Business Dad

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Atoms Shoes. Our Guest:Chris Ohanian is the founder and owner of Infinity Global Travel and also Alexis’s dad. He opened the travel agency in 1998 and has over 40 years of experience in the travel industry. His background in travel started in New York City in 1980, working for a vacation-oriented travel agency.  Alexis and Chris sit down in Chris’s home in Maryland to discuss Cub Scouts, the Maple Syrup fest in Highland County, and the joys of being a grandparent. You can follow Chris Ohanian on LinkedIn. Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us businessdad@initialized.com Thanks to all of you who subscribe, listen, and share.

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Eclipse Foods. Our Guest:Joel Martinez, professionally known as The Kid Mero, is a writer, comedian, TV personality, and voice actor. After starting his career as a teacher’s aide in the Bronx, Mero later began writing articles for Vice’s music program, Noisey. In 2016, Viceland announced Desus & Mero, which ran for two years. Currently, Mero co-hosts Desus & Mero, which airs on Showtime. Alexis joins Mero in his home in New Jersey, where the two discuss Mero’s childhood growing up in the Bronx, learning what memes are cool and ‘Jim Carrey Math’. You can follow The Kid Mero on Twitter, on YouTube, or Instagram. Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us businessdad@initialized.com Thanks to all of you who subscribe, listen, and share.

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Rippling. Our Guest: Parker Conrad is the co-founder and CEO of Rippling, an all in one, easy-to-use HR and IT platform for businesses. Prior to starting Rippling, and inspired by his own experience as a cancer patient, Conrad founded Zenefits in 2012 to make it easier for companies to manage their human resources, including healthcare benefits. Parker and Alexis catch up in San Francisco to discuss the importance of “daddy daughter nights,” watching animated films through the eyes of his children, and his morning bike ride to preschool with his daughter. You can follow Parker Conrad on Twitter. Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us businessdad@initialized.com Thanks to all of you who subscribe, listen, and share.

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Empower. Our Guest: Garry Tan is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, who also happens to be Alexis’ co-founder at Initialized Capital. Ranked #21 on Forbes’ Midas List of top global venture capitalists, Garry, alongside Alexis, manages a team of eight investing partners with over $500M in assets under management. He previously co-founded Posterous, which was acquired by Twitter, served as one of the founding members of the engineering team for Palantir’s quant finance analysis platform, and served as a partner at Y Combinator, where he invested in and directly worked with more than 700 companies over the course of five years. Garry sits down with Alexis at Initialized Capital’s San Francisco HQ to discuss writing your own playbook as a parent, ‘high five fist bump big hug’ rituals with his son and his favorite morning routine with his sons, eggs in a basket. You can follow Garry Tan on Twitter or visit his website at GarryTan.com Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us businessdad@initialized.com Thanks to all of you who subscribe, listen, and share.

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by The Mom Project. Our Guest: Chris Bosh is an American former professional basketball player who won back to back NBA titles for Miami Heat, a gold medal winner for Team USA in the 2008 Summer Olympics and a eleven-time NBA All-Star. Chris and Alexis sit down in Miami to discuss Chris suffering life threatening pulmonary embolisms, similarities in parenting as his grandfather and of course, being a Dallas Cowboys fan. You can follow Chris Bosh on Twitter or visit his website at ChrisBosh.com Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us businessdad@initialized.com Thanks to all of you who subscribe, listen, and share.

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Jinx. Our Guest: Michael Kassan is a digital media expert, entrepreneur, and founder, Chairman and CEO of MediaLink, a leading strategic advisory firm, perhaps best known for its hand in events like CES, Cannes Lions, and Mobile World Congress. Described as “the ultimate power broker,” Michael has been named one of the top media executives in America by Ad Age and honored on Variety’s list of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global entertainment industry. Michael and Alexis sit down in Cannes, France at Cannes Lions to discuss being a parent to three and grandparent to six, traditions of Sunday family night dinner and the importance of balance and judgment when it comes to parenting. You can follow Michael Kassen on LinkedIn or Twitter. Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us businessdad@initialized.com Thanks to all of you who subscribe, listen, and share.

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Nara - a place for keeping track of all things baby. Visit NaraBaby.com and get the free Nara Baby app for iOS or Android. Our Guest: Scott Belsky is an entrepreneur, author, early stage investor and cofounder of Behance, the leading online platform for the creative industry to showcase and discover creative work. He currently lives in New York where he serves as Adobe’s Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President, Creative Cloud. Named one of Fast Company's “100 Most Creative People in Business,” Scott is also the author of two national bestselling books – Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle. You can follow Scott on Twitter @ScottBelksy. Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us businessdad@initialized.com Thanks to all of you who subscribe, listen, and share.

Our Sponsor: This episode of Business Dad is brought to you by Roman - a digital platform to connect you with a doctor right from your home. Visit GetRoman.com/businessdad for a free online visit and free 2 day shipping. Our Guest:Justin Tuck can be found on Twitter @JustinTuck. Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us businessdad@initialized.com Thanks to all of you who subscribe, listen, and share.

Nicholas Thompson can be found on Twitter @nxthompson, at Wired.com, or at NickThompson.com. Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us businessdad@initialized.com Thanks to all of you who subscribe, listen, and share.

Let us know what you think about this episode! Tweet at us @initialized or @AlexisOhanian (and follow #BusinessDad) Follow us on instagram @initialized Discuss us on ProductHunt   Email us businessdad@initialized.com Thanks to all of you who subscribe, listen, and share.

In a new podcast from Initialized Capital, Alexis Ohanian (cofounder of Initialized + Reddit) opens this question up to some of the most successful men across business, sports, entertainment, and more, for candid conversations about what it means to be a father in today’s world and how they balance their careers and family.