A few weeks back I spoke at an event called True Transformation in New Jersey and met Mike McKnight. I got to spend time with him and listening to his story was something that I felt totally inspired by because if you look at Mike’s life on paper and what he is doing today, he should not be doing anything he is today. It 's remarkable. As men, husbands and fathers, we are faced with adversity and obstacles around every turn. Sometimes we feel like we are faced with adversity and obstacles around...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Mar 23, 2022•25 min
Matt Schneider is just the epitome of somebody who is constantly on the hunt and the journey of living his best life, physically, mentally, emotionally, from a fatherhood perspective, marriage. The whole nine yards. He is a student and constantly looking to better himself to constantly others to also teach others as well to pursue that lifestyle. On this episode, we talk about a lot of very vulnerable moments and I know you will grow if you apply some of these learnings. Show Notes: www.thedaded...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 13 min
I was talking to my 15 year old son and he asked me what being a father was like. I responded: You remember what the first day of school was like for you? All of the uncertainty, not knowing who your classmates would be, what the teachers would be like, if you would like your schedules. I then said, that is kinda what being a dad is like, but on a daily basis. After 4 boys, it feels like that for me. I am as much of a rookie dad as the guy who’s wife is expecting right now. My guest today, Kenda...
Mar 18, 2022•57 min
Mar 16, 2022•27 min
Chris Gethard is a comedian based in New Jersey. He can be seen performing all over the world. He’s the host of the podcast Beautiful/Anonymous, the author of a few books, one of which caught my attention and is the topic of our show today: Dad on Pills. He wrote and starred in an HBO special called career suicide, which was highly popular back in 2007. He also hosts the podcast New Jersey is in the world, a celebration of his home state. And in June of 2021 comedy dynamics released Chris's new ...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 15 min
There will always be a time in which we as parents feel challenged with our children, to motivate them to get off the couch with laziness, or they are talking back to you disrespectufully, or lying... you get the point. We've been there, at least I have. And you may feel a little lost in all of it. My guest, Kimball Lewis and I talk all about how to empower parents to overcome those tough times with our children. Kimball Lewis is the CEO of EmpoweringParents.com. In addition to his leadership an...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Mar 09, 2022•50 min
My guest today is Steve Eckert. He is a father of two, husband and a 7 figure entrepreneur that instills the no excuse philosophy for business and in life through his company the LTD project. I met Steve when we did the Squire Program. He is one of one of the instructors in that program. I gotta tell you, some of the things we talk about you may or may not agree with, and that is okay. It is a explicit one, so watch out for the kids being around. https://www.thedadedge.com/360...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Many of the Dad Edge podcast listeners have reached out and told me that they’d like to know more about my story. In this episode, I share more about my story and not only that, but things like, what have I learned throughout my life. 15 years as a father, 19 years of marriage, and for me, the premise of the show is, if I could go back and do things differently based on what I have learned, what would those things be? We go into a few different directions such as how to overcome adversity, and l...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Mar 02, 2022•51 min
Ray “Cash” Care is a Navy SEAL veteran with multiple tours and other numerous overseas security details. Upon leaving SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDV-2), Ray turned his passion and SEAL Team experience to the world of self-improvement and team building. He has become an accomplished fitness expert and speaker on topics ranging from fitness and building high functioning teams to organizational transformation. Ray is the Founder of CONQUER, a leadership and team building program designed to pu...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 10 min
I have no doubt that today's title really got your attention. Yup. We are opening up Pandora's box and we are talking about this topic and that is porn. porn is one of the most, if not the most addictive thing that a man deals with in his life. This is a topic that men have to feel pretty darn safe to bring up because there's a lot of feelings that come up when we talk about porn:shame, guilt, weakness It's all these things that we label ourselves as and we certainly don't want to have the conve...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Feb 23, 2022•30 min
Nick joined the Marine Corps at 19 but not without a fight. Because of his troubled youth, Nick had to seek legal counsel just to be accepted. Nick went on to become a 12 year Special Operations Marine Corps veteran with Marine Reconnaissance and Marine Special Operations Command. His military career prepared him for successful leadership and strategic operational planning. Nick is the founder and CEO of Alexander Industries as well as a successful adventure + informational YOUTUBE channel with ...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 19 min
