Reena loves a story, and she‘s fascinated by the people behind them. She loves to bring stories to life. Her appetite for storytelling has taken her from the Jerry Springer Show to the legal drama of the courtroom. From influential players to reality stars, nothing is censored here. Reena interviews people whose stories haven‘t been told, at least not through her unique lens, and then gets daddy‘s advice afterward like a good daughter does. Whether you have daddy issues or a father who‘s inspired your path, you will be able to tap into my daddy‘s wisdom, wit, and humor at the end of every episode. My daddy has been a guiding light my whole life and there‘s not much he doesn‘t know, as an entrepreneur for forty-plus years, a husband, a loyal son, and my number one supporter. He has learned lots of life lessons along the way and is here to share them with you. It‘s time to reminisce and reflect on the conversations you‘d like to have with your daddy and learn from mine. Come share in some good old-fashioned family bonding and help us up our wisdom rating. There is wisdom from four generations and I’m addressing what happens from childhood to adulthood!
Episodes
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
How do we stay healthy? We must understand our own challenges! You are your own judge and you need to learn how to say no! Ashutosh Garg has written 8 books and his dad was the first to read his manuscripts! He’s interviewed over 1200 guests on his top rated podcast, The Brand Called You, where he shares knowledge, wisdom, and lessons from business leaders around the world! He’s constantly investing in his brand and getting a deeper perspective on life! Ashutosh says you can chose your friends but not your family, make sure you make your peace! He also now reaches out to his own children for advice! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.
Ashutosh Garg, an MBA worked for ITC Limited for 17 years, leaving in 1995 as Managing Director of one of the ITC group companies, based in Singapore. Thereafter he spent 8 years in the aerospace industry. He founded Guardian Pharmacy in India in 2003 and grew it to the second largest pharmacy chain in India. He also brought in GNC as a partner to India. He exited from the company he founded in August 2016.
Ashutosh served as a director of the GAVI Vaccine Alliance for 8 years. He is Chairman of Bizdome, a Startup Incubator of the Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak. He has also served on the Advisory Council of the Centre for Policy Research and continues to serve on the boards of several companies.
He was recognized as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum, Switzerland. He is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and is the Chairman elect for YPO Gold, South Asia for the period 2017 - 19.
He has written 5 highly acclaimed best sellers titled “The Buck Stops Here – my journey from manager to entrepreneur”;“The Corner Office"; "Reinvent Reboot Rewire. Managing Retirement in the 21st Century"; "The Buck Stops Here - Learnings of a Startup Entrepreneur" and "An Eye for an Eye".He writes regularly for various online publications like Times of India, Business Insider, Inc., Entrepreneur, The Quint and Big Decisions.
An avid golfer, he plays the Indian flute and enjoys reading and listening to Indian classical and vocal music.
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Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
What happened to Nanny Yvonne? Today I catch up with Nanny Yvonne from the hit reality show Nanny911. What was Hollywood like? How did she get cast for the television show? Was the experience what she thought it’d be? Nanny Yvonne can assess situations quickly, communicate without talking, and learned that from her biggest fan, her brother!
Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.
Born and educated in London, England, Nanny Yvonne has been in childcare for over 30 years! Live in, live out nanny. She ran her own daycare, trained nannies, mentored nannies, educated nannies and is still a nanny. In 2001 she became an Admissions Director for a private elementary school from its inception. Jump to 2005, unbeknownst to her, Yvonne’s husband put her name forwardfor open casting call for a nanny to replace an existing nanny on a TV show. She was selected to be one of the stars of the prime time hit show Nanny911. The show was syndicated in over 30 countries and had millions of viewers. For seven years she wrote a parenting column for a leading Boston newspaper as well as appearing live on the local Fox affiliate and NECN answering parenting questions from viewers. Her favorite was being made fun of on South Park, Mad magazine and a cameo in The Game Plan with Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson! She is still in the childcare profession and takes her job very seriously. She learnt from the best, her brother David.
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Friday Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Boy mom, Dog mom, Fit mom Over 40, Natural Pro Figure Athlete, 2x pro universe champion, Livestream Producer, Amazon influencer, Samatha Feenberg is following in her daddy’s footsteps and helping him produce his own show too! Today we are talking about how to create fans and bring wrestling storylines into bodybuilding! What is it like to get on stage? How do you build an online presence on YouTube? She says you have to pay your dues!
Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.
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https://instagram.com/sammyjo904?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Have you spit into a container and explored your DNA on 23 and me? Scott Ferguson is an introvert at heart, an adventurer, and believes in giving max effort because life is short! He’s a realtor, an awesome-sauce podcaster, and found his twin at 49! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy!
