Successful Working Parents

Anthony Franzese
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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.

  1. 06/12/2025

    Father's Day Special - Draft of TV and Movie Dads

    I wanted to do something special for Father's Day, so I recruited a few awesome dads to join me to take part in a draft of fictional dads from movies and tv.  If you’ve ever done a fantasy football draft or something similar, it was basically like that, we took turns drafting dads from pop culture to see who could build the best team of dads. Vote for your favorite team! EPISODE LINKS: Will Greenblatt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willgreenblatt/ Zach Watson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachwatson/ https://www.instagram.com/zachmentalloadcoach/ Paul Sullivan: The Company of Dads What is a lead dad SHOW LINKS: contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree:⁠ ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠⁠ Musical credit: Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    47 min

  2. 05/28/2025

    Little Miss Sunshine rewatch, with Catherine Brown

    Today on the podcast we are talking about the 2006 hit Little Miss Sunshine. I really enjoyed rewatching the movie and it was really interesting to watch it from the lens of a parent, so I hope you check it out if you haven’t seen it in a while.  Joining me is Cathrine Brown corporate marketing leader, founder of The Cabro, a platform for ambitious working mothers, and a mother of 2. While discussing this movie, we get into topics like mental health, toxic positivity, body shaming - a lot of really interesting parenting topics came up from watching this, so i hope you enjoy. EPISODE LINKS: https://thecabro.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/_thecabro/ SHOW LINKS: contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠ Musical credit: Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    45 min
  3. Mother's Day Special - Moms from TV and Movies draft

    05/08/2025

    Mother's Day Special - Moms from TV and Movies draft

    I wanted to do something special for mothers day, so I recruited a few awesome moms to join me to take part in a draft of fictional moms from movies and tv.  If you’ve ever done a fantasy football draft or something similar, it was basically like that, we took turns drafting moms from pop culture to see who could build the most badass team of moms. We ended up having some really great conversations about what it means to be a mom, the different traits that great moms have, and reminisced about the 90's. Now it's up to the listeners to vote for the best team of moms in the poll below! EPISODE LINKS: Ashley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acoghill/ Enterprise Sales Executive and working mom influencer Shali:  thereeder.co  https://www.linkedin.com/in/shali-reed/ COO and CFO at The Reeder, a marketing consulting firm Jess: rulebreaker.co https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaweisz/ Creator of Rulebreaker, a resource for working parents SHOW LINKS: contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠ Musical credit: Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    42 min

  4. 04/23/2025

    What can the Snoo do for you? With Lewis Krell from Happiest Baby

    Lewis Krell is the head of strategic partnerships at Happiest Baby, maker of the Snoo. He is also a father of 2. We talk all about the snoo, dealing with career ambitions on paternity leave, work life balance, lewis’s best advice for working parents, and much more. TOPICS COVERED: Biggest surprise when becoming a fatherWhat is the snoo?Biggest learnings from all the baby dataThe Snoo for businesses  Experiences in fatherhood going from one to two kids juggling work life and family lifeDealing with career ambition on paternity leaveBest advice for working parentsAdvice for self careRecommended parenting resourcesSales adviceBest advice you’ve ever received Advice for former selfShaping your kids musical taste EPISODE LINKS: https://www.happiestbaby.com/pages/employee-benefits https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-krell/ SHOW LINKS: contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents Musical credit: Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    42 min

  5. 04/16/2025

    What do working parents need most? With Michelle Yu, founder of Josie

    My guest today is Michelle Yu, founder and CEO of Josie - a company dedicated to helping working parents thrive and mother of 2.  We talk about the common needs of working parents, how to advocate with yourself with your manager, the mental health of working parents, and much more. Topics covered: The jump from one to two kidsExpectations vs reality of becoming a working  parentCreating Josie The common needs of new working parents How to train the managers of working parentsHow to advocate for yourself with your manager as a working parentHow to set expectations during the interview processSupporting healthcare providers when they become working parentsSupporting the mental health of working parents Starting a company as a working parent Best advice for working parentsAdvice for self careAdvice for work life balanceAdvice for entrepreneursAdvice for struggling parentsBest advice you’ve ever received Advice for former selfAdvice for new parent  EPISODE LINKS: https://myjosie.com/ https://myjosie.com/iwishihadthis/ SHOW LINKS: contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents Musical credit: Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    34 min

  6. 04/09/2025

    Why the rules are stacked against us and what to do about it, with Jessica Weisz, founder of Rule Breaker

    Jess Weisz is the founder of Rule Breaker, a platform to help working parents thrive, she's also a mother of 2. I really enjoyed this conversation and learned a lot about how society today is not set up to support working parents. TOPICS COVERED: The jump from one to two kidsCreating RulebreakerCapitalism’s effect on the familyGDP almost included free laborYou have to rewrite the rules because they weren’t written to set working parents up for successWhat can employees and employers do about  How to develop self love and feel like enoughHow to instill these concepts in our kids Advice for putting out contentAdvice for struggling parents Advice for self careAdvice for new parents EPISODE LINKS: https://rulebreaker.co/ SHOW LINKS: contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents Musical credit: Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    36 min

  7. 04/02/2025

    Coach Carter rewatch, with Ryan Rucker

    Today we are breaking down the parenting lessons and family dynamics in the 2005 hit movie Coach Carter. I'm joined by Ryan Rucker, host of the courtside forever podcast and father of 2. We talk about the importance of instilling discipline in our kids, the value of putting in the work, how relevant the struggles of inner city youth are 20 years later, what kind of party these kids crashed, and much more. EPISODE LINKS: www.ryanrucker.com SHOW LINKS: contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents Musical credit: Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    50 min

  8. 03/26/2025

    Toxic masculinity online and the need for other male voices, with Joshua Houston

    My guest today is Joshua Houston, podcaster, content creator and father of 2. Joshua went viral with a post about the need to create a space for other male voices other than what we typically see out there today … there’s too many bros out there talking about what they think it means to be a man and not enough regular dudes talking about how to be a good partner and father. And that is a lot of what our conversation is about - echo chambers, seeing things from other perspectives, and the balance between trying to be a provider and be present with your family. TOPICS COVERED: the need for more male voicesAlgorithm biasJoe rogan Covid’s role in echo chambersThe rise of Andrew Tate Zuckerberg’s comments about masculine energy How to manage ambition as a working parent The way your kids see your careerCompeting priorities as a new dadMy parents generation vs my generationHow do you balance being a provider and being present?Best advice for working parentsAdvice for starting a podcast Advice for struggling parentsResource for parenting Best advice you’ve ever received Advice for former selfAdvice for me EPISODE LINKS: Threads: https://www.threads.net/@joshuaahouston IG: https://www.instagram.com/joshuaahouston/ Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJoshuaHoustonPod SHOW LINKS: contact: ⁠⁠successfulworkingparents@gmail.com⁠⁠ Linktree: linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents Musical credit: Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

    42 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Anthony Franzese
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    94
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Anthony Franzese
  • Show Website
    Successful Working Parents