May 23 2020 82 mins 1
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
