Lead Dad of the Week

Your Kids Might Tell You What You’ve Been Thinking All Along: Jamie Hopkins

As a son Jamie Hopkins had a shock that every father fears. He went to school one day and came home to learn that his dad had died, in a construction accident. “My dad was gone at my age,” said Jamie, about to turn 40. “I think about that a lot. I think about how […]

Learning What Can Wait Until Night Time – Tony Cotrupe

Realizing what parts of your work need to be when people are awake and what parts can be done when they’re asleep is one route to being a super-involved working dad. “What I do has two parts,” said Tony Cotrupe, who once worked “8 zillion hours a week for J.P. Morgan Chase” and now runs […]

How a Life Sprinter Changed His View – Jay Acunzo

Being a life sprinter can have tremendous career benefits but the best way to get through the mud of life with kids may just be to trudge through it. That realization has allowed Jay Acunzo, who advises executives on how to be better speakers and was once the ultimate life sprinter, to change how he […]

Honesty With Yourself Goes a Long Way – Michael Iammarino

“It’s a whole mixed bowl of good, hard, sometimes poor parenting,” admits Michael Iammarino, our Lead Dad of the Week from Kansas City[…]

Clean Dad Living, Literally – Sean Busch

Why can’t cleaning products smell the way a dad would want them to smell? Resist the urge to insert a cheap joke. Think sandalwood and…

Honesty Pays – Nokware Knight

Here’s some work advice for Lead Dads: be transparent and honest with your employer – even if you’re starting a new job. That’s what Nokware Knight, our Lead Dad of the Week from Bridgeport, CT, did when he was hired to teach at a prestigious independent school in central Connecticut. He had been working as […]

Doing What Makes Sense – Even If It’s Different: Victor Wong

It was a logical, even easy decision, for Victor Wong and his wife to decide that he would take up the Lead Dad role in their home. It…

The Power of a Great Employer – Patric Brophy

Here’s a story of the power of a work community that empowered a father to fulfill twin goals. Patric Brophy became a dad young – his first…

When Change Makes Sense at Home – Travis Wilson

What’s right for a family with two working parents and three kids can be obvious, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to implement. Just ask…

Lead Dad in Denial

Halloween is a day of dressing up as something you’re not – whether that’s silly, scary or something in between. Yet too many Lead Dads…

“Can I Do This?,” The Expecting Dad Asks – Donnie DeSanti

“Can I do this? What’s the responsibility? Is it going to change my life?” Those were questions that Donnie DeSanti, our Lead Dad of the…

Dad Lessons From a First Job – Louis Chabrier

First jobs shape you and Louis Chabrier, our Lead Dad of the Week, credits his was making him an involved parent. Right out of college, he…

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