Game Changing Dads podcast: Recent Episodes
Ray Matz
Ray Matz is a former professional roller hockey player, an entrepreneur, and a Life disruptor. However, the most important role he holds is that of Husband and Dad. Each week, Ray Matz is here to help you remember how to stay motivated as a husband and father. His goal is to Motivate and encourage husbands and fathers to Lead, Love, and Live! Join our closed FB men's group @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/gcdallstars
Today we tackle finding a balance in life and Ministry. John shares his passion to stay focused on you’re number one ministry, your family!
On today show Zach Terry Shares his incredible insight on relationships and marriage. As men, we need to understand that the enemy is always lurking. Zach lays out The details on the different attractions and wraps up the show with the 4 D's,
I know what it feels like to be a Man, and want to break free from addiction to adult content and web sites. I wanted to reconnect with my family and friends, have a more positive outlook and be productive. But I was ashamed because it was taking over my life. It was all I could think about. Every day I was consumed, selfish, and pulling away from my kids or my spouse... My friendships were suffering... I felt isolated, filled with regret, an outsider in my own family... But I was trapped, powerless to get out. Bottom-line for a lot of men having trouble staying away from that kind of stuff, even the fear of losing everything can't get them to stop. But there's GOOD NEWS! I created this (PRIVATE) free Facebook group, for dads that want to escape the shame, loneliness and broken relationships, and reclaim a healthy mindset, reconnect with their kids and spouse and be free. What to expect. No judgment, Open conversations, tips, and strategies. Click the link and request to join this amazing community! http://bit.ly/2TGvrCG
Alex VanHouten knows the challenges dad's have when it comes to getting into better shape and staying there. Maybe it's vanity, maybe it's pride, or maybe it's because you can't change the world for the better if you're not in it. Check out Alex's great fitness advice for dad's whom want to be be there for their kids.
Musician, Husband, Father and Entrepreneur, Tim Brummel visits Game Changing Dads to share his story behind his popular YouTube video of how his wife found out she was pregnant...again!
On today's show, Dr. Richard Shuster helps us navigate the choppy waters of social media. Dr. Shuster is a licensed clinical psychologist and is on a mission to help people become the best versions of themselves and as a result, make the world a better place.
There are times we don't want to overcome our challenges. We would rather make excuses than create results. For today's guest, Andrei Cesmegi, looking for the challenge is often the thrill. If there's an easy way to do it, we'll often cut ourselves short of our potential, but having the grit to look for a challenge to overcome is a way to win against our own negative thinking, or critical thoughts.
Alex VanHouten, an accomplished podcaster and workout enthusiast joins us today for a 360 degree interview. Learn more about Ray Matz and Alex as they take turns interviewing each other.
JJ Bradley came from Cincinnati, Ohio, but spent the first half of his life New Jersey. JJ is married to his wife of 3+ years, Christina, a Cincinnati native and they have a son, Judah, now 2 years old and a dog named Veranda. He loves the beach, so if he's not with his family, you or at the church he's at the beach surfing.
Jabez Orphanage was founded in 2014 by Godwin Wesonga Wanga. Its found in western part of Kenya, kakamega county at Bulimbo- Harambee. Jabez orphanage contains 35+ kids.
CJ Arete joins us today on Game Changing Dads to share his energy, positive attitude and story of growing up very poor in a broken home, to ministering.
As part of a military family, Bryan Alvare has moved an astounding number of times. Throughout these journeys, education always played an important role in his life and is why he is so passionate about helping young people today.
Team USA World Champion, photographer, business owner, husband and dad, Daryn Goodwin joins us today on Game Changing Dads.
John is a blessed husband. Father of 2 man cubs. Humble graduate of the School of hard knocks. Never-ending student of theology, apologetics, and philosophy. In a never-ending pursuit of the Father's heart.
John Graduated Archbishop Ryan HS class of 1982, played football freshman year and ice hockey freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years. Attended Drexel University 1982-1985 played ice hockey and Temple University B.S. Statistics 1987 ice hockey '86, '87.
1987 to 1990 worked as an HVAC technician and then joined the SEPTA police department. In 1991 became a police K-9 handler.
1995 became a member of explosive, ordnance, detection unit (EOD or Bomb Squad). In October 2001 following 9-11 I spent 30 days in NYC assisting with the search and rescue operations at ground zero.
Chestnut Hill University B.S. Computer Science 2002
2005 diagnosed with cardiomyopathy caused by 'unknown reasons' and had a pacemaker implanted. by 2009 John was forced to retire from the police department due to his heart condition. He began working for the Department of Defense as an Ordnance Analyst in late
2009 Department of Defense, Ordnance Analyst, John just couldn't sit still and hated retirement.
2014 his grandson Avery was born.
