{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"We Drove Through the Night to Meet Our Daughter | Matt Korn (Dad of 4, Founder of Dad Esquire)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4589,"description":"Matt Korn is a Partner at Pierson Ferdinand LLP and the founder of Dad, Esquire, an online community dedicated to supporting fatherhood within the legal profession. He built the community after spending years in Big Law, navigating the demanding culture of corporate legal practice while striving to be an emotionally present father to his four children.\nHe’s married to Haley, and together they are raising four kids; three biological sons and one adopted daughter. His parenting journey has included managing extreme sleep deprivation to build his practice, navigating a powerful wake-up call about work-life balance from his wife, expanding their definition of family through an emergency domestic adoption, and developing a deeply intentional approach to digital screen boundaries. We discussed:The isolation of the legal profession: Why law firm culture makes it particularly difficult for dads to build community and why Matt created Dad Esquire to ensure no father navigates law or parenthood alone.  The cost of running on empty: How sleep deprivation became Matt's default strategy for balancing Big Law with a big family, and what that reactionary approach ultimately cost him over time.A marital crossroads: The exact moment Matt’s wife told him she felt like a single mom, and how that wake-up call forced him to radically renegotiate his career and prioritize his family.  Physical presence vs. emotional presence: Humbling lessons on modern parenting, the reality of screen-time guilt, and how to stay truly engaged when your kids are competing for your attention.An unexpected adoption journey: The logistical, financial, and emotional realities of their family's short-notice domestic adoption, and what it taught them about bonding and loving unconditionally.  Navigating the digital future at home: How Matt thinks about AI and technology as a tool for his kids' future success.\nWhere to find Matthew KornLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewkorn/Dad, Esquire:...","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}