LEAD DAD OF THE WEEK

Why Making a Difference at Work and in Your Community Matters – Matthew Korn

Matthew Korn left and returned to his law firm in Columbia, S.C., for the same reason: He wanted more time with his children. Korn, who was born in upstate New York, went to college in Rhode Island and law school in Washington, D.C., was happy with where his move south had landed him, his wife […]

How a Management Consultant Learned to Manage Dad Life and Work – Corey Fernandez

The life of a management consultant is on the road. Or so conventional wisdom goes. It’s what Corey Fernandez, our Lead Dad of the Week from Travers City, Mich., thought when he gave the consulting firm he’d worked for ample notice that his wife Jess was pregnant with their first child. He let them know […]

How To Respond When Big Law Fails Working Parents – Evan Goodman

Here’s some news that will surprise few attorneys: Big Law isn’t conducive for working parents who want to be involved in their family’s everyday lives. Evan Goodman, our Lead Dad of the Week from Washington, D.C., challenged this notion but ultimately was forced to figure out a way to still practice corporate law at a […]

How Divorce Made This Man a Better Lead Dad – Elijah Mattox

Here’s one thing Elijah Mattox, a single Lead Dad of two from Orange County, Calif. who works in business operations, has learned: He’s a better dad today for having gone through a tough divorce when his daughters were young. “I had to step up,” he said. “I was scared to take them places when they […]

How A High-Intensity Job Set a Lead Dad Up For Success – Andrew Pettit

Being a high-achiever with a perfectionist streak might not seem like the best training for the unpredictability of being a Lead Dad, but for Andrew Pettit, our Lead Dad of the Week from Darien, Conn., that background is serving him well. An Ivy League athlete, he’s had a career – from NBC and Viacom to […]

Recalculating What a Meaningful Working Dad Life Is – Michael Trugman

Accounting would seem to be a profession about numbers and numbers alone, but at the highest level it’s about understanding people and what they’re trying to achieve. Build a business. Save the most possible for retirement. Leave something for your children. (And yes, pay the least in taxes!) For Michael Trugman, our Lead Dad of […]

Why Honesty About Your Lead Dad Role Pays Dividends – Jason Daniel

From the outside, being a Lead Dad who devotes all of his time to his family can seem easy. But as a man taking up this role full-time – and leaving behind the work contacts that shaped you to that point – it can mean a loss of identity. And that’s before you find yourself […]

Sleeping Like a Baby Spurred Big Career Change – Lewis Krell

There aren’t many corporate gigs where sleeping on the job – and soundly sleeping at that – wouldn’t be a strike against you. For Lewis Krell, our Lead Dad of the Week from British Columbia, in Canada, sleeping well was proof that his company was doing its job – at least for his children when […]

Craig Coupe – How To Be a Team Player

A standout basketball player in college, Craig Coupe understands the importance of being a team player. It served him well on the court and in his career as a commercial real estate broker in Chicago. That team mindset helped him see a play many men miss: his skills could be better utilized if he helped […]

Slowing Down to Go Forward – Will Greenblatt

Sometimes pulling back is what you need to move forward as a father, a husband and a man. Will Greenblatt, our Lead Dad of the Week from Toronto, had been speeding ahead for much of his life – as a successful child actor, as an entrepreneur running a language school in China, and after he […]

The Power of Preemptive Communication – Jay Lee

Here’s a story many couples know: Two careers on the fast track and then there’s a child. There’s some logistics with pick up and drop off but it all seems manageable, if expensive, and life keeps moving along. Then another child comes along and managing two kids and two careers becomes a juggle. Bigger opportunities […]

Free Form Fridays Provided Structure and Openness – Anthony Legette

All parents want their kids to talk to them more, but too often it seems kids want to talk at just the time when parents are tied up with work or otherwise unavailable. We’re at work; they’re at home. We’re at home; they’re out with their friends. You get it. Anthony Legette, our Lead Dad […]

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