Scott Carson’s dad was his best friend, a servant community leader, and where he got his work ethic from! His dad taught him to be compassionate with people and to always keep getting up! Scott Carson takes a marketing first approach to real estate, podcasting, and business! He’s the host of The Note Closers Show podcast! He has over 700 episodes and has been doing live virtual events for years! He’s a master at repurposing content and understands kickbacks from affiliates! He says, “Deliver equ...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 277
My dad and aunt walk into a bar in Chicago and meet another Watts! Mr. Eudell Watts and My dad had never been to the bar before and bonded over brewskis, recipes, and legacies! What recipes are in your family? Any historical value? Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. The Best BBQ Sauce in the world and it’s been passed down 6 generations of Old Arthur’s BBQ! How do you get your kids interested in what you are trying to do? Eudell Watts the fourth is the cofounder and owner of Old ...
Nov 08, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 276
Father’s Day can be challenging especially if you have childhood trauma! Daniel Knight was his dad’s favorite, one of seven children, he started working in his dad’s bakery at a young age. His dad was his hero and someone he looked up to. Turns out the bakery could have been a front for what his dad was really doing! FBI showed up! Arrested his dad for money laundering and Daniel’s life changed forever! He lost everything! What lessons did he learn? Let’s just say the story is similar to the sho...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 275
Do you talk to your partner about your relationship? Are we asking too much of our marriages? Are men afraid women will leave? Psychologist, author, and speaker Dr. Avrum Weiss says men are afraid of women and dependent on them. All men have abandonment issues. We are built to connect. We are designed to have relationships and when we don't problems occur. He's the author of four books, the most recent of which is "Hidden in Plain Sight: How Men's Fears of Women Shape Their Intimate Relationship...
Oct 31, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 274
What is being an impressionist? Since Roger Kabler was 17 years old he has been observing Robin Williams now he made a movie about how he effected him and he felt possessed by him. In early 1990s ads, Kabler was known as the fedora-wearing " Zima guy". Aside from the fedora, his gimmick involved replacing "S" sounds with "Z" sounds, reinforcing the slogan "Zomething different." On television, Kabler appeared as a member of the repertory company on CBS' The Carol Burnett Show in 1991. The next se...
Oct 28, 2022•59 min•Season 3Ep. 273
A yogi, a developer, and an introvert until midday. If you want to help yourself you have to help others, it’s a compounding effect! Ruben Dua is a servant leader and the founder of Dubb technology. What are Ruben's earliest memories? What did he learn from his dad? Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Music, meditation, and martial arts can be reverse engineered Look at what’s around you! Look for the closest tool and apply it to your target! How much world knowledge do you have? ...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 272
Braiding has been a part of culture for a long time and has a generational impact! Grandmas, moms, and daughters bond over braiding, and it continues to evolve! What does it take to start a National braiding business? Today I’m talking to the founders of Braidbabes Emmily Bowman and Tori Everett from Buffalo about who they were as little girls, what their parents think, and what caused them to create a business! How do you establish processes? How does DEI come into play? How do you scale and la...
Oct 21, 2022•59 min•Season 3Ep. 271
Are people treated differently based on whether they have legal representation or not? Have you ever experienced workplace discrimination? Would you speak up? Have you ever been terminated and felt maybe you could have won a legal battle? Today's guest Timi Ogundipe owns up to his mistakes and loves it when people underestimate him! He’s a three-time suicide survivor, overcome jail, and just launched a new business! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Timi’s bio My name is Timi Og...
Oct 14, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 270
Communication is the relationship! What type of communication are you using? Should I pick up the phone? Write a letter? Send a tweet? How do you communicate with people you don’t see eye to eye with? Today we are defining class jumping and the role our surroundings play! Where do we fit in society? How can we live carpe diem? How can we get used to calling daddy more? Would you make a good parent? Today’s guest Thomas Bellingham, Jr. said his son is teaching him how to live! Better Call Daddy: ...
Oct 12, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 269
Your triggers are a gift! What messages do you chose respond to? Do you pay attention to the messages in your inbox and how does that influence your content? What are you drawn to do? What are your values and how do you get clear on who you are, your purpose, your mission, your vision, your mental health, and ego. What is the biggest pain or void in your upbringing? Self confidence comes from expressing who you truly are, even with Asperger’s. Until you can say you are grateful for something you...
