Ep. 324 - Leading As A Father Without Losing Yourself | Kenyada Meadows and Bryan Ward
Sun Jan 25 2026
🎙️ Welcome to a new episode of the Dad Up Podcast!
🟫 Leading As A Father Without Losing Yourself | Kenyada Meadows & Bryan Ward | Ep. 324
👉 In this episode of the Dad Up Podcast, I sit down with Kenya Meadows,
👉 Kenyada Meadows believes the old model of dominance, control, and self-sacrifice is broken and it’s costing men their families, their health, and their humanity.
👉 Kenyada is a financial services executive, governance expert, board member, and leadership coach with over 25 years leading audit, risk, and compliance across some of the world’s most demanding Wall Street institutions.
👉 He’s a Harvard Business School alumnus, author, and Master Certified Executive Coach, holding CPA, CIA, and CFE credentials.
👉 Kenyada mastered the traditional playbook, outworking, outlasting, outperforming, until life forced a reckoning.
👉 As senior leadership responsibilities collided with fatherhood and caring for an ailing parent, he confronted the hidden cost of success and questioned whether well-being could survive on the margins.
👉 That turning point led him to develop The New Alpha, a powerful framework built on three pillars: Home, Work, and Self.
👉 This approach redefines leadership through balance, emotional integrity, and presence, where vulnerability becomes strength and wholeness becomes the true measure of success.
👉 Today, we’re talking about how men can lead with purpose, show up fully at home, and succeed at work, without losing themselves in the process.
👉 Follow the Dad Up Podcast for more conversations on fatherhood, leadership, and becoming the man your family needs.
👉 Like this episode? Be sure to subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with your friends and families you know that may be trying to successfully coparent.
👉 Links are in my bio or in the show notes!
👉 Comment below: What did leading as a father mean to you?
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Executive Parent Company
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🎙️ Welcome to a new episode of the Dad Up Podcast! 🟫 Leading As A Father Without Losing Yourself | Kenyada Meadows & Bryan Ward | Ep. 324 👉 In this episode of the Dad Up Podcast, I sit down with Kenya Meadows, 👉 Kenyada Meadows believes the old model of dominance, control, and self-sacrifice is broken and it’s costing men their families, their health, and their humanity. 👉 Kenyada is a financial services executive, governance expert, board member, and leadership coach with over 25 years leading audit, risk, and compliance across some of the world’s most demanding Wall Street institutions. 👉 He’s a Harvard Business School alumnus, author, and Master Certified Executive Coach, holding CPA, CIA, and CFE credentials. 👉 Kenyada mastered the traditional playbook, outworking, outlasting, outperforming, until life forced a reckoning. 👉 As senior leadership responsibilities collided with fatherhood and caring for an ailing parent, he confronted the hidden cost of success and questioned whether well-being could survive on the margins. 👉 That turning point led him to develop The New Alpha, a powerful framework built on three pillars: Home, Work, and Self. 👉 This approach redefines leadership through balance, emotional integrity, and presence, where vulnerability becomes strength and wholeness becomes the true measure of success. 👉 Today, we’re talking about how men can lead with purpose, show up fully at home, and succeed at work, without losing themselves in the process. 👉 Follow the Dad Up Podcast for more conversations on fatherhood, leadership, and becoming the man your family needs. 👉 Like this episode? Be sure to subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with your friends and families you know that may be trying to successfully coparent. 👉 Links are in my bio or in the show notes! 👉 Comment below: What did leading as a father mean to you? Dad Up! Where Fathers Break Cycles & Build Legacies. 📞 Contact with Bryan Ward: ✅ Dad Up Instagram: https://instagram.com/daduppodcast ✅ Dad Up YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DadUpPodcast ✅ Dad Up Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-up-podcast/id1486764562 ✅ Dad Up LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe 📞 Contact with Kenyada Meadows: ✅ Kenyada Meadows’s Website: Executive Parent Company ✅ Kenyada Meadows’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/100bookeverything ✅ Kenyada Meadows’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenyadameadows