On this week’s episode of Better Call Daddy, Reena talks with a United States active-duty Navy officer and asks all your questions for you! Travis had moved 36 times by age 17, living in 6 states and 5 foster homes. No matter how difficult life got, someone was always there to help. So today, Travis makes sure to give back… when he’s not coordinating events and publishing books that is. How did he go from surviving two murder attempts to being a board member at the S.H.I.N.E. Foundation, having ...
Jun 09, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 127
“Every time I think of my dad it’s gratitude! My dad taught me how to love, he was married 41 years, how to work, and how to serve! He was the best at customer service!” Brian Sexton’s daddy was there for him like my daddy is there for me! There is so much we can learn from our upbringing and honoring our parents! Today we are upping our wisdom rating! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Brian Sexton is a seasoned veteran Sales, Sales Management, Territory Building and Customer En...
Jun 04, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 126
Emmanuel Kelly Also referred to as EK was found as an infant in a box on a battlefield on the border of Iraq. At an incredibly tender age, Emmanuel witnessed executions, bombings, and wondered every day if that day would be his last. At age 7, Emmanuel was brought to Australia by humanitarian Moira Kelly for life-changing surgery and learned to walk for the first time. After overcoming tremendous obstacles, and at only 18 years of age, Emmanuel became an Australian X- Factor sensation, garnering...
Jun 02, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 125
Immigration can be a bumpy path, not only in your career but also in marriage. Moby Hayat has experienced both! He worked for Dell for five years to get his green card and now has to wait a year for his new Pakistani bride to join him. Tune into the Better Call Daddy show to hear my daddy’s thoughts on immigration! Connect with Moby! @notthatmoby Me and My Daddy would love to hear from you! ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy...
May 31, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 124
Former HR representative Laurie Ruettimann turned writer, author, speaker hates HR just as much as you do! She talks to Reena on this episode of Better Call Daddy about how to get fired from a company, how to handle a toxic work environment along with her weight loss journey to Tijuana! CNN recognized her as one of the top five career advisors in the United States, and her work has been featured on NPR, The New Yorker, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Vox. Want to know why she broke down ...
May 28, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 123
Prime time #99 Alex Stein said I have to be crazy to connect with him! YouTube might agree he’s been frequently censored there! Alex and I connected through my flatearth-er friend and former podcast guest, David Weiss. Alex talks about 911 truths, trauma based mind control, working in reality tv, and what it takes to be a troll! Alex Stein worked on Cheaters, was a contestant on Jerry Springer’s Baggage, and he says it’s Jerry’s fault people are fighting over toilet paper! Better Call Daddy Show...
May 26, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 122
Best selling author Judy Thureson opens up about her life on this episode of Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space for Controversy. She shares how trauma affected her life and what allowed her to heal. She talks about her son, famous rapper Hella Sketchy, and how he got started in music. The talented musician signed with Atlantic Records at only 17 years old. She shares what the boy behind the music videos and face tattoos was really like. She talks about the heartbreak she felt when he tragically p...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 121
This is our trippiest show yet! When can we call drugs, medicine? On this episode....of Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space for Controversy, Australian stand up comedian Anthony Jeannot shares how magic mushrooms helped with his anxiety. More recently he’s been tripping on acid and explains the difference between the two. What is it like to be in a dream state? What is an ego death trip? How did his parents react to finding out about his drug use? Where do people get mushrooms? Anthony also shares...
May 19, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 120
Kevin Nahai says no one is going to clean up your messes for you! The goal is to mess your kids less than your parents messed you up! He’s a coach, writer, speaker, and mentor who helps his clients through relationship, self-esteem, and body image issues. After suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, and Chron's disease in college, he developed anorexia for three years and ended up in a series of toxic relationships. All of this caused him to consider taking his own life. Now he lives to help oth...
May 14, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 119
If your team hated you and let you know it, would you stay? Today’s guest did! This is the first repeat guest on the Better Call Daddy show and it’s because he’s that good!!! Capping a 25-year career where he served as a chief marketing officer and executive vice president of business development, Scott Jeffrey Miller currently serves as FranklinCovey’s senior advisor on thought leadership, leading the strategy and development of the firm’s speaker’s bureau, as well as the publication of podcast...
