#143: Hey Dad with Kevin Madsen
Struggle Well School
Emily Thomas
5.0 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2018
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Kevin Madsen and his wife Trisha are the team behind HeyDad, a new subscription box for Dads and kids. Kevin attended UCLA and has spent most of his career in the tech world. He is married to his best friend Trisha, and they have three wonderful psychotic children, Gideon (6), Julien (4), and Josie (almost 2). Kevin also hosts a podcast about Dad life (The HeyDad Podcast) with his two brothers and their best friend. Get $10 off your first HeyDad box using the promo code MSW What we chat about: what lead Kevin to start HeyDad orienting activities with your kids that keep you engaged how HeyDad boxes help create quality time with your kids without having to do a lot of planning creating a healthy work/life balance by publically setting work boundaries debunking the myth that there's a certain "formula" for dealing with our kids' struggles the inspiration behind the HeyDad podcast Links mentioned: Sara Groves "Setting Up the Pins" Google Duplex Demo Ugly Delicious The Greatest ShowmanRed Rising Connect with Kevin: website // podcast // instagram // twitter Episode Sponsors: Tommy John: use the link and get 20% off your first order BioClarity: get your first month half off + free shipping with code MSW Prep Dish: get two weeks free by visiting prepdish.com/msw Ways to support the show: Patreon Amazon Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram because I want to hear YOUR thoughts!  If you've been encouraged, share the episode with another mom.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together!
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| 0:00.0 | All right. Do you want to, can we say some nice things about the, do you want to say nice things to the people who are supporting? |
| 0:10.0 | Hi, this is Katie and I'm here to say nice things. |
| 0:14.0 | I would just like to say some nice things. |
| 0:17.0 | That's not going to work. |
| 0:20.0 | Okay? |
| 0:21.0 | Yeah, I'll say it. |
| 0:22.0 | See if you can do it better. |
| 0:24.0 | Welcome to another episode of the Struggling Sisters pad, as Katie likes to call it. |
| 0:29.0 | Here we are. |
| 0:30.0 | Here we are. We are thankful for you. |
| 0:32.0 | You are the reason we're doing this and we hope that you love it. Thank you for your support on Patreon. |
| 0:38.0 | Thanks y'all. See that was better. It was better. You're really good at this. This is Emily Thomas and you are listening to the |
| 0:45.6 | Mom Struggling While Podcast. Hey ladies welcome back you are listening to the mom struggling |
| 1:06.6 | well podcast the show dedicated to helping you not run away from home each |
| 1:10.4 | week I do my best to make sure that you learn something new, laugh a whole lot, and remember that you are already enough. |
| 1:17.0 | This is episode 143 and I am talking to Kevin Madsen. |
| 1:21.0 | I do not often interview men, so you know that he's got something really |
| 1:25.0 | great to say if he is showing up on this mom podcast. Before we start though I |
| 1:29.1 | just want to remind you at the top of the show you heard a tiny snippet of the Struggling Sisters show. |
| 1:34.3 | This is a show that my sister and I do twice a month for supporters of the show. |
| 1:38.3 | So if you're interested in more laughing, learning the things that we researched about, and the ability to |
| 1:43.4 | contribute to what we're doing here each week. We would love to have you join us. |
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