Casey Woo is the founder of Operators Guild, a community of engaged ops professionals who help each other navigate the issues that arise when scaling a company. He is a reformed Finance leader who found his passion growing a community. He's a husband and father of three kids.
In this episode we discuss:
* How I discovered Casey through a LinkedIn post
* His wife's career and their decision to start a family
* How he explains his job to his kids
* How to lean into your children's strengths
* His favorite (and least favorite) kids books
* Parenting frameworks
* The concept of Cash vs. Lotto tickets
* Rapid fire!
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Where to find Casey Woo
- Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/caseyswoo
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseywoo/
- Operators Guild: https://operators-guild.com/
Where to find Adam Fishman
- Newsletter: http://startupdadpod.substack.com
- Newsletter: http://fishmanafnewsletter.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/
- Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/
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In this episode, we cover:
[1:38] Welcome and introduction
[1:57] Our LinkedIn connection
[5:39] His childhood/background
[14:02] All about his partner
[17:05] All about his kids
[19:06] His wife’s career
[20:21] Their decision to start a family
[22:23] His earliest memory of being a dad
[23:27] What work/life balance means to him
[25:42] Explaining his job to his kids
[27:34] Carving out time with your spouse
[29:54] Most surprising thing about being a dad
[32:07] Leaning into his kids' strengths
[34:18] Favorite/least favorite kid’s book
[36:32] Parenting frameworks
[38:48] Partnership
[41:24] Cash vs. lotto tickets
[45:39] What he had to give up to become a dad
[47:16] His mistakes as a dad
[48:33] Where to follow/find Casey
[49:40] Rapid fire
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Show references:
Casey's LinkedIn Post - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7090030457370644480/
Operator's Guild - https://operators-guild.com/
FOG Ventures LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/fog-ventures/
West Point - https://www.westpoint.edu/
Harvard University - https://www.harvard.edu/
Goldman Sachs - https://www.goldmansachs.com/
Morgan Stanley - https://www.morganstanley.com/
WeWork - https://www.wework.com/
McKinsey & Company - https://www.mckinsey.com/
Microsoft Excel - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/excel
The Wolf of Wall Street - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/
The Big Short - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596363/
Innovation Endeavors - https://www.innovationendeavors.com/
The Incredibles - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredibles
The Gruffalo - https://www.gruffalo.com/
Hot Shots! Part Deux - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107144/
Umbrella stroller - https://www.amazon.com/Kolcraft-Lightweight-Stroller-Multi-Position-Reclining/dp/B019DHBCXE
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