L. Scott Ferguson is a Lifestyle Optimation Artist and hosts the Time To Shine Today Podcast. His mission is to NOT have ANYONE feel like they have NO-ONE. Scott’s story was highly sought after by people in the entertainment business, which he was not ready to share until now.
At Time To Shine Today Scott shares Knowledge Nuggets to help individuals and teams to Level UP both in business and personal. Scott is a Veteran of the United States Navy with multiple deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, etc in the early to mid-1990s. Scott loves to give, live intentionally, he loves the beach, fitness, yoga, rescuing fur babies, and volunteering.
Shout out to Craig Stanland for the introduction!
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Friday Jun 17, 2022
Friday Jun 17, 2022
What does it mean to live life label free? We all have labels that society has placed upon us and we need to step into our own voice! Deanna Radulescu has had a colorful life. Deanna's first husband passed away and left her widowed, reevaluating her life at a young age, and figuring out what she wanted!
Money is not something she will never chase again, it's all about striving for true happiness. Once you've had it all and it didn't make you happy, it's time to shake things up. Time for second chances! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy!
Deanna Marie Radulescu is the creator and host of Label Free Podcast. At Label Free, she wants her listeners to feel inspired, uplifted, and courageous. On this podcast she discusses how people, as individuals, can break free from the labels that society puts on them, both personally and professionally.
Join Deanna for candid interviews with entrepreneurs, artists, health & wellness experts, executives, humanitarians, and more, as they share their personal and professional journeys, while they share wisdom they’ve learned along the way.
https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/label-free-to-live-your-best-life-live-label-free/id1473450378
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https://www.labelfreepodcast.com/
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Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Is your partner like your parent? Are you both on the same path? How do you work with your spouse? How do you incorporate 3D printing into podcasting? Is it time for a rebrand or a podcast audit? Today I’m talking to Tracy Hazzard, a Podcasting Strategist, and Former Inc. Columnist who has launched thousands of podcasts!
Tracy Hazzard didn’t marry her dad but she did marry someone who loved her as much! Today’s guest is a fellow daddy’s girl, met her hubby the first day of college, she’s a podcasting pro, and quite the mover and shaker in the design world! Her father championed for women in the workplace and taught her to always have three things prepared when speaking! Tracy is constantly working on her craft and even inspired her daughter to start a show! She says we want newness today make sure you are bringing it! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.
Tracy Hazzard is a seasoned media expert with over 2600 interviews from articles in Authority Magazine, BuzzFeed, and her Inc. Magazine column; and from her multiple top-ranked video casts and podcasts like The Binge Factor, The Next Little Thing and Feed Your Brand – one of CIO’s Top 26 Entrepreneur Podcasts.
Tracy brings diverse views from what works and what doesn’t work in marketing, branding and media from thought leaders and industry icons redefining success around the globe. Tracy’s unique gift to the podcasting, marketing, and branding world is being able to identify that unique binge-able factor – the thing that makes people come back again and again, listen actively, share as raving fans, and buy everything you have to sell.
As the influence strategist for speakers, authors & experts, Tracy Hazzard helps major publications, sports stars, and entrepreneurs ‘Brandcast’ their original messages. Along with her husband and partner, Tom Hazzard, she has been rethinking brand innovation for over 25 years as an inventor and product designer. Their podcasting innovation, Podetize, provides businesses of all sizes a system to spread their marketing message, grow a valuable audience, and retain valuable platform authority without a lot of time, cost or effort.
Tracy co-hosts multiple top-ranked podcasts with over 1500 episodes combined, including: The Binge Factor, a 2020 spin-off of Feed Your Brand – one of CIO’s Top 26 Entrepreneur Podcasts; Product Launch Hazzards for inventors and e-Sellers; WTFFF?! 3D Printing: the 3D Start Point, featured as an exclusive live podcast at SXSW, and now a 2020 Special Series sponsored by HP; and The New Trust Economy exploring creator value distribution with Blockchain technology. She just launched her sixth podcast, The Next Little Thing, reviewing and recommending those well-designed things that you can’t help raving about.
Besides being featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Wired, and CNN Money, Tracy was also as an Innovation Columnist for Inc. Magazine for 5 years, and is a columnist for Authority Magazine, and contributor to Grit Daily and BuzzFeed writing about the Binge Factors in podcasting, videocasting, innovation and content marketing.
Tracy has recently appeared on the Larry King Now show and on Digital Trends. She keynotes internationally and can be seen regularly at content marketing and podcasting events including: PodFest, ShePodcasts, Utah Podcast Summit, Traffic & Conversion, and more. With a constant stream of content and products from her Brandcasters authority platform, Podetize.com, Tracy Hazzard has influenced and casted branded content and $2 Billion worth of products and innovation around the world.
