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Paul 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…

Why 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…

Mario Boucher is an innovative, deadline-driven, and highly effective communicator with a proven record of integrity and leadership in providing real-time content solutions to a broad range of companies. As a journalist, Mario has met and interviewed high-profile individuals such as Steven Spielberg, Bill Nye, and Chris Hadfield, among other entertainment, sports, science, and business leaders for newspaper and magazine publications and websites. Currently, Mario is a content manager for a communications company and freelances as a magazine feature writer.

What 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…

Lessons On Inclusive Leadership From a Naval Aviator

A Naval Academy graduate, David is an associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School where he focuses on inclusive…

Riley Anderson

Riley Anderson, from Calgary, Alberta, in Canada, is our Lead Dad of the Week. A divorced Lead Dad of three, Riley was looking for…

If You’re a Lead Dad, Embrace It

Here’s some weekend advice for dads: err on the side of honesty and embrace what you’re doing. In this chopped-up week of work, relax…

Keeping Your Summer Sanity

Summer is a lot of time to fill—especially when you’re trying to work. These Dad-approved ideas help keep kids active, curious, and occasionally bored (on purpose) all summer long.

How To Be A Better Ally To Working Moms

Reshma Saujani is an amazing force for working parents, an advocate for girls and a thinker on work today. She founded the nonprofit…

Mark Fischer

Mark Fischer, a math teacher in Wilbraham, Mass., is our Lead Dad of the Week. Mark is single Lead Dad by choice. His two daughters…

How Do We Get Old Men To Understand This Dad Moment

I had great plans to relax during our post-school vacation, an annual week at the beach with our three daughters. I canceled my weekly…

Skip Cherryholmes: Month 2 Of Lead Dad Life

The best part has been the realization that I’m taking this step. We packed the whole family up and took a short vacation down to Disney…

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