Oct 07, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 268
Have you ever tried to be someone you’re not? Forcing doesn’t work! Today’s guest, Rosie Yeung says why can’t we all be kazillionaires? What if your podcast summary didn’t matter or the tools you used to make a podcast didn’t matter. However you can make a podcast to get your message out there is what matters! Try the dream! The more honestly you share the more you will attract your audience! Shout out Chris Ward Jr. another heart centered storyteller for bringing Rosie Yeung and I together! Are...
Oct 03, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 267
Who are the people who have made the biggest impact in your life? Have you thought about the humble heroes who have shaped you? Evan Rabin, former guest of the Better Call Daddy introduced me to his rabbi, Rabbi Welton! Small world, big Gd! Son of a rabbi, who was once in a movie, today we are talking about the silent heroes who have led the way and the Noahide code! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Rabbi Welton likes dressing up, whether it’s the long black coat of a Chassidic...
Sep 30, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 266
What’s a Rebitzen? How do you make religion more meaningful? What does Gd want from us? Judaism encourages asking questions. Today we are talking about female educators and having a voice in Judaism outreach. Gila Ross is a top Jewish podcaster, host of Powerup podcast, a mom of 8, and an educator who loves opening peoples’ minds. Education shouldn’t stop at the bar or bar mitzvah! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Connect with Gila https://linktr.ee/Gilaross Connect with Reena ...
Sep 29, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 265
Have you ever thought of writing a book and then hesitated or thought you maybe you needed to take a course first? Guess what? You can learn along the way, just commit! You don’t even have to have an outline take it from a USA Today Best Selling Author, G. Michael Hopf! You may even become someone’s role model. Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! If you enjoy reading about post-apocalyptic landscapes, Wild West gunfights and the creepy world of the paranormal, then you're in the r...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 264
How can you stay healthy on tour? This interview happened while Joshua Holland was on tour with Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters. What is it like to manage the total health of a celebrity, and have high profile mentors? He’s not defined by who his clients are, however they have influenced his awareness shift! What do you want to be able to do at ninety? What do you want the last years of your life to look like? Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Shout out to Dr. Shekhar S. Pai for the i...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 263
A lot of women want to believe the best in people and then they get tricked! Cue the dramatic music! Music connects us all, even the stomp and holler kind! Sarah K Ramsey played the piano from 6-18 because she couldn’t back out on her piano teacher! She felt like she was making decisions for years by handing out permission slips to others. Are you giving advice you’re not taking? “You are the one constant in your life!” Sarah was quoted on the Today Show saying it! She’s also recently starred on...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 262
Lily Brasch came on the Better Call Daddy show about a year ago. Since then she has broken world records, spoken on stages and starred in a documentary headed to Sundance! Shout out to Tom Jones who mentored Lily and also guested on the show! When Lily Brasch was born her parents were told she wouldn’t live past two years old. She has a rare form of muscular dystrophy. She believes she was born to prove! She believes we all have barriers that can be overcome. She knows her purpose and inspires m...
Sep 12, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 261
All publicity is good publicity, it’s how you respond to it! How did Andrea Cargill get into the celebrity chef scene and start managing Chef Katsuji Tanabe a former guest on the Better Call Daddy Show? Andrea says it’s important to do the work we care about, and that might have something to do with her military roots! How can we do to get more involved in our communities? What has Andrea learned from working in the media? How can you navigate with tragedy happening in the background? We don’t g...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 260
How would your life be better if you were an effective communicator? Where does the fear of communication begin?How do you put together a presentation Brenden Kumarasamy has been drinking the personal development Kool-aid for a while! We have a shared loved of Indian Matchmaking, perfecting our craft, and effective communication! Today we get personal, talk about Tony Robbins, self deprecation, and breaking impossible boards! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Brenden Kumarasamy ...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 259
Even if you were raised in a stable loving home kids can still chose to rebel. In honor of National recovery awareness month in September I’m bringing you a story of overcoming addiction. How do teens fall into drugs? How would you react as a parent? Are drugs on your radar? What’s the playbook say to do? Parents have a limit to what they can fix! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Connect with Reena bettercalldaddy.com linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena in...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 258
Did your parents ever force you into any activities? Have you ever chosen not to do something because your parents were doing it? Felipe Engineer- Manriquez is not your typical engineer! Today we will be talking about the soap opera of scrum methodology! He uses walk up music in his keynotes to jolt the audience to life and learned public speaking from his daddy! What can I get the audience to do? Who can I connect with? How do I rope them back in if I lose them? What works and what doesn’t? Are...
