How a Text Thread Turned Into a $35M Business | EP108 (feat. Grant Eastey of Dad Gang)

What if a three-word text sign-off between friends became a $35 million business, and a movement millions of dads now call their own?This week, Shawn sits down with Grant Eastey, co-founder of Dad Gang, for a conversation about putting your passion into the world, staying relentlessly authentic, and why sometimes the thing you almost don't send is the thing that changes everything. Grant shares how a simple text thread became a business, why staying “un-corporatized” helped Dad Gang grow, and how they built an organic safe space for dads at a time when so many men are struggling to find real community.Shawn and Grant also get into the modern dad crisis: why new fathers often lack meaningful support, why men can struggle to ask for help, how changing expectations are reshaping fatherhood, and why dads need to stay connected when life gets hard. Plus, they get into the surprisingly simple trick to becoming more visible: ask for advice.Because your art can't impact anyone if you never put it out there. Let them see you.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.