{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"Balancing Career Ambition With Your Prime Parenting Years | Casey Woo (father of 3, founder of Operators Guild)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3359,"description":"Casey Woo is the founder of Operators Guild, a community of engaged ops professionals who help each other navigate the issues that arise when scaling a company. He is a reformed Finance leader who found his passion growing a community. He's a husband and father of three kids.In this episode we discuss:* How I discovered Casey through a LinkedIn post* His wife's career and their decision to start a family* How he explains his job to his kids* How to lean into your children's strengths* His favorite (and least favorite) kids books* Parenting frameworks* The concept of Cash vs. Lotto tickets* Rapid fire!Listen, watch and subscribe: Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Overcast and Google.—Where to find Casey Woo- Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/caseyswoo- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseywoo/- Operators Guild: https://operators-guild.com/Where to find Adam Fishman- Newsletter: http://startupdadpod.substack.com- Newsletter: http://fishmanafnewsletter.com- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/- Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/—In this episode, we cover:[1:38] Welcome and introduction[1:57] Our LinkedIn connection[5:39] His childhood/background[14:02] All about his partner[17:05] All about his kids[19:06] His wife’s career[20:21] Their decision to start a family[22:23] His earliest memory of being a dad[23:27] What work/life balance means to him[25:42] Explaining his job to his kids[27:34] Carving out time with your spouse[29:54] Most surprising thing about being a dad[32:07] Leaning into his kids' strengths[34:18] Favorite/least favorite kid’s book[36:32] Parenting frameworks[38:48] Partnership[41:24] Cash vs. lotto tickets[45:39] What he had to give up to become a dad[47:16] His mistakes as a dad[48:33] Where to follow/find Casey[49:40] Rapid fire—Show references:Casey's LinkedIn Post - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7090030457370644480/Operator's Guild -...","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}