LEAD DAD 101

Fathers and Lifelong Friendships

A Graduation Weekend, And A Great Honor. Mike DeNucci was one of the first people I met as a student at Wilbraham & Monson Academy. It was…

No Matter Who You’re Rooting for in the NFL Draft. I met Najee Goode the way I make nearly all new friends these days: on a golf course…

What Are The Risks of Not Being Seen? Here’s how it started. Will, who works in real estate, approached me at…

I recently asked my 12-year-old son how he would define a “Dad Joke,” and he immediately said, “A joke that a dad tells to kids that’s…

The Masters and The Importance of Friendship. At some point this weekend, while I’m driving down I-95 to Florida with my father, I’ll see…

Empty House, Full Memories. I reconnected with an old friend Pela who was headed to his son’s college graduation. He was elated that…

Gerald Olson is a Lead Dad living and working in Los Angeles, California. He adopted his son Astor through California’s “Safely…

Blank Stares or Knowing Smiles? It’s not that your friends are going to make fun of you for your choice. This isn’t high school. But…

All Dads Need To Forget Politics and Come Together For Our Children. This memory is still vivid 10 years later: in Dec 2012 I pulled to…

Learn Them, Teach Them. We kicked off the week with Tyler Horn who learned a lot from being cut from the practice squads of three NFL teams.

And Why Free Time On Tuesday is Better Than No Free Time At All. Last week I finally told a group of buddies that I would not be…

Award-winning chef Tony Maws is a Boston man about town. His restaurant Craigie on Main was a shining a light in the city’s culinary scene…