2015 diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). John received 62 plasmapheresis treatments and had to learn to walk 3 times due to relapses.
May 2017 John was asked to conduct a 3 hour seminar for 2nd year medical students. He titled it 'Less is Never More".
2018 John began ice skating and playing golf again. He now rides a bike 10 to 12 miles every day and continues to DO MORE!
Our guest today, David Nelson is a multi-talented entrepreneur with medicine, military, martial arts and media in his background. More than a time or two, David has realized that sometimes we need to step back from what we think we know and start over again at a white belt.
A common theme in the military is that you don't leave a man behind. What if the one being left behind turns out to be your son? Our guest this week is Chris Sajnog. Chris is a former Navy Seal and loving husband and father. Chris thought he was doing it all right, he had a career, a family, he was providing for them, until he found out one day he wasn't. That moment changed Chris' life in the best of ways.
Dr. Joey Faucette launched his professional life in radio as a drive-time jockey that led to many new professional levels. Leadership has always been at the core of his success and he has a tip for all of you parents wanting to teach your children how to lead...hint...it starts with you letting your kids take charge in some things.
Richard & Christina have been married for 23 years. They have 2 sons Caleb 13 and Caden 7. Both of them went through bone marrow transplants at the age of 1 due to a rare childhood disease called Hemophagocitic Lymphohistiocitosis or HLH for short which is basically an overactive immune system that left untreated would destroy both good and bad cells in the body.
Through these processes, They spent about 4 years in & out of hospital and saw many sick and hurting children and bewildered depressed parents dealing with their own sicknesses and diseases. This spurred an idea that was placed in their hearts...give a bear to a child in the hospital so that we could brighten that child’s day while at the same time share our story with the parents to provide hope and encouragement.
Thanksgiving day 2013 was their first bear delivery on the oncology floor while Caden was in the middle of getting his transplant and between May and August of 2014 they formed Compassionate Hearts for Kids, Inc. and started The Caden Project. Chistina & Richard have delivered over 4000 bears to date to over 20 hospitals in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and California. They have written an illustrated children’s book about The Caden Project to encourage young children to help others in need. Future plans are to start Caleb’s Helping Hands to provide much needed medical equipment to special needs children and their families. They thank God daily for the blessing he has given us through our tragedy by helping others by providing hope and love.
Raised in Jacksonville Florida, Ed worked a lot of jobs and learned a lot along the way (grocery store, record store, lifeguard, musician, restaurants, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navy). Never been in the military, but worked for the military for 16 years - surveying, engineering, construction, contract administration. Ed must have liked school, to have a BS in Sports Medicine, BS in Civil Engineering, a licensed Civil Engineer and an attorney.
Ed & his family live life at 11 and are truly blessed to have been given the opportunities to help others. They get to see God in action every day and it rocks!
Our guest today started out life as refugee from Laos. When Kenji aKa the Lao Warrior came to America during the Vietnam war, he didn't speak English and his family only had $5.00. Now, with martial arts and acting in his portfolio, Kenji proves that opportunity is up to you and the opportunities you take for your family.
Ernie Stuckey is our guest today and he wants to talk to you about your anger. Some of us are taught to be angry, some of us are just wired angry. Two of the biggest horrors of anger are that we are often angry because we're reflecting what we watched growing up and we're creating a roadmap of anger for our kids to follow. Let's end that cycle.
When I was in junior high school in Jacksonville Florida, I was a good student and worked after school and weekends mowing neighborhood lawns to earn money to support my dream. My dream at that time was to play guitar and sing, to be like John Denver. Those that knew me during those years can verify this. I took guitar lessons, entered talent shows, and played for hours and hours in the bedroom of our home on Trinidad Road. I wrote songs, sharing them with friends, we sang in my backyard, in garages and basements. I wanted to make it big as a singer and songwriter. The truth, my guitar playing was probably a 5 on a 10 scale and my singing, well a 5 would be way too generous. By the time I hit high school, my singing and guitar playing took a back seat to the pull of dating, more difficult studies in school, and work. Looking back on those days I think I was just trying to find my voice as many of us still are. Since March 15th, 2017, I’ve been on a journey that has caused the search for my voice to resurface. Some of you reading this may have been watching the Extreme Accountability Challenge on Facebook as I have been joined by friends old and new as we have ventured publicly to lose weight. This website www.postmypath.com, came from that journey on Facebook. On it I will share my, and hopefully many others journey through pathways of weight loss and struggles that have been overcome and possibly some even overlooked. My desire is to offer you hope, that regardless of your present circumstances and no matter how dire your situation looks, there is a path that will become clearer as you step forward, a path that you didn’t even know existed. Like the voice that I was looking for as a teenager, I hope that you find the voice to the path of whatever you are looking for here as I post my path. I encourage you to press post and then press forward, the path that you seek is before you. Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters— a pathway no one knew was there! Psalms 77:19 NLT
Ricky is a passionate global entrepreneur and digital nomad running several successful businesses and making multiple streams of online income (including Business Coaching, Mastermind Groups, Online Video Courses, Sponsored Blog Posts, YouTube Ad Revenue, Kindle Books, Affiliate Marketing, and Virtual Summits).
