Episode 17 - David Hirsch (Special Fathers Network)
Sep 02, 2020•39 min•Ep. 17
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Episode description
Today you'll meet David Hirsch, an Investment Banking SVP, Father of 5, Founder of the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative, and the Founder of the Special Fathers Network, a nonprofit connecting dads of special needs children and mentors and mentees.
Highlights:
-Growing up with a single mom
-Having a strong male role model
-Starting a nonprofit as a Dadvocate
-Receiving 30,000 essays
-Biking 2200 miles in 21 days
-Going on Oprah
-Getting close to shutting down his 1st nonprofit
-Starting the Special Father's Network
-Hosting a podcast
-Using fear as a motivation
-Breaking the cycle of father absence
-Conversion to Catholicism
-Skydiving and bungee jumping on family vacation
-Lessons learned as a father of adult children
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