Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman

FRD member Mike Green sits down with fellow FRD member Danny Mulvihill for a conversation every dad needs to hear. Danny is a father of two daughters (10 and 14) and has been married for 17.5 years. For most of his adult life, he was the master of "I'm sorry, but." The words were there but the energy was off.
Two years ago, after a heated argument with his older daughter, his wife pushed him to go upstairs and repair it before bed. He didn't want to. He climbed those stairs, fighting it every step. But what happened when he got there changed how he shows up as a father.
They get into:
→ How to name the specific thing you did wrong and then stop talking
→ Why you can be right or you can be connected, but rarely both at the same time
→ How the repair process actually shortens the gap between blowing up and catching yourself
→ Why proper repair is sometimes better than never having the rupture at all
→ The long-term stakes of how you apologize to your daughters and what it teaches them to accept in future relationships
→ How learning to repair opened the door to showing real emotion in front of his kids for the first time

Lorra Dailey is the daughter of lifetime FRD member Seth Dailey. She's been going to personal growth events since she was 9 years old, firewalked with Tony Robbins at 12, and has traveled the world from China to Nepal to Costa Rica. 
Now she's built Thrivable, a personal growth community for young people ages 9 to 17. Think of it like FRD for kids. A community where young people get tools, accountability pods, weekly calls, challenges, and a tribe of other kids who actually want to do big things in the world.
Jon sits down with Lorra to hear how she got here and what she's building.
They get into:
→ How her dad planted seeds by bringing her to events even when she was coloring in the back of the room 
→ The bulletin board quote that made her say yes to Tony Robbins after she already said no 
→ Why she believes good intentions as parents are no longer enough 
→ The five pillars of Thrivable and what a typical week looks like for members 
→ The story of a 12-year-old boy who was being physically bullied and found his confidence through the community 
→ Why kids already know this stuff and adults are the ones who got trained out of it 
→ The question she wants every parent to sit with: are you more concerned with your children being comfortable or with them being capable?
If you've ever wondered what it would look like if your kid had a community like yours, this is it.
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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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