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Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Today’s guest Tim Gillette spoke at Zig Ziglar’s Headquarters on his father’s birthday! What is father’s love? His dad met his mom when she was single, already had Tim, and adopted him! They were a packaged deal! How did Tim meet Zig Ziglar?
How did he start blogging and reaching out to celebrities? What’s the greatest joke he’s ever pulled off? What made him cut his long hair and change his image? What is real hope and change?
Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy!
Tim Gillette is the creator and founder of Simple Easy Marketing and Blog and Video Con. Tim has been hosting events, education and mentorship on the online marketing space using blogs, Vlogs, and Podcasting since 2010.
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Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
“Do as much as you can, for as many people as you can, without expecting anything in return.” That’s easier said than done! The more often you do that, the more you’ll get what you deserve. Jordan Mendoza helps people see things in themselves they don’t often see! His goal as a mentor is to encourage and inspire!
He didn’t meet his own dad until he was 12! Find out what lessons he learned from his parents!
Some of Jordan’s many gifts include basketball, breakdancing, beat making, and putting himself out there for collaboration purposes! He’s teaching people how to Blaze Their Own Trail with his talents! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.
Jordan Mendoza is the Founder & CEO of Blaze Your Own Trail Consulting, LLC where he helps entrepreneurs grow their business through strategic marketing, sales & leadership consulting.
In April of 2019 Jordan started creating content on Linkedin and quickly
realized the power of the organic reach. By December, he had amassed 20k followers using the strategy he now teaches his clients in his 12 Week Program.
In 2020 alone Jordan's content reached over 3 Million content views and his audience has expanded to 61K plus followers.
Jordan's goal is to help over 1000 entrepreneurs grow their brands to increase their impact and income each year.
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https://blazeyourowntrailconsulting.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanjmendoza
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Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Today’s guest, Eli Erlanger, is a 10th grader, who is a truth seeker and wanted to do some investigative journalism of his own! He sent me a message on Instagram about the Oscar Stewart, the Protector of Poway Chabad episode 193 I did and I loved his approach! Read his message below.
Hello Mrs.Watts,
I am Eli Erlanger and I am a student from the Wellington School in Columbus Ohio. I am doing a social history project on the Poway Synagogue Shooting. I would love to get your insights as I need one more interview and I think you are the perfect person after listening to your podcast. It’s a short interview only 10-15 minutes max. I could send you the completed interview when the project is done.
Thank you,
Eli
Oscar Stewart Episode was a re-broadcast of the live interview I did with army veteran Oscar Stewart, the Protector of Poway Chabad at a Shul Safety Team Officer event in Chicago sponsored by the Concerned Citizen's League.
When the shooting started in Poway that Passover, chaos erupted, and human instincts kicked in. As an army veteran, he knew what he had to do, and didn't think twice. Oscar did two tours during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and his training prepared him as he ran into the line of fire.
Stewart emphasized the importance of training repeatedly until the responses to a situation become instinctual.
"Whatever it was that moved through him at that moment, it propelled Stewart into the lobby. He saw the young man — who authorities say was 19-year-old John T. Earnest — in a military-style vest wielding a semiautomatic rifle."
“Get down!” Stewart yelled in the loudest tenor he could muster.
The gunman fired two more rounds in response.
“I’m going to kill you,” Stewart boomed. This seemed to rattle Earnest, who began to flee. Fight like you train today of the Better Call Daddy Show: The Safe Space For Controversy! Violence and anti-semitism is unacceptable and effects the entire community!
Link to Oscar Stewart episode
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-call-daddy/id1525296416?i=1000547178342
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1TFdFhpuCHSR6wx8jE0rQk?si=e-w1INV2SFax0GRzyC5VCA
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Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Izolda Trakhtenberg believes when art, music, and creativity are shared it enriches all our lives and helps us heal!
Izolda comes from a singing culture, Russian was her first language and now she can sing in twenty. She got a really good base for languages when she was young! She’s a mythology fan, a podcaster, a performer, a black belt in martial arts, and operates from a beginner’s mind! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.
Izolda Trakhtenberg believes innovation isn’t just about the latest fad, it’s about creative problem-solving and mindful, ethical actions. This refreshing approach has made her a sought-after speaker, educator, and coach for creatives and business leaders.
For years, Izolda traveled the world as a NASA Master Trainer transforming people’s perspectives on planet Earth via creative teaching methods. She’s released four books on communication and self-improvement. Nowadays you’ll find her speaking at conferences, looking for the next great ocean beach, or singing for hundreds of people — all while interviewing peak performers on creative leadership, ethical innovation, and mindfulness on her hit podcast, The Innovative Mindset.
(Recently featured in the fourth edition of Podcasting For Dummies).
Connect with Izolda
http://www.linkedin.com/in/IzoldaT/
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