Aug 30, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 257
My daddy has a jaw-dropping perspective shift in this episode. Connie Polke and I met on the SNF (Skilled Nursing Facilities) Spotlight Series I was producing in Chicago and she was guesting. Our relationship blossomed from there. This is one of the final interviews I did in Chicago. She got to meet my dad, interview me, and I interviewed her. Connie is an animal lover, a helper, and a caretaker of others. She has overcome abuse, abortion, and raising children as a single mom. She's worked in he...
Aug 26, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 256
Is it possible to right a wrong? What do you want people to know? Do you go more than skin-deep with people in the workplace? Enrique Acosta Gonzalez started a podcast because he wanted to right a wrong as Guy Kawasaki says. He says we need to be more careful about who we choose to be leaders. Who can empathize the most? Who is the most fit? We pick people for the wrong reasons. Leadership is a choice. Hastiness is a pitfall! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Enrique is the CEO ...
Aug 23, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 255
What would your life be like if you took an adult gap year? Are there things you’d like to say no to? How can you be the best father and bring yourself joy? “Where do I find my self-worth?” A common question asked when meeting someone new is, “What do you do?” For decades workers were able to find their answer and self-worth in how and to whom they sold their labor. However, it seems that through the Great Resignation, the mindset of finding one's self-worth through a job is going the way of the...
Aug 17, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 254
Do you share how you really feel? Do you like when other people do it! Timing is important, sometimes it’s better to sleep on it! Who would you want to interview you? Who could draw your story out? Handing the mic over to Connie Polke who I clicked with immediately producing the SNF Spotlight Series podcast in Chicago, she’s digging deeper into who I am and what I believe! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Connie is the founder and CEO of Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group (...
Aug 12, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 253
What does Better Call Daddy mean? How do you develop a theme song? Who is your father to you? Who do you call when you need strength? How did Lowry Olafson start creating music? How does he help others develop power songs? Songs are declaring I am who I am, who I am. Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Writer of PowerSongs. 9 albums and over 500 songwriting sessions with more than 10,000 people. It's your life. Make it sing! Today we are writing my anthem. Better Call Daddy: The S...
Aug 06, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 252
What should you be chasing in life other than dollars? What does entrepreneurship mean? How important is it to be in control of your own life? Get busy living, it goes fast! If you want something, see it, and go get it! "It’s not what you do for a living, it’s what you do with, what you do, for a living." What started off as a letter to his daughter turned into an 80,000-word manuscript. Now Ken Rusk is figuring out the business side of writing his book. He didn't know he'd become an author. Tod...
Aug 04, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 251
Where are my type A personalities who like to control everything? Today we are going to talk about motherhood, IVF children, medical reduction, genetic markers, and life lessons that put your relationship to the test. 1 in 4 women have either had a miscarriage or a loss. What percentage of women are talking about it? You really only see the tip of the iceberg! Are you judging others or taking your mask off? What is it that you need? Can women have it all? Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Co...
Jul 29, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 250
Today's guest found a way to educate himself by doing what he wanted to do, through books, writing, podcasting, becoming an expert on other people's work, and starting a discussion around it. That's the beauty today in creating your own show! James Quandahl says take steps towards the things that interest you naturally! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. After almost two decades James Quandahl left his successful retail career behind to build businesses and pursue his passion of ...
Jul 27, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 249
There is a financial ROI (return on investment) to reading books! Our human experiences are not that unique there is a book for every problem you are facing. You can learn from others who have figured out their health, wealth, finances, and happiness! Books help us realize what’s possible! Who do you want to be by the end of this year? Who do you look up to? Read a book about someone you admire! Nick Hutchinson says when he hit ten thousand followers in 2019 on his non fiction book Instagram acc...
Jul 21, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 248
