Posts Tagged ‘parenting’
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion – Marcus Whitney LIVE with MaryAnne Howland
Today’s guest on #MWL is MaryAnne Howland. We’ll discuss rites of passage, the importance of mentorship, intentional parenting, and raising a child with a disability.
Read MoreThe Grind 68 Freshman Principles
It’s a Brave New World, Take This With You Last week I took my youngest son to his college orientation at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville(UTK). These days college orientation is often a two-day affair, happens before move-in day and includes parents. After getting him checked into the dorm where he would be staying for…
Read MoreThe Grind 61 Journeys and Objectives
What was true is no longer true. I’ve been doing a lot of speaking and writing lately. Speaking and writing both trigger me to think about ‘narrative’, which leads to reflection about what has transpired in my life so far, and how I’ve been transformed by it. One major theme has come up lately in…
Read MoreThe Grind 59 The Wisdom To Know The Difference
What are we all freaking out about? In three days my youngest son will graduate from high school. I’m so happy for him and so proud of him. I can close my eyes and vividly remember when he was a baby. When he was a little boy that I carried around my neck. Today trying…
Read More"Becoming A Force In My Sons Life" | Fatherhood Is Dope The Podcast
Being a father is a great privilege and responsibility, and I talk all about my experience as a father with good friend and mentee, Aaron McGee on his new podcast “Fatherhood is Dope”. Fatherhood Is D.O.P.E, which stands for Doing Our Part Everyday, is a podcast all about doing just that. Aaron sheds light on…
Read MoreThe Grind 48: Deepening The WHY
There are worse things. Last week was one of the most transformational weeks of my entire life. My first son is, undoubtedly, the catalyst for the person I have become over the last twenty years. It was his existence that drove me to get real with myself, become self-disciplined and make real progress in my…
Read MoreThe Grind 39: Startups Are Kids
Happy Sunday my friend, Yesterday, my wife shared with me an incredible way of looking at what it means to raise teenagers. In case you didn’t know, we’ve got two. She said that their conscience is developing but isn’t fully baked yet, and so as parents it’s our job to be their external conscience. To…
Read MoreThe Grind 11: Hope Binds Us
Happy Mother’s Day! I’ve been under the weather the last couple of days. I’m actually about to head out to urgent care to make sure it’s not something more than a cold. Being a bit ill has a pretty significant impact on my mood. I don’t handle it very well, admittedly. It’s one of the…
Read MoreMarcus Whitney Keynote – Montgomery Bell Academy
Marcus Whitney delivers a keynote at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee in 2015.
Read MoreNashville hustle — to change your world, you gotta lie a little: Marcus Whitney at TEDxNashville
Marcus Whitney is a technology entrepreneur who cut his teeth in Nashville, Tennessee. He learned his craft as an early employee at Emma and has gone on to be a co-founder of Barcamp Nashville, Jumpstart Foundry, Moontoast, and SouthernAlpha. Marcus went from being a college dropout waiter knowing no one in Nashville to a cornerstone…
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