In this episode we’re talking with Dave Neff. He’s the Chief Revenue Officer of Prolific, a strategic growth firm. Prior to that he helped start and was the CEO of EDGE Mentoring, a whole life intergenerational mentoring non-profit, for 6 years. He’s the father of the three children all under age 5. Dave shares amazing insights about the power and …

How do you define a win? Emily Bopp is the mother of two young adult boys and the Co-Founder of Enable. She shares with us: What it means to clear the day to win the day and how we can use leading indicators to ensure we're focused and executing on the right activities. What does it mean to teach our kids to love themselves and how do we practice i…

Jason Graf is the father of seven children age 15 to 2. That is, in fact, a lot of young people in one house. He's a former pastor of a Home Church and currently the Executive Vice President of Zoe Facility Services. In this episode Jason shares: Managing the chaos of a large family. Trusting God with their family planning, despite tests that revea…

Alex Perry is the founder of Practically Speaking and the author of Minivan Mogul: A Crash Course In Confidence For Women. In this episode Alex shares: Her Five Road Rules for confidence. What she would say to her children if she knew she wouldn't be able to speak tomorrow. A fathers role in raising confident women. Healthy and unhealthy comparison…

Lucas Woody is the Owner and Founder of Human Movement Performance and Prehabilitation in West Lafayette, IN as well as the owner of Coaching Better. He is the father of an 18 month boy and is showing his son everyday how to fall in love with the process. In this episode Lucas shares the 8 dimensions of wellness that he instills in his clients and …

Our guest this episode is Ryan Callahan. He is the father of a four year old girl, McKinsey & Company Alumni, recently became President of the newly founded health analytics company Orthos, and finished multiple marathons alongside his own father.Ryan shares what it means to be your authentic self at work and how he recently practiced it meeting ne…

Tom Short is a new father to a one year old girl. After ten years in black and white stripes he chose to step away from NCAA D1 basketball officiating to ensure that he was physically present with his daughter and wife during this season in his life. In this episode Tom shares with us: What experience led him to make the decision to step away from …

In this episode we check back in with Dr. Tyler Lucas. We first interviewed a few days before his daughters birth, then a month after wards to see if it was what he expected. We're checking back in at the eight month mark to see how they're doing. Tyler shares how they've handled childcare for Nora with daycare being shut down. Tyler shares his ins…

John Welches is the father of four children. He said no to the traditional lifestyle and got into marketing agency and content writing and now owns his own agency, Red Mallard. What Fuels Your Fire? Understanding other people and the soul of the other person as best as he can. John says his life would be considered quite boring if seen only from th…

John is the father of two children a 10 year and a 13 year old. He is the step father of twin 10 year old girls. John's first wife, Carrie, fought a four year battle against ovarian cancer. She passed away in 2017. In 2018 he met Julie, whose first husband had also fought a four battle with cancer and passed away two months before Carrie did. Their…

Jonathan Wentworth is the man behind the Instagram profile Tri Dad Trying. He's the father of two kids age 4 and 2. Professionally he helps oversee the budgetary reporting and analysis for the University of Georgia. He swam competitively in high school, cycled in college including a cross country bike trip, and switched to running shortly before hi…

Jacob Woodason is the father of 3 girls (expecting their 4th child any day), an employee benefits consultant for large employers with a focus on rural healthcare, and a former collegiate athlete. -We talk about the importance of health insurance and how to take control of your healthcare by adopting a consumer mindset. -What it's been like to be a …

David Inman is a US Air Force Veteran and is now a sales trainer and consultant with Sandler Training. What fuels your fire? "Challenge and experience. The more experiences I have the more it's going to serve me in the future." After building a successful career, buying their dream home with a two year old, and a second on the way, David was so ins…

Troy is the father of 3 girls aged 8 through 16, plus a 15 year girl foreign exchange student from Spain. He's the Global Product Manager, Engineering Manager, Field Product Specialist and now Global Product Manager for the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division at Cook Medical where he's worked for 22 years. And for the last six years he'…

2020 has been a wild year. I think there's more reflection in 2020 than many of us have done in our lives. Evaluating priorities. How we spend our time. How we earn our living. What is that really matters to us and our families. On this fathers day.A quick backstory on fathers day!And this really funny clip of LBJ ordering pants.https://www.youtube…

David Harding is the father of three. David's oldest son, Grant, was diagnosed with leukemia when he was only two years old. When Grant was diagnosed, David had just started a new career in insurance only six months before Grant was diagnosed. After Grant was diagnosed, David spent so much time at the hospital and felt called to become a nurse. He …

