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Startup Dads

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Hopelessly dedicated to both your business and your children? So is Amrit Santhirasenan, host of Startup Dads. As the CEO of a rapidly growing fin-tech startup and the father of a young daughter, Amrit is regularly taking lessons from one to apply to the other. Every week, he'll discuss these observations with business leaders and devoted parents, discovering their techniques to scale up both their business and children successfully.
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Energy vs time management, internal psychological conflicts and the 4 rules to being a dad are just a few of this episode’s highlights. Amrit is joined by Ross Shiel - currently SVP of Global Revenue at Infogrid, he formerly worked at Twitter and Stride. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupda…
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Thanks to everyone who has come along for the ride. The Dad Strides spirit still lives strong, but for now its time to bless and end the pod. We love you all keep getting those miles. Merch will be up for another week - https://www.bonfire.com/store/dad-strides-merch/ Come hang with us at Sunny Sixteen YouTube Channel Sunny Sixteen on Spotify https…
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Follow Randalls Blog https://cdt.adventuresnotvacations.com Follow Randall on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blladnar/ Stoked to have a little chat with our good bud and ex-coworker Randall before he starts the Continental Divide Trail! Hope you enjoy and it gets you stoked for your next adventure. #CDT #Continental Divide Trail…
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Such a fun convo with the legend Ryan Thrower. He's doing big things for the trail running world and such a solid dude. Hope you enjoy! Freetrail on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/freetrail/null Ryan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryanthrower/ 👕 RUNNING FRIEND MERCH - https://www.bonfire.com/store/dad-strides-merch/ 💰Peep our Patreon …
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So Niles bailed on his 50k. But it was the right, grown up decision. 👕 RUNNING FRIEND MERCH - https://www.bonfire.com/store/dad-strides-merch/ 💰Peep our Patreon and support the pod if you are keen - http://patreon.com/dadstrides 💪Make sure you can still benchpress your weight and grab some BPN SUPSSSSS - https://bit.ly/3wAM4A2 Use Code dadstrides f…
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After a successful career in digital media, Jacob Waern became the CEO and founder of eduMe, a groundbreaking platform offering mobile training for desk-less workforces. Tune in to listen to Jacob’s fascinating takes on the importance of staying present with your team and family, the transition from corporate CEO to startup founder and how quick de…
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“One of the biggest differentials in success is the combination of curiosity and mental toughness.” Welcome Piers Ridyard; the first crypto guest on Startup Dads. In today’s chat with Amrit, Piers talks about the importance of honouring your commitments as a CEO and a dad, the weight of your words and the power of separating your ideas from yoursel…
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Caleb got worked at his first 100K, but still walked away with a belt buckle. This is a little recap of the day. 👕 RUNNING FRIEND MERCH - https://www.bonfire.com/store/dad-strides-merch/ 💰Peep our Patreon and support the pod if you are keen - http://patreon.com/dadstrides 💪Make sure you can still benchpress your weight and grab some BPN SUPSSSSS - …
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“I genuinely believe that failure can become a superpower". Prior to founding Boost Technology, Mike was a co-founder and CEO of Zoona, one of Africa's earliest fintechs, having processed $2.5 billion of transactions, generated $26 million in income for 3,000 micro-entrepreneurs across Zambia and Malawi, and raised $35 million in investment. He is …
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“The definition of happiness is reality exceeding expectations.” A lover of numbers and people, Reshma Sohoni is continuously excited to see hard work and game changing connections come together. Her team helps push early stage founders through those difficult early days into being household names. In today’s chat with Amrit, Reshma talks about giv…
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A guest that needs no introduction, Dan Murray-Serter! You may know him as host of Secret Leaders, the UK’s #1 Business Podcast, and co-founder of wellness company Heights. Alongside this he’s an angel investor, and he helps other founders succeed through his startup network Foundrs. In this episode, Dan explains how he discovered that feeding his …
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“Why am I so driven and ambitious? It’s because I’m in a job that I really love doing and I’ve got a big ambition for it.” Operating as a bellwether for motivation and business, Polly McMaster exhibits a refreshing hunger for novelty and diversity while displaying a relentless dedication to offering options to women that ensure confidence and gravi…
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“You think a lot about what happens if it goes badly, but no one tells you about what happens if it goes well.” Self-professed workaholic, Jimmy Williams has set out to build a team capable of turning the insurance industry on its head. He leads on strategy, people and investor relations, but loves rolling his sleeves up and diving into the busines…
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Your dads are back for 2022 and we won a contest! 👕 RUNNING FRIEND MERCH - https://www.bonfire.com/store/dad-strides-merch/ 💰Peep our Patreon and support the pod if you are keen - http://patreon.com/dadstrides 💪Make sure you can still benchpress your weight and grab some BPN SUPSSSSS - https://bit.ly/3wAM4A2 Use Code dadstrides for 10% off! 📱Dad St…
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“You build much better relationships with people if you’re able to show a bit of vulnerability” . Proud to make a positive difference to the world we live in, Ruth Handcock is passionate about reducing the stress that people feel managing their finances by harnessing technology to improve access to financial services and financial advice. In today’…
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“We have really good quality time at the end of the day - that works for us as a family.” In today’s chat with Amrit, Sam and Sophie talk about how to make family time, romantic notions versus practical reality, juggling glass balls and plastic balls and creating a business in the image of your clients. Sam Gordon and Sophie Eden are the co-founder…
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“There's going to be an explosion of creativity now that the tools are available, the capital is increasingly available in various ways and I just call that the entrepreneurial age.” Globetrotter Gerard Grech, has been passionate about conceiving and building impactful products and services throughout his career. In this chat with Amrit, Gerard tal…
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Can you still succeed when profit isn’t your primary motivation? Today’s guest shows us that you can. In this episode she tells us how staying true to your purpose can do a whole lot of good for your bottom line, and in her case - a whole lot of good for the world. Tessa is the founder of Olio: the app that connects neighbours with each other and w…
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Fred Destin is the founder of Stride.VC, a London-based seed-stage tech fund that is made up of a team of dedicated venture investors backing small teams of passionate entrepreneurs. He was also the lead investor and board member for companies such as Cazoo, Zoopla, Deliveroo, Pillpack, Integral Ads, Secret Escapes and others. His portfolio has a t…
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Matt Reynolds is a founder, strength coach and family man. In this episode, Matt explains how it all gets done...with time left over at the end of the day. Amrit and Matt explore how methods, such as using the pomodoro technique for productivity and the 'black box' approach to output, can be applied just as successfully to homeschooling your kids a…
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Rob Walling is a serial entrepreneur and VC who’s founded multiple companies, runs an accelerator, and keeps coming back for more. In this episode, Amrit asks - why go through such a testing process of starting a company from scratch time and time again? Well, he’s also father to three kids, so is clearly comfortable with adapting to new challenges…
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