"Nobody Move" is a line that you often hear in movies but in this case it's an entire MOVEment led by author, entrepreneur, and speaker Rob Esposito. The founder of Relocators and the author of "Nobody Move (Without Reading This) sits down with the LaunchDad to talk about his upcoming book release, the book release gala, business, leadership, turna…

The doctor may not be in but in this case, I think you'd probably prefer to see the Nurse. The LaunchDad is joined today by his friend David Nurse, a coach, author, and keynote speaker who is widely renowned as one of the top mindset specialists in the world and specializes in helping CEOs, athletes, and high performers maximize their talent. The b…

WE'RE BACK and season 5 is in full swing. What's changed? The theme of The Launchcast has gotten more specific with stories of Leadership & Turnaround at the center of everything. Same deep dive interviews, just different perspectives. On today's show, the Launchdad sits down with the incredible Alphonso James for a story you're not going to believ…

Don't call it a comeback! We are back for season 5 and this brief trailer runs through some of the changes at The Launchcast. Our new focus? Leadership and TURNAROUND. Tune in every week for a new episode! Hosted by entrepreneur and keynote speaker George Andriopoulos. Follow @launchpadceo on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, TikTok, and Clubhouse. T…

We're back from a brief holiday hiatus and what better way to come back than to discuss the art of the comeback? In this tiny soapbox show episode, the LaunchDad briefly dives into the mindset behind a comeback. George looks at the comeback from an optics perspective, a leadership perspective and from a personal perspective. A famous quote once rea…

It's our season 3 premiere and we made it a holiday episode...sort of. Life has been super busy so instead of abandoning all hope, the do-gooder dads have shifted from a bi-weekly show to a seasonal schedule with episodes that are bigger and as un-funny as ever once every few months. We have also let A.I. take over in this episode, so Dave and Geor…

What would you say if I told you that 80% of the neurodiverse population is unemployed? Now what would you say if I told you that there's an innovative staffing company out there that understands and appreciates the neurodivergent population so well that they get them placed at an average salary of $81,000 a year? Yea...we reacted the same way. Joi…

Just to be clear, we're not talking about the Reverend Run's Run DMC partner Darryl McDaniels. We're talking about the incomparable mentor to mentors, David M. Corbin and if you think you know the mean of fast, you need to watch this man run to the aid of all his mentees, clients and thought leadership audience. The LaunchDad sits down with his fel…

This Tiny Soapbox Show dives into the mechanics of George's new public speaking platform, SPEAK - a platform for people with ideas and stories. The LaunchDad discusses his decision to move on from producing and speaking on the TEDx platform and how he identified a gap in the speaking world that needed to be filled. Enjoy this episode and make your …

"I believe in the magic that happens when talented, open people get into the room and influence each other." This quote from his website is why they call this week's guest, Joe Ricci, the actor's director. Join the LaunchDad as he dives deep with director, writer and collaborator Joe Ricci on the collaboration that it takes to put together one of h…

Welcome to the season 4 premiere of The Launchcast! Since it's National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), we're kicking this one off with the authorities on disability employment, the co-founders of The Nicholas Center Stella Spanakos & Nicole Sugrue. It's the in-depth interview that you've grown to know and love from the LaunchDad but…

It's a live event recording on episode 323 as The Launchcast crashes the Special Olympics Northeast Long Island Regional Spring Games in our hometown of Farmingdale, New York! We set up our show in Media Row where George had the opportunity to interview athletes, families, volunteers and visitors. It was an incredibly fulfilling experience and the …

A very different episode of The Launchcast, but one of the most necessary if we're going to call ourselves a leadership podcast. The LaunchDad waxes poetic on what's going on in his hometown of Farmingdale, NY. This episode's small-town case study on the effects of politics in parenting and education is a topic that is being discussed in small town…

There are two sides to this interview: the real story and the work. The real story is that George sits down with professional wrestler and personal trainer Joe Ocasio for an incredible, in-depth interview that delves into his story as a wrester, the art of wrestling and his journey to starting Joe's Results Zone. Now for the work: It's the matchup …

Nothing to see here, just two dudes covered in tribal tattoos who are obsessed with leadership and both spoke (at different times) at the same TEDx in Northern Ireland, but here's the catch...one's from Australia and the other is from New York. The LaunchDad sits with this week's Launchcast Leadership Profile guest, Jem Fuller, and the two talk abo…

Imagine taking a trip on the Reading Rainbow. Only it's not a TV show, it's real life and it's not LeVar Burton, it's our guest Danny Brassell. The LaunchDad sits down to profile the good doctor and the two talk about the importance of reading in the life of a leader while covering topics ranging from WWE wrestling Hall of Famer Mankind (Mick Foley…

From the military to a firefighter to a fire chief to a coach, this man's unconventional journey to leadership has been anything but a straight road and anything but easy The LaunchDad sits down to chat with David Hollenbach and the two leadership coaches take a deep dive into the concept of leadership, the inspiration behind it and the "self-leade…

