Startup Dad Headquarters Podcast: Father | Entrepreneur | Family | Leader | Coach

  "Sometimes we have to do things that go beyond safe." Matthew Anderson In this episode of Startup Dad Headquarters Matthew shares his #StartupDad Journey:  How he juggles being a husband, father, a job and building a business where he helps business where they are with what they have. How entrepreneurship has made him a better husband and father; how courage grows over time; making connections outside of social media; and his vision for taking the leap. In addition to being a father of two kids both under the age of two, Matt is a devoted husband, entrepreneur, and full time head of audio for a local theater in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Matt is currently building an audio, video, and lighting consulting company called 314 AV Consulting focusing on helping clients to get the most out of their a/v systems, and helping train their a/v teams. #startupdad #parenting #smallbiz

  Brian gives business owners systems to do sales & marketing right. He looks at it this way... You can’t build a healthy business when you’re scrambling from task to task.  That’s why he helps you put the sales & marketing systems in place to efficiently land more clients and grow. In this episode we cover 3 Key Points: Strategy  Content Systems  As well as:  Taking multiple LEAPs Outsourcing Focusing on Income Generating Efforts Saying NO to projects and much more... #startupdad #parenting #sales #marketing

"A dad has to be intentional...every day he has to do something that will move him closer to his goal." Jim Adams Jim shares his roller coaster journey from building a businesses, to making millions, to bankruptcy, and all of this with his family as the center focus. We also discuss:  Dealing with doubts Know your WHY Circle of control and much more... #startupdad #parenting #smallbiz    

   "You have to build your business and structure your lifestyle so that it can help you live the life you want." Jim Palmer Jim Palmer is an 'Elite' Startup Dad, who shares his journey from being laid off from his corporate job, then being unemployed for over a year and battling cancer, to finally listening to the call to take the leap and becoming a successful entrepreneur that helps businesses move to the next level.   In this episode you will learn:  1) what it means to maintain balance in the home. 2) how to learn from your challenges and the courage to continue even when things seem slow.  3) how to find virtual assistants,  4) what it means to truly make sacrifices to reach your goals. and so much more.    #StartupDad #Parenting #Coach  

  "Let's get algebra out of high school and let's teach courses on building your own business." Justin Worsham Justin is a family man from Modesto, CA. His three albums, “I’m a Good Husband,” “Paternally Challenged,” and “I Love My Kids…I Swear” are featured on Blue Collar Radio on SiriusXM.  He has also been seen on Comic Without Borders with Russell Peters on Showtime and Played Jimmy Kimmel in Not Another Celebrity Movie.  Justin is the host of a comedy podcast for Dads called “The Dad Podcast” that is featured as one of Stitcher’s Top Parenting podcasts. He lives in Burbank, CA with his High School sweetheart and their two boys. www.JustinComedy.com   #StartupDad #Parenting #Comedy

"Fatherhood is working for myself and showing my son he can do the same." Ben Carlson Ben grew up in rural Minnesota where he spent the majority of his free time around his grandparents farms.  Armed with a high school diploma, a few credits from a technical college and a desire to learn and better himself he taught himself how to program in PHP and In 2000 he turned his love of programming into a job building custom websites back in Minnesota, for a failed startup during the dot-com bust.  After missing a few paychecks at the startup, he went to work for Dennis Kirk, Inc. and ran the development team which took the site from $900k/year to $36MM/year. Ben lives with his son in Frisco, Texas Ben's Website: HERE http://hillfold.com/ #StartupDad #Parenting #WebDesign  

As promised a, #StartupDad Life, bonus episode... In this episode I share some behind the scenes of Startup Dad Headquarters and how I'm managing, balancing, STRUGGLING, with everything going down here...  Also:  I talk a little bit about how you can support the show by leaving a review HERE Doctors Visits (GI Specialist) Unexpected 4hrs getting new cell phones (switching providers). Date night with the wife. Resources mentioned: The One Thing by Gary Keller: (affiliate link) ScheduleOnce Schedule Max  Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome Upcoming guest on the show: Ben Carlson: Monday Justin Worsham: Tuesday Jim Palmer: Wednesday Jim Adams: Thursday Brain Shea: Friday

  "Concentrate on the things that matter and eliminate all the fluff." Armand Cruz Armando is a husband, father, entrepreneur, adventurer, lifestyle physical therapist, ultra-runner, & performance coach. He is the owner of Cruz Country Fitness & Physical Therapy and the creator of the R.I.C.H. Man Experience.  Armando has climbed mountains, has ran over 50 miles in a day in the swamps, has lived out of his car, and has rollerbladed and surfed in hurricanes but his biggest adventure has been fatherhood.  

