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In this episode, we break the mold and feature our first mom guest, Ina Coleman. She is a multi-talented woman who serves on several prestigious boards, including the advisory board of the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy and the board of directors for River LA and Big Sunday. As a member of Stanford University's Council of Humanities & Sciences and the board of dean's advisors for Harvard Business School, Ina brings a unique perspective to the podcast. During our conversation, we dive into the importance of having conversations with your kids, particularly about safety and security as they become young adults. Ina shares her wisdom with us and introduces us to her own “momage.” Tune in for an inspiring and insightful conversation.

I am recommitting myself to philanthropic pursuits through what I have refer to as for-profit philanthropy. I formed a new non-profit organization focused on supporting meaningful for-profit objectives. SPAN – The Student-Athlete Professional Advisory Network. SPAN is focused on supporting worthy NCAA student-athletes in professional development opportunities while they are in school. Initially focused on a rollout at Stanford, SPAN is introducing an evolution of the new structure introduced by the NCAA allowing student-athletes to be compensated based upon the use of their name, image and likeness (NIL).

Please make sure that you listen to Part 1 of this insightful conversation from the previous episode if you haven’t already.

During this part, Robert shares some tips and tricks to getting on the same level as your children.

Are you the parent sitting in the bleachers at a soccer game? Robert shares an alternative way to show up to the game.

After this podcast, you’ll be itching to take a hike. Listen now to find out why.

“The greatest investment you make in yourself is investing in the live of others around you.”

With this Dadage, I share a conversation with my friend, Robert Wicks. He is a philanthropic advisor and an incredible dad who helped SPIRE get off the ground, in my days at Stanford. He has forged a unique path in life by practicing genuine authenticity. Explore the invaluable lessons Robert shares in our conversation.

Robert Wicks is the vice president of philanthropy at Gladstone and the chief executive officer of the Gladstone Foundation. Prior to joining Gladstone, he was the director of West Coast Advancement at Dartmouth College based in the Bay Area. From 2006 to 2014, he worked in a series of frontline fundraising roles for Stanford’s Office of Development and the Graduate School of Business, specializing in the venture capital and entrepreneurial communities. Robert is a board member for YCore, and has served as an advisor to the social entrepreneurs at the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford, and Care Message. Robert has a BA in English from Binghamton University, and was a PhD candidate in the English Department at UC Berkeley.

In today’s episode, following the series on philanthropy, I discuss Dadage #7. “I don’t believe in charity. I believe in philanthropic investment.” I share some of the experiences in my life that caused me to devote so much of my time and energy to philanthropy. I talk about the early days in philanthropy. We discuss the differences between charity and philanthropy. I dive into the story around Hurricane Katrina. Make sure to check the episode’s Bulletin Board on www.dadages.com.

“I don’t believe in charity, I believe in philanthropic investment”, isn’t just some clever idiom, it’s a way of life, and it’s the result of many experiences and mistakes along the way. In this episode of Dadages, we delve deeper into our series on philanthropy, and talk a bit about what’s happened in my life that caused me to devote so much time and energy to philanthropy. Tune in for a discussion on the differences between charity and philanthropy, and how work with disasters like Hurricane Katrina helped create the distinction.

The most important thing we have to learn is learning itself”. In this episode, we’re talking about education, and how modern society can and should adapt to new changes as often as possible. We delve into DuBois’s notion that education must not simply teach work – it must teach life – and we dig a little deeper into the term “Liberal Arts”, and how modern perceptions have skewed the classic term. We round out the talk with a look into the future, and, more specifically, how the emergence of AI could render some disciplines obsolete.

“Good health is not the only thing that matters, but without it, nothing matters.” Today’s episode resolves around how to live your healthiest life, and how making positive changes to your health and well-being is one of the keys to a better state of mind.

Geoffrey Small joins Chad with his own perspective on Gen X and family. Chad and Geoffrey open up about the differences between generations and how parenting styles vary across the ages. Geoffrey shares some incredible stories and unique wisdom as he and Chad dive deeper into families, relationships, philanthropy, and the important ways they intersect in our lives.

“The last generation responsible for making our parents happy and the first generation responsible for making our children happy, Gen X is at an unfortunate crossroads between the past and the future.” Every generation contributes something to the growth of our society, but what can you individually contribute? How can you share your story? In this episode, we dive into the importance of vulnerability, how to establish meaningful connections, and how to find meaning and joy in our families and responsibilities.