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Gap to Gig – Working Dads' Guide to Fatherhood, Meaningful Work, & Finding Balance in Life

Gap to Gig – Working Dads' Guide to Fatherhood, Meaningful Work, & Finding Balance in Life

著者: Michael Jacobs - Working Dads & Fatherhood Expert
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Gap to Gig explores the life in between who we are, what we do, and the life we want to build as working dads.

Through honest conversations with dads, experts, leaders, and people who have navigated their own twists and turns, host Michael Jacobs explores fatherhood, work-life balance, meaningful work, parenting, identity, ambition, relationships, and what actually matters most in modern life.

Most of life's biggest decisions don't belong exclusively to work or family. They live somewhere in between, where the challenge isn't simply succeeding at work or showing up at home, but figuring out how all the pieces fit together.

How do you build a meaningful career without losing yourself in it? How do you stay ambitious while remaining present for the people who matter most? How do you navigate career changes, setbacks, uncertainty, and new opportunities while still showing up for your family? How do you know if you're spending your time on the right things?

This show is for working dads who feel pulled between responsibility and fulfillment, ambition and presence, work and the rest of life. The dads who don't want to wake up ten years from now wondering where the time went.

Every conversation is designed to help you make more intentional choices about your work, your relationships, and the life you're building before the years have a chance to pass you by. Along the way, you'll find practical ideas, fresh perspective, and the confidence that comes from knowing you're not the only dad asking these questions.

Gap to Gig, 2026
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  • Allan Glanfield on Why Working Dads Can’t Keep Waiting for Someday
    2026/10/27

    Working dads spend a lot of time planning for later. We work toward the next milestone, try to create more stability, and assume there will eventually be more room for the people and experiences that matter most. Allan Glanfield reached a point where he started questioning that assumption and asking what he might miss by waiting.

    Allan is an entrepreneur and father of two who decided to make a major change while his kids were still young. He and his family rented out their home, began traveling full-time, and built a version of daily life that gave them more time together while he continued growing Chuck, his family-friendly beef stick brand.

    Allan shares how to:

    • Stop postponing the life you want to live
    • Recognize when ambition starts competing with the season you are in
    • Build work around family priorities instead of always doing the reverse
    • Protect presence at home while still pursuing meaningful work
    • Accept slower growth when the tradeoff gives you more time with your kids
    • Involve your children in your work and expose them to new possibilities
    • Take calculated risks instead of waiting for the perfect moment

    Allan offers a practical perspective on fatherhood, work life balance, parenting and ambition, meaningful work, and the choices working dads make about how they spend their limited time. His story is a reminder that someday can become an easy place to hide, and that some seasons are worth choosing while they are still here.

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    Don’t Stop Believin’

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  • Paul Moore on Building a Business Without Missing Fatherhood
    2026/10/20

    Paul Moore’s path to meaningful work took him from more than a decade in China to commercial fishing in Alaska, single fatherhood, and eventually building Smily Mia into a global baby products brand. Along the way, he learned how much timing, experience, relationships, and simply being willing to act can shape what comes next.

    Paul shares how to:

    • Turn past experience into new opportunities
    • Stop waiting for the perfect time to pursue an idea
    • Keep moving when an idea doesn’t work immediately
    • Build a business while staying present as a dad
    • Recognize when work is taking too much from family life
    • Pursue meaningful work without losing sight of why you are doing it

    Paul offers a unique perspective on fatherhood, working dads, meaningful work, and the choices that shape work life balance. His story shows what can happen when you stay open to opportunity, keep testing your ideas, and build work around the life you actually want.

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    Nick Faldo

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  • Craig Parks on Creating a Childhood Your Kids Look Back on With Gratitude
    2026/10/13

    For working dads, being present doesn't always require finding more time. Some of the best opportunities to create the kind of childhood your kids will look back on with gratitude are already built into the routines you share every day.

    Craig Parks is the founder of Parenting Harmony, a father of two, musician, educator, and longtime camp director who has spent more than 30 years working with children and families. His own experience as a dad, including raising a son on the autism spectrum, helped shape his approach to creating stronger relationships through intention, creativity, play, and presence.

    Craig shares how to:

    • Turn ordinary routines into moments your kids are more likely to remember
    • Decide intentionally what kind of dad you want to be
    • Create rituals that build connection without adding more to your schedule
    • Become more present during the everyday moments of parenting
    • Help your kids feel heard without having to agree with everything they say
    • Repair the relationship when you make mistakes as a parent
    • Build the trust that helps kids keep coming back to you as they grow

    Craig offers a practical perspective on fatherhood, parenting, presence at home, work life balance, and the small choices that shape our relationships with our kids over time. The goal isn't perfect parenting. It's building enough connection, trust, and meaningful memories that your kids can look back on their childhood with gratitude, and you can look back knowing you were there for it.

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