Successful Working Parents – Details, episodes & analysis

I wanted to do something special for Father's Day, so I recruited a few awesome dads to join me to take part in a draft of fictional dads from movies and tv. 

If you’ve ever done a fantasy football draft or something similar, it was basically like that, we took turns drafting dads from pop culture to see who could build the best team of dads.

Vote for your favorite team!

EPISODE LINKS:

Will Greenblatt:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/willgreenblatt/

Zach Watson:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachwatson/

https://www.instagram.com/zachmentalloadcoach/

Paul Sullivan:

The Company of Dads

What is a lead dad

SHOW LINKS:

contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

Linktree:⁠ ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠⁠

Musical credit:

Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

Today on the podcast we are talking about the 2006 hit Little Miss Sunshine. I really enjoyed rewatching the movie and it was really interesting to watch it from the lens of a parent, so I hope you check it out if you haven’t seen it in a while. 

Joining me is Cathrine Brown corporate marketing leader, founder of The Cabro, a platform for ambitious working mothers, and a mother of 2.

While discussing this movie, we get into topics like mental health, toxic positivity, body shaming - a lot of really interesting parenting topics came up from watching this, so i hope you enjoy.

EPISODE LINKS:

https://thecabro.substack.com/

https://www.instagram.com/_thecabro/

SHOW LINKS:

contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠

Musical credit:

Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

Ashley Chang is the founder and CEO of Sundays, an executive assistant service for working parents.  She is also about to be a mom for the first time!

This is a really interesting conversation because we talk all about what Ashley has learned from helping hundreds of working parents through Sundays, the types of problems working parents want solved, and how ashley is preparing for her own maternity leave and working parenthood based on all of these learnings. 

Let me know what you think! Send feedback to successfulworkingparents@gmail.com

TOPICS COVERED:

• Biggest things working parents are looking for help with
• Biggest challenges when returning to work
• Types of work and projects that Sundays can help with
• Planning for maternity leave   
• Letting go of ambition for a little while
• The seasons of life 
• The inspiration for starting Sundays
• Solving the problem of having to choose between work and parenting
• Successful people still struggling as working parents
• No one knows what they’re doing
• Making the jump from corporate employee to entrepreneur 
• Defining success internally instead of externally 
• Advice for self-care
• Advice for becoming an entrepreneur 
• Best advice you’ve ever received 
• Advice for former self
• Advice for future self 

EPISODE LINKS:

withsundays.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleymchang/

SHOW LINKS:

contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents

Musical credit:

Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

We are back with another movie rewatch! Breaking down the 1990 hit Kindergarten Cop starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Today’s guest has some behind the scenes expertise because he’s actually a tv producer. You may have also seen him on social media at devin the dad. He’s also a father of 2.

EPISODE LINKS:

https://www.instagram.com/devinmcgovern

https://www.tiktok.com/@devin.mcgovern

SHOW LINKS:

contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents

Musical credit:

Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

Mary Beth Ferrante is the Founder and CEO of work 360 a company that helps organizations support, engage, and retain working parents and caregivers, she’s also a mother of 2.

We have a really good discussion about the value working parents bring to an organization, what is Fair Play and how it applied in the workplace, why it’s important for non birthing parents to take family leave, and much more.

TOPICS COVERED:

• What is WRK360
• Some managers don’t hire women that may take maternity leave
• The value a working parent brings to an organization
• Why non birthing parents need to take leave 
• Fair Play in the workplace
• What is Fair Play?
• Domestic duties are a full time job  
• Best advice for working parents
• Advice for self care
• Advice for balancing work time and family time
• Advice to get more equity in the home 
• Best advice you’ve ever received 
• Advice if you feel like you’re not a good parent
• Advice for former self

EPISODE LINKS:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbferrante/

https://wrk360.com/

SHOW LINKS:

contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents

Musical credit:

Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

Brian Page is a father of 3 and the founder of Modern Husbands, a platform dedicated to sharing winning ideas on how to manage money and the home as a team.

We have a really great conversation about how to talk about money, why finances are such a source of stress, and the shift towards a more egalitarian marriage in our society.

