EPISODE · Jul 30, 2023 · 48 MIN
Ep. 197 - Doing Life Differently | John Buckner and Bryan Ward
from Dad Up Podcast · host Bryan Ward
Welcome to a new episode of The Dad Up Podcast. I’m excited to share this amazing guest with you. John Buckner, a Northern CA native now relocated to AZ, is a business owner, coach, father and husband. John is an avid sports fan and coffee connoisseur and loves spending time on the golf course. In this episode John openly shares his story of his father dying by suicide when John was just a young man. This is where his life shifted. He knew then that he needed to step up and be the man the house and help his mom. He also realized that in order to remain on the right path, he was purposely surrounded himself with very powerful male role models. He and his wife, Kristin, have 3 children. John definitely represents the Dad Up Tribe very well. Make sure you click the links below to learn more about John and his family. Dad Up! Dad Up YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DadUpPodcast Dad Up Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-up-podcast/id1486764562 Dad Up Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daduppodcast/ Dad Up LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe John Buckner LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/johnbuckner John Buckner Instagram: https://instagram.com/johnbuckner John Buckner FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/bucknerjohn?mibextid=LQQJ4d John Buckner YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbAYyaLxKd4QoJC5P_ib6pw John Buckner TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnkristinbuckner
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Welcome to a new episode of The Dad Up Podcast. I’m excited to share this amazing guest with you. John Buckner, a Northern CA native now relocated to AZ, is a business owner, coach, father and husband. John is an avid sports fan and coffee connoisseur and loves spending time on the golf course. In this episode John openly shares his story of his father dying by suicide when John was just a young man. This is where his life shifted. He knew then that he needed to step up and be the man the house and help his mom. He also realized that in order to remain on the right path, he was purposely surrounded himself with very powerful male role models. He and his wife, Kristin, have 3 children. John definitely represents the Dad Up Tribe very well. Make sure you click the links below to learn more about John and his family. Dad Up! Dad Up YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DadUpPodcast Dad Up Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-up-podcast/id1486764562 Dad Up Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daduppodcast/ Dad Up LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe John Buckner LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/johnbuckner John Buckner Instagram: https://instagram.com/johnbuckner John Buckner FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/bucknerjohn?mibextid=LQQJ4d John Buckner YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbAYyaLxKd4QoJC5P_ib6pw John Buckner TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnkristinbuckner
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