Episodes

Dr. Emilio Galán is a former medical student, entrepreneur, and now a full-time stay-at-home dad. He took a drastic turn in his career, moving from building a successful AI-driven company to focusing on family life after step...

Michael Goodbody is the former Global Head of Marketing & Communications at Robinhood , CMO at Dave, and VP Marketing at Credit Karma. A year ago, he resigned from his executive job at Robinhood to homeschool his children wh...

Andrew Song is the co-founder of Make Sunsets , a climate startup working to slow global warming by deploying reflective aerosols in the stratosphere. A longtime startup operator, Andrew has spent his career taking contrarian...

This special episode looks back at the most powerful moments from Startup Dad in 2025. Host Adam Fishman reflects on a year of raw, honest conversations with 46 founders, operators, and leaders who are also Dads (and sometime...

Daniel Borok is a Managing Partner at nvp capital , an early-stage venture firm investing in founders building the next generation of vertical AI companies. With a focus on B2B applications, Dan spends his days meeting vision...

Oji Udezue is an AI Product Expert at ProductMind , and a veteran product leader with more than 25 years of experience across Typeform, Twitter, Calendly, Atlassian, Bridgewater, and Microsoft. He’s known for his deep thinkin...

Allison Daminger is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison , where she specializes in gender, family dynamics, and social inequality. She’s also the author of What’s on Her Mind: The Mental...

Jamie Nacht is the co-founder and CEO of Havium , a company he built from the ground up with his wife and co-founder, Cristin. Together, they’re raising two young kids while juggling the nonstop realities of startup life, mar...

Dave Simnick is the founder and CEO of Soapbox , a company with a mission to provide personal care products while donating soap to those in need. He's also a husband and the father of a one-year-old son, Noah. Listen to the w...

In this episode of Startup Dad, Adam Fishman sits down with Chet Kittleson , serial founder and co-founder of Tin Can , an analog phone for kids that helps families stay connected without screens. He’s also a dad of three, bu...

In this episode of Startup Dad, Adam Fishman sits down with Colin Anawaty , technologist and founder of Flying A Capital . He’s also a single dad of two boys, navigating the challenges of fatherhood and entrepreneurship after...

Chad Pytel is the founder and CEO of thoughtbot , a product development consultancy, and co-founder of 12 Sided Studios , a gaming and production company. He’s also the longtime host of the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Gi...

Jonathan Jamil , founder and CEO of Springboard , shares his story of growing up in a two-bedroom apartment with six family members, building a business powered by stay-at-home moms, and raising two daughters while redefining...

In this episode of Startup Dad, I sit down with Adam Lieb , the founder and CEO of Gamesight , a marketing technology company that helps video game studios connect with players and launch their biggest titles. Adam started h...

In this episode of Startup Dad, Adam Fishman sits down with Rishabh Jain , the CEO of FERMÀT Commerce , a company he launched when his oldest daughter was just a few weeks old. He’s also a husband and father of two kids under...

Zach Teutsch is the founder of Values Added Financial , and a former leader at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He’s also a husband, father of two, and a master of weaving big-picture life principles into day-to-day ...

Jeremy King , co-founder and CEO of Ocean Orchestra and former CEO of Attest, shares his journey as a founder, ocean advocate, and father of two daughters. In this episode, Jeremy opens up about building systems for both his ...

In this episode of Startup Dad, Adam Fishman sits down with Jeff Selingo , a bestselling author, journalist and education expert, to discuss the complexities of college admissions and how parents can help their kids find thei...

Peter Kazanjy is the best-selling author of Founding Sales and co-founder of Atrium . He’s also a dad to a seven-year-old son, Michael, and husband to Tracy, a designer and entrepreneur. In this episode, Pete reflects on buil...

James Currier is a serial entrepreneur, founding partner at NFX , and a father of 4 boys. Known for his sharp insights into human behavior and startup dynamics, James brings that same clarity and intention to his parenting. H...

Mike Malloy is the founder of Malloy Industries , a firm that connects scaling entrepreneurs with vetted fractional executives. He's also a Georgetown professor, a husband, and the father of Max, the company's self-declared C...

Michael Leibovich is the Head of Growth at Adobe, but at home, he’s dad to a curious two-and-a-half-year-old and husband to a full-time working partner. With a previous career as a touring musician and a current career in cre...

Lauren Dugan and Neil Vidyarthi are the husband-and-wife co-founders of Feel Good Games , creators of Little Magic Stories , an AI storytelling platform designed to spark creativity and independence in kids. They’re also pare...

Aaron White , founder of six companies including Appy People, Profitwell, Boundless and Blissfully discusses the intersection of startup life and fatherhood. In this episode, he shares how the challenges of becoming a parent ...