Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman

FRD members Jason Lee and Taylor Frame sit down for a real conversation about what's actually working at home right now. Jason has a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old and is deep in the sleepless years. Taylor has a 10-year-old, a 6-year-old, and a 3-year-old and has been through it. Different phases, same mission. Two dads comparing notes.
 
What they get into:
→ Why both of them filter all productivity and business advice through one question: do you have kids? 
→ Why every kid is a different project and you can't parent them the same way 
→ How Taylor built systems around outdoor living (e-bikes, outdoor showers, gear stations) because his family falls apart the minute they go inside 
→ Why Jason is learning to stop resenting the middle-of-the-night wake-ups and start seeing them as moments he'll miss 
→ The question Taylor asks instead of "be careful" that gives his kids room to think before they jump 
→ How Jason uses a harness to let his kids learn to run and fall without smashing their face 
→ Taylor gave his 10-year-old $100 at a mall and what she did with it surprised him 
→ Why a good life isn't a life without problems and why the hard parts are usually the best parts
 
If you're in the early years and feeling like you can't see straight, this one's for you. If you're past them, it'll remind you how far you've come.

FRD member Mike Green with a quick one for dads before Mother's Day. If you've ever scrambled at the last minute, grabbed flowers from Trader Joe's, and hoped for the best, this is for you.
Mike breaks down the Platinum Rule, which is not treat her the way you want to be treated, but treat her the way she wants to be treated. Sounds simple. But how do you actually know what she wants? Mike shares three curiosity tools that replace guessing with intention:
→ Ask — but ask thoughtfully and early, not the night before → Observe — watch for the patterns, what drains her, what lights her up, take notes months ahead → Empathy — step into her world and feel what this season of life actually feels like for her
Then he gives you a simple past, present, future filter to design a day that's actually about her experience, not just your effort. Short, practical, and worth 6 minutes of your time before Sunday.

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.
🌐 thrivablekids.com

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