"If you want to do YouTube, open up your camera and do it. Bust-out the camera and start talking to it." Lane Fournerat Lane Fournerat (AKA LaneVids & TheFunnyrats) is a family of four who have been documenting their lives on YouTube for 6+ years now every day.  They Fournerats believe that families are meant to learn, explore, and be together and they show individuals how to do that in their daily family Vblogs!  Next step for the Fournerats is selling their home, buying and living full-time in an RV, exploring and learning about the world around us.  #StartupDad #Parenting #Children #Smallbiz #podcast

"One of the best things about taking the leap the first time, once you do it...you will never be afraid to do it again." Stephen Furnari Stephen Furnari is a corporate attorney and the founder of Law Firm Suites, an operator of executive suites for law firms, currently with two locations in New York City.  Through its unique peer-based community, Law Firm Suites, has helped dozens of attorneys launch and grow successful law practices, and generates approximately $3 million in legal business for its attorney clients every year. #StartupDad #Parenting #Children #Smallbiz #Fatherhood  

"When I seek advice from people on how to launch a business, I go to people who've already done it." Geoff Woods Geoff (Jeff) Woods is the host of the Mentee Podcast. After hearing the Jim Rohn's quote that "you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with"  Geoff set out on a mission to surround himself with high level CEOs and entrepreneurs. Fast forward, he is a now being mentored by many of these heavy hitters and he publishes the real conversations he has with his mentors on in his top business podcast The Mentee.   Geoff has been featured in Entrepreneur.com and is considered the authority on building meaningful relationships with high level influencers and mentors.

  "Create a vision of what you want your life to be like once you're successful, and then break it down to steps." Mark Echdahl Husband to lovely Natalie Eckdahl, Dad to Aurora (13), Tahoe (3) and Jett (9 mo).  Co-Founder of ScheduleMax Online Scheduling, Podcast Producer, and now Podcast Host for Wisdom From Dads - a new perspective on creating memorable wisdom moments with your family.   #lean, #validation, #leanstartup

"It doesn't matter if it's one person and they're making $10,000 a year or if it's five people and they're making $5 Billion a year. The law still applies." Susan Burns Susan Burns is an attorney and professional speaker who believes that a business worth building is worth protecting.  She also believes that small businesses make the world go round and continuously moves the needle of the legal field in helping entrepreneurs protect what matters most – their business. Susan’s focus is on providing practical legal advice to small businesses.  To make that advice easily accessible, she founded Small Business Legal School. She regularly advises small businesses on expanding to Mexico and loves the creativity of small business owners.

"I'd rather be poor with a healthy family, then rich, successful and all alone." Ryan Battles Ryan went from being a private school computer teacher at the age of 30, to a stay at home dad, to a web developer, and to a lead engineer for a venture backed startup in San Francisco over the course of 4 years. After 2 years there he decided to leave to build his own products, and share his experiences with others.  Ryan has since built a small arsenal of online properties that combine to provide for a full-time income. 

