Father Nation

Guy Gilchrist cut his cartoon teeth on the stylings of Walter Lantz (Woody Woodpecker), Dr. Seuss and Walt Disney.  After high school, Guy was already working on his own children’s books and working for Weekly Reader Books. At the age of 24, he was hand-selected to draw Jim Henson’s The Muppets cartoon strip (which was wildly successful and printed worldwide in over 660 newspapers daily from 1981 – 1986).  Throughout the years, Guy has set his hand to such notable cartoons as Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry,Fraggle Rock and The Pink Panther (to name a few), and was the co-creator of Muppet Babies.  Guy Gilchrist is also a father and shares with us his thoughts on fatherhood in today's Father Nation episode.     

Drew Bennett is a husband, a dad, a blogger, and a photographer.  Oh—and a Transformers fan!  He also does another dad podcast over at Dad FM and has many great toy reviews and ideas.  Listen to him today talk #fatherhood with Father Nation.  

Bob Munro has been a driving force in the men’s movement for many years. He is a natural leader with an empathy for men and relationships that is unequalled. He is a Certified Leadership Coach and has been an operational leader on local and national levels. Bob’s vision is to engage men and give them the tools to be better in relationships, business and life.

Motivation Champ’s founder, Dominick Domasky, does inspiration and motivational speaking with a slice of humor. Dominick arrived at writing books and motivational speaking with a unique background. Mr. Domasky doesn’t claim to have climbed Mt. Everest or be an Olympic Gold Medalist; Dominick is proud to say, he’s just a guy trying to find success. He learned the value of hard work as a young boy pulling weeds and picking up cigarette butts while working for his father’s landscape company. Even though Dominick has been punched, jobless, broke, cut from the team, and out of business, with the help of those early lessons and a belief in himself, he refuses to ever give up.  Check out his episode of Father Nation!

Christopher Lewis features dads in the limelight on his website dadofdivas.com where dads from all walks of life tell about their experiences as a dad.  It's a little like a written blog of Father Nation!  Listen to what the dad of divas himself has to say regarding #fatherhood.

Jonathan Esterman is a geek, a techie, and an explorer, tinkering with new technologies and existing systems to change the world.  He is a professional student, with numerous business and writing certificates, three Associate degrees, and one Bachelor of Science in Religion with minors in Biblical Studies, Christian Counseling, and Psychology. He is currently working on his Masters in Divinity.  His online property is the Scripted Genius Network, which consists of Dadlib.com among others. 

Author of the best selling series Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney is a dad and talks about being a father in today's episode of Father Nation.  Jeff also is the creator of the child-oriented website Poptropica.        

Faisal Khattak is a professional speaker and the Leadersmith.  He guides and transforms teenagers into noble leaders.  His book "7 Surefire Ways to Bullyroof your Child" has acclaimed numerous raving reviews.  In British Columbia, Faisal desires to be a voice to all kids who are faced with social issues like bullying, addictions, and sexual abuse.  

Marcus Kusi is from Ghana, Africa and has been living in the US since 2008.  He loves teaching, inspiring, and helping people achieve their goals and be the best they can be.  Along with his wife he hosts a podcast, "The First Year Marriage Show" which helps newly weds and those soon to be married get prepared and handle the often difficult first year of marriage.  Head on over to http://www/ourpeacefulfamily.com for more and check it out!   

Jason Greene is in NYC and the dad of 3 children. Being a stay-at-home dad has changed the way he thinks about himself and the world around him. It also led him into the dad blogger world.  His blog touches on parenting challenges and rewards, faith, travel, entertainment, sports, and more.  http://www.thejasongreene.com

  Ted has been married to his wife of over 25 years, Deena. They have four children, Katie, Karryn, Daniel, and David.  Ted received his doctoral degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.  He lives in Connecticut and talks about fatherhood and faith—and the interaction of the two—in this episode of Father Nation.

Matt Barron has a burning desire to help young fathers during a busy and stressful time in their life.  He is the father of two young boys (3 & 1).  He offers a course for young driven fathers at his website www.theyoungdrivenfatherguide.com , and he emphasizes that there’s never a perfect time for anything.  Anytime is a good time to make progress as a father and husband. And it takes hard work, so get ready!   

101 Ways To Be A Long-Distance Super-Dad or Mom is a book written by George Newman and offers helpful, practical tips for parents who live or work in one place, and whose children live in another. While divorce can geographically separate a mom or dad from a child, so can military service or a job requiring travel. This book can help parents remain an important part of their children's lives. Now in its 14th printing, the book is a must for parents who want to keep in close contact with their children, but find it difficult to overcome the barriers posed by distance. Award-winning journalist George Newman draws on his experience as a divorced father, sharing valuable tips for enriching the parent-child relationship, even during physical separation in this episode of Father Nation

Matt Hurst is like almost any new father — a little scared, a little nervous and a lot excited. He best expresses his feelings through the written word and after trying to read a lot during the pregnancy months, he still didn’t feel like he was 100% ready. Because he wasn’t. There’s some fatherly advice out there, but it seems to get lost in the noise of all the motherly advice.  His blog is the trials, tribulations and adulations of a new father, written for those who have gone through fatherhood, are going through fatherhood, or might one day go through fatherhood. Its intent is to be honest, which at times might be wistful, but hopefully more often than not, it will be an exciting and humorous look through the eyes of a new dad at www.sothisisfatherhood.com

Brandon Billinger says he's just an amateur dad telling his novice tales of being a dad at therookiedad.com, but sometimes rookies can teach veterans a thing or two!    

School founder and instructor Tim MacWelch has been professionally teaching a wide variety of survival skills to the public since 1997. Before there were survival TV shows and before there were preppers, MacWelch has been teaching the best of survival skills to all who were willing to learn. Is it better to hope for good luck...  or to rely on good training? Whether you are stuck in the wild or caught in a disaster, the only thing that you'll always have with you is good training. And once you gain a working knowledge of wilderness and urban survival skills, your survival "tool kit"is always with you wherever you go.  Tim is a father and dads are responsible for the safety of their families.  Don't be passive men!   

Matt Baylor is an IT guy, which means he probably knows more about computers/ technology than you do.  He's also a dad of a growing family and has a lot of great advice and thoughts when it comes to parenting.  While he doesn't have a dad book or a daddy blog, he brings a lot to the table in this episode of Father Nation.  Check it out!   

The straight truth from a dad, about being a dad.

Wing Lam founded Wahoo's in southern California which serves up traditional Chinese and Brazilian flavors, offering vegetarian and vegan options such as tofu, banzai veggies, and more.  Wahoo's is now in California, Colorado, Hawaii, New York, Nebraska, Texas, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Japan.  Wing talks about his experiences as a dad here with Father Nation! 

Author and attorney Vaughn McKoy went from public housing to public service through mentorship.  He talks about mentorship and fatherhood in this episode of Father Nation!