Is your partner like your parent? Are you both on the same path? How do you work with your spouse? How do you incorporate 3D printing into podcasting? Is it time for a rebrand or a podcast audit? Today I’m talking to Tracy Hazzard, a Podcasting Strategist, and Former Inc. Columnist who has launched thousands of podcasts! Tracy Hazzard didn’t marry her dad but she did marry someone who loved her as much! Today’s guest is a fellow daddy’s girl, met her hubby the first day of college, she’s a podca...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep 238•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s guest Tim Gillette spoke at Zig Ziglar’s Headquarters on his father’s birthday! What is father’s love? His dad met his mom when she was single, already had Tim, and adopted him! They were a packaged deal! How did Tim meet Zig Ziglar? How did he start blogging and reaching out to celebrities? What’s the greatest joke he’s ever pulled off? What made him cut his long hair and change his image? What is real hope and change? Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Tim Gillette is t...
Jun 10, 2022•56 min•Ep 237•Transcript available on Metacast “Do as much as you can, for as many people as you can, without expecting anything in return.” That’s easier said than done! The more often you do that, the more you’ll get what you deserve. Jordan Mendoza helps people see things in themselves they don’t often see! His goal as a mentor is to encourage and inspire! He didn’t meet his own dad until he was 12! Find out what lessons he learned from his parents! Some of Jordan’s many gifts include basketball, breakdancing, beat making, and putting him...
Jun 08, 2022•42 min•Ep 236•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s guest, Eli Erlanger, is a 10th grader, who is a truth seeker and wanted to do some investigative journalism of his own! He sent me a message on Instagram about the Oscar Stewart, the Protector of Poway Chabad episode 193 I did and I loved his approach! Read his message below. Hello Mrs.Watts, I am Eli Erlanger and I am a student from the Wellington School in Columbus Ohio. I am doing a social history project on the Poway Synagogue Shooting. I would love to get your insights as I need one...
Jun 03, 2022•27 min•Ep 235•Transcript available on Metacast Izolda Trakhtenberg believes when art, music, and creativity are shared it enriches all our lives and helps us heal! Izolda comes from a singing culture, Russian was her first language and now she can sing in twenty. She got a really good base for languages when she was young! She’s a mythology fan, a podcaster, a performer, a black belt in martial arts, and operates from a beginner’s mind! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Izolda Trakhtenberg believes innovation isn’t just abou...
Jun 01, 2022•54 min•Ep 234•Transcript available on Metacast Today I’m speaking to Riley Gaines who’s speaking up for the injustices in sports! It’s not just about politics, it’s about fairness! She has athleticism in her blood and real role model parents! Her dad was even an NFL player! You may recognize Riley’s name from the news, she’s recently made headlines for speaking out against injustices in the athletic world against women. This was sparked at a recent NCAA swimming competition where Riley tied for fifth place with a transgender women who is bio...
May 27, 2022•43 min•Ep 233•Transcript available on Metacast Love is in the air today on the Better Call Daddy Show! I interview Evan Rabin days after he proposed to his fiancé! Shout out to Stacey Ehrlick! Mazal tov! He’s a true New Yorker, a National chess master, podcaster, host of Premier Chess Podcast, and fabulous Shaily Hakimian connected us! Developing a chess mindset can be a competitive sport! Chess has been in my family for years and today Daddy’s giving some advice to the newly engaged couple! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy!...
May 23, 2022•41 min•Ep 232•Transcript available on Metacast Lena Cebula never would have imagined sharing her miraculous story. She felt like there was no hope for someone like her growing up in Ukraine. She was human trafficked to Israel, addicted to drugs, found God, and had her prayers answered. Today she’s a Christian, an author, motivational speaker, podcaster, host of Love & Bloved, and social justice advocate. Her podcast was created to encourage, inspire and to give hope. If you have pain, keep trying! Have faith! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Spac...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 231•Transcript available on Metacast What responsibility do parents have if Cyberbullying leads to suicide? Today I’m talking to the parents of Nate Bronstein, Rose and Rob Bronstein. On January 13, 2022 Nate Bronstein passed after being bullied at the Latin School of Chicago. What does accountability look like? Bullying is happening every day and it’s starting early. After reading Nate Bronstein’s story online I was horrified as a mother and found it so hard to understand how this could happen! What lessons can we all learn? Are o...
May 16, 2022•38 min•Ep 230•Transcript available on Metacast Which is a dirtier word financial services or senior care? What are your goals in setting up a trust and long term care? What is a trust? Can the government come after assets? How can you work well with your spouse? How can the care industry be improved? How do we pay for it? What’s residents’ choice? How do you feel about nursing homes if something happens? How are you going to care for yourself when you are older? Today we are talking to Thomas Macdonald about legacy planning and healthcare. Y...
