Dad Up Podcast

🎙️ Welcome to a new episode! I’m excited to share these reality star guests with you. 🟫 Dads Who Lead | Featuring Tom Pfanner and Bryan Ward | Ep. 299 👉 I am joined by Tom Pfanner, The Leadership Dad, a husband, father of three, combat athlete, and former Division 1 strength coach who’s on a mission to help fathers lead with strength and purpose. 👉 After becoming a father at 18 and facing the heartbreak of being pushed out of his son’s life, Tom has rebuilt not only a strong, blended family, but a legacy. 👉 Now, as the founder of Dads Who Lead, Tom equips men to become trusted, respected leaders in their homes. 👉 With 7 years of experience as a public educator, Tom saw the critical lack of real-world readiness among today’s youth. 👉 His calling? Helping dads understand teenage rebellion and break generational cycles before it’s too late. 👉 If you’re a father who’s navigating the teenage years or rebuilding after adversity, this conversation is for you. 👉 Tom brings real talk, lived experience, and practical wisdom to empower you to lead your family with clarity and courage. 👉 Like this episode? Be sure to subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with your friends and families you know that may be trying to successfully coparent. Links are in my bio or in the show notes! Dad Up! Where Fathers Break Cycles & Build Legacies. 📞 Contact with Bryan Ward: ✅ Dad Up Instagram: https://instagram.com/daduppodcast ✅ Dad Up YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DadUpPodcast ✅ Dad Up Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-up-podcast/id1486764562 ✅ Dad Up LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe 📞 Contact with Tom Pfanner: ✅ Tom Pfanner Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dadswholead ✅ Tom Pfanner Website: https://www.dadswholead.com ✅ Tom Pfanner YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theleadershipdad?si=z8iydVJoo1m7VJxe

🎙️ Welcome to a new episode! I’m excited to share these reality star guests with you. 🟫 Parenting Teens With Purpose | Featuring Mike Barsamian and Bryan Ward | Ep. 298 👉 In this powerful episode of the Dad Up Podcast, I’m joined by Mike Barsamian, widely known on Instagram as @miketheparentcoach. 👉 Mike is a certified parent and teen coach who helps high-achieving, emotionally exhausted parents reconnect with their teens through powerful tools, presence, and purpose. 👉 He’s the founder of the Present Solution for Parents and creator of the PACE Setter Parent Method, a system that teaches parents how to shift from control and conflict to connection and clarity. 👉 With a background in mentoring, coaching, and real-life parenting wins and losses, Mike brings both professional insight and relatable experience to the table. 👉 His coaching style blends practical strategies with deep empathy—helping parents understand what their teen’s behavior is really communicating and how to respond in ways that build trust and long-term connection. 👉 Mike shares daily wisdom and actionable advice through his fast-growing Instagram account, leads nationwide coaching sessions, and facilitates live workshops that are changing family dynamics one conversation at a time. 👉 In this episode, Mike opens up about the most common challenges parents face today, what it really takes to raise emotionally healthy teens, and how dads, in particular, can step into their leadership role at home with intention and heart. 👉 Like this episode? Be sure to subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with your friends and families you know that may be trying to successfully coparent. Links are in my bio or in the show notes! Dad Up! Where Fathers Break Cycles & Build Legacies. 📞 Contact with Bryan Ward: ✅ Dad Up Instagram: https://instagram.com/daduppodcast ✅ Dad Up YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DadUpPodcast ✅ Dad Up Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-up-podcast/id1486764562 ✅ Dad Up LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe 📞 Contact with Mike Barsamian: ✅ Mike Barsamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miketheparentcoach ✅ Mike Barsamian Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBarsamian ✅ Mike Barsamian LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-barsamian ✅ Mike’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/present-solution-podcast/id1795139566

🎙️ Welcome to a new episode! I’m excited to share these reality star guests with you. 🟫 The Power of Presence, Pain, and Purpose in Fatherhood | Featuring Kaleb Stoppel and Bryan Ward | Ep. 297 👉 In this powerful episode of the Dad Up Podcast, I’m joined by Kaleb Stoppel. 👉 Dr. Kaleb Stoppel is a devoted husband, father of two, and former educator who has spent his life investing in others, whether in the classroom, on the athletic field, or through community service. 👉 After serving 15 years in education, including as a high school assistant principal and athletic director, Kaleb’s life was forever changed on March 4, 2022, when he was shot while protecting students and staff during a school shooting. 👉 His journey of healing, reflection, and rediscovery since that day has given him a renewed sense of purpose. 👉 For Kaleb, nothing matters more than being present for his family. 👉 That mindset led him to join the Fathers’ Club, an organization focused on helping dads engage more meaningfully with their children, schools, and communities. 👉 Through this work, Kaleb found a powerful platform to advocate for mental health awareness, especially among men who often struggle silently. 👉 He believes fatherhood is not about having it all figured out. It is about showing up, being real, and leading with love. 👉 Today, Kaleb continues to serve others as a financial advisor, helping individuals and families build secure, purpose-driven lives. 👉 Whether in his professional role or personal life, he is passionate about helping men reconnect with what matters most and reminding them that healing, growth, and hope are always possible. 👉 Like this episode? Be sure to subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with your friends and families you know that may be trying to successfully coparent. Links are in my bio or in the show notes! Dad Up! Where Fathers Break Cycles & Build Legacies. 📞 Contact with Bryan Ward: ✅ Dad Up Instagram: https://instagram.com/daduppodcast ✅ Dad Up YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DadUpPodcast ✅ Dad Up Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-up-podcast/id1486764562 ✅ Dad Up LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe 📞 Contact with Kaleb Stoppel: ✅ Kaleb Stoppel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaleb.stoppel ✅ Kaleb Stoppel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalebstoppel ✅ Kaleb Stoppel Website: Kaleb Stoppel, Financial Advisor | Edward Jones

