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Four Years of Insights from Lead Dads and Research on Fathers and Families.
Super Bowl Champs, Congressmen and Emmy Award Winners. Chefs, Firemen, Entrepreneurs, Pilots, Back-office workers and tile salesmen. World-class researchers on fatherhood and family. The Company of Dads’ Podcast has collected the stories of a diverse group of people who are all united by the focus on fathers being the best they can be for themselves, their families, their communities and their co-workers. Dive in and enjoy any of the 150-plus episodes today.
Featured Episodes
Fatherhood and Football With a Superbowl Champ
Interview with Najee Goode / Super Bowl Champion, Entrepreneur and Lead Dad
The Funniest Lead Dad in America Shares His Secrets
Interview with JR Havlan / 8-Time Emmy Award-Winning Comedy Writer, Lead Dad
The Emperor of All Lead Dads
Interview with Bruce Feiler / Creator of The Council of Dads, thinker on family and friends
All Episodes
EP 107: How To Get What You Want At Work
Interview with David Landman / Goldman Sachs HR leader, Workplace Advocate
After a 20-year career as a human resources leader at Goldman Sachs, David Landman recently left and has launched a consultancy that is…
EP 106: Let’s Talk About Making Care Better In America
Interview with Katherine Goldstein / Community Leader, Care Fellow
Not to be cute, but how much does America care about care? We talk about it. We stress about it. We know we need it. But what steps can…
EP 105: What Men Get From Parental Leave
Interview with Jason Abrams / Dad of Two on His Company's Leave
Amtrak offers paid parental leave to mothers and fathers. Jason Abrams has taken his full allotment of leave twice now – a rarity among…
EP 104: What’s To Be Learned From One Dad’s Diaper Fame?
Interview with Barney Banks / Tik Tok's IAmMrBanks, Diaper Dude
Barney Banks’ fatherhood fame started humbly: he was trying to entertain his son while changing his diaper. He showed the video to his…
EP 103: The Workplace Is Disrupted. Here’s How To Navigate It
Interview with Nate Thompson and Alex Schwartz / Fathers and Workplace Thinkers
People want to work differently. We know this. So why are some companies so behind in adapting – not to mention those companies putting…
EP 102: What Do You Need To Restart Your Career?
Interview with Anna McKay / Back-to-Work Expert for Parents
Parents pause their careers all the time. They do it to devote all their time to their families. But at some point, they may want to…
EP 101: How Fatherhood Is Changing – From Our Team
Behind The Scenes Of The Company of Dads
This is our holiday episode and we’re sitting down with The Company of Dads itself – the people who make this possible: Helder, Emily…
EP 100: What Have We Learned In Two Years at Work and at Home
Interview with Kristen Shockley / Our First Guest, Professor at Auburn / Work-Life Expert
Welcome to our 100th Podcast! To celebrate, we’re talking to Kristen Shockley, our first guest almost two years ago. We talked back then…
EP 99: How Dads and Children Can Work Together
Interview with Kurt and Trent Long / Father-Son Entreprenuers
Kurt and Trent Long, father-son founders of a company called BUNKR that digitally encrypts your passwords and documents, have lessons…
EP 98: Why CEOs Fight Hybrid Work – Even When They’re Wrong
Interview with Nick Bloom / Hybrid Work Expert, Stanford Economist
The Five Day Office Week is Dead – so says Nick Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford University and an expert on work-from-home…
EP 97: Why The Best Companies Treat Dads and Moms Equally
Interview with Brad Harrington / Boston College Center for Work and Family
Many companies still focus on working moms with their outreach and employee resource groups for parents. But research from Boston…
EP 96: How Did The Turkey Get On Your Table? This App Knows
Interview with Michael Perry / Creator of An App To Organize Families
Michael Perry was living the tech founder’s dream. He’d sold an app he created to Shopify, where he had a senior role. Then he and his…