Decision to put 100% Dad on the backburner

I won’t shy away from excuses. I put a rapidly growing brand and influencer platform on the back burner. The choice was pretty simple. We were traveling the country as a family and touring the brand. In the process as the Instagram platform became more and more popular, I found myself missing more and more […]

Unemployed Dad? What to do if Dad is Laid Off

First Things First. Don’t Panic. You are not the first person to be laid off and you will not be the last. But I absolutely get why you have that lump in your throat. Dads Provide. It’s one of the top responses we get if we ask random folks on the street what is the […]

Dad Make Better Businessmen

Small Business owners, Corporate Execs, Managers, white-collar & blue-collar do’ers. Dads have many places in the business world. More than likely, you have had a variety of positions throughout the years. My journey was just that. Not including my years breaking child labor laws forced to do chores…..I started and shut down many lawn mowing […]

Tips for the Recent College Graduate

College Grads: Let me tell you the things I would tell my kids. Because that is how I roll. #1 Congratulations. You finished. You overcame. You found a way. You did it. You put in the time and the effort. Maybe you figured out how to play the game. Game the system. Work the teacher. […]

Coronavirus is Why I’m Debt-Free…

CORONAVIRUS IS WHY I STOPPED BORROWING MONEY!  It’s playing out right now. I’ve been saying the same thing for years. I don’t want to have the burden of debt when things go bad. I want to be debt free and cash flush so the next panic is just an inconvenience. In 2008 the economy collapsed, […]

5 Tips for Working and Doing School at Home (The Coronavirus Version)

Forced isolation can be great for your relationship with your kids!   All opinions of what’s going on aside… There are a lot of parents panicking on what to do with their kids. They’re not used to it. Schools are shutting down and some parents still need to work. In all reality, a lot of […]

Why We Sold Our Businesses

I get this question a lot and the truth is there isn’t just one reason. It was several factors that all came together at what I felt was the perfect time. To put this into perspective, this was not our first offer. We have had regular offers since 2014. Some were good and some were […]