No snappy remarks here. This episode is as serious as what is happening in Ukraine at this very moment. Join another tiny soapbox show on episode 317 as the LaunchDad breaks down President Zelensky's speech to Congress in 20 minutes or less and pinpoints some leadership gems that should have the whole world thinking about what it means to lead a co…

This technical nightmare of an episode is worth the torturous listen, we promise! Audio echoing and equipment issues aside, the LaunchDad is joined by the founder of $100 million+ business/California based beloved restaurant brand Tender Greens, as well as the founder of Quiet Advisory and co-author of "Ten Year Plan: How the Founders of Tender Gre…

Move along, nothing to see here...just two cheeseball dads talking shop. And by talking shop, we mean everything from trying to set their own Guinness World Record to the Super Bowl to making wine and even science (yes, the do-gooder dads know some science). Take that, George's 12th grade AP Chemistry teacher that told him to pay more attention in …

Back from winter hiatus and ready to roll, The Launchcast gets back to basics with an in-studio interview that does not disappoint! Sometimes we focus so much on legacy that we get complacent about innovating old ideas...and sometimes legacy allows us to disrupt an age-old idea and reinvent an industry. The LaunchDad is joined by Orville Davis, CEO…

Yes, we talk about America's dad, the beloved Bob Saget, and the boys do their best to give him an obit that is deserving of the years of happy memories that he gave the world as the patriarch of Full House and more. Yes, George has a huge announcement that will blow your diapers off. Yes, Dave's daughter is the worst intern ever and we get to hear…

It's our final episode of 2021 and what better way to say Happy New Year than with a Tiny Soapbox Show from the LaunchDad himself? We're talking New Year's resolutions and looking inward at our own accountability and responsibilities to make those resolutions come true. We're talking about honoring those from our past in order to move forward in th…

Ho ho, everybody! It’s our 2nd annual Holiday Giving Show and we're bringing you all the feels today as the LaunchDad, along with his good friend and Shannon's Fight co-founder, Dr. Dana Battaglia, help the less fortunate this holiday season. We can make all the jokes we want about the holiday theme and say how much fun this is going to be...but se…

The season 2 premiere of the Over My Dad Bod (cast) is here in what can only be described as an extravaganza level episode: The Holiday Winter Formal. It's our holiday show to kick off the new season and the boys at OMBDC are stoked to share a very special musical holiday performance by Jimmy Doyle and a fun new game called "Put a Sock In It" that …

It's a new season and the boys at the Over My Dad Bod (cast) are sort of starting over while sort of doing the same thing which is sort of confusing but that's sort of what they do while sort of trying to be funny. Sort of. Welcome to the trailer for Season 2 of the best show (allegedly) that you've never listened to! Hosted by "the do-gooder dads"…

It's another Launchcast Reboot and this is the one where we pretended to be Oprah for an hour. YOU get a donation...and YOU get a donation. Episode 312 is a reboot of a very special episode: The Holiday Giving Show. We spent the episode with Dana and James Battaglia, two of George's co-founders and co-board members from Shannon's Fight, and we got …

It's #GivingTuesday and The Launchcast is explaining what that means on episode 311. The LaunchDad talks about how to get involved with your favorite charity in a ton of ways: donating money, donating while shopping with Amazon Smile, volunteering service or just supporting and spreading awareness. It's a quick episode this week since you got a bon…

Sure, bonus episode 310 of The Launchcast is just shy of 24 minutes in total, but trust us when we say that this Tiny Soapbox Show sticks to the 20 minutes or less rule when it comes to the meat and potatoes of this episode...or should we say the turkey and stuffing since this is our 2021 Thanksgiving show! Join George as he reflects on being thank…

As a community and thought-leader, George is always searching for other leaders that have experienced a spark moment in their lives that led them on the path to creating change. In Episode 309 of The Launchcast the LaunchDad interviews Janice Lintz, a person that changed hearing access in the US, disrupted the hearing aid market and now, along with…

Sometimes combining leadership and entrepreneurship can be complicated. We may save the sunshine and rainbows for the gram, but the truth is that reconciling the choices that you need to make, how they make others feel and inevitably, how they make us feel can be an impossible task. Wait until you hear how deep we get when George chops it up (see w…

Calling all Broadway fans, dance fans or fans of movement in general...it's time to get those jazz hands warmed up for this week's guest on episode 307 of The Launchcast, Joseph Corella. George talks to Joseph about his unconventional journey to leadership that has brought him from Disney stage with pop superstar Usher to the teen male dancer of th…

We've got the first The Launchcast Reboot of season 3 with episode 306, "Put a Sock In It" where George interviews John Cronin and his father Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks, a social enterprise that the boys bootstrapped during start-up phase and have grown into a multi-million dollar organization whose mission is to spread happines…

It's another Tiny Soapbox Show from The Launchcast on episode 305 where George talks about how leadership has shown up in the growth of his business over time. We got it done in 20 minutes or less as the LaunchDad talks about the actionable steps towards making sure that you and/or your business continue to evolve and what that means for your legac…