Cory is the father of two boys through adoption. Knox, age 5, and Ames, age 2. They struggled to conceive and began doing fertility treatment without success. This led them to accepting invitro. However, when they were on the drive home from the fertility they received a call from a nurse at the facility who told them they'd found an ulcer on his w…

Brad Ton has had what most would consider an atypical career path. And an atypical family. But he wouldn't want it any other way. Brad is the proud father of two children aged 6 and 6 weeks. And two amazing step children age 20 and 17. Being a red headed step child himself, Brad understands his role as a step father is unique. Before Brad became a …

Ryan comes at you solo in only the second Heat Check of the year to give you his thoughts on COVID-19, Quarantine, and Family.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fatherhoodonfire/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fatherhoodonfire/support…

Jon Bell joined his fathers real estate firm Mint2Sell Realty in 2011 when he graduated College. He said the opportunity to work alongside his father was a great experience. It enabled them to grow their relationship both professionally and personally. In early 2020 Jon took over the firm and formed Rise Real Estate as the managing partner with his…

Our guest today is Marty Samples. He's been married to his wife Beth for thirty eight years. He has two adult daughters. Leah, who's a PhD. candidate at Penn for history. Hannah, who's an Accounting Manager at Cummins. Marty's career began in ministry, mostly working with high-risk kids. This was mostly a reflection of the type of environment he gr…

Jeff Utzinger is a father of three the founder of Be Like Bill and a survivor of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. In 2017 Jeff experienced Sudden Cardiac Arrest while out for a typical run in his neighborhood. He was lucky that Bill Schlies, an (at the time) unknown neighbor saw him lifeless on the ground and stopped. Bill called 911 who walked him through 4…

Marcus Hall is a father of twin four year olds. The President and Partner of California Closets. He serves on the Board Of Directors for Edge Mentoring. And an emerging ultra runner. He and his wife went from zero to two kids right out of the gate. Quickly learned that discipline is key and got good support from family friends. But like any good da…

David Cupp is the Campus Pastor for Traders Point Christian Church West Campus. Before becoming a Campus Pastor in 2016, David had been a teacher and basketball coach for 17 years. This was a power packed interview in which David shares his love for God and how that drives every other facet of his life.Show highlights:Men searching for more: David …

Lots of changes going on for Fatherhood On Fire! For Ryan personally, we're expecting our second baby! Ryan started a new job! And FOF is honing in on what matters most. Faith, Family, Career, and Fitness. We'll focus on harmonizing those aspects of our lives and how we do that as fathers and parents. Spread The Fire! --- Send in a voice message: h…

Darrell "Coach D" Andrews is an business and personal coach, hes spoken for international corporations, been the keynote for national conferences, a published author, a philanthropist, a father, high energy, and still a humble man of God. There's so much we pack into this interview. Coach D shares his four pillars for building an all-star family. H…

This weeks episode is with the found of the Dad Tired ministry Jerrad Lopes.We talk about his journey to start Dad Tired, his new book Dad Tired And Loving It: Stumbling Your Way To Spiritual Leadership.We get an inside scoop on his next book and a behind the scenes look at what to expect from the Dad Tired conferences.Learn more about Dad TiredBuy…

Eric grew up with his Mom and Grandmother. Six month's prior to Eric's birth his grandfather passed away. So his grandma decided to go back to college and his mother decided to go back to school as well. For the first eight years of his life he spent a lot of time between babysitters and occasionally even going to college with his mother when they …

This is the first of an ongoing series for Fatherhood On Fire. Dr. Tyler Lucas is expecting his first born when we first connect with him. We talk about the pregnancy. How his experience as a doctor, particularly his rotation in an OBGYN unit, impacted how he approached the pregnancy and his impending fatherhood. And discuss what his expectations w…

2019 Year In Review Spend a couple hours 2-3 reflecting and writing on 2019. While I didn't feel the sense of accomplishment I strive for I recognized how many great lessons I can take from 2019 to set 2020 ON FIRE! 3 Interviews that had MASSIVE impact on me in 2019. 1) David Cupp "Ministry Starts At Home" - I had to ask myself, "am I really walkin…

Meredith Bodgas is the Editor-In-Chief of Working Mother. She's our first woman guest on Fatherhood On Fire and she brings the heat! We talk about Working Mother's 2019 Best Companies For Dad's 2019. What it took to make this years list and what steps ANY company regardless of size and resources can do to help father's find better work/life rhythm.…

Jay Gabrani is the found of Prepared Fathers. He's the father of three children, an entrepreneur, and a real estate investor. When his wife unexpectedly passed away in 2014 he was left as the executor to her will. Believing that his accounting education and entrepreneurial background had equipped him for this role he was shocked to find how challen…

Scott Paciorek brings a unique perspective to fatherhood. He has two adult daughters from a previous marriage and new a 10 year old son with his wife. His wife encouraged him to reach out and forgive his wife which he says "immediately lifted the weight of the world off". Afterwards his wife said, now it's time for you to rebuild your relationship …

Ryan Miller is a coach to high performers (and aspiring ones). Host of the Exsellence Mindset podcast. Founder of Fit Health. And Executive Pastor of For His Glory Community Church. Ryan brings the heat! We talk about Servant Leadership at home. The challenges he had to overcome to be the leader he wants to be at home. We dive deep into the social …

On this episode we connect with the founder of Firestarters Inc., Jason Barnaby. Jason talks about starting a family in Poland. How 9/11 impacted his family. The decision to home school and long distance calling plans. We talk about his company Firestarters Inc. how he helps people get unstuck, find their fire, and fan their flame. We discuss the i…

This episode's guest is James Sells. He shares the story of he and his wife adopting their youngest daughter, Sophia. It's a really powerful story of how God works in our hearts and the challenges that adoptive children and families face. And the understanding that can help us support them. "God had placed an ability in my heart to connect with kid…

Josh was the 5th place finisher at the 2017 World Beard and Mustache Competition in Austin, TX. His daughter, Poppy, was born at the end of 2018 and Josh missed the 2019 competition in Belgium. We talk with Josh about the 2021 World championship in New Zealand and the decision process he and his wife are going through. Josh is traveling enthusiast …

This episode's guest is Kevin Whitehead. He's a new father to a 3 month old boy, a 2nd Lieutenant in the Indiana National Guard, a school psychologist, a PhD. Candidate in Counseling Psychology at IU Blooming ton.Key insights:How having Ellis radically changed his approach to military service.Opportunities and limitations in school psychology.The r…

This episode is presented in memory of Cade Griffin and Luca Summitt. Adam Griffin is a personal development author and former founder of Bodeefit. In this episode we discuss Adam's book The Guy At The Bar: Notes From A Father Who Lost A Lot, But Gained A Little. Adam's first born son, Cade, had an extremely rare genetic condition that halted his s…

Mark "Pun" Maxwell-Smith is a multiple-Emmy nominee producer and writer. His productions include Mouthtrap, Talkabout, Humdingers, Now You Know, and many others. Additionally he provided material for series such as Name That Tune, Let's Make a Deal, and Beat The Clock. More importantly to Mark, is the honor he's had to serve children with serious m…

In this episode your host, Ryan Sullivan, shares some of his background as well his observations of our first seven guests. Growing up in Indianapolis, IN the youngest of three. My father was always around growing up. His work even enabled him to come home during lunch most days before I was school aged or in the summer. Dad was generally supportiv…

Uriah Steffen is a a professional para-triathlete and amputee life coach.He lost his leg in an accident and became an amputee. After the accident his focus was to get back on the bicyle and get back to running. As his cycling and running progressed he decided to try his hand at a super-sprint triathlon and fell in love. At his second tri he was int…

Geoff’s Four F’s and their evolving weight through the seasons of his life.Faith, Family, Firm, FitnessJoy in chaos:When Geoff’s boys were young it was his responsibility to to put them to bed. And it typically ended up with both boys in the same bath then running around the house buck naked. All the while sensing his wife downstairs staring up thi…

Terry Johnson is the Assistant Mens Basketball Coach at The Ohio State University. He was formerly the Assistant Mens Basketball Coach at Butler University during their back-to-back final four runs. Highlights from this include: Staying involved with your kids while traveling for work. Raising humble kids. The benefits personally and to the team of…

Tommy Baldwin was recently named the new principal of Manchester Intermediate School. In this episode Tommy shares with us why it's important for us as fathers to be involved in our children's education. The impacts he's seeing from the increasing intensity of youth sports and what he does with his girls to help them have a positive athletic attitu…

Greg Marshall is a Nurse Practitioner who lives in Evansville, IN with his wife and two daughters. Greg recently finished the Kettle Moraine 100 Mile Trail Race. Episode highlights include: First 100 mile race and making the leap to ultra running. The emotional impacts miscarriage and fertility have on men. And why we should never ask "when are you…

The first episode of Fatherhood on Fire! Our first ever guest is 2018 RAIN Champion, Marc O'Leary. Marc lives in Plainfield, IN with his wife Amy, two sons, Patrick and Parker. Marc is an avid cyclist and has helped grow the cycling community in his town. Marc attributes his parenting style to his father who encouraged him in his own endeavors and …

Fatherhood On Fire is a new podcast to celebrate fathers who inspire us. Elevate the conversation around fatherhood. And encourage and provide perspective to men embracing their role as fathers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fatherhoodonfire/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…

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