My guest today, Dr. Roger Parrot, a scholar, a husband for 45 years, is with me today and we talk about education, and paving the way not only for college, but in life as a whole. So today we will talk about picking the best college for your kids. A lot of the things that are shared on this show will probably surprise you. Dr. Parrot is the President of Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. He was named among the top 10 most visionary education leaders of 2021 by the education magazine. D...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Feb 16, 2022•27 min
Joe Towne is best known as the founder and CEO of his training company, The Performance Mindset. He offers workshops designed to help people perform at their highest level, whether it's preparing for an audition, shifting their mindset for a script screenwriting for a healthier work-life balance, or even helping athletes prepare for a performance on a worldwide stage. He's been featured on Dr. Oz, On the Air with Ryan Seacrest, Good Day LA, Bravo's Million Dollar Listing. He has brought his a cl...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Yeadon Smith is my guest on this episode and he has been a husband for 15 years. A father of four, marathon runner and a business owner. He is a recovering youth minister, now working full time in real estate. He is co-founder of Live Oak Capital which has grown since its inception to $36 million in assets under management. He has been in the business of building relationships. As part of that, he is now focused on mentoring students in an online education platform he co-founded. He mentors stud...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Feb 09, 2022•45 min
I know you guys will get a lot out of today's interview because we cover proven performance and the principles to be more mentally tough, to avoid self-sabotage, to become literally the best and most resilient version of ourselves that we could possibly be. My guest, Eric Davis, father of 3, served our country as a U.S. Navy SEAL and decorated veteran of the Global War on Terror. Eric has been recognized as one of the premier sniper instructors in the U.S. military and has served as a Master Tra...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Today I am talking to Frank Schwartz. He is the current president of F3. He is also an entrepreneur, but he started this journey by joining F3 with the intent of “not being fat anymore”. The complete trajectory of his life would change, however, from that point. He caught the vision of Sua Sponte leadership and in not too long a time, he found himself being asked to help with things at the Nation level. At the beginning of 2020, he began serving as the first ever President of F3 Nation, under th...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Feb 02, 2022•44 min
My guest today is John Cooper, lead vocalist of the band Skillet. You’re going to love today’s. I loved interviewing John, because as a band fan, I just enjoyed it so much. One of my favorite songs is Legendary, and I share with John how we had 175 men at the attended the live event scream Live Legendary! John is the father of 2, a husband for 22 years. He comes from a background of Christian rock. His faith is a huge part of his life and he pumps that into his music and song-writing. It’s an ep...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 3 min
The timing of this episode is impeccable. I have a return guest with me today and we bring you some amazing health knowledge bombs He is Fraser Bayley, a butcher turned vegan and today we are talking about having a vegan lifestyle. The lies, the myths and everything that surrounds it, specifically for men. This man knows more about health and nutrition than anybody I’ve ever met on the planet. Is it really possible to grow and maintain muscle with a plant-based lifestyle? Are we going to feel hu...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Jan 26, 2022•47 min
This interview I did live. I flew out to Los Angeles and sat down with Bedros Keuilian. This individual has an amazing story. A self-made entrepreneur who escaped communism to come to the United States when he was just a kid. A true rags to riches story, no doubt. Bedros Keuilian is a best-selling author, speaker and business consultant. He’s the founder and CEO of Fit Body Boot Camp, one of the nation’s fastest growing franchises and an investor in over a dozen companies ranging from subscripti...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Today we have a special guest, a repeat guest actually. Dave Anderson is the owner of a creative video production company. In this episode we talk a lot about his journey and what it took to get where he is. Family is what drives us, no doubt, but we tend to forget that very easily amidst the work duties. Dave and I both share proud moments when we learned to detach from our businesses, but also we talk about vulnerable times when we almost ran ourselves to the ground thinking that we were doing...
Jan 21, 2022•41 min
Jan 19, 2022•38 min
My guest today is Joe De Sena. Joe was one of my first guests when I first started this episode 6 years ago. If you are a Spartan Racer, you might know Joe. He is the CEO of Spartan Race. The basis of his company is the foundation that we as humans cannot reach our potential until we have gone through a struggle or a test. It’s what he calls, purposeful suffering. Coming from a childhood where he had nowhere to learn, only his own, and had to figure out how to make it. Joe believes his success c...
Jan 17, 2022•58 min
