Matt Martin is the co-founder and CEO of Clockwise – an amazing product that optimizes your team’s schedules to create more time in everyone’s day. Prior to that he was an engineer and a lawyer. In addition to being an incredible founder he’s also a husband and the father of three kids, including a set of identical twins! We discussed:
* Changes in working style required when you become a parent
* The importance of clear communication - both at work and with your partner
* The most important aspects of communication to get right
* The need for focus in both work and parenting
* How to be gentle on your own self-criticism
* Reframing demands and expectations you have for yourself
* The support structures critical for his dual-working household
Where to find Matt Martin
* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/voxmatt/
* X: https://x.com/voxmatt
Where to find Adam Fishman
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In this episode, we cover:
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1:54] Professional background
[
2:49] Career before Clockwise
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8:58] Decision to start a family/ how has your approach to work changed since becoming a dad
[
15:53] Earliest memory of becoming a dad
[
21:26] Most important aspect of communication
[
23:34] Stories of “getting it wrong.”
[
28:24] Most surprising things about being a dad
[
31:06] Advice for younger Matt
[
35:12] Favorite book to read to kids
[
37:20] Navigating your internal critic
[
39:14] Did being a parent change your leadership style
[
41:35] Alignment challenges with partner
[
43:27] Kid’s relationship to tech
[
45:24] Playing w/ ChatGPT and kids
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Show references:
Clockwise: getclockwise.com
Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/goodnight-moon-margaret-wise-brown/1105127857
Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder by Kate DiCamillo: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mercy-watson-boxed-set-kate-dicamillo/1100089011
Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/paletero-man-lucky-diaz/1137570171
Paw Patrol: https://www.pawpatrol.com/
Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/
Frozen: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294629/
Diaper Pail: https://www.amazon.com/Diaper-Genie-Classic-Newborn-Sized-Diapers/dp/B0CNS3R8T7/
Blippi: https://blippi.com/
Wall-E: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970
White Christmas: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047673
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