{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"Autism, The Fallacy Of Control And Putting In The Reps | Stew Bradley (father of 2, NFL, El Cap Holdings)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6fd1c506\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3629,"description":"Stew Bradley is a former linebacker in the National Football League and played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals and the Denver Broncos. Following a successful NFL career he joined Goldman Sachs and then found his way into co-founding the early stage venture firm El Cap Holdings. He's also a husband and the father of two kids. In today's conversation we discussed: * His unique career path in navigating from professional football to finance and investing* His earliest memories and emotions around becoming a Dad* The Fallacy of Control as a parent* What it's like raising an autistic child and what he and his wife did to understand and learn* Negotiating parenting with both neurotypical and neurodivergent kids* His framework and approach around \"putting in the reps\" both professionally and personally* The differences in a successful career and being successful as a parent* How he recharges his batteries amidst the chaos of parentingListen or watch Startup Dad on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and Overcast.—Where to find Stew Bradley- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stew/- Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/stewbradley- El Cap Holdings: https://elcap.xyz/Where to find Adam Fishman- Newsletter: startupdadpod.substack.com- Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/—In this episode, we cover:[1:51] Welcome Stew![2:20] His childhood[3:39] Stew’s unique career path[9:44] All about his wife & kids[11:04] Decision making for Stew’s wife to be full-time mom[12:47] Earliest memories of becoming a dad[14:06] Emotions around becoming a dad[15:24] The Fallacy of Control[19:00] Advice for younger Stew[21:09] Raising a child with Autism[24:38] What did you do to understand Autism?[27:27] Negotiating parenting neurotypical and neurodivergent[32:44] Favorite book to read to the kids?[34:03] Frameworks and “putting in the reps”[40:03] Where he and his wife don’t always...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/F_yCls74GdKLzmfCUXKoHwqOZKN_mFb5zL7jtAWlzzU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYjMx/Yzg1NmIzMjBiZmE4/ZGFiM2ZjMjQ2Yjcy/OTY2OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}