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Divorce When His Son Was 6 Months Old. Here's What He Built Instead. (opens the original)
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Nick Howe sat in a room staring at his newborn son. And knew he couldn't do it anymore. Not the marriage. Not the version of himself he'd been performing for everyone else. Not the cycle he'd watched his parents and grandparents repeat for decades. So at six months old, his son Cam became the reason Nick asked for a divorce — and the reason he started rebuilding everything from the ground up. In this episode Nick — single dad, founder of Hugs, and one of the most emotionally raw guests we've had
He Packed Up His One-Year-Old and Moved Across the Country for a Job. Here's What He Learned (opens the original)
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Steve and his wife were both from LA. Then he took a job in New York. Packed up his one-year-old son. Moved across the country away from every friend and family member they had. And just figured it out. New Jersey. San Francisco for fifteen years. Back to New York. Back to the Bay. San Diego. And eventually back to California where it all started. In this episode Steve — C-suite tech marketing executive, husband, and dad to a son who is now out of college — gets honest about what years of travel
22 Years Married. Two Kids Living on Their Own. Here's What He Did Right. | (opens the original)
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Chris Yeager has been married for twenty-two years. His son is 21 and just moved to a new city. His daughter just moved to Raleigh. And Chris's proudest moment as a father isn't a grade, a trophy, or a milestone. It's knowing that if something happened to him and his wife tomorrow — his kids would be fine. In this episode Chris — real estate professional, lifelong sales veteran, husband, and father of two — gets honest about what twenty-two years of marriage actually looks like, why he had his k
Laid Off With a 7-Month-Old at Home. Here's What He Did Next (opens the original)
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Joe had been in IT for nearly twenty years. Then the layoff hit. His daughter was seven months old. His wife became the provider. And the anxiety, the obsession, the low energy, the depression — it all came at once. He went to the gym five days a week and still took two naps a day. In this episode Joe — IT veteran, stepfather, father of three, and working dad figuring out multiple income streams — gets brutally honest about what getting laid off four times does to a man, why he'd take a pay cut
Runs a Company With His Wife. Here's How They Haven't Killed Each Other (opens the original)
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Bernard Nasouli runs a company with his wife. Same office. Same clients. Same mortgage industry chaos. Two teenagers at home. Most people hear that and say: I could never do that. Bernard's answer? When you're in that position, you find a way to survive and advance. In this episode Bernard — co-owner of iEmergent, husband, flag football coach, and horse dad — gets honest about what it actually takes to build a business with your spouse, raise two kids who are watching everything, and still have
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