Phil Carter is a consumer subscription growth expert and advisor. He has built a popular Reforge course on consumer subscriptions and advises companies on their growth strategy. Prior to that he led growth and product functions at Faire, Quizlet and Ibotta. Phil is also a husband and the father of two kids.
Phil’s wife, Ashley, founded a non-profit called Daring Girls that comes up in today’s episode and has helped over 20,000 Tanzanian women further their education. Donate today!
In our conversation today we discussed:
* Raising kids during the pandemic
* Traveling internationally with young children
* How to teach kids cultural empathy and understanding
* Protecting coveted time with your spouse
* Avoiding everything becoming a household logistics conversation
* The weekly family meeting and how that works for Phil and his family
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Where to find Phil Carter
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philgcarter/
X: https://x.com/philgcarter
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In this episode, we cover:
[1:29] Welcome
[2:03] Professional background
[4:14] Childhood
[5:32] What family are you close to now?
[7:27] How you met your wife
[8:39] Daring Girls and his wife’s work
[11:28] Decision to start a family
[13:27] Earliest memory of becoming a dad?
[16:36] Raising kids during the pandemic
[20:21] Taking kids to Tanzania
[25:42] Talking to kids about diversity
[29:02] Family meeting
[32:37] Advice for younger Phil
[35:56] Advice to ignore
[37:43] Protecting time w/ spouse
[40:59] Standing date-night time/sitter
[42:03] Keeping date-nights from becoming logistical discussions
[44:09] Where do you and partner not align?
[47:16] Mistake you made as a dad?
[49:05] Halloween
[51:11] #1 book recommendation
[52:29] Fav holiday recipes or traditions?
[54:10] Follow along
[54:49] Lightning round
[1:03:56] Thank you
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Show references:
Daring Girls: https://daringgirls.org/
Donate to Daring Girls: https://daringgirls.org/donate/
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/
Ibotta: https://home.ibotta.com/
Bain: https://www.bain.com/
Stanford: https://www.stanford.edu/
Turo: https://turo.com/
Faire: https://www.faire.com/
Reforge: https://www.reforge.com/
Harry Potter: https://www.harrypotter.com/
Tanzania: https://www.britannica.com/place/Tanzania
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884052/
DinoLingo: https://www.dinolingo.com/
Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini: https://www.amazon.com/Kite-Runner-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/159463193X
Children Of The Corn: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087050/
Lion King Soundtrack: open.spotify.com/album/7e8y48Z2fkJNGBOKSECCeS
The Five Love Languages: https://5lovelanguages.com/
Osprey backpacks: https://www.osprey.com/
How to Train Your Dragon: https://www.dreamworks.com/how-to-train-your-dragon
Bluey: https://www.bluey.tv/
The Wild Robot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29623480/
Mighty Ducks: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104868
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt:https://www.amazon.com/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic/dp/0593655036
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