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Dad to Dad Podcast

Dad to Dad Podcast

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 Fathers mentoring fathers of kids with special needs - presented by the Special Fathers Network. Host David Hirsch interviews some amazing fathers of kids with special needs.Copyright David Hirsch
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  • SFN Dad to Dad 419 - Matt Shepherd of Emporia, KS, Owner of Midwest Evaluation & Research, Father Of Twins, One With Developmental Delays

    SFN Dad to Dad 419 - Matt Shepherd of Emporia, KS, Owner of Midwest Evaluation & Research, Father Of Twins, One With Developmental Delays
    Feb 27 2026
    Our guest this week is Matt Shepherd of Emporia, KS who is President and CEO of Midwest Evaluation & Research and father of two adopted children including one with developmental delays.

    Matt and his wife, Brenda, have been married for 35 years and are the proud parents of two adopted children; Jeremy (26) and Bonnie (25) who has high emotional intelligence as well as development delays.

    Professionally, Matt is owner of Midwest Evaluations and Research, a consulting firm that helps community-based organizations, foundations, schools, and governments evaluate and improve their programs. Along the way he has developed a high level of experience and expertise doing research for and evaluation of fatherhood programs.

    Matt is also to the founder and former board chair of Social Innovation Labratory, a non-profit that drives community-led change through partnerships and research to build equitable, innovative, and sustainable systems.

    Matt also founded Caerus Place for Woman, based in Souix Falls, SD to provide safe housing, compassionate support, and pathways to stability and independence for women in crisis.

    We’ll hear all about Matt’s work and family on this episode of the SFN Dad to Dad Podcast.

    Show Notes -
    Phone – (620) 757-9101
    Email – Matt.Shepherd@Midwestevaluation.com
    LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-shepherd-86594056/
    Company – https://midwestevaluation.com/
    Social Innovation Labs – https://www.socialinnovationlab.org/

    Order your copy of the new 21CD book: Dads Raising Chidlren With Special Needs & Disabilities: A Guide For 21st Century Dads on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4tdvjcv

    Special Fathers Network –
    SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 800+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: “I wish there was something like this when we first received our child’s diagnosis. I felt so isolated. There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through.”

    SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.

    Join the SFN U.S. Tour in one of 60+ locations all across the U.S. from May 21st to June 21st. Go to www.21stCenturyDads.org for additional informaiton.

    Please conisder hosting, co-hosting or simoly joining the tour near your home.

    Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDFCvQimWNEb158ll6Q4cA/videos

    Please support the SFN. Click here to donate: https://21stcenturydads.org/donate/

    Special Fathers Network: https://21stcenturydads.org/

    SFN Mastermind Group - https://21stcenturydads.org/sfn-mastermind-group/

    Special thanks to SFN Mentor Father, SFN Mastermind Group dad and 21CD board member Shane Madden for creating the SFN jingle on the front and back end of the podcast..
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    30 min
  • SFN Dad To Dad 418 - Mike Griffiths of San Francisco, CA Exec. VP at CBRE & Father Of Two Including A Son With KCNB1 A Rare Genetic Disorder

    SFN Dad To Dad 418 - Mike Griffiths of San Francisco, CA Exec. VP at CBRE & Father Of Two Including A Son With KCNB1 A Rare Genetic Disorder
    Feb 20 2026
    Order your copy of the new 21CD book: Dads Raising Chidlren With Special Needs & Disabilities: A Guide For 21st Century Dads on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4tdvjcv

    Our guest this week is Mike Griffiths of San Francisco, CA an Executive Vice-President at CBRE, a real estate management firm and father of two children including one with KCNB1, a very rare genetic disorder.

    Mike and his wife, Julia, have been married for 17 years and are the proud parents of two children, daughter Rowe (9) and son, Hall (14) who has KCNB1, a very rare genetic disorder associated with severe developmental delays, intellectual disability, and various types of seizures.

    Hall and the family have benefited from a number of organizations including; the KCNB1 Foundation, Support for Families with Disabilities, and Best Buddies to name a few. Mike has also participated in some endurance cycling events to raise funds for charity.

