Lead Dad 101
How The Workplace Gets More Kens, Not Alans, To Support The Barbies
We don’t need any more Alans, however supportive they have been to women in the workplace. We need Kens who can mature out of the Mojo…
Read moreRyan Peffer
A professional golfer, and Lead Dad in Breton Woods, N.H., is our Lead Dad of the Week. He was the long-time assistant coach of the Boston…
Read moreA Camp Lesson On Speaking Up
My wife leads by example, and our daughters are learning by watching her. There are the everyday moments, but that’s not what I’ve been…
Read moreAlex Leach
Alex, a Lead Dad to a boy and a girl, runs his own video production company, Firebelly Sound. His wife Becky works in financial services…
Read moreHow A Teenager Stood Up To Small Town Racism
My teenage daughter walked into my home office while I was on a call. She seemed different, not how she normally cracks my door to ask a question, tattle on a sister or sit for some homework help. As I titled the headset, she teared up. Then she began …
Read moreSkip Cherryholmes: Month 3 Of Lead Dad Life
Skip Cherryholmes spent nearly two decades on the road as an acclaimed Bluegrass musician. Starting as a pre-teen, he was a member of…
Watch VideoWeldon Johnson
Weldon Johnson, elite runner and now father of two girls, is our Lead Dad of the Week!Johnson lives in Rowayton, Conn., with his wife who…
Read moreHere’s Why You Shuffle Your Work Schedule Around
This is what a Care Shift looks like. Yesterday my teenage daughter asked me if I’d play tennis with her. I’m not good at tennis and don’t really like it. My day was packed, with essential calls and work that I’ve been putting off. It was hot. “Of cour …
Read morePaul Gillespie
Paul Gillespie a long-time advertising sales executive in Boston, is our O.G. Lead Dad of the Week. Paul was a Lead Dad before the term…
Read moreWhy You Should Tell Your Kids How Much Your House Costs
In the car to get a present for a birthday party, my middle daughter asked how much our house was worth. So, I told her. I know from my…
Read moreWhat Happens When A Single Dad Needs Support?
Not all fathers have support. Some are single dads like me, doing the biggest job on our own. Fatherhood as a single dad is unheralded and…
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