky and his family decided to follow their passion to travel the world. On Dec 6, 2016 they started their 1 year Round-The-World Trip that will take them to Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Central America.

Ricky is happy to do speaking engagements, media interviews, book signings, press trips, and product reviews. We are major social media and blog influencers who practice lifestyle marketing (promoting your companies products and services through everyday lifestyle pictures and videos).

Resouces

Website: www.daddyblogger.com

Email: ricky@daddyblogger.com

Podcast mentions

“Extra pack of peanuts”
Zero to Travel
An Epic Education
Nomad together

ABD6 - The dangers of being hyper-focused on success and how establishing rhythms can solve it with Jim Sheils - EducationBuddha Dec 18, 2017

How did, an already successful man, who just wanted to better connect with his step kids end up building a company around this very purposeful goal into one that helps many of the top entrepreneurs in the world connect deeper with their kids.

Jim Sheils founded and grew The Family Board Meeting concept out of this mission and he shares invaluable lessons from his own journey as a man in his 20s to his 40s - how we evolved in business and at home. Truly a remarkable interview! Here are just a few nuggets I learnt from this interview.

How kids are catalyst to bizdads being both more conservative yet more aggressive in other ways!
The drive and ambition to do well for you and your family often starts off well-intentioned.. But then the hyperfocus on “success” ends up creating a disconnect with the people we love. We look up and then things are suddenly awkward...
Learn how to teach from failing forward
I know I’ve made progress..but it’s lifelong
The importance of rhythm over balance and habit
What is date night with a question!?
The simplicity of a walk
The immense power of a board meeting
Discusses the expectations we put on ourselves (this part was mind-blowing for me)
Look for possibility not opportunity
The importance of staying true to your highest core values when in a lovers’ quarrel
How you change in your 20’s, your 30’s and then 40s and on…
A cool game to talk about “that taboo subject” with the kids!
Common problem is sooo men are hyperfocused on growth, and then they go down the road and suddenly realize all those close to them don’t even know them anymore...despite this entire journey had good intentions

About Jim Sheils

Jim Sheils is known as the “Crazy Glue” for entrepreneur families. His popular “Board Meeting” strategy and other simple frameworks are helping thousands of business leaders worldwide reconnect where it counts most: at home. His firm, Family Board Meetings, LLC specializes in retreats, workshops, and private consulting for entrepreneurs looking to strengthen their family lives while still succeeding in business. Jim’s ability to build immediate trust and create consistent results for his clients (and their children) has given him the opportunity to work with top organizations around the world including EO, YPO, Gathering of Titans, Mastermind Talks, Harvard University and several top companies including Advisors Excel, Keller Williams and more.

Jim has also become a leader in the movement to improve the education system for our children. Sharing his own family’s journey into alternative education and the creation of his “Education Matrix”, Jim shows parents how to get involved in their children’s education without feeling overwhelmed and to ensure their kids are receiving the most important lessons rarely taught in school.

Resources

Website: www.jimsheils.com

Phone: Call (888) 908-4879

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ABD5 - The Power Of Transparency At Work And Home With Scott Law - SmileBuddha Dec 04, 2017

Imagine a dental practice with a karaoke room. Well, Dr. Scott Law did just that and that is just an example of how awesome and brilliant of a bizdad he is. (is that even grammatically correct!?) Here are a few things I’ve learnt from our chat!

** balance of giving them what they need and giving them the space to find their own way

** raising your kids with the proper amount of neglect

** The CLOTHING challenge

** Why Scott decided to start homeschooling

** A major lesson Scott learned from his hardworking father about how to be a good boss and leader

** The power of transparency within a company and at home...and how lives can change because of it.

** The importance of a workspace that you love and karaoke!

** The importance of culture and mission statements at home and work...and aligning hearts

** Where does marriage rank in the relationships within family!?

Learn more about Scott Law

Dr. Scott Law, aka SmileBuddha, is a wet fingered orthodontist charged with overseeing the clinical processes and responsibilities as the Chief Clinical Officer for Smile Doctors, an orthodontist owned orthodontic group. After completing residency at Jacksonville University School of Orthodontics in 2009, he and his wife Jessica purchased a small practice from a retiring orthodontist in Killeen, Texas.

