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The Career Dad Show
by Dan Reed
Welcome to The Career Dad Show! This podcast is all about supporting modern-day dads. Dads who work hard for a rewarding career... but not at the expense of their family. Dads who want to climb the career ladder, but also want to take the kids to school. Dads who don't want to make a choice between getting promoted, or being a parent. Work. Family. Balance. In each episode I speak to an amazing guest and focus in on their story. Throughout the series we cover all the topics dads want to talk about: paternity leave, changing jobs, dealing with guilt, concerns about being a present father, working abroad, emigrating, insane commutes, starting a business, coping with loss, smashing down stereotypes… the list goes on. So go ahead – give it a listen. Enjoy!
Episodes
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Dealing with change
In this episode I'm joined by Chris Ippolito from Alberta, Canada. This was recorded around Christmas time of 2020, but it's still a hugely relevant conversation. Chris and I talk about working from home, becoming a new father, and taking on new work... all at the same time! Support the show
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Believe in Plan B
Hi guys I’m Dan Reed, and welcome back to The Career Dad Show It’s been a minute… or several months… and to be honest, I needed a bit of a break. If I can’t practice what I preach, then what good am I? Anyway, it’s great to be back, and let me introduce you to Amit. Amit realised his career in...
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Twinning with Multidad
Today I’m joined by father-of-3 Paul Tremain, better known on Instagram as the Multidad. We talk about Lockdown 3.0, balancing work and family, imposter syndrome, as well as reflecting on how Paul felt when he found out he was having twins. This is an amazing episode if you’re expecting twins,...
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🎄Merry Christmas! A 2020 round-up🎄
So here we are - the end of 202 is upon us. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your support this year. Whether it's been listening to the podcast, watching the videos, interacting with the socials... I appreciate it all. Have a fantastic Christmas - and see you in 2021! Support…
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How Angels Are Made, with Bryson Thompson
How are angels made? When Bryson’s mom passed away, he thought about how to communicate this with his son. So he wrote a book. Following a successful Kickstarter, How Angels Are Made was published. This isn’t Bryson’s job, though. He runs the back-office of his wife’s chiropractic clinic, and has...
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I'll do it when..., with Chris Thomas
Starting a marketing agency just before Covid wasn’t part of the plan, but 12 months later and Yonder is going from strength to strength. Chris left his well-paid corporate gig to fulfil a decade-long dream, and also adopted two kids along the way. Chris shares his take on digital marketing and...
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Everyone Starts From Somewhere, with Ruben Gonzalez
Ruben is known as The Luge Man. He’s the first person to compete in 4 Olympics over 4 different decades. He talks to me how had the dream - and the perseverance - to become an Olympian, and how finding mentors is the key to unlocking success. Ruben’s also homeschooled his kids (now 15 and 18)…
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Shut The Freak Up, with Joseph McClendon III
At 17, Joseph was beaten to within an inch of his life by 3 men because of the colour of his skin. The shame and self-loathing led to Joseph being homeless as a teenager, until a man gave him a book that changed his life. Joseph’s now a Doctor of Neuropsychology, a lecturer, a performance coach,...
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Empowering Fathers, with Chris Salem
Chris had a successful career in corporate sales, taking on the highs and lows that came with it. As he says, ‘I was operating from a place of low self esteem’. He’s overcome addictions and now is happily married, and has a 13 year old son - who Chris is proud to be the father to that he didn’t...
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Unlearn the fear of public speaking, with Brenden Kumarasamy
Despite being in his early 20s, Brendan has presented over 900 times. His participation in Case Competitions (as Brendan describes them: professional sport for nerds) landed him a role at IBM. But that’s not enough for him. Brendan started a YouTube channel called MasterTalk, where he teaches...
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The Pursuit of Perfection, with Jonathan Horton
Olympian Gymnast, American Ninja Warrior star and all-round nice guy Jonathan Horton joins me to share his story of getting to the Olympics, and why it's so important to set goals and visualise them. Jonathan Horton is a retired American gymnast who has 2 Olympic medals to his name. When Jonathan...
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Be kind to your future self, with Greg Reid
Greg Reid is a 32-time best selling author; film maker; founder of The Secret Knock, he runs 6 businesses… and he even has a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. But he’s also a proud dad. We talk about Greg’s upbringing and entrepreneurial spirit, the importance of seeking counsel, not opinion,...
