Navigating Long-Distance Parenting Challenges

Patrick Moran is the Head of Growth Marketing at Robinhood, a fintech platform helping to democratize finance. Prior to that he had an illustrious career at Houzz, Spotify, YikYak, Netflix and more. He is a loving husband and the father of two kids (and one Golden Retriever). In today's conversation we discussed:

* His childhood moving back and forth from the Philippines to the US

* The value system of families in the Philippines

* What it's like having a 10+ year gap between his children

* How to instill "grit" in your children

* Top tips for international travel with your kids

* Having aging parents who live very far away

* 80's parenting vs. today

* Parenting frameworks and the power of patience

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Where to find Patrick Moran

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcmoran/

- Finding Market Fit Podcast: https://www.findingmarket.fit/

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In this episode, we cover:

[1:59] Welcome Patrick

[2:58] Professional background

[4:04] Childhood in the Philippines and the U.S.

[6:54] Value system

[11:20] How did you meet your wife?

[15:46] Life in the Philippines

[16:49] All about his kids

[18:11] What it’s like having a 10+ year gap between his two kids

[21:55] Instilling “grit”

[24:53] Travel tips with kids

[29:04] Raising kids as immigrant parents

[34:32] Cultural identity and aging parents

[40:20] Most surprising thing about being a dad

[42:39] 80’s parenting vs. now

[45:41] Parenting Frameworks

[48:32] Where he and his wife don’t align

[50:31] What did you give up to be a dad?

[52:14] What is a mistake you made as a dad?

[53:43] Follow along with Patrick

[54:39] Rapid fire round and thank you

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Show references:

RobinHood:

https://www.robinhood.com/

Office Space: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/

Inside Out: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673/

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

The Philippines: https://www.britannica.com/place/Philippines

Awakenings - Robert DeNiro: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099077/

University of Michigan: https://umich.edu/

Houzz: https://www.houzz.com/

YikYak: https://yikyak.com/

Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/

Costco: https://www.costco.com/

Entourage: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387199/

Golden Retrievers: https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/golden-retriever/

Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556096/

Tiger Woods: https://tigerwoods.com/

Flamin’ Hot Cheetos: https://www.amazon.com/Cheetos-Crunchy-Flamin-Cheese-Flavored/dp/B019KE3616

Melatonin Gummy: https://www.amazon.com/Melatonin-Gummies-Sleep-Aid-Supplement/dp/B0864S2W4Q

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