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July 14, 2021 22 mins

Craig Kessler is COO of one of the world’s fastest-growing sports and entertainment companies. He’s also a father of three young boys. 

After realising he had a lot to learn about parenting, Craig reached out to his network and asked them to write him a letter on “how to be a good dad”. 

After receiving responses from a wide range of dads, including athletes, TV personalities, businessmen and civic leaders, Craig compiled the advice into a book, which became known as ‘The Dad Advice Project

In this interview, Craig discusses some of the common themes he discovered and shares a few stories that had the biggest impact on his life as a dad. 

What you’ll learn

  • About Craig’s career as COO of TopGolf
  • His fatherhood story and what he has learned along the way
  • What inspired him to launch ‘The Dad Advice Project’
  • Some of the well-known names who contributed stories
  • The three common pieces of parenting advice he learned from interviewing over 40 dads for the book
  • Two parenting ideas that really stood out for Craig
  • How other dads can get involved with The Dad Advice Project

More Information
Show notes and links to references mentioned in this interview are available at https://thedadtrain.com/54

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