Join us as we dive into the unique experience of navigating parenthood while leading a startup.
When
Jean-Luc Zehnder founded his company, Virtido, in the same month his first child was born, he found himself nurturing two newborns: a business and a baby. In this episode, Jean-Luc opens up about the raw challenges of managing a growing family alongside a budding enterprise.
Here’s what you can expect:
🔹 Jean-Luc’s insights into balancing the financial uncertainties and lifestyle adjustments necessary for work-life harmony, including downsizing their home for stability.
🔹 A candid look at the dynamics of raising three boys and the importance of recognizing each child's unique role within the family.
🔹 Strategies for building a supportive work culture and the significance of mental fitness in personal and professional realms.
🔹 Reflections on maintaining a healthy partnership and the struggles of letting go as a parent.
Jean-Luc's personal stories provide encouragement and valuable insights for entrepreneurial dads, especially those navigating parenthood without local family support.
🎧 Tune in now to gain heartfelt parenting insights and learn how to thrive with both a newborn and a new business.
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What is Ambitious Dads?
Fatherhood cracked me open in ways I never expected — and showed me how unprepared most of us are for the emotional work it demands. After learning I couldn’t be a biological father, I wrestled early with the fear that I might screw up my kids before they even existed — a feeling every dad, in one way or another, eventually comes to know. The Ambitious Dads Podcast is where we stop winging it and start talking — about balancing endless competing priorities like work, kids, partners (sex — yeah, right!), self-care, and finances; about the emotions that hit daily — guilt, stress, fear, fatigue, love — and about the quiet doubts that keep us up at night. We’ll get vulnerable. We’ll get honest. And yes, we’ll end every episode with a ridiculous poop story, because if fatherhood teaches you anything, it’s how to laugh while cleaning up disasters.
Hosted by Jeff Hittner. Email Jeff with ideas for future episodes: jwhittner@gmail.com