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The most important thing (at that time), with Ross Burbeary
Ross is the Performance Manager for Rotherham United Football Club; basically, he helps professional athletes to be at the top of their game. But it’s not just science; it’s empathy, too. There’s so much packed into this episode, including a look at performance anxiety and the impact fans can…
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Lemons to Lemonade, with Arn Terry
Arn Terry was an international headhunter earning a great 6-figure package when the 2008 recession hit. Work dried up overnight, meaning Arn had to hustle harder than ever before, whist also taking on a second job. He talks about making ends meet, being an absent father, and struggling with guilt...
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Wishman, with Frank Shankwitz
If you don’t know the name Frank Shankwitz, you’ll know the organisation he founded: The Make-A-Wish Foundation. Frank tells his story of how Make-A-Wish got started, his own troubled childhood, his time in England (where he was an Honour Guard at Winston Churchill’s funeral), and how everyone…
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Preparing for jobs that don't yet exist, with Chris Bishop
Chris Bishop’s had 8 careers. Not jobs: careers. His band toured with The Eagles and ZZ Top, before Chris became a session musician playing with Robert Palmer and Chuck Berry. He then got into writing jingles - including KitKat’s first TV advert. Chris then discovered the World Wide Web, learned...
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Winning back the love of my life, with Tony Simms
Meet Tony: he’s a croupier at a casino in Mayfair, so as you might imagine Coronavirus has hit him hard… especially when you hear what his largest gratuity was! Tony’s also a dad… a dad who suffered with post natal depression, which caused the breakdown in his relationship. Tony talks incredibly...
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Harnessing Success through Habits and Attitudes, with Erik Swanson
Say hello to Mr Awesome, Erik Swanson. Erik’s an international speaker, 7x Number 1 bestseller, and creator of Habitude Warrior - one of the top 10 events in the US. Erik shares how you can harness success through habits and attitude; why we need to stop allowing other people to rent space in our...
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Keeping it in the family, with Ian McIlroy
This is a special one for me, as I sit down face-to-face with my Father-in-Law - and editor of The Career Dad Show - Ian. We look at Ian’s career of teaching abroad; and what it was like leaving the UK with a young child. I also ask Ian for his favourite Career Dad episode, how his family dynamic...
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Becoming a dad 16 weeks early, with Mike Grinberg
Pick up your phone and put it in the palm of your hand. That’s the size - and weight - of Mike’s daughter when she was born at 24 weeks. She’s now 5 years old and doing great, but it was a really scary time for Mike and his wife Gaby… especially as first time parents. As if that wasn’t enough…
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Becoming a Fitter, Healthier Dad, with Darren Kirby
Darren was an avid gym-goer who worked a busy job in The City. He thought he was pretty fit until he started training for a Triathlon, and realised he couldn’t swim a pool-length without getting out of breath. 9 months later - and 28 kilos lighter - Darren’s a different man. He’s now left his...
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Blogger to international sports commentator, with Jonathan Bullard
This week I speak with Jonathan Bullard, who left his corporate role to pursue a career in sports broadcasting. He’s travelled the world living his passion, which can mean working back-to-back 22 hour days. Although, it also gives him the flexibility to be the primary care giver to his 5 year old...
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Everyone has a hobby, with Graeme Easton
This week I speak with Graeme Easton, who… is busy. He’s a professional stadium announcer; a podcast host; he started a B2B podcast business… oh, then there’s his ‘proper job’ as a teacher. Throw in 3 kids, including twins, and quite frankly I’m impressed Graeme found time to record with me. We...
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Not yet a parent, with Maximillian Naza
This week I speak with Maximillian Naza: Googler; Digital Agency Owner; Stand-up comedian; and… not a parent. We talk about parenting, as Maximillian prepares for the future, the importance of being open to change, and how Maximillian dealt with the loss of his parents indirectly. He’s a...
