
The Company of Dads Podcast
Paul Sullivan, former NY Times columnist, explores the lives, stories, joys, and challenges of Lead Dads – fathers who lead in raising children, supporting their partner, and balancing their career. New episode drops every Tuesday.
Latest episodes

Feb 8, 2022 • 26min
EP2: Fatherhood and Football With a Super Bowl Champ
Interview with Najee Goode / Super Bowl Champion, Entrepreneur and Lead DadHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANThe former linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles has sacked Tom Brady and intercepted him. He started a company, Veepio, that seeks to change the financial landscape for college athletes. Now living in Jacksonville, Florida, Najee is the lead dad to his two daughters, 5 and 4. He’s applied football lessons to fatherhood – and shares them along with some juicy stories from his Super Bowl LII win against the Patriots in 2017.---Get our free newsletter covering all things fatherhood delivered straight to your inbox: https://thecompanyofdads.com/thedad/

Jan 22, 2022 • 37min
EP1: What Pandemic Research Revealed About Dads
Interview with Kristen M. Shockley / Professor, University of GeorgiaHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANThe pandemic changed parenting and relationships overnight. Kids were forced home from school. Parents were sent into remote work or forced to juggle shifts with parenting. Into this chaos, stepped Kristen Shockley, a professor at the University of Georgia, who wanted to know what this sudden shift did to how couples worked, parented and cleaned up afterward. What she found revealed unexpected insight into on relationships, but it also offered valuable lessons for the new world of work.---Get our free newsletter covering all things fatherhood delivered straight to your inbox: https://thecompanyofdads.com/thedad/