One of Ricky's most well-known brands is the popular family travel website Daddy Blogger, where he is writing about his current #DaddyBloggerWorldTour with his wife and 3 young kids. Their family is currently travelling around Asia. Ricky has been to over 80 countries on 6 continents and his goal is to be the FIRST FAMILY to visit every country in the world!
Ricky is passionate about giving back and making difference so please contact Ricky to help you make your Travel Dreams come true!!
PC101 Going all in for the Kingdom with Jason Masters.
It is Through the process that you begin to Hone in for what God has for you!
Often, as an adult going through difficult times, we don't recognize how our children are processing our stress. There are life lessons, good and bad that our children pick up from us. Today's guest is professional photographer, Vincent Pugliese. Starting with his childhood, his parents went through incredibly difficult times that resulted in part, strained relationships in the family. That experience is part of what helps Vincent be a game changing dad, by focusing on business decisions that are best for his family.
We solve real estate problems. Divorce? Foreclosure? Bankruptcy? Job change? Storm damage? Probate? Sick of being a landlord? We can help! In case you don't know, we are buying houses in any condition! We can offer cash and close fast! Contact us today! Visit our website at www.henrybuyshomes.com
Matt Miller visits Game Changing Dads today. Matt shares his story of transitioning from military to corporate America to running a vending machine business. Along the way to his entrepreneurial success, Matt made it a priority that his children play a major part in the success of the family business.
Jason Borek suffered through many years of being surrounded by and a victim of drug addiction. Jason shares his story of how he turned his life around through rehabilitation and finding his unexpected faith.
Vulnerability
James Schaeffer is our guest this week. He shares some secrets of success for his long-lasting marriage and how he tries to illustrate healthy relationship habits for his family.
Jaimie Jay is an entrepreneur, podcaster and hockey player whom has experienced life in some of the lowest places. Despite getting knocked down more than a few times, he's been able to get back up. He joins Game Changing Dads today to share his journey.
There's a moment when the alarm bells ring and you realize you're thousands of dollars in the red. Want to dig out fast? Welcome to the X Games of escaping debt, in which you shut down almost all spending, Start a side hustle and endure the most extreme measures you can bear on a gritty marathon to a better place. It's hard, but fun and rewarding too.
John Powell is currently the VP of Membership Development at Sourcing Industry Group. John also has an entrepreneurial spirit as he is the President of Discount Payday Loans and co-owner of Amelia Island Academy. He is actively involved in the local community giving his time and efforts to several different volunteer youth organizations.
The Ray Kroc Story How do you create a restaurant business and become an overnight success at the age of 52? As Ray Kroc said, “I was an overnight success alright, but 30 years is a long, long night.”
Origins In 1917, 15-year-old Ray Kroc lied about his age to join the Red Cross as an ambulance driver, but the war ended before he completed his training. He then worked as a piano player, a paper cup salesman and a Multimixer salesman.
In 1954, he visited a restaurant in San Bernardino, California that had purchased several Multimixers. There he found a small but successful restaurant run by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald, and was stunned by the effectiveness of their operation. They produced a limited menu, concentrating on just a few items – burgers, fries and beverages – which allowed them to focus on quality and quick service.
They were looking for a new franchising agent and Kroc saw an opportunity. In 1955, he founded McDonald’s System, Inc., a predecessor of the McDonald’s Corporation, and six years later bought the exclusive rights to the McDonald’s name and operating system. By 1958, McDonald’s had sold its 100 millionth hamburger.
Buckle up for this one, because you're going to hear one of the most amazing stories of overcoming hardships that most would only experience watching a movie, but this guy lived it. Tony Nolan started from the bottom and through being introduced to the bible, turned his life into a victory.
A side hustle is any type of employment undertaken in addition to one's full-time job. A side hustle is generally freelance or piecework in nature, providing a supplemental income.
Josh and Michelle Mutchler enjoy their marriage with kids very much. As our first married couple to appear on Game Changing Dads, we get to hear two sides of the coin in a relationship that started out as an adventure.
While it may not feel like it in the moment, a little bit of discomfort goes a long way in terms of personal development. Sure, no one likes feeling uncomfortable, but it’s a big part of improving your performance, creativity, and learning in the long run.