The Kickoff

This week I'm joined by another true Impact Dad, Mr. Dan Mathews from Missouri. I met Dan in 2020 while performing a wedding where I was the DJ, and he and his wife were the wedding coordinator team. Dan showed himself to be a really cool guy, and as we hit it off, I realized that we had a lot in common, particularly with our beliefs about passive income and lifestyle freedom. On this episode, Dan takes us through what life is like as a Nomadic Outdoorsman, renovating RV's with his wife, with the two of them consciously choosing to live life on their terms, where their kids come first before anything. His path is God first, Spouse second, kids third, and then career. Dan talks about his podcast "The Nomadic Outdoorsman", and about the surrogacy journey that he and his wife are currently involved in. Subscribe and download this episode today! Join Our FB Community of Impact Dads Get The Nomadic Outdoorsman Podcast

The latest episode of The Impact Dad podcast features Donta J. Lewis from the ATL. Donta's success as a FOREX trader and entrepreneur came after plenty of detours. After losing his job at 21 years old, Donta’s life began to spiral. With no income, Donta had to move back in with his mom, got his car repossessed, and ultimately ended up incarcerated. Sometimes it takes a shake up to level up, and Donta has certainly seized the day to get his life back on track. Now engaged, and a father of a newborn son, his priorities are all the way straight, and his laser-focus has led to extraordinary results.  Tune in to this week’s episode of The Impact Dad to hear how a 26 year old man has completely turned it around and how not only does he earn MULTIPLE six figures from home with FOREX trading, but his IMPACT has truly spread beyond himself to help other dads create a legacy for their families.  Quotes: “If you’re not making your goals big enough for anybody to see their vision as a part of yours, then what’re you really doing?”   (29:44:29:49) “You have to have gone through some things to even be open” (12:49-12:51) “I can’t leave my future in the hands of somebody else” (9:14-9:17) Links: https://www.theimpactdadpodcast.com

In this episode, we're joined by former Cincinnati Bengals WR Tim McGee. Tim is a husband of 35 years, and a father to three beautiful daughters. Tim is now a serial entrepreneur, still based in Cincinnati, OH. There was a structure to this episode, but as you know, conversations between friends can often take a turn. Tim talks about his post-football life, and offers that he's received that he turned down in order to be present with his family. He believes in presence over presents, and that there's no amount of money that can replace being there for his family. Of course, he still is balancing work and play, as he's got a six-figure education bill for his daughters! Things went off-script when they began talking about the direction of the Bengals, what they should do with their draft picks this year, and then somehow they ended up trying to determine who was the better basketball player. Tune in!

This episode features Mr. Craig Jackson, Aaron's first professional mentor outside of his own father. Craig is Director of Sales at Cintas corporation and hails from Cincinnati, OH. In this episode, the banter is back from two friends whose relationship started as mentor/mentee.  Craig's entering a new phase of fatherhood with his youngest son ready to leave for college, leaving him as not only an empty-nester, but also as a dad learning how to be a "friend" to his grown kids.  Tune in to hear Craig's take on work-life balance, his BIGGEST piece of professional advice for those gunning for a promotion and check out his impressive answers in the inaugural round of "(Rapid Fire) Penny for Your Thoughts" 

What if one day in the middle of your prime, an illness hit you and almost took your life? What if you had to learn how to walk again? Could you press on?  In this episode of The Impact Dad, Aaron is joined by esteemed coach, speaker and author of "Indifferent Strokes: Embracing Life's Adversities", Mr. Terrance Minnoy. For Terrance, one of life's "adversities" meant starting over after having 3 strokes in the middle of his healthy prime. Instead of having a negative attitude, Terrance has used his situation as motivation to help others overcome and "surthrive". Terrance is the father of 3 kids, and has an amazing, truly inspiring story behind his relationships with each one of them. It's hard not to be motivated to be better and make more of an impact after hearing this story.  It's time to take things to another level as we kick off season 4. As always, hit subscribe to keep with us as we keep making an impact! Quotes: “The day before I was working out... I felt good. I took a selfie and I posted it... 'Ask Steve Jobs. Wealth don't buy you health!" was miserable because I knew I was never gonna get paid what I was worth working for someone else.” (19:03-19:48) Links: https://terranceminnoy.com/ www.indifferentstrokesbook.com/ https://www.impactdadsgroup.com

This week, Nick Sorensen joins us again to talk about growing up with a dad that was always working, and how those experiences drive him to look for passive and residual income opportunities so that he can be home with his family more.  Nick resides in TX, and is an accomplished businessman with a beautiful wife and 3 daughters. He loves being a #girldad and everything that comes along with it. Hear more about "Freedom Day" for dads all across America.

Days after the election, and we're only a tad bit closer to knowing who won. It's par for the course in an unprecedented year 2020. Jamie and Aaron break down the state of the election in AZ, PA, WI, MI, NV and GA. We talk about voter suppression, the benefits of an electoral college vs popular vote tabulation and much more. Join us as we discuss what the current turnout says about our country, and where we go from here! 

A few years ago, I tried to impress people with a nice new car. The problem is, the dealership was more than happy to oblige, giving me an astronomical interest rate, due to my less than exciting credit score. I estimated at the time that I was spending around $10,000 more over the life of my loan than I would have paid with good credit. I'm not alone.  Billy Scott joins us today to break down those numbers, and to give us some pointers and actionable tips to start turning credit scores around. If your credit is less than ideal, this episode is for you. This is a HUGE part of "getting our finances together." For a FREE consultation with Billy and his team, visit BillyScott.com and mention The Impact Dads. Enjoy!

This week we drop in on the Lakers as they celebrate their 17th championship, and we examine Lebron's place in basketball history as well as in society in general.  Also, 2020 has seen some of the most heinous behavior by people across the country. Between racial and social injustice, police shootings, beatings, chokings, hate groups finding their voice, extreme Presidential candidates... what kind of conversations should we be/ are we having with our kids? What age is too young? What do we say? Let's get after it!

We're back, better than ever, and this time, I brought reinforcements! After a long layoff with life, COVID and everything in between, the Impact Dad is back with a brand new episode kicking off season 3. This episode welcomes Taulia Lave, Santino Walker and Jamie Ware as co-hosts to our podcast. We also discuss our intent to include more real-life topics, including current events, and becoming well-rounded role models and impact dads for our kids. Forgive us as we work through some technical difficulties. Let's get to it!