May 12, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 118
How much should we expose ourselves? What does intimacy mean? It’s important to be able to define words by their meaning! In today’s episode, we talk to world-renowned author, speaker, counselor, and YouTube’s most popular Rabbi, Manis Friedman! He’s solving modern problems with ancient wisdom! Rabbi Friedman’s first book, Doesn’t Anyone Blush Anymore? published by Harper San Francisco in 1990, was widely praised by the media. Following the publication of the book, he was featured internationall...
May 07, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 117
Angela Alexander was locked in her basement for not listening as a child! She now gets to be the person she needed when she was younger! She’s a global expert on auditory processing disorder! Find out how she healed and broke free! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Connect with Angela! https://instagram.com/dr_merica?igshid=1lbbsocmgzugv Now proudly sponsored by xpandlaces.com use the code BCD10 for 10% off! Me and my daddy needed a no tie system!!! Me and my daddy love five sta...
May 05, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 116
Robert J. Shprintzen is the President and Chairman of the Board for The Virtual Center for Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome. He has not one, not two, not three, but four different syndromes that are named after him. He’s an accomplished professional in the world of genetics, and he’s sharing the story behind the discovery of VCFS on this episode of The Better Call Daddy Show: The Safe Space for Controversy. Do you know your lineage? What story changed Robert’s perspective on what he was doing as a do...
May 03, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 115
Adam Posner has not always had an “eat what you kill” mentality. After getting fired from Gary Vee’s company and years of growth and learning about the job market, he opened his own recruiting agency and now has his own podcast! On this week’s episode of Better Call Daddy, Reena talks to Adam Posner about all things career, relationships, the role that Judaism has in his life and New York! Make sure to tune in! Connect with Adam! His Podcast: ThePozCast.com Business: NHPTalentGroup.com Me and my...
Apr 30, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 114
Want to grow your business online? How do people search for you? Is SEO your best bet? In this episode we speak to Eli Schwartz an SEO expert, author of, “Product-Led SEO: The Why Behind Building Your Organic Growth Strategy”! Definitely a book I’m going to get as I am a big believer in building my brand through organic growth! Make sure to tune into this week’s episode of Better Call Daddy to learn more about the importance of SEO and how to even start implementing it! This episode is a very in...
Apr 28, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 113
On our previous episode of The Better Call Daddy show Sonja Thompson revealed her master plan to conceive Andrew! Today we find out if it was successful and hear from her son Andrew! He talks about the incredible insight of growing up in the LGBT community as a straight man, connecting with his biological dad, GITMO and mental health awareness! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Me and my daddy love five star reviews you can make our day at ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy...
Apr 23, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 112
There are lots of ways to conceive a baby these days but Sonja Thompson got super creative and a little manipulative! This crazy love story happened in my hometown of Louisville Kentucky and involved working with horses and buggy! These days she works in tech, and has started a podcast with her 25 year old son Andrew. We interview him next! Make sure to tune in to The Better Call Daddy Show: The Safe Space for Controversy to hear an original song from her! Connect with Sonja! Podcast: Thompson T...
Apr 21, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 111
He’s called Rumi of the 21st century! Increasingly, there is an appetite for material that coaxes the heart to “feel” in ways that offer hope, solace, healing and reunion. And as our world continues to redefine the narrative of the human condition such “feelings” are our north star, and guardians of our moral compass. And so, serving as a poet Brian Baruch touches on the fabric of something genuinely sacred. This small poet wants to help shine a light for everyone realize that although our love ...
Apr 16, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 110
Nobody wants to be a flat earther but millions are waking up! People are unplugging from the Matrix and realizing the truth and the power of controlling our mind! David Weiss says it’s time to grow up and ask questions! What proof do you have that planets exist? He says Mars is an energetic light source! Space is not what they tell us and NASA lies! People have lost their minds! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Flat Earth Sun & Moon Clock app https://qrco.de/bbizVA YouTube. htt...
Apr 14, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 109
Mordechai Levovitz and I crossed paths in a controversial Clubhouse room and I fell in love with his story. Orthodox Jews and LGBTQ aren't terms usually used in the same sentence but Mordechai is a pioneer leading the charge for LGBTQ youth and families within the Jewish faith. Do you think sexual orientation is chosen? Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! You can find out more about Mordechai’s work jqyouth.org ! Me and My Daddy would love to hear from you! ratethispodcast.com/bet...
Apr 09, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 108
Colby Acuff is an outlaw country musician and he’s going on tour! On this episode, the fourth generation Idahoan shares his experience releasing his second album (turns out it’s a lot more stressful than releasing a first album), what goes into creating an album as an independent artist, why he doesn’t believe in selling out, what it’s like to write music and what inspires him to do it, how he knows what song to perform, and so much more! From Growing up in Coeur d’Alene to growing a fanbase to ...
Apr 07, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 107
Have you ever stopped to pause? A hard reset! Nothing on the calendar for days! What happens when you don’t talk to a relative for years and then they die? Lots of reflection! Today we talk to a rowdy Jesus girl Monica Sewell who broke out of her mold to find success! We talk about forgiveness and life pauses! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Me and My Daddy would love to hear from you! ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy Connect with Reena! www.linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwat...
Apr 02, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 106
Can humor save your life? Can laughter get you through the rough patches? In Lisa David Olson’s case yes, it saved hers, twice? She’s getting ready to do a TEDx speech about it in Bloomington. Lisa owns and runs a comedy troupe and today she getting me to do a prank or two! Tune in to see my comedy performance and who we call! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Find out more about Lisa on her website: http://www.lisadavidolson.com/lisas-pieces.html The Blah Blah Blog: http://www....
Mar 31, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 105
What is all the craze about NFTs? Have you ever met an Artivist?! It's a whole new way of expressing yourself! Miguel Tully is an US Army Veteran from Virginia and is an apprentice to master artist Gilbert Young. He now creates beautiful work based on historical events such as the Iraq War, the fight at Standing Rock, the political climate among friends and the overall moral conflicts in the United States. Find out how awesome and important it is to truly express yourself AND finally learn what ...
Mar 26, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 104
Aren’t kids supposed to listen?! Are you being manipulated?! Sue Donnellan is here and she answers all YOUR questions about parenting. How open should you be with your kids? How do you prepare yourself for difficult behavior? What words are not allowed in Sue’s homes? How do you get your kids out of your bed? How do you balance working from home and parenting? What emotion is wasted and needs to be let go of? How do you navigate a relationship with someone who has different beliefs than you? Whe...
Mar 24, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 103
Brandon Voss is the President of The Black Swan Group, and has been with the company since its founding. As much as his father, Christopher Voss, has been involved in his career, he has been just as instrumental to his dad. Brandon isn’t your typical President because he utilizes the FBI’s hostage negotiation techniques in his business. On this episode of Better Call Daddy, he gives valuable advice on how to turn a no into a yes, how to mentally get to a place where you approach every interactio...
Mar 19, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 102
Our families shape us in so many ways, and for Malachi Beasley this certainly rings true! His little sister inspired him to get into acting and he’s now a Drama student at Yale. Malachi certainly had some twists and turns along the way. From his time in the military at Guantanamo Bay to his experience in a gang, Malachi has some stories to tell. How did his joining a gang lead to his involvement in football? His father was a crips? Did he ever talk to detainees? What book helped him get into Yal...
Mar 17, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 101
Episode 100!!! What does trust and honesty really mean??? Today I’m honored to interview an expert on trust and character Stephen M. R. Covey! Stephen M. R. Covey is an American writer and public speaker and the author of the book The SPEED of Trust. He is the co-founder and CEO of a company called CoveyLink Worldwide and former President and CEO of Covey Leadership Center. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School. Trust starts with keeping vows to yourself! Can you imagine opening a hote...
Mar 12, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Kristin A. Sherry has been a huge supporter of mine. I had the honor of working with her on Maximize365 and You’ve Got Gifts! Today I'm passing her the mic for some rapid-fire questioning. She recognized my strengths even before I did. She really gets me! And today she is going to explain my strengths to my audience. She knew I wasn't wired for a 9-5! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy!
Mar 10, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 99
It’s easy to be confident when you are winning! Sometimes you are going to fail! Then what??? How do you handle that? Today on the Better Call Daddy show we talk to another daddy’s girl Kaity Rodriguez former Miss New Jersey turned psychotherapist! On the surface Kaity Rodriguez had it all: beauty, talent, and intelligence. Beneath the surface, she struggled with self-doubt, anxiety, and fear. Kaity has built a career addressing these issues through speaking, coaching, and counseling services. K...
Mar 08, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 98
