From Storage Unit to Success with Don Buckley | Dad Edge WINSday Member Spotlight

The Dad Edge Podcast

Larry Hagner

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4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Today, I’m joined by Don Buckley, a 32-year-old father of five who transformed his life from living in a storage unit to building a thriving blended family with his wife Renee in Hamilton, Michigan. As a Field Service Manager in the forklift industry and an active member of the Dad Edge Alliance, Don balances his professional responsibilities with his commitment to intentional fatherhood.

We explore Don's extraordinary journey through divorce, addiction, and past trauma, revealing how therapy, faith, and determination helped him rebuild his life. Together with his wife, a successful real estate Associate Broker, Don demonstrates how mindfulness, personal growth, and shared values can create a family environment rooted in trust, honesty, and integrity, while successfully navigating the complexities of co-parenting and life's ongoing challenges.

This special "WINSday" edition is all about celebrating our members' successes and sharing the valuable lessons they've learned on their journey to becoming better dads. Sit back, tune in, and get ready to be motivated by the remarkable guests of the Dad Edge community.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men,
0:07.7	leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this generation of
0:12.9	fathers, but the next generation as well. The kids we are raising will have better chances and
0:18.4	odds stacked in their favor because of the amazing example
0:21.2	that their fathers emulated for them. We are here to change the world. We are here to change
0:27.5	relationships. We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers so no man goes to their
0:33.5	grave with regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused
0:39.1	intention, passion,
0:41.4	purpose, and direction.
0:43.7	We are the Dad Edge
0:45.4	and we're here to change
0:47.3	the game.
0:47.8	We're here to change the game. What's up, gentlemen?
1:02.9	Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast.
1:04.4	This is where we break down the tools, the skills, the mindset, needed to become a better dad, husband, and man.
1:10.8	And today's guest is a powerful example of resilience and intentional fatherhood.
1:16.6	At just 32 years old, he is the proud father of five children ages 7 to 15.
1:23.5	And he shares a thriving, blended family with his wife of three years, Renee.
1:28.7	Together, they've built a home rooted in faith, trust, honesty, and integrity.
1:36.0	This wasn't always so.
1:37.9	Personally, he's been a field manager in the forklift industry for the past 14 years.
1:43.4	He's been balancing demands of his career with his commitment to being a present father,
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