Our first official "Tiny Soapbox Show" from The Launchcast, now produced by Launchpad 516 Studios, focuses on Bullying Prevention Month on episode 304. Every Tiny Soapbox Show episode will focus on a cause or topic that George is so passionate about that he feels the need to stand up by himself on his soapbox, no guest, and talk about it (for 20 mi…

Imagine being the poster child for a Charcot-Marie-Tooth, a disease that most people have never heard of, while having aspirations of using your artistic and design skills to build a fabulous career. Imagine the pain that CMT would cause over an entire lifetime, both in your identity as a person and physical pain. Now imagine marrying it all togeth…

It's the remix...actually it's the sequel of our 2 part roundtable discussion with the alumni of TEDxFarmingdale on episode 302 of The Launchcast. It's double the fun this time as we go from the five TEDx speakers of part 1 to ten alums representing the red dot on part 2. This one is a deep dive into the culture behind curtain and what it takes to …

It's the Season 3 premiere of The Launchcast and we've spared no expense to bring you the most power-packed premiere that we've ever had! Okay, we didn't spend any money but we have 5 guests and they're all bringing the thunder as we talk about leadership on the red dot. That's right, it's part 1 of our TEDx roundtable with a room full of TEDxFarmi…

It's not just Season 3 of The Launchcast, it's the beginning of a new season-long mission to show up like we've never shown up before. Take a listen to our season 3 trailer to hear what the LaunchDad's been up to since the end of season 2 and to hear how we're going to shake things up as we start part 3 of our podcast journey. Hosted by entrepreneu…

A PACKED Episode 8 of the Over My Dad Bod (cast) and we can't wait for our listeners (a group which does not include our wives) listen! Just your average episode...George freestyle raps, we debut our new friend Simon the Misunderstood Australian, TikTok sensation and indie film actor Jason Crowe and his dad contribute with their dad joke of the day…

We're back from hiatus, but nobody was listening to begin with so...welcome to our brand new podcast, The Over My Dad Bod (cast)! Episode 7 gets about as deep as this show gets (think: above ground inflatable pool deep) where we talk about the reason for our brief hiatus, Dave recites inter-state trucking laws and George talks about his hair (again…

It's our biggest episode ever with a ridiculous helping of guest stars. We're joined on Episode 6 of The Over My Dad Bod (cast) by none other than the ghost of Casey Kasem, Shaggy (the Scooby Doo one) and Shaggy (the Boombastic one). Alright, we're using the word "joined" very loosely BUT we do talk about sign wars, the Josh Noodle Fight, Fortnite …

We're joined by the incomparable Scott Stanford on Episode 216 of The Launchcast. WWE host? Yes. Sports anchor? Yes. News anchor? Yes. Radio guy? Yes. Leader? Not according to him, but Scott and The LaunchDad dive deep (on the shallow side of deep actually) to get a deeper understanding from this incredible entertainer. Hosted by entrepreneur and k…

60 episodes. 60 minutes. Bonus episode 215 of The Launchcast dives into the leadership lessons that we've learned throughout the first 60 episodes of this podcast. We've had 47 guests on this show and they have brought 47 different perspectives on leadership...this is the one where we really get into what those perspectives have taught us. We also …

It's the KEY to fatherhood...Key Lewis, that is. Join The Over My Dad Bod (cast) on Episode 5 as Dave and George interview comedian Key Lewis and talk about everything from George's "lavish" hair to raising ***hole kids to doing it in the parking lot of a K-Mart. Join us as we see what happens after a failed gynecology career takes a positive turn …

The word "legend" is thrown around way too often nowadays but in this case, this case being Episode 214 of The Launchcast, we have a bonafide New York LEGEND in our midst. The LaunchDad sits down with former PIX11 and Fox5 news anchor Sukanya Krishnan and talks about everything from her beginnings in broadcasting to her work during the September 11…

What are you made of? That's the question that fuels the fire behind the success of our guest on Episode 213 of The Launchcast, Mike "C-Roc" Ciorrocco. The Grant Cardone, 10x disciple has built businesses with culture and developing people at the forefront of his mission. George and C-Roc wax poetic on the anatomy of an entrepreneur and you might..…

Everybody hates crocs as much as George, right? Or does he?! Episode 4 of The Over My Dad Bod (cast) is another power packed episode where we get to hear about Danny "DJ Mr. Bones" and his goal to hit 25 million hits, George's family coping with his daughter's hearing loss, Dave's daughter living in a Beanie-Boo, unicorn-filled pandemic world and a…

Eighties dance music fans: Dave has never heard of TKA, George Lamond, Samantha Fox. More revelations like this one in this jam-packed episode 3 of The Over My Dad Bod (cast). George talks about the cultural importance of The Real World as he binges The Real World New York: Homecoming and strolls down memory lane. Dave and his family and their NFT/…

Now that George and Dave are total professionals at podcasting (2 episodes deep) with The Over My Dad Bod (cast), the boys let loose with a ton of content in episode 2. Submitted for your approval: a secret 3 bedroom apartment behind a bathroom mirror, the best sitcoms of the 80s, Fish Tank Failures (our own shoddy version of S___k Tank) and the fi…