    Mike is very authentic about parenting a child with a wide range of physical, intellectual and emotional challenges.

    We’ll hear about that and more on this episode of the SFN Dad To Dad Podcast.

    Show Notes -
    Phone – (415) 407-7782
    Email – michael.w.griffiths@gmail.com
    LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-griffiths-63a87/
    KCNB1 Foundation – http://www.kcnb1.org/
    Best Buddies - https://www.bestbuddies.org/

    Special Fathers Network –
    SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 800+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: “I wish there was something like this when we first received our child’s diagnosis. I felt so isolated. There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through.”

    SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.

    Order your copy of the new 21CD book: Dads Raising Chidlren With Special Needs & Disabilities: A Guide For 21st Century Dads on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4tdvjcv

    Join the SFN U.S. Tour in one of 60+ locations all across the U.S. from May 21st to June 21st. Go to www.21stCenturyDads.org for additional informaiton. Please conisder hosting, co-hosting or simoly joining the tour near your home.

    Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDFCvQimWNEb158ll6Q4cA/videos

    Please support the SFN. Click here to donate: https://21stcenturydads.org/donate/

    Special Fathers Network: https://21stcenturydads.org/

    SFN Mastermind Group - https://21stcenturydads.org/sfn-mastermind-group/

    Special thanks to SFN Mentor Father, SFN Mastermind Group dad and 21CD board member Shane Madden for creating the SFN jingle on the front and back end of the podcast..
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    29 min
  • SFN Dad To Dad 417 - Patton Dodd of San Antonio, TX, Executive Director of the H.E. Butt Foundation, Author & Father of Three.

    SFN Dad To Dad 417 - Patton Dodd of San Antonio, TX, Executive Director of the H.E. Butt Foundation, Author & Father of Three.
    Feb 13 2026
    Order your copy of the new 21CD book: Dads Raising Chidlren With Special Needs & Disabilities: A Guide For 21st Century Dads on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4tdvjcv

    Our guest this week is Patton Dodd, of San Antonio,TX who is the Executive Director of the H.E. Butt Foundation, author and father of three.

    Patton and his wife, Michaela, have married for 26 years and are the proud parents of three children: Isabell (22), Henry (18) and Luisa (15).

    Occupationally, Patton is the executive director of the H.E. Butt Foundation. Since the 1930s, the foundation has served people in Texas and beyond in various ways according to the needs of the time, including improving literacy and mental health care, funding recreation and camps, hosting ecumenical Christian retreats at Laity Lodge, at Laity Lodge, and partnering with other organizations that serve families and children.

    Patton a longtime journalist and essayist is also author of the book: The Father You Get And The Ones You Make, Believe In And Become, a reflective and deeply personal exploration of how men inherit, reinterpret, and ultimately choose the models of fatherhood that shape their own identity as dads.

    It's an enlightening and houghtful conversation about fathering all on this episode of the SFN Dad to Dad Podcast.

    Show Notes -
    Phone – (719) 325-6965
    Email – pattondodd@gmail.com
    LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattondodd/
    Substack – https://pattondodd.substack.com/
    H.E. Butt Foundation - https://hebfdn.org/
    The Father You Get And The Ones You Make, Believe In And Become - https://tinyurl.com/293wx6ur

    Special Fathers Network –
    SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 800+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: “I wish there was something like this when we first received our child’s diagnosis. I felt so isolated. There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through.”

    SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.

    Order your copy of the new 21CD book: Dads Raising Chidlren With Special Needs & Disabilities: A Guide For 21st Century Dads on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4tdvjcv

    Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDFCvQimWNEb158ll6Q4cA/videos

    Please support the SFN. Click here to donate: https://21stcenturydads.org/donate/

    Special Fathers Network: https://21stcenturydads.org/

    SFN Mastermind Group - https://21stcenturydads.org/sfn-mastermind-group/

    Special thanks to SFN Mentor Father, SFN Mastermind Group dad and 21CD board member Shane Madden for creating the SFN jingle on the front and back end of the podcast..
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    29 min
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