Welcome back to another year of FITFO, Figure it the Father Out, where I interview amazing Moms, Dads, and thought leaders to uncover the compelling stories at the intersection of family, entrepreneurship, child development, health, technology and many more arenas we face in life. Today, I'm thrilled to have Joel Beasley, the "Modern CTO," join us for a deep dive into his multifaceted life journey.

His podcast has over 100K listeners and has become known as the place where CTOs hang out. Check out his weekly podcast where he hangs out with interesting Fortune 500 CTOs in Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics + Many more industries.

In this episode, Joel opens up about the profound impact of parental influence, emphasizing how children tend to mimic their parents' behaviors. He shares his personal philosophy on work-life balance, detailing how he organizes his professional life around his family to ensure quality time with his children. Joel discusses his unique hiring insights for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO), stressing the need for cultural fit and a deep understanding of delivering customer value.

More from Joel:

ModernCTO Pod: https://moderncto.io/podcast/

Website: https://moderncto.io/

Timestamps:

00:00 His podcast launch and how he gained Microsoft CTO as a listener.

08:22 How to grow a podcast

13:51 Balancing podcasting, entrepreneurship, and parenthood challenges.

18:18 Move to the country

21:50 First Tech Endeavor

27:47 Homeschooling approach

38:25 Started a podcast after finance software success.

42:17 How to Balance work and family life

54:41 Books that transformed his journey

01:08:00 Hiring and different ways to distribute equity

01:14:15 His next venture...