May 11, 2022•45 min•Ep 229•Transcript available on Metacast Whatever it takes, Edward Purmalis is going to do it and document the journey along the way. Edward has seen both sides of having money the good and the bad. He went into the workforce at nineteen because he had to. How does emotional growth come into play? How do you treat someone like a sale? How do you find sales opportunities? How do you perform well on social media? How do you grow a successful podcast? What is it like being raised by a single mom? He became a de facto chef for one and know...
May 09, 2022•50 min•Ep 228•Transcript available on Metacast Genesis Amaris Kemp is the glue of her family, the baby of five siblings, she grew up in Houston, has lived there her whole life, and shines her light bright for so many! Why do the good people have to die young? How can we go to work when our loved ones are sick and need us? How do we navigate home health and the vocabulary? What are some mental health hacks we can use to be resilient? Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Genesis Amaris Kemp is the host of the Top Rated GEMS podca...
May 06, 2022•58 min•Ep 227•Transcript available on Metacast Boomer Anderson learned meditation from his mom, and derivatives from his dad. He always liked learning complex subjects. His parents fed his interests whether BBQ cookoffs, buying stocks, or health and fitness. At thirty years old he discovered he had a cardiovascular condition even with twelve percent body fat, and running a seven-minute mile. What do we have if we don’t have our health? His circadian rhythms needed repairing! How many hours of sleep are you getting? Are these lifestyle modifi...
May 04, 2022•56 min•Ep 226•Transcript available on Metacast Lead with what you are shy about! Today we are talking about owning the specialness of your story, getting real in the business world, and what being a bully was like! Kerri Twigg became a masterful storyteller and learned it from her daddy! His wild storytelling abilities and talents helped him get back up and rise the ranks in the railroad industry after getting his foot run over by a train! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Kerri Twigg is an international career coach who use...
Apr 26, 2022•51 min•Ep 225•Transcript available on Metacast One of nine children, Stephen MR Covey, says each of them felt like they were the favorite in the family! How do parents do that? How do you recognize your kids’ strengths and affirm them? Who has seen greatness in you? Parenting doesn’t have to be my way or the highway command and control and neither does the workplace! Stephen M.R. Covey says everyone can inspire and lead! It takes courage! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Stephen M. R. Covey is co-founder of CoveyLink and th...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 224•Transcript available on Metacast All rise! On today’s Better Call Daddy Show you’ll hear from a tv judge one who developed a second show called Whistleblower! There are a lot of nuances based on state law! From police officer to lawyer to judge to tv judge, Judge Alex Ferrer has done it all! What makes a network show work? What was it like to move the show from Houston to LA? What are the union rules like in television? Are the cases real on court television? What has Judge Alex learned about Hollywood? Better Call Daddy: The S...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 223•Transcript available on Metacast How do you NOT quit? How do you go from victim to victor? Today's guest is a former marine, well-known ultra-endurance athlete, and Muay Thai champ, Tom Jones has been doing self-improvement for years. In fact, he's certified in Mark Divine's Unbeatable Mind coaching program. Fail Forward Fast! He recently helped one of my former guests, Lily Brasch, reach a new world record at Camelback Mountain. Lily Brasch has never met anyone with the condition she has, it's a rare form of muscular dystrophy...
Apr 15, 2022•58 min•Ep 222•Transcript available on Metacast Today we are breaking out the dance moves and breaking down boundaries with Christopher Ward Jr.! Do you know what you believe in, how to present it, and how to embody it? That’s your brand message and how you can make an impact in the world! In this episode we discuss how circumstances don’t determine your future, your vision can be bigger! We are talking about self discovery and storytelling! Chris Ward says your why is surface level! Gotta go deeper and ask more questions! Most people today w...
Apr 11, 2022•54 min•Ep 221•Transcript available on Metacast Today's a Nanny 911 reunion! Tarin Laughlin and I talk about what's happened since I left California! What does a story producer or story editor do? What has the entertainment industry morphed into? Today I catch up with Tarin Laughlin who I worked with on multiple reality shows. Tarin has been working in Hollywood for two decades and gave me a leg up. She says it's harder to break into the industry today. What is the production community like today? Does film school matter? How do you find an a...