TOPICS COVERED

• What is Modern Husbands
• Why is money a leading cause of stress in a marriage
• Dealing with money stressors in marriage 
• How to have a money date
• Should couples have a joint account?
• Joint accounts cause happiness in marriage 
• When is it better to not share money in a marriage 
• How to talk about money with your partner 
• The rise of dual careers households
• Mom guilt and dad guilt
• Advice for busy working parents
• Advice for self care
• Advice if you don’t feel like a good parent
• Best advice you’ve ever received 
• Advice if you find it hard to save money
• Advice for former self
• Advice for me

EPISODE LINKS

Modernhusbands.com

SHOW LINKS:

contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠

Musical credit:

Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

Kelsey Higgins is the host of the Parently Podcast (check out my episode on there!) and a mother of 2.

We have a really great conversation about the common struggles that parents have, the dark side of wanting to do a better job than our parents did, how to set boundaries at work when interviewing, and much more!

TOPICS COVERED

• creating the Parently podcast
• Everyone wants to do a better job than their parents did
• Common struggles that parents have 
• Go-getter culture pressuring parents and kids
• The importance of intention
• How to balance work life and family life 
• Setting boundaries when interviewing
• Best advice for working parents
• Advice for starting a podcast
• Best advice you’ve ever received 
• Advice to former self 
• Advice for father of a daughter

EPISODE LINKS:

https://parentlypodcast.com/

Join the Parently Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/230096248334696

SHOW LINKS:

contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠

Musical credit:

Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

We are back with another movie rewatch! And of course to discuss a movie about feelings we had to bring on family therapist, Chelsea Clifton, mother of 2.

We talk about how to deal with anxiety in our kids, how to identify less with your emotions, and what makes up our sense of self. Is this even a kids movie?? Listen in to find out what we think!

EPISODE LINKS:

https://www.instagram.com/mindandhearttherapist/

https://www.mindandhearttherapy.org/

stan.store/mindandhearttherapist

https://www.tiktok.com/@mindandhearttherapist

SHOW LINKS:

contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠

Musical credit:

Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

Sheena Badani is the founder of Parint, a platform dedicated to helping parents create more meaningful connections with their kids. She's also a mother of 3.

Expect to learn how to make parenting more science than art, the main skills parents want to cultivate and how to cultivate them, plus tips on work life balance and more!

TOPICS COVERED

• Working at multiple startups to acquire different skills before starting your own thing
• Making sure your kids are good humans when they leave the house
• Bringing science instead of art into parenting 
• A quick fix for tantrums
• Bringing data to the parenting experience
• The main skills parents want to cultivate
• Why life skills aren’t taught in schools
• How to cultivate new skills in our kids
• How Parint works
• Should we incentivize behaviors
• Learnings from teaching parents skills 
• Best advice for busy working parents
• Advice for self care
• Advice for new working parents
• Advice if you feel like a bad parent
• Best advice you’ve ever received 
• Advice for former self
• Advice for father of 18 month old daughter

EPISODE LINKS:

parint.co

Instagram: @parintapp

www.linkedin.com/in/sheenabadani

SHOW LINKS:

contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠

Musical credit:

Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

Today's guest is Alex Egeler, a career coach for parents and a father of 4.

In this episode, expect to learn what to do when you don't know what to do next in your career, how to give yourself permission to change careers, tips on work life balance, and much more!

TOPICS COVERED

• Helping parents find fulfilling careers 
• What to do when you don’t know what you want to do next in your career
• Giving yourself permission to change careers
• Family connection vs entrepreneurship 
• Societal pressure on our careers
• What to do when your job doesn’t have flexibility
• How to juggle four kids and a job
• Tips for self care
• Time management
• Advice if you feel stuck in your career
• Advice for focusing on your career after parenthood
• Best advice for busy working parents
• Best advice you’ve ever received
• Advice to former self

EPISODE LINKS:

https://www.empathicegg.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-egeler-empathic-egg

SHOW LINKS:

contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠

Musical credit:

Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd