Lead Dad of the Week

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 […]

Fatherhood Parenting Tips Transitions

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 […]

Stepping Up And Embracing The Change – Elliot Haspel

Not a lot of guys grow up thinking they’re going to be Lead Dads. Athletes, Lawyers, Tech Bros, sure. But Lead Dads? Elliot Haspel, our Lead Dad of the Week from Denver, was no different. Coming out of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, he was revving to go. “I was one of those guys in […]

From Helping Kids In Need To Being A Lead Dad – Jeremy Benton

Jeremy Benton had a knack for working with kids; he also enjoyed a single life that allowed him to work extra jobs to earn extra money to travel and see the country. He didn’t plan to have kids of his own and that was fine. He felt he was making a difference working with at-risk […]

How To Own Your Own Time As A Lead Dad – Sean MacMannis

Sometimes a resume doesn’t tell the full story of a father, even one filled with amble markers of success. Sean MacMannis, our Lead Dad of the Week from San Francisco, has a sterling educational pedigree – Dartmouth undergrad, Haas business school – and had startup success in tech and later blockchain. There was even a […]

It’s Never To Late To Become a Lead Dad – Joseph Pennini

Being a Lead Dad is not a binary decision, either 18 years or nothing. It’s fluid and often dependent on whose career is busier in that moment. Joseph Pennini, who spent 25 years working at Brown Brothers Harriman before taking a buy-out, is embracing his ability to be a Lead Dad now. With him working […]

Want To Golf, Work and Be a Lead Dad? Here’s The Secret – Jordan Coopersmith

Do Lead Dads still get to take trips with their friends? It was a question from a senior female executive and it remains unforgettable. She asked it in earnest – as someone whose husband was more Event Dad than Lead Dad – and I answered it honestly. (Yes, just with more planning.) Our newest Lead […]

Be The Man For Change – Ben Porchuk

Entering a blended family as a parent isn’t always easy. Add in multiple careers, kids of different ages, interests and birth parents, and it can be downright daunting. The key is focusing on[…]

Thursdays With His Son – Ali Knott

Call it Thursdays with Aquil. Ali Knott, our Lead Dad of the Week from Stamford, Conn., loved every minute of parental leave. He was grateful that the state of Connecticut offered paid leave for fathers so he could take time away from his job as a personal trainer to be with his wife and newborn […]

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