Apr 07, 2022•48 min•Ep 220•Transcript available on Metacast Who needs therapy? Most could benefit from it! What are healthy boundaries? Do you talk to your kids about sex? What are cognitive distortions? Today’s guest Eliav Friedman works with young men who have molested other children who have behaved inappropriately in a sexual manner with other young men or women. What causes sexual abuse? Should pornography be legal? Do you have filters on your phone? Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Trigger warning mentions of sexual abuse. Connect...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 219•Transcript available on Metacast It's not where you came from it's where you are going and what you decide to do with your life! Think about that! You can be a victim or a victor! Tessa Greensan's mom was her mother and her father! Tessa's mom never felt sorry for herself even though she lost a leg, and got a prosthesis at twenty years old. Tessa's mom greatly inspired her path to success and became a motivator in her life. She told Tessa she was God's child and loved her unconditionally. Tessa manifested Bob Proctor writing th...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr•Ep 218•Transcript available on Metacast Why did that happen to me? How you see a circumstance, happening to you versus for you, is how you learn and persevere! How are you going to move forward and pick up the pieces? Today’s guest, Russ Johns has done this multiple times! You can be better at moving forward but can’t change the past. It’s so hard and painful when people don’t see things the way you do! Everyone has a certain level of pirate in them, kindness is cool smiles are free! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. ...
Mar 28, 2022•44 min•Ep 217•Transcript available on Metacast We choose whether to be victims or to move on with our lives and laugh! You too can get along with your life! This too shall pass! You can make your life more fun, fulfilling, and more YOU! Sometimes you meet people on Facebook, sometimes people introduce you, and sometimes you get juicy guests by someone posting in a Jay Shetty coaching group about your podcast! Universal consciousness is all about connecting with people and making an impact. Paul Wilson has gotten out of a really dark place in...
Mar 25, 2022•56 min•Ep 216•Transcript available on Metacast I absolutely loved the message I received from today’s guest Craig Parks: “First off I want to say thank you so much for the podcast you did with Oscar Stewart. As a synagogue professional myself and in light of what happened in Texas this episode really resonated with me as we try to balance security with our Jewish value of hachnasat orchim, welcoming the stranger. Your podcast is so diverse and as a professional musician, parent educator and entrepreneur it would be a treat to share music, st...
Mar 21, 2022•39 min•Ep 215•Transcript available on Metacast What are the differences between the old and new manufacturing? What is IoT and a technology stack? What solutions are you providing, that’s what people want to know! Manufacturing was lagging in technology and not a lot of people were jumping into it. Ripe for disrupting! Cloud technology has changed everything in the industrial space! Adapt or go out of business! What's it like to work with family and create good culture for millennials in a connected world? Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space F...
Mar 18, 2022•43 min•Ep 214•Transcript available on Metacast Jay Franze loves to continually learn and has a passion for helping others! He says the more you know the more valuable you are! He originally went to school for audio engineering and got a backup business degree thanks to his dad. His father passed away young at 47, and now Jay’s going to be a dad again at 53 and feels lucky to be here! Jay’s daughter connected with my daughter over makeup and I think there could be a future collaboration in the works! 25 years in Nashville recording with count...
Mar 16, 2022•57 min•Ep 213•Transcript available on Metacast Only twenty percent of marriages are happy! Might have something to do with infidelity and finances? How do you go from exhausted and overwhelmed to relaxed and feeling good? Who am I? Why am I upset? Have you lost your identity in your marriage? Ever felt self absorbed or given up part of yourself? Do you have hard boundaries with social media? Time to get into the subconscious mind and be aware of your triggers! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Beth Miller is the founder of S...
Mar 14, 2022•54 min•Ep 212•Transcript available on Metacast Today we are hosting the legendary groundbreaking celebrity chef Katsuji Tanabe. Katsuji comes from humble upbringings. Coming to America at 18 years old, Tanabe struggled to make ends meet. He lived a quaint life in Los Angeles where he shared a one bedroom apartment with his mom and sister; working multiple jobs to get by. Chef Tanabe’s big break came in 2005 when he was promoted to Executive Sous Chef at Mastros and was later asked to appear in PBS’ “Cooking Under Fire.” Since then, he has ap...
Mar 11, 2022•38 min•Ep 211•Transcript available on Metacast The man, the myth, the legend, 27 years on air, nearly 4000 episodes, one of the longest-running talk show hosts in history, Jerry Springer! Jerry, Jerry, Jerry! And he had a question ready for my daddy too! This episode was a dream, one I won't forget! Definitely not censored! The successful have a calming effect because they got there and they’re seeing us from a different sightline. That’s the calm we have to get to. Would you want to be famous? I truly believe Jerry's legacy is all the lives...
Mar 07, 2022•55 min•Ep 210•Transcript available on Metacast Reality can be harsh especially for an undercover cop! Today’s guest, Brock Bevell, says time does not heal violence and we are only as sick as our secrets! If we don’t break the cycles they can repeat. Family can be a struggle! If we don’t talk about it, then why did we experience it? Today we are investigating trauma, pornography, abandonment, religiosity, murder, and grief of a sister we don’t talk about. Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Brock Bevell is the host of the Chase...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep 209•Transcript available on Metacast