Using techniques based on customer service, fun, empowerment and excellence they grew that location to one of the largest practices in the U.S.. Looking out on the horizon in 2015 and seeing the threats and opportunities facing orthodontics, they decided to scale their business based on the principle of Love On People First. In 2015 Scott partnered with Dr. Dana Fender and CEO Scotte Hudsmith to form Smile Doctors with has grown throughout the US currently with over 100 orthodontics only practices.

RESOURCES

Website: www.smiledoctors.com

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ABD4 - How To NOT Over-Orchestrate Your Children's Lives With Shane Parrish - BookBuddha Dec 04, 2017

Can your hobby turn into a full-time business? Without its complete intention, Shane Parrish made this happen. But it wasn’t easy and he shares, in this interview, some great lessons around business, fatherhood and self-care that can be a game-changer for you! Here are some of the things I learnt from the interview:

** How a hobby turned into a full-time business

** The lesson from losing track of what was important

** Learn about what is...or is NOT work-life balance

** The importance of hiring and investing up front

** The good old opportunity cost (TUAN says.. Opportunity GAIN)

** How was education gone too niche

** How too many are over-orchestrating the life of our kids

** The truth behind the intention of “making up” time with our kids

** Difference between kids experiencing pain and discomfort

** What is non-linear growth

About Shane

Shane Parrish, aka BookBuddha, is the founding partner of Syrus Partners, a holding company that acquires and operates businesses in North America. Before Syrus, Shane worked as an executive in the Canadian government, where he led the creation and execution of key cyber-defense initiatives. His passion project, a website called Farnam Street, documents “the best of what others have already figured out” and gets over 1 million page views per month. Shane has appeared in many publications including Entrepreneur, WSJ, Forbes, Globe and Mail, and Financial Times.

Resources

www.farnamstreet.com

Twitter: twitter @farnamstreet

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ABD3 - Leaving A Good Job To Start A Business To Get More Family Time With Babak Azad - EnduranceBuddha Dec 04, 2017

Babak Azad shows us how one can show up as oneself. Real deal. Straight up...and ready to share not only the wins in his life...but also epic failures we can all relate to and learn from! Here are some lessons I learnt from this brave share by Babak!

** how children has impact what is truly important

** The thought pattern when considering to leave a job

** Steps required to transition out of a job and into entrepreneurship

** How opportunity is never JUST delivered to you. So what do you have to do?

** Milestones/goals versus process

** What you need to build if you’re going to go on your own

** The myth of having control

** How Babak got comfortable and also believed in being transparent and vulnerable

** The importance to just sitting down and talk through things

** The desire to affect your future in the most intentional way

** The evolution of masculinity, fatherhood and how they are connected

** Learn about Mindset of Freedom vs Toys

About Babak

Babak, aka EnduranceBuddha, is the former SVP of Media & Customer Acquisition at Beachbody where he helped to 10x the business from an already-substantial $100 million in revenues to over $1 billion in revenues when he left in 2015. Now Babak works with brands building their performance marketing campaigns and business. Typically working with e-commerce subscription businesses over $20 million in revenues, who want to accelerate the next stage of their company's growth.

Resources

Website: www.babkazad.com

Emai: babak@babakazad.com

Social media: @babakazad

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ABD2 - The True Path Toward Leaving A Legacy With Trefor Munn-Venn - ConnectionBuddha Dec 04, 2017

If you’ve been waiting for the right message worded in just the right away to hit you where you need to be hit, then this is the interview for you! Trefor Munn-Venn drops some seriously well-articulated knowledge bombs and truly speaks to what this show is all about! Fatherhood, entrepreneurship, masculinity, relationships and self-care. In this show, I learnt:

** Understanding who is truly counting on you

** Stealing time and dealing with consequences

** How crisis is mostly ego...and how we want to avoid it

** Subscribing to your own lessons

** How Trefor went from 100 hours to 50 hours a week..cold turkey

** How leaving your home stuff at home is bullshit

** The true impact of feeling a disconnect with your child or wife…

** The real reason why business owners feel lonely

** What is the greatest INHERITANCE we pass onto our children

** What happened when Trefor reached out to his business partner and brother for help…

** How to reconnect with your family

** How people are when you are early in your jounrey...and how they are when your are close to reaching your goals...and what matters about this

** A few questions to ask yourself knowing you only have one shot at life

** Consequences of being a passive dad (simple, yet mind-blowing!!)

** The difference between connecting and in connection!

** The idea of moments

Trefor Munn-Venn, aka ConnectionBuddha, is the Co-Founder of Rhapsody Strategies, a company that works with leaders and organizations across North America and internationally to transform their performance. As a trained and certified professional business coach, he has worked with some of the most innovative and challenging organizations in the world, including the G8, APEC, the Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe, the African Union and many others. Previously, Trefor held the position of Director, National Security & Public Safety for The Conference Board of Canada. Trefor is also one of a handful of Canadians to win a Webby Award — the Oscars of the Internet.

Resources

Learn more about Trefor and Rhapsody Strategies

www.rhapsodystrategies.com

Email: trefor@rhapsodystrategies.com

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ABD1 - Power Of Patterns With A Blind Bizdad Who Summited Mount Everest, Erik Weihenmayer - VisionBuddha Dec 04, 2017

Would you… climb mount everest or kayak the 277 miles of the grand canyon if you were...blind? Well, my guest today did and it’s why he has such an inspiring...wait for it… point of view on all things faced by bizdads. Here are just a few things I learnt from him:

** How kids can be involved with work/volunteer

** the power of exposing your kids in understanding and helping with others who have disabilities - shows them how to build a no barriers mentality

** Learn about what is a HIGH AQ (withstands Adversity well)

** How to not have your kids live underneath your shadow

** The importance of children’s individual journeys

** How to overcome discussions with your spouse when conversation is going south

** The importance of figuring out patterns

** Learn how life is like a wheel (the good old classic ones with spokes!)

** How kids are your greatest Ego reducer

** Building trust within the team when climbing Mt. Everest and trust within a family

About Erik

Erik Weihenmayer, aka VisionBuddha, is one of the most celebrated and accomplished athletes in the world. In 2001, he became the first blind person in history to climb Mount Everest. When he stood on the top of Carstensz Pyramid in 2008, he completed his quest to climb all of the Seven Summits-the tallest peak on each of the seven continents.

Erik is the author of the best selling memoir, Touch the Top of the World, which was made into a feature film, as well as The Adversity Advantage, which shows readers how to turn everyday struggles into everyday greatness. His latest book, No Barriers: A Blind Man’s Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon is more than an adventure story; it illuminates how we move forward in our lives towards growth and purpose – despite the barriers that get in our way. He is an internationally recognized speaker and brings his message of living a No Barriers Life to audiences around the world.

In September 2014, Erik and blinded Navy veteran, Lonnie Bedwell, kayaked the entire 277-miles of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River, considered one of the most formidable whitewater venues in the world. Erik continually seeks out new adventures, focusing his efforts on empowering people traditionally swept to the sidelines of life. He founded an organization called No Barriers, which help people with challenges tap into the human spirit, break through barriers, and contribute to the world.

Resources

www.touchthetop.com

www.nobarriersusa.org

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The Unique Awesomeness a Bizdad Brings To Fatherhood, Relationships and Self-Care Dec 04, 2017

As bizdads, we have this undeniable gene called the Entrepreneurship gene. Some of us are running full-blown businesses, some are running a side project for profit or as a fundraiser and some or feeling the urge inside to launch their first business. This driver inside of us inspires us to see life different from others. What we want for our kids. What we know is possible for our kid. How much we are willing to risk in order to teach our kids these very beliefs. In this very first episode, I talk about the following: - 3 promises I am committed to keep - Why BIZDADS - My 'Glorious Fall From Grace' story - What is and why DudeBuddha - The father movements around the world - sneak preview of the first guest on the show You can learn about the podcast at: www.dudebuddha.com Casual About Tuan video: Click Here

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