He is a husband of 9 years and father of an 8-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son. Currently overseeing a major hotel opening project, Andrew manages the full scope of construction, staffing, and procurement while maintaining the kind of presence at home that most executives struggle to balance. About Working Dads For dads figuring out work, family, and everything in between. Working Dads is the podcast for fathers who are building careers, raising kids, and trying to do both without losing themselves in the process. Every episode is an honest conversation about the real stuff — the guilt, the grind, the marriage, the money, and what it actually takes to show up at home and at work without dropping the ball on either.
Andrew Effiong — VP of Hospitality, Casino Executive, and Father of Two Andrew Effiong is a VP of Hospitality at a casino, husband of 9 years, and father of two. In this episode, Andrew gets honest about what it actually looks like to build a high-pressure career in the casino industry while showing up at home for his 8-year-old daughter, 6-year-old son, and 1-year-old dog. We talk about the morning chaos, the parenting evolution nobody warns you about, how he gets 8 hours of sleep every night without an alarm, and why he's never touched a cup of coffee in his life. Real talk. No highlight reels. Just a working dad figuring it out.
Three things you'll learn in this episode:
1. Why parenting doesn't get easier — it just gets different, and what that actually means when you're managing a high-demand career at the same time
2. The exact morning routine Andrew uses to get two kids out the door by 7:31am — including the countdown timer system that saves him every single day
3. How 8 hours of sleep became his non-negotiable foundation for performing at the executive level without caffeine or shortcuts About Andrew Effiong Andrew Effiong is a VP of Hospitality with 14 years of experience in the casino industry.
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