Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman

This is Part 2 of our conversation with Jefe Greenheart — filmmaker, documentary maker, and one of the most beloved brothers in the Front Row Dads community.
If Episode 1 was about who Jefe is, this one is about how he actually lives it out.
He breaks down his Three P Framework for parenting — Presence, Play and Patience — and gets honest about why driven, creative dads like him struggle most with the one that should come easiest. He shares the phone commitment that changed how he shows up at home, how to film your kids without losing the moment, and why Play might be the most underrated tool in a dad's arsenal.
Then the conversation opens up into something bigger. Jefe shares the vision behind Story House, his Austin studio built intentionally close to home, and a new offering he's developing called the Video Letter of Wishes — the piece he believes is missing from every family's estate plan. Not the money. The wisdom.
In this episode:
The 3 P Framework and why Patience alone won't cut it

How to capture your family's moments without losing presence

The annual highlight film tradition every dad should steal

Why your story is a gift — and it's time to share it

Jefe Greenheart is a filmmaker, documentary maker, and one of the most beloved brothers in the Front Row Dads community. He's been with us for seven years and this conversation was worth every one of them.
Before he was behind the camera telling other people's stories, Jefe was on the verge of something big — a PBS pilot that could have made him a household name. Then COVID hit. Then life hit harder. And somewhere in the middle of his wife Kelly's health crisis, a solar eclipse on a paddleboard, and a long-overdue conversation with his estranged father, Jefe found what he was actually here to do.
In this episode we talk about:
Walking away from fame to be present for two kids

Carrying your family through a dark season without losing yourself

The "sacred interview" that healed years of silence with his dad

Why your family's story is more valuable than you think — and how to capture it before it's gone

Part 2 of this conversation drops in two days. You're going to want to hear it.

Michael Diettrich-Chastain is a new VIP Front Row Dads member, father to Juniper with another baby on the way, and the founder and CEO of Arc Integrated, a leadership development consultancy. He's spent years helping leaders ask better questions of their teams. In this conversation with Jon, he breaks down how those same skills apply to being a better husband and father.
They get into:
→ The shadow side of being a question asker (and how curiosity can backfire) 
→ Why your energy matters more than your words (anxiety is excitement without the breath) 
→ How DISC styles change the way you should approach a conversation 
→ Stop coaching your kids. Start connecting with them. 
→ The check-in rituals Michael uses with his wife Robin 
→ A simple question Michael asks teams that unlocks what they're not talking about
If you've ever caught yourself asking a question to make a point instead of to actually understand someone, this one will land.
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FRD member James Yaman moved his family from upstate New York to Ecuador. But it wasn't a snap decision. He and his wife explored four different cities and countries before choosing. This conversation with Jon is a real look at what goes into making a big move as a family man.
What they cover:
→ How James and his wife made the decision together without one person just following the other
 → Why your gut has to be the first box checked before schools, cost of living, and safety
 → The role mentors and community play in gut-checking a decision this big (and why your parents are the wrong people to ask)
 → What the first 18 months in a new country actually feel like and why you need to give it at least a year 
→ How he kept his business running from another country 
→ Why nothing about the decision has to be permanent and how that freed them to actually do it 
→ The difference between a trip and an adventure and why your family might need the second one
If you've ever thought about moving your family somewhere new, whether across the country or across the world, this one's worth a listen.

Jon sits down with Scott Seymour, conscious partnership coach, men's work facilitator, and the newest leader inside Front Row Dads. This conversation explores what makes Scott the kind of man that other men immediately trust. They get into his formula for making real friends, the corner man concept, unconditional love vs boundaries, and what it actually looks like to show up for another human without an agenda.
A few things that stand out: trust is built in droplets and lost in buckets. Two acronyms that change how you show up in every conversation (WAIT and HALE). And the idea that everyone you meet is just a mirror showing you something about yourself.
If you want deeper friendships but don't know how to get past the surface with other men, this one's for you.

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