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Making People Happy, with Harvey Reid
This week I’m joined by Harvey Reid (no relation), who’s the Head of Premier Events at Barclays. Harvey talks about how he got into the job of ‘making people happy’, and how for him there was never a choice between kids or career. He wanted both. We also talk about Harvey’s role in co-chairing…
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Flexibility: The Great Equaliser, with James Vale
This week I speak with James Vale, who is the VP of payment security at Barclaycard. Flexibility is super important to James - I mean, he brought it up during the interview process. It means James can do his job, be an active father, and also support his wife’s career in investment banking. So…
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The Science Behind Meditation, with Naianna Robertsson
This week I’m joined by Naianna Robertsson, a neuroscientist who specialises in meditation. We talk about the hard science vs the fad of meditation, how to become ‘in the moment’, and the secret to forming successful habits. Contents 1m 34s: A neuroscientist’s approach to meditation 6m 29s:...
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Building a home, with Paul Trudel-Payne
Today I’m joined by Paul Trudel-Payne, who left his job at Microsoft to become a full time realtor and interior designer. Paul talks about growing up in the US as a bi-racial gay man, as well as going through the adoption process with his husband. He shares his story of heartache, anxieties, and...
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Achieving through adversity, with Scott Aaron
When Scott was 19, his father went to prison. This forced Scott to take stock of who he was, and who he wanted to be. In this episode, Scott and I talk about his life as a successful business owner, award-winning network marketer, coach, author, podcaster, speaker… and father. And crucially, we...
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Making the leap, with Jamie Butler
This week I’m joined by Jamie Butler, who after 20 years in the legal profession decided to set up his own coaching business. He started his business in February, and by March we were in lockdown. We talk about that, obviously, but we also cover imposter syndrome, how to reflect on our careers…
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Overcoming your fear, with Freddie Bennett
This week I’m joined by Freddie Bennett. Freddie’s a pretty inspiring guy: He’s a Guinness World Record holder, and since lockdown he’s ran an ultramarathon - 46 miles - around his back garden. But as Freddie himself will say: he’s just a guy. A guy who’s suffered with mental health, alcohol…
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Work, Family and Lockdown - with Joe Quattrone
Hey guys, and welcome back to The Career Dad Show. This week I’m joined by Joe Quattrone, Senior Vice President of The Sasha Group. Joe shares his story about marketing and agency life, particularly working for Gary Vee, as well as his plans for the future. We talk family (Joe has 2 kids - with a...
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#AskDan: Authentic networking on LinkedIn
Hey guys, and welcome to another episode of AskDan. In these shorter podcasts I talk about what’s on my mind, and this week it’s all about LinkedIn and how to build an authentic network. I get lots of messages from you guys about not knowing where to start on LinkedIn, or how to grow your…
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Winning through Redundancy, with Steve Preston
Today I’m joined by Steve Preston - aka The Career Catalyst. Steve’s an internationally-acclaimed author, speaker, and career coach. One of his books, Winning through Redundancy, seems really apt right now; we focus on how to tackle redundancy, tactics you can deploy that lead to positive…
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The Pursuit of Meaning, with Sean Sheppard
This week I’m joined by Sean Sheppard, a Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, CEO of GrowthX, Educator, Mentor, Husband, Father… and all round nice guy. Sean and I talk about why entrepreneurs fail, creating fake environments for our kids, and how the most toxic thing we can do...
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Born to win, conditioned to fail - with Sam Dossa
Today I’m joined by Sam Dossa, who is one of the UK’s top recognised coaches, and has international accolades as a trainer and coach for entrepreneurs and leaders worldwide. In this episode we talk about the importance of looking after yourself, how we’re born to win but conditioned to fail, and...
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The Power of Play, with Anita Cleare
In this episode I’m joined by Anita Cleare, parenting expert and author of The Work Parent Switch. I love that Anita talks about her struggles with parenting guilt, particularly given her job. We also talk about recurring themes for working parents, and how the power of play is the antidote to…
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The Human Side of Business, with Lewis Maleh
This week I’m joined by Lewis Maleh, who runs a boutique executive search firm called Bentley Lewis. We talk about the importance of staying social, eating well and exercising; the human side of business; and what this whole Furlough thing is about. Lewis also gives his top advice for new dads....
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#AskDan: Let's have some empathy
I think I've finally cracked. I've had enough of this 'toxic positivity'. You must have seen it: 'If you don't come out of this lockdown having learned a new skill you didn't lack time, you lacked discipline'. Where's the empathy? Why do we always have to be 'learning a new skill'? What about...
