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March 14, 2022

68 Brett Rustand on the family as a team and forming lasting memories

Brett Rustand is a military veteran and father of five living in Tuscon, Arizona. He left his military career to dedicate his life to parenting and now works helping veterans get jobs. Brett’s military background gives hi…
March 7, 2022

67 Ben Richter on navigating the complexities of a blended family

Ben Richter is a father of seven from two marriages who has learned to navigate the complexities of blending different family cultures with multiple children of different ages. In this session, we discuss various valuable…
Feb. 28, 2022

66 Darryl Woods Snr and Darryl Woods Jnr on forgiveness and building a relationship despite extraordinary circumstances

“Growing up, people always asked where’s my dad, I would say in prison. But I always knew that that wasn’t the complete story. I wish I could say more to that when they asked me that, because they say your dad’s in prison pe…
Feb. 21, 2022

65 Tom Cullen on overcoming devastation and adapting to single parenting

“The best advice I can give myself as a dad is that love is the baseline. The kids will always have my love. They need to know that. They need to feel that. I can be upset, sad, embarrassed, furious, all those things. But th…
Feb. 14, 2022

64 Dave Galbenski on Learning While Teaching

“The best advice I can give myself as a dad is being a dad is a journey, not a destination. It’s about progress, not perfection. Be present, and when present, be present." In this session, Dave shares his views on how we …
Feb. 7, 2022

63 Dinis Prazeres on Leadership, Mindfulness & Teamwork

"The best advice I can give myself as a dad is to be kind to yourself and be mindful of what you focus on because what you focus on grows." - Dinis Prazeres on DADicated.com Dinis discusses being a role model for our chil…
Jan. 31, 2022

62 Financial literacy for children with Evan Harris

“The best advice I would give myself is to recognize that my children are themselves. They are not a projection of me, nor were they me, or am I them at their current age.” - Evan Harris on DADicated Evan Harris is an entrep…
Jan. 24, 2022

61 Dr. Robert Brooks on Resilience in Children

“The best advice I would give myself as a dad is to accept my children for who they are and reinforce their passions and islands of competence.” Dr. Robert Brooks has been married for 57 years, has two sons and is a grandfat…
Feb. 3, 2021

60 Creating a successful family vision & instilling values with Robert Glazer

"Be happy and healthy, be respectful, responsible, resilient, and be kind.” Rob Glazer is an amazing serial entrepreneur, father of 3 teenagers, author of 5 very successful books, keynote speaker & one of the most disting…
Jan. 27, 2021

59 THE Rory Sutherland on not losing your marbles as a dad of twins, establishing trust and the fathers-daughter-bond

🎙 DADicated #59 THE Rory Sutherland on not losing your marbles as a dad of twins, establishing trust and the fathers-daughter-bond “I think we make the business of parenting disproportionally difficult - if we assume that…
Jan. 20, 2021

58 Dr. John Rosemond - Renegade Parent Psychologist on Marriage Centred Parenting & Parent Authority

🎙 DADicated #58 Dr. John Rosemond - Renegade Parent Psychologist on Marriage Centred Parenting & Authority “The best advice I can give myself as a dad is to be a good husband.” Dr. John Rosemond on DADicateddotcom Han…
Jan. 13, 2021

57 Next-level serial entrepreneur, coach & autism dad with Michael Caito

“Saying the right thing during a coachable moment to your children that builds their self-confidence can be the biggest difference-maker and change the trajectory of their whole life forever.” Michael Caito on DADicated.com …
Jan. 6, 2021

🎙 DADicated #56: “Divorce changed me from a father to a dad” with Ron Blair

Ron Blair is currently going through a divorce and has 100% custody of his 3 teenagers (18, 15 & 12). His marriage and family culture are a tale of 2 distinct families which has impacted his parenting style. Ron shares o…
Dec. 30, 2020

55 Losing your child to a rare disease. Daniel DeFabio on Menkes Syndrome

“You may have a shorter life with your child but you still have a life with your child and some of this will be happy.” Daniel DeFabio on DADicated.com Daniel DeFabio is married and a father of two boys, Alex and Lucas. Sadl…

About the Host

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Philipp Hartmann

Philipp Hartmann is an entrepreneur, dad, host of the podcast www.DADicated.com, founder of the factory (www.meetthefactory.com) & GSDH Advertising (www.gsdh.org), board member of Entrepreneurs Organization and big wave surfer. Philipp was born in Germany but has been calling Cape Town home for the past 17 years.

Philipp became a dad of twins and triplets in a mere 13 months. On his podcast “DADicated.com”, he asks interesting dads to share their own experiences with the aim of empowering men to facilitate family success. Philipp believes this is a key element to making the world a better place.

He recently started “www.TogetherForCapeTown.com” an initiative which aims to provide 3 million meals for children in Cape Town affected by the harsh economic circumstances as a result of the drastic COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa.