Gui Groscos packed up his family and moved from Boston to Charleston knowing absolutely nobody. No friends. No network. No community. So within the first week he joined a softball team. That decision is a metaphor for everything Gui believes about fatherhood, friendship, and what it actually takes to build a life worth living. In this episode Gui — co-founder of Dadgood, father of two boys with a third due in December, and husband approaching his five-year anniversary — gets real about the chaos of going from one kid to two, why his wife does 90% of the work and he's not ashamed to say it, and how three guys he met online and has never met in person would be in his wedding if he did it all over again.
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What we cover:
00:00 — Introduction
Gui Groscos, co-founder of Dadgood, father of two boys with a third on the way, husband, and recent transplant from Boston to Charleston
00:00 — Becoming a dad at 25
No money. No plan. A pregnant wife. And a switch that flipped overnight.
00:00 — Working from home with kids
Why seeing his kids every day is a blessing — and why locking the office door still breaks his heart a little every time
00:00 — The Dadgood launch that almost cost him his marriage
Three to five months of pouring everything into building the community. The conversation his wife finally had to have. And what he learned about presence from his own product.
00:00 — One to two kids
Who told him it would be easy — and why they were wrong. Why the oldest needs more attention than the newborn. And the night his youngest finally slept through and everything changed.
00:00 — The routine that runs the household
Same schedule every single day. Morning walk. Nap. Dinner together. Bath. Bed. Why the chaos finally became manageable.
00:00 — The personal trainer
Two weeks in. Four to five workouts a week. Full meal tracking. And why he already feels like a different person — with more energy for his kids than he's had in years.
00:00 — Moving to Charleston knowing nobody
The softball team. The neighborhood pool. And what Matt Campbell said about making friends as a dad that stopped Gui cold.
00:00 — Three best friends he's never met in person
Matt Campbell. Chris Walter. Warren. Met through Dadgood. Text every single day. Haven't missed a beat in a year and a half. Would be in his wedding.
00:00 — Advice for dads in the trenches
Find your people. You can't share war stories with someone who doesn't have kids. And you shouldn't have to.
About Gui Groscos
Gui Groscos is the co-founder of Dadgood, a community built for ambitious dads who want to win at home and at work. He is a father of two boys — with a third due in December — a husband approaching his five-year anniversary, and a recent Boston-to-Charleston transplant who joined a softball team within his first week in town.
About Working Dads
Working Dads is the podcast for fathers figuring out work, family, and everything in between. Every week host Johnathan Grzybowski sits down with working dads — founders, executives, investors, and everyday fathers — for honest conversations about the guilt, the grind, the marriage, the money, and what it actually takes to build a career and a family without dropping the ball on either.
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