Wes Schaeffer is a proud father of 7 and a loving husband to his wife, Shannon.  Wes is an open-mic comedy performer, keynote speaker, Air Force vet, T e d X p r e s e n t e r , a u t h o r , salesman, business owner, and copywriter, Wes is one of the most in-demand and top-rated speakers in his field.  He has influenced the lives of millions through his keynote speeches, podcast, books, training programs, CDs and videos, many of which have been utilized by Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, government agencies, churches, school districts and nonprofits

Paul Angone is one of the leading experts in the nation on the unique challenges facing the Millennial generation and how they overcome them. He’s the author of All Groan Up: Searching For Self, Faith, and a Freaking Job!  and 101 Secrets For Your Twenties.  He is also the creator of AllGroanUp.com, which has received millions of views from 190 countries, a sought-after national speaker, and is the dad of two girls under four years old.  Author, Startup Dad, Entrepreneur, National Speaker  

  Startup Dad HQ 2.0 is a podcast focused on the importance of fatherhood and entrepreneurship. Our mission is to help extraordinary fathers figure out how to purse their dreams of entrepreneurship and build a legacy for their children. So if you're a dad trying to figure it all out and an Entrepreneur, Solopreneur, Small Business Owner or Wantreprenur looking for inspiration + motivation + step by step how to + ACTIONABLE advice then Startup Dad Headquarters is the podcast for you. Startup Dad HQ hosted by Joel Louis delivers a consistent 5-days per week interview program. Each episode, Mon-Fri takes us through the journey of our guest as he shares his failures, bumps and bruises, and eventual rise to success as he navigates through the complexities of Fatherhood, Entrepreneurship and Life. Each week we cover 3 stages of the Startup Dad Journey, which are: Side Hustle Monday’s – Dads who are working a 9-5 and building their business on the side. | Leaper Tuesday’s and Thursday’s – Dads who have taken the LE

- Monday's: StartupDad, Side Hustlers (30 minutes):Short chats (10-15 minutes) with Dads who have started building a business on the side, very early stages, while still working a full time job. I will wrap up these episodes by answering 1 or 2 questions (Q&A’s) submitted by Dad’s online through: Social Media, Directly on website, Email, Phone calls. etc… And you can access all the different ways to ask a question on the show notes page for this episode at startupdadhq.com/version2 - Tuesday's & Thursday's: StartupDad, Leapers (45 minutes): Dad’s who have fully taken the leap (1-5yrs), and generating an income ($50,000 - $250,000/ year). - Wednesday’s: StartupDad Elite (30 minutes):Highly successful Dad’s who have been crushing it for (3+ yrs),generating over $250,000/year and most importantly they have obtained their definition of Freedom. - Expert Friday’s (1 hour) :Workshop/Webinar style conversation with EXPERTS in all subjects related to building an awesome business and being an awesome dad. Bu

Today’s Startup Dad Episode "From Leap To Success In 6 Months!” with David Thompson husband and father of 4 (2 foster).  A little bit about David and his WHY: "I was brought up to walk up the corporate ladder to achieve SUCCESS. So, of course, I did. I spent 10 years working very closely with one successful entrepreneur within his company, and I did climb the corporate ladder, and did achieve much SUCCESS. But I realized that I didn't want to commute 2 hours a day to make an above average wage. I believed that I could do that myself, by living out my God-given purpose and passion, which is Financial Advising.  So, after putting it off for two years, I took pen to paper 2 years ago, wrote out what SUCCESS was to me, took a class to help me understand my purpose, and how to attain it, and then made a plan to make it happen.  And last October, I left a VERY stable career in Human Resources to help people attain financial happiness. And today, my business is beginning to take-off, and I'm excited to see where Go

"…I was once 22 I didn’t do it. After graduate school I was 28, I didn’t do it. I got married, I didn’t do it. But now my son is about to be born and I thought to myself this is it! I lost my chance because I was too comfortable. And if I couldn’t do it as a young guy out of college, someone who just finished graduate school, how could I do it as a father.” by Jia Jiang   Jia is the founder of the popular blog and video series 100 Days of Rejection. A native of Beijing, China, Jia came to the U.S. as a teenager to pursue his dream of becoming the next Bill Gates. But despite early success in the corporate world, his first attempt to pursue his entrepreneurial dream ended in rejection. Jia was crushed, and spiraled into a period of deep self doubt. Thus was born his "100 days of rejection" experiment, during which he willfully sought rejection on a daily basis --from requesting a lesson in sales from a car salesman which resulted in a no, to his famous request to get Krispy Kreme doughnuts in the shape of Oly