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Work-life integration, with Agnes Uhereczky
In this episode I’m joined by the Co-founder of WorkLife Hub, Agnes Uhereczky. We talk about the importance of work-life integration, the anxiety of life under lockdown, and how some work personas are dealing with working from home better than others. One of the topics that Agnes is so...
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#AskDan: You're not a teacher
I'm going to say it one more time: you're not a teacher. The amount of pressure I'm seeing parents putting on themselves trying to homeschool their kids - and work! And you guys think you're failing? Cut yourself some slack. In this week's #AskDan I talk about why it's ok if you haven't figured…
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From corporate career to grass-roots movement
Hi guys, and welcome back to The Career Dad Show. This week I sit down with Dan Flanagan, who founded Dad La Soul. Dan talks about his transition from a high-flying corporate career into starting a grass-roots movement, the struggles of co-parenting, and how the coronavirus lockdown is changing...
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#AskDan: This isn't flexible working
Welcome back to #AskDan, where I answer whatever's on your mind. No surprises, this week it's all about Coronavirus and working from home. This week I answer: I'm struggling to work from home - what do I do? Should I wear office attire when working from home? How do I prove to my employer I'm…
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Flexible working, dad guilt, and avoiding judgement
Hey podcast, welcome back to The Career Dad Show. In this episode I’m joined by Monshur Ali, who co-founded WeAgile, which is a digital creative studio mixed with a venture capitalist business… but with a twist. We talk about creating WeAgile, the impact of being a ‘weekend dad’, and how…
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#AskDan: Working from home with kids
Welcome to the new-style Q&A podcast, #AskDan. I get so many questions - mainly through LinkedIn - and I thought instead of just responding to that one person, what if I shared the answer with everyone? This first episode answers the following questions: - How to work from home with small kids -...
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Flexa: Job searching with a difference
This week I’m joined by Molly Johnson-Jones, Co-Founder of Flexa. Molly’s on a mission to help match candidates with flexible working jobs, right up to C-suite level. It's really hard to know what you're actually signing up for when a company says 'Yeah, we embrace flexible working'. Does that…
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Work from home dad, with John Adams
Hey Podcast: this week I sit down with award-winning dad blogger John Adams from DadBlogUK. John talks about nature vs nurture, being a ‘Work From Home’ dad, and recalls an eye-opening conversation with George the Builder. There’s also a fair amount of talk about our mutual love of TikTok, as…
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Giving people time and permission, with Will Taylor
Hey podcast, meet Will Taylor. Will’s a child therapist, but he never saw himself going down that route. However, after years of youth work - and undergoing therapy himself - he found himself re-training and now doing a job he loves. Will talks about the impact of losing his father, how we need…
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Overcoming addiction, with Owen Jones
Hey podcast, in this episode I’m joined by Owen Jones, who’s opening gambit was ‘I’m an ex-alcoholic, and I can help people’. Owen talks about his relationship with alcohol alongside his high-powered career and loving family, the coping mechanisms, and, ultimately, overcoming his addiction....
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Quitting Teaching to Start a Business, with Paul Hughes
Hey podcast, today I’m joined by Paul Hughes. Paul’s an ex-banker-turned-teacher-turned business creator. He and his wife started Parent Guide To GCSE.com, which aims to help parents - and their kids - through GCSEs. In this episode Paul talks about leaving banking to become a stay at home dad…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to The Career Dad Show!
This podcast is all about supporting modern-day dads. Dads who work hard for a rewarding career... but not at the expense of their family. Dads who want to climb the career ladder, but also want to take the kids to school. Dads who don't want to make a choice between getting promoted, or being a parent. Work. Family. Balance.
In each episode I speak to an amazing guest and focus in on their story. Throughout the series we cover all the topics dads want to talk about: paternity leave, changing jobs, dealing with guilt, concerns about being a present father, working abroad, emigrating, insane commutes, starting a business, coping with loss, smashing down stereotypes… the list goes on.
So go ahead – give it a listen. Enjoy!
HOSTED BY
Dan Reed
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Welcome to The Career Dad Show! This podcast is all about supporting modern-day dads. Dads who work hard for a rewarding career... but not at the expense of their family. Dads who want to climb the career ladder, but also want to take the kids to school. Dads who don't want to make a choice between...
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