Executive Dad
by Kenyada
Latest episode
Failing After Winning is Success
Failing After Winning is Success
About this podcast
Executive Dad helps working fathers, their families, and their employers, to understand what’s preventing men from feeling fully fulfilled at home and at work. Executive Dad helps men balance their own needs with those of their families and organizations. Executive Dad builds community.
Episodes
- Why I Now Conduct Traffic in NYC · 15 min · Episode 19In this episode I discuss both the apprehension and satisfaction of taking decisive actions aligned with your own values regardless of their popularity or the typical ways of…
- The Marathon of Life · 13 min · Episode 18I evaluate many of my observations, thoughts, and feelings inspired by the 2025 NYC Marathon, and how these can be applied to the marathon of life.. Support the show
- On Regret · 7 min · Episode 17In this episode, we discuss an epiphany I recently had about “regret”, and a key delineation in how we can define it that I believe to be very useful. Support the show
- Multiple Streams of Contribution · 11 min · Episode 16In this episode we discuss charity, freedom in giving, as well as the use of talents and gifts. Support the show
- Dreams · 12 min · Episode 15In this episode we discuss the inspiration and benefits of dreams, and process of dreaming itself. Support the show
- Truth as Freedom (Honest Communication) · 7 min · Episode 14In this episode we discuss ways of engaging with messaging - messages and messengers and the interplay between parties. Support the show
- Can We Handle Old Problems With A New Mind? · 10 min · Episode 13In this episode I discuss a revelation I had in preparation for a Leadership course about the power and durability of our memories and perspectives. Support the show
- German Cemetery · 9 min · Episode 12This episode - indeed recorded in a German cemetery - contains reflections on life, death, and the impacts of culture on the way see things large and small. Support the show
- Therapy · 40 min · Episode 11In this episode we’ll discuss the arch of my understanding of, and experiences with, talk therapy. This includes direct benefits to me, and to many others around me. Support the…
- Logic vs Emotion · 21 minThis episode explores and challenges the notion that logic and emotion are opposites bs interconnected entities that build on and influence each other. Support the show
- Seeing Ghosts and The Power of Compassion · 35 min · Episode 8In this episode we discuss the power and impact of compassion, even when dealing with people whose behavior is clearly problematic. We also discuss how to think about and deal…
- How to Fire Your Mentor and Mentor Yourself · 49 min · Episode 7In this episode we discuss; the definition of mentorship, how it differs critically from sponsorship, how to find and be a good mentor and sponsor, who to mentor, when to end a…
- One Mouth, Two Ears, and the Three Pillars of Rhetoric · 55 min · Episode 6In this episode, we discuss How to Win Friends & Influence People through listening, and asking the right questions of others and ourselves. We discuss why interruption is a…
- Interview: Justin Paperny on Securities Fraud, Prison, Redemption, and Fatherhood · 52 min · Episode 5We discuss a range of topics, including: the Fraud Triangle, greed, how to think about enough, how to recover from mistakes, and what we will and won’t emulate in fatherhood…
- How To Think About and Achieve Balance · 19 min · Episode 4In this episode, we discuss symmetry and balance, why our perspectives on them may be too narrow to be truly helpful (and what we can do about it). Support the show
- Grieving and Celebrating Change · 29 min · Episode 3In this episode, we discuss: How new fathers (and others) may experience change What changes I’ve experienced and what I’ve learned as a result The roll grief plays in helping us…
- Why I Took Paternity Leave… But Almost Didn’t · 28 min · Episode 2In this episode, we discuss: What I learned from meeting Dave ChappelleThe credibility to establish Executive DadMy initial perspective on paternity leave, along with the phone…
- The Executive Dad Community - A Critical Need · 18 min · Episode 1In this episode, we discuss: The importance of establishing Executive Dad and why now is such a critical time to support men in balancing their lives and ambitionsKey pillars of…
