My twins recently turned three, and I had an epiphany: these ARE the good old days. If you ever talk to people whose kids are grown now, you know what I mean. Parents whose kids have gone off to college and/or now have their own children will tell you how fast the time flies, and… Continue reading Dear Parents of Young Kids: These ARE The Good Old Days
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A Great #Blab About Being a Parent Entrepreneur and Starting a Biz
I had the privilege of being interviewed by Melinda Chen, of Agile Parent Entrepreneur. Melinda is a parent-entrepreneur advocate and mompreneur; her business manufactures hockey gloves that she sells to Nike and Adidas. Pretty cool, right?
If Your Kids Are Terrible 2, For Treacherous 3s, Better Up Your Liquor Game
I am a dad of two and a half year-old twins. My kids are great. They’re super kewt, smart, and well, they’re my kids, so I love them. But this Terrible 2 thing is giving me gray hair. Every time I mention the Terrible 2s to a parent, without fail, their reply is something like,… Continue reading If Your Kids Are Terrible 2, For Treacherous 3s, Better Up Your Liquor Game
A candid discussion about fatherhood, parenting, and entrepreneurship
A few weeks ago Joel Louis of StartUpDad HQ connected with me and asked to do a video interview for his podcast. I said yes, and the result is 45-minutes of authentic, fatherhood, entrepreneur goodness. Grab a glass of wine, crank up your cardio machine, or just kick back and enjoy.
Follies of a stay-at-home dadpreneur
Any stay-at-home working parent knows how “interesting” it is to find time to get work done and look after the kiddos. You can look online and find many blogs made by parents who are juggling working from home and childcare. In addition to this, there are articles that suggest products to make working from home… Continue reading Follies of a stay-at-home dadpreneur
PopLyfe’s Sean Singleton: A parent entrepreneur hustling for fatherhood
Since starting this blog last August, I’ve met lots of parent entrepreneurs living the ‘trepLife. These folks inspire me and I’m going to start regularly featuring them and their products. I recently met Sean Singleton on Twitter and we hit it off right away. Sean is a passionate dad, and a front-end web designer, so… Continue reading PopLyfe’s Sean Singleton: A parent entrepreneur hustling for fatherhood
After Eric Garner, What am I Supposed to Tell My Son?
I wrote this article about the Eric Garner situation last night and it just published on SheKnows. This was an emotional undertaking for me. I didn’t sleep much last night. The SheKnows editors liked the article so much it was the featured article of the day on the home page. You can read the entire article… Continue reading After Eric Garner, What am I Supposed to Tell My Son?
Are Parent Entrepreneurs Superheroes?
I opened the mail the other day and found something that put a HUGE smile on my face. And if you’re a parent and an entrepreneur this story is gonna make you smile, too. While surfing the internet a few months ago, trying to connect with other dad bloggers, I stumbled across a website owned… Continue reading Are Parent Entrepreneurs Superheroes?
Parent Entrepreneurs: Are You Present During Family Time?
As a tech entrepreneur who is rabid about giving outstanding service to my customers, I struggle to disconnect from work, even when I’m supposed to be spending quality time with my family. So much so, my wife used to constantly be “on me” about putting my phone down to engage with the twins. I am… Continue reading Parent Entrepreneurs: Are You Present During Family Time?
Interview With Mario Armstrong: “You Are In Control Of Your Destiny”
I am SUPER-excited to share the first video interview for ‘trepLife Dad, and I’m pumped that it is with the inimitable Mario Armstrong. Mario is an Emmy Award-winning digital lifestyle expert, a parent, and an entrepreneur. You’ll probably recognize him from The TODAY Show and a few other places. Mario is a committed husband and… Continue reading Interview With Mario Armstrong: “You Are In Control Of Your Destiny”