59 episodes

The Successful Working Parents podcast is the intersection between career, family life, and personal development. Each week, we talk to busy working parents who have succeeded in all different areas of life. If you’re interested in hearing how other people balance work life, and family life, and still thrive, this podcast is for you. Hit subscribe for a new interview each week.

Successful Working Parents Anthony Franzese

    • Kids & Family

The Successful Working Parents podcast is the intersection between career, family life, and personal development. Each week, we talk to busy working parents who have succeeded in all different areas of life. If you’re interested in hearing how other people balance work life, and family life, and still thrive, this podcast is for you. Hit subscribe for a new interview each week.

    What are the biggest struggles for working parents? With Dr. Anne Welsh

    What are the biggest struggles for working parents? With Dr. Anne Welsh

    Dr. Anne is a clinical psychologist and executive coach, specializing in supporting women transitioning to motherhood and parents transitioning to working parents. She is also a mother of 4.



    TOPICS COVERED


    The main struggles of working parents
    Missing your old self when you become a parent
    Being unhappy after becoming a parent
    Should everyone have kids?
    Challenges when returning to work
    The value that working parents can bring to a company
    What is work/life balance
    How to handle feeling overwhelmed
    Helping people put things into perspective without invalidating their feelings
    The impact we have on our kids psyche
    Advice for self care 
    Advice for new working parents
    Best advice you’ve ever received 
    Advice to former self
    Advice for me



    EPISODE LINKS:



    Website: ⁠www.drannewelsh.com⁠

    Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/drannewelsh/⁠

    Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/dr.welsh.coaching/⁠

    Free Masterclass on perfectionism: ⁠https://www.drannewelsh.com/masterclass⁠



    SHOW LINKS:

    contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

    Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠ 



    Musical credit:

    Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    • 31 min
    A crazy story about getting shot, with Dylan Hudock

    A crazy story about getting shot, with Dylan Hudock

    Dylan is an army veteran, sales operations professional, and father of 2. He shares his incredible story about being shot (as a civilian), how his family got by while he recovered, and how he came out stronger on the other side.



    TOPICS COVERED


    How being in the military informs the way you approach parenting and career
    Juggling family and career as you transition out of the military 
    Making scarifies for family and career 
    Dylan’s crazy story about being shot
    Being in the hospital and on bedrest for months
    How do you view your day job after a near death experience?
    How the military makes you want to be an entrepreneur  
    Getting into franchising to leave the corporate world
    Advice for work/life balance
    Advice for dealing with a major health issue
    Advice for new working parent
    Best advice you’ve ever received 
    Advice for former self



    EPISODE LINKS:

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    https://www.instagram.com/dadbodbrigade/

    Dad Bod Brigade Podcast: Spotify. Apple Podcast.



    SHOW LINKS:

    contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

    Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠ 



    Musical credit:

    Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    • 37 min
    How can we make marriages more equitable? With Paige Connell

    How can we make marriages more equitable? With Paige Connell

    Paige is a sales operations professional, a mother of 4, and a very popular content creator on social media. We cover a wide range of topics in the episode, including Paige's mission to bring awareness to equity in marriages, the rising cost of childcare, work/life balance and what it takes to be a successful content creator.



    TOPICS COVERED



    Becoming a content creator while being a working parent
    Making marriages more equitable 
    Dealing with the high costs of childcare
    The costs of having children  
    What to do if you feel like your partnership is unfair
    Making content and putting it out into the world
    Not looking at your comments section
    Making polarizing content
    Advice for work life balance
    Advice for self care 
    Advice for new working parents
    Advice for aspiring content creators
    Best advice you’ve ever received 
    Advice for your former self
    Advice for me




    EPISODE LINKS:


    sheisapaigeturner.com


    https://www.instagram.com/sheisapaigeturner/

    https://www.tiktok.com/@sheisapaigeturner



    SHOW LINKS:
    contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠
    Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠ 



    Musical credit:
    Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    • 36 min
    A Masterclass On Starting A Podcast, with Jovica Djurdjević

    A Masterclass On Starting A Podcast, with Jovica Djurdjević

    Jovica Djurdjević is a veteran in the tech sales space, a podcaster, and father of 1. He's also the one that helped me launch this podcast.

    In this episode we dive deep into how to get started with podcasting, common pitfalls, and what it takes to succeed.



    TOPICS COVERED


    How being a immigrant led to being a podcaster
    How a podcast evolves over time
    Lessons learned from podcasting
    How podcasting can make you money without monetizing it
    Main reasons to start a podcast
    Main reasons not to start a podcast
    Putting yourself out there to be judged
    How can podcasting make your life worse
    When do most podcasts fail
    The power of the word no 
    How podcasting changes your parenting 
    Best format for podcasting
    How to grow a podcast audience  
    Bare minimum needed to get started with a podcast
    Biggest piece of advice if you want to start a podcast
    Advice for work/life balance
    Advice for new working parent 
    Best advice you’ve ever received   
    Advice to former self 
    Advice for me



    EPISODE LINKS:

    workwithjov.com

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdjurdjevic/

    https://purchasepod.com/

    The Road Less Babbled Podcast: Spotify. Apple Podcast.



    SHOW LINKS:

    contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

    Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠ 



    Musical credit:

    Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    • 34 min
    Spiritual Wellness vs Toxic Positivity, with Allison Jackson

    Spiritual Wellness vs Toxic Positivity, with Allison Jackson

    Allison Jackson is a spiritual wellness coach and mother of 2, we welcome her back to the show for round 2 to talk about all things spiritual and woo woo.

    This is a great conversation to help demystify some of these topics and make them feel more approachable.

    TOPICS COVERED


    What is spiritual wellness
    Being turned off by the word “spirituality”
    How spirituality fits into a wellness journey
    How spirituality helps with work/life balance and burnout
    Look for mindful moments throughout the day
    Journaling
    EFT, emotional freedom technique, aka tapping 
    Spiritual practices and parenting
    Best techniques for burnout and work stress
    Sound healing
    Reiki and energy healing
    Getting really woo woo
    Toxic positivity 
    Spirituality and parenting
    Advice for work life balance
    Advice for self-care
    The perfect morning routine
    Advice for new working parents
    Best advice you’ve ever received 



    EPISODE LINKS:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonrjackson/

    https://www.instagram.com/allisonrose.1111

    https://www.facebook.com/allisonrjackson

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXy_9YJE7lFw1q5qr6HedHw 

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    SHOW LINKS:

    contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

    Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠ 



    Musical credit:

    Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    • 30 min
    What is a lead dad? With Paul Sullivan, The Company Of Dads

    What is a lead dad? With Paul Sullivan, The Company Of Dads

    Paul Sullivan is the founder of The Company of Dads, he is also a father of 3.

    This is a fun episode where we talk about what it means to be a lead dad and how Paul's company supports them, but we also learn about Paul's journey as a father and entrepreneur.

    TOPICS COVERED


    What is a lead dad and how many are there?
    Is the term lead dad offensive to moms?
    Are there  benefits of having a lead dad?
    How to go from idea to company creation 
    How does Company of Dads support lead dads around the world?  
    Mistakes and lessons learned when starting a company
    How to grow an audience
    Advice for aspiring writers
    Advice for busy working parents
    Advice for self care 
    Best advice you’ve ever received 
    Advice for former self
    Advice for me



    EPISODE LINKS:

    thecompanyofdads.com/thedad

    https://www.instagram.com/thecompanyofdads/

    https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-company-of-dads/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/sullivanpaulj/



    SHOW LINKS:

    contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠

    Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠ 



    Musical credit:

    Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    • 36 min

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