Phil Carter is a consumer subscription growth expert and advisor. He has built a popular Reforge course on consumer subscriptions and advises companies on their growth strategy. Prior to that he led growth and product functions at Faire, Quizlet and Ibotta. Phil is also a husband and the father of two kids. Phil’s wife, Ashley, founded a non-profit called Daring Girls that comes up in today’s episode and has helped over 20,000 Tanzanian women further their education. Donate today! In our conversation today we discussed: * Raising kids during the pandemic * Traveling internationally with young children * How to teach kids cultural empathy and understanding * Protecting coveted time with your spouse * Avoiding everything becoming a household logistics conversation * The weekly family meeting and how that works for Phil and his family — Where to find Phil Carter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philgcarter/ X: https://x.com/philgcarter Where to find Adam Fishman * FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/ — In this episode, we cover: [1:29] Welcome [2:03] Professional background [4:14] Childhood [5:32] What family are you close to now? [7:27] How you met your wife [8:39] Daring Girls and his wife’s work [11:28] Decision to start a family [13:27] Earliest memory of becoming a dad? [16:36] Raising kids during the pandemic [20:21] Taking kids to Tanzania [25:42] Talking to kids about diversity [29:02] Family meeting [32:37] Advice for younger Phil [35:56] Advice to ignore [37:43] Protecting time w/ spouse [40:59] Standing date-night time/sitter [42:03] Keeping date-nights from becoming logistical discussions [44:09] Where do you and partner not align? [47:16] Mistake you made as a dad? [49:05] Halloween [51:11] #1 book recommendation  [52:29] Fav holiday recipes or traditions? [54:10] Follow along [54:49] Lightning round [1:03:56] Thank you — Show references: Daring Girls: https://daringgirls.org/ Donate to Daring Girls: https://daringgirls.org/donate/ Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/ Ibotta: https://home.ibotta.com/ Bain: https://www.bain.com/ Stanford: https://www.stanford.edu/ Turo: https://turo.com/ Faire: https://www.faire.com/ Reforge: https://www.reforge.com/ Harry Potter: https://www.harrypotter.com/ Tanzania: https://www.britannica.com/place/Tanzania Pokemon: Detective Pikachu: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884052/ DinoLingo: https://www.dinolingo.com/ Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/ The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini: https://www.amazon.com/Kite-Runner-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/159463193X Children Of The Corn: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087050/ Lion King Soundtrack: open.spotify.com/album/7e8y48Z2fkJNGBOKSECCeS The Five Love Languages: https://5lovelanguages.com/ Osprey backpacks: https://www.osprey.com/ How to Train Your Dragon: https://www.dreamworks.com/how-to-train-your-dragon Bluey: https://www.bluey.tv/ The Wild Robot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29623480/ Mighty Ducks: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104868 The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt:https://www.amazon.com/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic/dp/0593655036 — For sponsorship inquiries email: [email protected]. For Startup Dad Merch: www.startupdadshop.com  Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupdadpod.substack.com