In our 6th episode, The Dad Corp sat down with serial entrepreneur, Kison Patel. He is an M&A expert and CEO of DealRoom, a smart system based upon Agile principles and designed for multi-party collaboration. 

Talking with Kison was incredible.  He shared his philosophies and perspectives to balance fatherhood and entrepreneurial activities. Kison's daughter, Shiloh, also makes a special guest appearance to demonstrate that her dad not only talks the talk, but also walks the walk.

Kison is a father of three and a husband. He has a great family. He is also an accomplished author and runs the M&A Science podcast, which has 14,000 listeners. We hope you enjoy! Listen in, spread the word, and take some great insights.

Key Quotes:

• “It’s those little achievements with the kids that are always the best.”
• “Sometimes we ask people to do things or ask for help, but don’t really do a good job on why we’re asking for help and that’s such an important thing I’ve learned is you got to make sure you clarify that why and it makes such a difference.”
• “You have to dedicate time for each child individually and individualize that experience.”
• “Establishing goals and then breaking things down into achievable milestones.”

Title 

0:00       Intro 

3:40       Activities to pass the time during Corona situation for Kison’s family

10:02     Starting a business or having a child, which is scarier?

12:57     Family traditions

16:53     The most embarrassing parenting story

19:50     Parents know everything even when kids don’t say anything

20:18     Best memory of being a dad

21:34     Advice on how to handle bullying in school

24:43     Sideline parenting in sports

26:40     Best advice for a dad having his first child

28:26     Book “Calm The F@#$ Down” and earmuff gifts for dads

31:16     Keep the balance going when reaching the max stress level

33:40     Proudest dad moment

33:56     Clarify when saying simple transaction words

40:56     Follow dad’s entrepreneurial career or not

45:15     Life lessons that schools don’t teach

47:18     Ray Dalio’s “Principles” book

51:35     What being a dad means and how it changes life perspective

53:26     Dedicate time to each child individually

60:27     People take punches at you, learning how to handle constructive criticism

62:22     Parallels between raising kids and being an entrepreneur

64:14     Break goals down into achievable milestones to get there

65:35     Learn how to build off of your failures as much as your successes

66:02     Shiloh giving her thoughts on how to be a good dad

66:10     “Find what you love to do and be the best in the world at it”

66:16     “Focus and work ten times harder than everybody else”

66:30     “You sometimes need a schedule to follow so they know what to do”

70:51     What would your kid remember about you as a father

72:08     Discipline is “when you get set on doing something, you get it done no matter what”

74:24     “Continuously and consistently recheck where you’re at”

77:30     M&A Science podcast with Kison Patel

79:37     Outro