🎙️ Welcome to a new episode! I’m excited to share these reality star guests with you. 🟫 From SEAL Team To Dad Team | Featuring Alden Mills and Bryan Ward | Ep. 296 👉 In this powerful episode of the Dad Up Podcast, I’m joined by Alden Mills. 👉 He is a former U.S. Navy SEAL platoon commander, father of four, bestselling author, and #1-ranked virtual speaker by Entrepreneur magazine. 👉 Before embarking on a dangerous mission, Alden wrote a “just-in-case” letter to his children filled with life lessons and values he wanted to pass on. 👉 That heartfelt letter became the foundation for his inspiring book Be Unstoppable, which has sold over 25,000 copies in multiple languages. 👉 Now, in a newly expanded edition releasing July 22, 2025, Alden revitalizes his signature U-PERSIST method with fresh tools to help families build unstoppable habits for life and leadership. 👉 In our conversation, Alden shares the origin story behind Be Unstoppable, unpacks the 8 U-PERSIST actions for lasting success, and offers practical advice for dads who want to raise resilient, purpose-driven kids. 👉 We also explore how the book’s parable-based lessons, inspired by a young sea captain’s first journey, can guide fathers in teaching grit, courage, and self-discipline at home. 👉 Whether you’re leading a team, a business, or your household, this episode will give you the mindset and tools to break cycles, build legacies, and become truly unstoppable for yourself and your children. 👉 Like this episode? Be sure to subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with your friends and families you know that may be trying to successfully coparent. Links are in my bio or in the show notes! Dad Up! Where Fathers Break Cycles & Build Legacies. 📞 Contact with Bryan Ward: ✅ Dad Up Instagram: https://instagram.com/daduppodcast ✅ Dad Up YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DadUpPodcast ✅ Dad Up Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-up-podcast/id1486764562 ✅ Dad Up LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe 📞 Contact with Alden Mills: ✅ Alden Mills Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alden_mills?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== ✅ Be Unstoppable Amazon: https://a.co/d/9Ueq9hZ

🎙️ Welcome to a new episode! I’m excited to share these reality star guests with you. 🟫 Coparenting Success - Father’s Day Special | Featuring MTV’s Teen Mom Stars Maci Bookout & Ryan Edwards | Ep. 295 👉 In this heartfelt and raw Father’s Day Special episode Bryan Ward and his wife, Andrea, are joined by two powerful voices from MTV’s Teen Mom, Maci Bookout and Ryan Edwards, for an intimate, real, and inspiring conversation about their coparenting journey. 👉 Maci and Ryan, parents to their son Bentley, have faced their fair share of challenges under the spotlight. 👉 But in this exclusive interview, they share how far they’ve come in their coparenting relationship, how they’ve worked through past struggles, and how they continue to grow as parents together. 👉 Their story is one of grace, growth, forgiveness, and most of all, putting their child first. 👉 If you’re a dad, a mom, a step-parent, or navigating the world of blended families or coparenting, this episode is filled with relatable insight, encouragement, and actionable wisdom. 👉 As Bryan and Andrea dive deep with both guests, you’ll hear vulnerable moments, uplifting truths, and a clear message: healthy coparenting IS possible. 👉 Whether you’re familiar with their story from Teen Mom or new to their journey, this episode will give you fresh perspective on what it means to show up as a parent, no matter the past. 👉 Like this episode? Be sure to subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with your friends and families you know that may be trying to successfully coparent. Links are in my bio or in the show notes! Dad Up! Where Fathers Break Cycles & Build Legacies. 📞 Contact with Bryan Ward: ✅ Dad Up Instagram: https://instagram.com/daduppodcast ✅ Dad Up YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DadUpPodcast ✅ Dad Up Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-up-podcast/id1486764562 ✅ Dad Up LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe 📞 Contact with Maci Bookout or Ryan Edwards: ✅ Maci Bookout Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/macideshanebookout ✅ Ryan Edwards Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rcedwards85 ✅ Things That Matter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ttmlifestyle?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== ✅ Things That Matter Website: https://www.ttmlifestyle.com/ ✅ Ball Boyz Soap Website: https://ballboyzsoap.com/ ✅ Amanda & Ryan YouTube: https://youtube.com/@amandaryan-k9b?si=YTZdIizi3lmETpG0