How do you balance it all? Working moms are asked this question incessantly, but it’s rarely asked of working dads. After Alexis Ohanian’s daughter Olympia was born, it took months before he was asked about work-life balance and the inevitable trade-offs of being a working parent. 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 c ...
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 vacati…
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 announ…
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 …
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 $5…
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 su…
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,” …
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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.…