Steve and his wife were both from LA. Then he took a job in New York. Packed up his one-year-old son. Moved across the country away from every friend and family member they had. And just figured it out. New Jersey. San Francisco for fifteen years. Back to New York. Back to the Bay. San Diego. And eventually back to California where it all started. In this episode Steve — C-suite tech marketing executive, husband, and dad to a son who is now out of college — gets honest about what years of travel and relocation actually does to a marriage, why he and his wife made a conscious decision to never pressure their son in areas he didn't have a passion for, and the one thing his son said to him recently that told him everything he needed to know about how it all turned out.
Steve’s episode of the Working Dads Podcast premieres on YouTube October 4. Stay tuned!
Steve and his wife were both from LA. Then he took a job in New York. Packed up his one-year-old son. Moved across the country away from every friend and family member they had. And just figured it out. New Jersey. San Francisco for fifteen years. Back to New York. Back to the Bay. San Diego. And eventually back to California where it all started. In this episode Steve — C-suite tech marketing executive, husband, and dad to a son who is now out of college — gets honest about what years of travel and relocation actually does to a marriage, why he and his wife made a conscious decision to never pressure their son in areas he didn't have a passion for, and the one thing his son said to him recently that told him everything he needed to know about how it all turned out.
Three things you'll learn:
How Steve and his wife managed unexpected travel, relocation, and career pressure without losing each other — and why communication wasn't just important, it was everything
The parenting philosophy Steve and his wife applied from day one — knowing what your kid is actually good at, setting realistic expectations, and never projecting your own ambitions onto them
What Steve's adult son recently said back to him that he never remembered saying out loud — and why it's the clearest sign that the values actually stuck
About Steve
Steve is a C-suite marketing executive with a career rooted in tech and advertising. He and his wife grew up in LA, raised their son across multiple cities including New Jersey, the San Francisco Bay Area, and San Diego, and have recently settled back in California. His son is out of college and — by every measure that matters — turned out exactly right.
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