Creator Dad Podcast

Jim Kukral is an entrepreneur and speaker. He is currently working on two different one-man stage shows, including Once Upon a Pandemic. After a cancer diagnosis at the beginning of the pandemic, Jim threw away his 25-year career in marketing to inspire others to change their mindset and change their lives. Join us as we discuss his cancer survival and recovery, how Jim faced his midlife crisis and shifted his career and mindset, what technology looks like now and in the future, and much more!

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving father to an awesome little girl. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Dana Kaye is a publicist and author. She is the owner of Kaye Publicity, a literary public relations firm. Join us as we discuss Dana’s transition from book critic to public relations manager, business owner, and manager, how she has grown her team over the years, what adjustments she had to make after becoming a parent, and much more.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving father to an awesome little girl. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Robert J. Crane is the author of over 90 books and has sold over a million copies. This summer, he’ll be releasing the 50th book in his bestselling series, Girl in the Box. Join us on this episode as we talk about maintaining a story for 50 books (and counting), how the publishing landscape has changed over the past 10 years, what it’s like having your spouse running your author business with you, and much more!

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving father to an awesome little girl. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Amanda J. Clay is an author of domestic thrillers. She’s also a new(ish) mom and a wine and cocktail enthusiast. Join us as we discuss adjusting to life as a new parent, rebuilding your brand after a long break, how she maintains work/life balance, the pursuit of traditional publishing, and much more!

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving father to an awesome little girl. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Dave Chesson is a writer and entrepreneur. He is the owner of 7 companies, including Kindlepreneur, Publisher Rocket, and Atticus. Join us on this episode as we discuss building a company from the ground up, how Dave launched one of the best publishing tools in the business without knowing how to code, the current state and future of Atticus, and how he built a business while working in the military and being a husband and father.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Writer and musician T.W. Piperbrook returns to the show to talk about his ten-year anniversary of publishing books and gives an update on his band, With Honor.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

JP Rindfleisch IX is a writer, podcaster, editor, and scientist. He writes paranormal and dark fantasy, collaborating on several different projects. He is the co-host of the Write Away Podcast and of the Serial Fiction Show. JP has become one of my best friends after he attended several of my writing retreats, and his name has come up on this show so much that I invited him on even though he isn’t a parent. Join us as we talk about staying productive with your creative endeavor when you travel for work, collaborating, the value in going to conferences and writing retreats in person, how community changed his life, and much more!

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

C.G. Cooper is a USA Today bestselling author and entrepreneur. He writes military thrillers including the Corps Justice series. Also, he’s the founder of AuthorMind.io, a NFT platform where you can own a piece of his book royalties. Join us as we discuss the power of community and friendship, what it looks like to be a full-time creative, how our processes and productivity have evolved over time, why cultivating silence is crucial for a creative, and how discomfort fuels creativity.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

J. Thorn returns to the show to discuss a book we both recently read called The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel. He recommended it to me, and it was impactful on both of us, so I thought it would be great to have this conversation.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

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Honorée Corder is an author, strategic book coach, keynote speaker, and much more, including an amazing human. She has published over 50 books, including You Must Write a Book, Prosperity For Writers, Business Dating, and Stop Trying So F*cking Hard. Along with Hal Elrod, she has grown the popular The Miracle Morning book series to over a dozen bestselling titles. Join us as we talk about her journey from divorced single mom to building a million dollar business, her balance between practical and “woo woo” in regards to money, why it’s so important to be authentic, being a giver, how manifesting your goals and wants is possible, and so much more.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Mark Leslie Lefebvre is an author, podcaster, and book industry veteran. He is the Director of Business Development at Draft2Digital. Mark writes horror and humor, and is the host of Stark Reflections Podcast. He’s spent decades in the book industry, including building the self-publishing platform at Kobo from the ground-up. Join us as we talk about branding, productivity, the pros and cons of writing full-time, and beer. Yes, beer.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Roland Denzel is a health and wellness coach, author, and writing coach. He co-writes with his wife, Galina Denzel, and has published several health books including Eat Well, Move Well, Live Well, and Man on Top. Together, they run the website Eat Move Live 52. Roland is also the founder of Indestructible Author. Join us as we talk about Roland’s amazing health journey, how you can get started down a path of wellness, how to avoid burnout, goals, systems, how to avoid pain as an author with proper ergonomics, and much more!

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Chad Lutzke is an author, podcaster, and musician. His latest book, Cannibal Creator, is out now. Chad is one of my oldest writing friends and is an amazing dark fiction/coming of age/drama author. Join us as we talk about raising kids with technology, recording music remotely, writing what you love, and censorship.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Christine Daigle is an author, editor, and podcaster. She publishes two weekly serials under the pen name L.P. Styles, The Molecule Thief and Dark is a Way. Along with JP Rindfleisch IX, she hosts the Serial Fiction Show. She is also a certified Three Story Method editor, and a metalhead. Join us as we talk about writing serial fiction, podcasting, being content with your day job and writing because you love it, and Pantera. Yes, Pantera.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Crys Cain is an author, editor, and podcaster. She has sold over 300,000 books, going from being homeless to a six-figure income. She is the co-host of two podcasts: Write Away with JP Rindfleisch IX, and The Author Success Mastermind Podcast with J. Thorn. Join us as we talk about switching genres when you have a successful series, running a mastermind group, and what it was like traveling the United States in a van for three months with a five year old and another adult!

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Patrick O’Donnell is a writer, podcaster, and community organizer. Taking his experiences as a retired police officer, Patrick is the author of Cops and Writers, a series of books helping crime writers tell realistic stories. She also wrote the book, Divorced Dad: Kids are Forever, Wives are Not, under the pen name L.J. Burke. Join us for this enlightening conversation as we discuss writing better crime stories and thrillers, how Patrick has grown and maintained his Cops and Writers community, and Patrick’s experience going through a nasty divorce.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow dad and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things guys love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Sacha Black is an author, podcaster, speaker, and writing coach. She is the host of the popular Rebel Author Podcast, as well as the co-host of the Next Level Authors Podcast with Daniel Willcocks. Her published works include the Better Writers Series, a selection of books to help authors on their craft, and her young adult fantasy series, Eden East. Join us on this very special episode as I chat with a Creator Mom for the first time as we talk about how she came to her Rebel Author branding, podcasting, changing her fiction writing to make an impact with LGBT teens, and Sacha gets open and real about being a mom in a same-sex marriage.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow parent and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things we love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

J.D. Barker is the New York Times bestselling author of A Caller’s Game, The Fourth Monkey, She Has a Broken Thing Where Her Heart Should Be, among others. He co-wrote Dracul, a prequel to Dracula, with Dacre Stoker, and is currently collaborating with the legendary James Patterson on their fourth book together. J.D. is also the co-host of Writers, Ink Podcast with J. Thorn and… me! Join us as we discuss J.D.’s journey from corporate employee to ghost writer to writing books with James Patterson, the importance of having a supportive spouse, becoming a dad later in life, getting to study Bram Stoker’s original notes from Dracula, and much more!

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow dad and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things guys love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Dan Padavona is the bestselling thriller author of the Wolf Lake series and the Scarlett Bell series. Like me, he also loves horror and heavy metal. Join us as we talk about how he was recently able to retire early and become a full-time author after a massive and risky shift in his writing career, how he stays so productive each day, and how growing up as the son of heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio shaped him as a father.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow dad and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things guys love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Craig Tollifson is a professional voice actor, audiobook narrator under the name Andrew Tell, and author. He has narrated around 170 books to date, including my Empty Bodies series and is currently working on my Dead South series. Join us as we talk about what goes into narrating an audiobook, how he got into voice acting, the future of audiobook narration with the rise of artificial intelligence, how Craig records in his garage with his wife and two kids in the house, and much more!

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow dad and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things guys love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Daniel Willcocks is an author, podcaster, speaker, and book coach. He writes and publishes dark fiction, is a ghostwriter, and has written over 45 books. He is one of the founders of the Other Stories Podcast, which has been downloaded over 9 million times, and is the co-host of the Next Level Authors Podcast with Sacha Black. He also manages an amazing community for writers called Activated Authors. Join us as we discuss the benefits of building out a creative community, how Daniel gets so much writing done, the importance of setting up clear boundaries as a single dad and creative entrepreneur, and maybe a little bit of chatter about Hamilton and Pokémon.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow dad and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things guys love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

J. Thorn writes fiction and nonfiction, is the co-host of several podcasts, including Writers, Ink with J.D. Barker and Zach Bohannon (hey, that’s me), online community and mastermind leader, editor, and so much more. He's the owner of The Author Life and he’s also my partner in hosting many unique writing events including Authors on a Train, The Career Author Summit, and our unique world-building weekends. Join us for this in-depth conversation from a hotel room in New Orleans where we discuss many topics, including our reflection on going full-time as authors 4 ½ years ago, how we have changed since that time, how we became creative kids growing up, and how we’re raising our own kids leading by example. We even talk about the origin of this podcast!

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow dad and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things guys love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Chris Brogan is a New York Times bestselling author, executive-level consultant and CEO advisor, keynote speaker, podcaster, tech geek, and more than anything, a really cool dude. He is the host of the Backpack Show and the author of such books as Trust Agents and The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth. Chris has consulted with and spoken for household name brands such as Disney, Coke, GM, Microsoft, and Google. Join us as we talk about the pros and cons of our technological world and how it effects our kids, getting out of a professional slump, the importance of storytelling in business, and our love for video games. Oh, and plenty of Marvel references.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow dad and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things guys love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

T.W. Piperbrook writes post-apocalyptic science fiction and horror novels and plays guitar in Connecticut based hardcore band With Honor. His latest book release is the bestselling zombie thriller, Alive Again, and With Honor will soon be entering the studio to record a new album, scheduled to release in 2022 through Pure Noise Records. Join us on this episode as we talk about horror, our experiences playing in bands, transitioning to writing from music, and the fun of raising a kid who loves horror.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow dad and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things guys love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

David Mitchell is the founder and owner of Cadence Coffee Roasters, a company he started as a side hustle out of his passion and love for great coffee. He runs the company mostly by himself—with some help from his lovely wife, Anna—while also working in real estate and property management and raising two beautiful daughters. Oh, and he’s one of the funniest people I know, as well as one of the smartest with money. Join us as we discuss the art of coffee, starting a business in your backyard, playing music with his wife, making smart financial decisions, and raising daughters.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow dad and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things guys love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Johnny Digges is the owner of Symmetric Design, a company specializing in web and graphic design, and is the guitarist of Tulsa, Oklahoma rock band, ModernMyth. Also, we’ve known each other since we were little kids and he’s my oldest friend! Join us as we discuss Johnny leaving his job to go full-time with his own company and becoming a dad, both during the pandemic, how our own childhoods have influenced how we’re raising our kids, and using music as a creative outlet and a way to hold a bond with friends.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow dad and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things guys love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

Jeff Elkins writes thriller novels, helps other writers improve their dialogue through his company, The Dialogue Doctor, and has a full-time job. Oh yeah, and he has five kids! How does he get so much done? Join Jeff and I as we discuss the balance of writing, building a side hustle from scratch, and working a full-time day job, all while being a loving husband and father.

I’m Zach Bohannon—I make my living telling stories, but I’m also a metal head, retired drummer, avid gamer, and most importantly, a loving husband and father. Join me each week as I sit down with a fellow dad and discuss balancing a creative life with family, careers, hobbies, and all the other things guys love. This…is the Creator Dad Podcast.

The Creator Dad Podcast is coming November 9th, 2021. Join bestselling author, husband, and father, Zach Bohannon, as he sits down with fellow creative dads to discuss their creative endeavors, productivity, parenthood, marriage and relationships, sports, music, hobbies, and all the things guys love to talk about.

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