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Business Dad

6 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -

How do you balance it all? Working moms are asked this question incessantly, but it’s rarely asked of working dads. After Alexis Ohanian’s daughter Olympia was born, it took months before he was asked about work-life balance and the inevitable trade-offs of being a working parent.

In a new podcast from Initialized Capital, Alexis Ohanian (cofounder of Initialized + Reddit) opens this question up to some of the most successful men across business, sports, entertainment, and more, for candid conversations about what it means to be a father in today’s world and how they balance their careers and family.

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Episodes

Chris Ohanian

March 12, 2020 13:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Atoms Shoes. Our Guest: Chris Ohanian is the founder and owner of Infinity Global Travel and also Alexis’s dad. He opened the travel agency in 1998 and has over 40 years of experience in the travel industry. His background in travel started in New York City in 1980, working for a vacation-oriented travel agency.  Alexis and Chris sit down in Chris’s home in Maryland to discuss Cub Scouts, the Maple Syrup fest in High...

The Kid Mero

March 05, 2020 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Eclipse Foods. Our Guest: Joel Martinez, professionally known as The Kid Mero, is a writer, comedian, TV personality, and voice actor. After starting his career as a teacher’s aide in the Bronx, Mero later began writing articles for Vice’s music program, Noisey. In 2016, Viceland announced Desus & Mero, which ran for two years. Currently, Mero co-hosts Desus & Mero, which airs on Showtime. Alexis joins Mero in his ho...

Parker Conrad

February 27, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 22.2 MB

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Rippling. Our Guest: Parker Conrad is the co-founder and CEO of Rippling, an all in one, easy-to-use HR and IT platform for businesses. Prior to starting Rippling, and inspired by his own experience as a cancer patient, Conrad founded Zenefits in 2012 to make it easier for companies to manage their human resources, including healthcare benefits. Parker and Alexis catch up in San Francisco to discuss the importance of...

Garry Tan

February 20, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Empower. Our Guest: Garry Tan is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, who also happens to be Alexis’ co-founder at Initialized Capital. Ranked #21 on Forbes’ Midas List of top global venture capitalists, Garry, alongside Alexis, manages a team of eight investing partners with over $500M in assets under management. He previously co-founded Posterous, which was acquired by Twitter, served as one of the founding memb...

Chris Bosh

February 13, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MB

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by The Mom Project. Our Guest: Chris Bosh is an American former professional basketball player who won back to back NBA titles for Miami Heat, a gold medal winner for Team USA in the 2008 Summer Olympics and a eleven-time NBA All-Star. Chris and Alexis sit down in Miami to discuss Chris suffering life threatening pulmonary embolisms, similarities in parenting as his grandfather and of course, being a Dallas Cowboys fan....

Michael Kassan

February 06, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Jinx. Our Guest: Michael Kassan is a digital media expert, entrepreneur, and founder, Chairman and CEO of MediaLink, a leading strategic advisory firm, perhaps best known for its hand in events like CES, Cannes Lions, and Mobile World Congress. Described as “the ultimate power broker,” Michael has been named one of the top media executives in America by Ad Age and honored on Variety’s list of the 500 most influential...

Scott Belsky

January 30, 2020 13:00 - 34 minutes - 24.4 MB

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Nara - a place for keeping track of all things baby. Visit NaraBaby.com and get the free Nara Baby app for iOS or Android. Our Guest: Scott Belsky is an entrepreneur, author, early stage investor and cofounder of Behance, the leading online platform for the creative industry to showcase and discover creative work. He currently lives in New York where he serves as Adobe’s Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice Pres...

Justin Tuck

January 23, 2020 13:00 - 23 minutes - 17 MB

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Roman - a digital platform to connect you with a doctor right from your home. Visit GetRoman.com/businessdad for a free online visit and free 2 day shipping. Our Guest: Justin Tuck can be found on Twitter @JustinTuck. Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us businessd...

Nicholas Thompson

January 16, 2020 13:00 - 25 minutes - 18.1 MB

Nicholas Thompson can be found on Twitter @nxthompson, at Wired.com, or at NickThompson.com. Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us [email protected] Thanks to all of you who subscribe, listen, and share.

Hasan Minhaj

January 06, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MB

Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us [email protected] Thanks to all of you who subscribe, listen, and share.

Introducing Business Dad

January 05, 2020 17:00 - 1 minute - 1000 KB

In a new podcast from Initialized Capital, Alexis Ohanian (cofounder of Initialized + Reddit) opens this question up to some of the most successful men across business, sports, entertainment, and more, for candid conversations about what it means to be a father in today’s world and how they balance their careers and family.

Guests

Hasan Minhaj
1 Episode
scott belsky
1 Episode

Twitter Mentions

@alexisohanian 10 Episodes
@initialized 10 Episodes
@justintuck 1 Episode
@thekidmero 1 Episode
@garrytan 1 Episode
@nxthompson 1 Episode
@parkerconrad 1 Episode
@scottbelsky 1 Episode
@mkassan 1 Episode
@chrisbosh 1 Episode