A running podcast for anyone who is trying to get those tired legs moving again. Hosted by Caleb Babcock and Niles Jeran
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Dad Strides Podcasts
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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Shoutout to everyone who sent kind messages and followed along during the race. It was an amazing experience and we will get a 100 mile finish one day!https://www.strava.com/activities/15254058395
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Pre Race Pod - Talking about Caleb's first 100 Mile Race
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Dad Strides - Caleb's pacing experience at the Cocodona 250
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43:53Suuuuup - we chat about Caleb's experience crewing and pacing at the 2025 Cocodona 250. and some other random stuff of course.
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Dad Strides - Race Recap, Florida Vibes, and Running While Injured
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51:10What up striders new episode for you today! thanks to everyone who sent in questions on IG - hope everyone gets some miles in this week. Yakima Skyline 25K vlog - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hlOj0i-AB0
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Dad Strides Is Back (again) 2025 Episode 001
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Joe Greer on Dad Life and Running | Dad Strides Episode 5
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57:47JG is back on the pod and we catch up on Dad life and running! Pretty chill convo hope all you striders enjoy
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Turkey Trott Recap, Goals, Q&A, Nick Sept Joins After Finishing His First 100 Miler
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1:04:31What up striders this week we catch up on a handful of things and have a special guest on! Peep on YouTube
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The Dads are back together for another quick episode. As usual life's been busy lately and we haven't had a ton of time to rip some longer pods, but they coming! Leave some Questions in the comments for our Q&A episode!
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Stoked to get our dad running bods back
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This week we recorded the pod together while on a job and talked about building the base, our 100 mile week goal and new shoes haha. Hope you enjoy and make sure to hit the Like button and Subscribe #dadstrides #comebackseason
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Just a quick announcement that we're firing up the pod again! October 16th new episode drops.
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What up striders! Had to get a pod in after we had our race. This was Niles' first Ultra (50k) and Caleb's first 50 miler. Hope y'all are still striding!
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4 simple rules for being a good dad, Ross Shiel - Infogrid, Twitter and Stride
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31:52Energy 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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13.1 in the books! 137:18 official time 👕 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 📱Dad Strides Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dadstrides/?hl=en
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Randall Brown Joins - Hiking The Continental Divide Trail
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43:09Follow 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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We kinda feel like a broken record, but at least the stoke is coming back! 👕 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 📱Dad Strides Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dadstrides/?hl=en…
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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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Leading through Crisis: Jacob Waern, eduMe
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32:00After 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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Develop the mental grit to prosper in crypto, business & life: Piers Ridyard, RDX Works
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32:56“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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Embrace and learn from failure: Mike Quinn, Boost Technology
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30:13“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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Discover happiness as an entrepreneur: Reshma Sohoni, SeedCamp
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32:48“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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What up everyone! This week we are chatting about Caleb's Black Canyon 100K race and his ankle drama. Also, catching up with Niles about his training and being semi sponsored now. As always thanks for the support!
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SUD selects: Lessons learned from life and leaders - Dan Murray-Serter, Heights
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33:49A 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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Design your support systems to operate at the highest level: Polly McMaster, The Fold
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33:52“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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Being a Jedi Master to your Padawan (employees): Jimmy Williams, Urban Jungle
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29:26“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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Build a culture of transparency & openness: Ruth Handcock, Octopus Investments
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31:57“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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The juggling act of work-life balance: Sam Gordon & Sophie Eden, Gordon & Eden
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27:18“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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Championing Startup culture: Gerard Grech, Tech Nation
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33:25“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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SUD selects: Tessa Clarke, OLIO: Setting a good example
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34:46Can 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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SUD selects: Fred Destin, Stride VC: Why do startups win?
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44:32Fred 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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SUD selects: Matt Reynolds, Barbell Logic: Voluntary hardship
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49:17Matt 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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SUD selects: Rob Walling, Tiny Seed: Plotting your own path
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29:12Rob 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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