Fostering creativity, managing ADHD and internet celebrity with the “3rd coolest Dad” in America | Aaron Huey (father of 2, National Geographic photographer, serial creative entrepreneur)
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09/28/23 • 63 min
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Aaron Huey is an award-winning National Geographic photographer, a three time Stanford Fellow and the founder and chief creative officer of Amplifier.org. He has broken crowdfunding records when he raised $3 million in a few weeks for projects like We the People and We the Future. Before he had kids he did a 3,349 mile solo walk across America with his dog Cosmo over 154 days. Most importantly Fatherly called Aaron the "3rd Coolest Dad in America" beating out Barack Obama and Childish Gambino. He's a husband and father of two kids.
In this episode we discuss:
- His life with his wife and two children
- Encouraging making, exploration and risk-taking
- How to foster a lifelong love of creativity and expression in your kids
- The complementary nature of his wife's steady personality with his high-speed ADHD personality
- The inspiration behind his kids unique names
- His thoughts on social media and when his oldest son skyrocketed to Instagram fame as a young kid
- His involvement in social issues, tech innovations and storytelling
—
Where to find Aaron Huey
Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/aaronhuey
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/argonautphoto
His amazing website: https://www.helloprototype.com/
Latest project on climate change: https://www.crisiscurated.com/
Where to find Adam Fishman
Newsletter: https://startupdadpod.substack.com/
Newsletter: https://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/
Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/
—
In this episode, we cover:
[2:08] Welcome to the show
[2:25] Aaron’s professional life
[4:49] Record setting moments
[6:57] 3rd Coolest dad in America
[8:58] Aaron’s childhood
[10:20] Living all over the world
[10:57] Walking 3,349 miles across the country
[13:27] His wife and family
[15:38] All about his kids
[18:48] More about his amazing wife
[19:11] Their decision to have kids
[23:35] First memory of becoming a dad
[24:07] Most surprising thing about being a dad
[25:55] No blood, no foul
[28:14] Fostering creativity
[34:10] Exploration/risk taking
[37:08] Not always seeing eye-to-eye with his wife
[39:37] How his career affects family life
[43:37] Mistake made as a dad
[46:27] Pre-teens and social media
[50:51] Hustle culture
[53:44] Rapid fire round
[1:02:19] Thank you
—
Show references:
Aaron Huey's Website - https://www.helloprototype.com/
Aaron's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/argonautphoto
Hawkeye Huey's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hawkeyehuey/
Juno Huey's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/junohuey/
Aaron's Ted Talk - https://ed.ted.com/lessons/america-s-native-prisoners-of-war-aaron-huey
Amplifier.org - https://amplifier.org/
Fatherly.com - https://www.fatherly.com/entertainment/100-coolest-dads-in-america-2018
Kickstarter We The People - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amplifierfoundation/we-the-people-public-art-for-the-inauguration-and/posts
Kickstarter We The Future - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amplifierfoundation/we-the-future-art-for-the-classroom-and-beyond
National Geographic - https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/photographer/aaron-huey
2017 Women's March - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Women%27s_March
Lakota People - https://www.lakotamall.com/history-and-ancestry/
Rotary - https://www.rotary.org/en
John S. Knight Fellowship - https://jsk.stanford.edu/
Tom Shadyac - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Shadyac
Smithsonian Institution - https://www.si.edu/
Heyoka - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heyoka
Hayao Miyazaki - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594503/
—
Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/
Episode art designed by Matt Sutherland at https://www.mspnw.com/
Aaron Huey is an award-winning National Geographic photographer, a three time Stanford Fellow and the founder and chief creative officer of Amplifier.org. He has broken crowdfunding records when he raised $3 million in a few weeks for projects like We the People and We the Future. Before he had kids he did a 3,349 mile solo walk across America with his dog Cosmo over 154 days. Most importantly Fatherly called Aaron the "3rd Coolest Dad in America" beating out Barack Obama and Childish Gambino. He's a husband and father of two kids.
In this episode we discuss:
- His life with his wife and two children
- Encouraging making, exploration and risk-taking
- How to foster a lifelong love of creativity and expression in your kids
- The complementary nature of his wife's steady personality with his high-speed ADHD personality
- The inspiration behind his kids unique names
- His thoughts on social media and when his oldest son skyrocketed to Instagram fame as a young kid
- His involvement in social issues, tech innovations and storytelling
—
Where to find Aaron Huey
Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/aaronhuey
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/argonautphoto
His amazing website: https://www.helloprototype.com/
Latest project on climate change: https://www.crisiscurated.com/
Where to find Adam Fishman
Newsletter: https://startupdadpod.substack.com/
Newsletter: https://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/
Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/
—
In this episode, we cover:
[2:08] Welcome to the show
[2:25] Aaron’s professional life
[4:49] Record setting moments
[6:57] 3rd Coolest dad in America
[8:58] Aaron’s childhood
[10:20] Living all over the world
[10:57] Walking 3,349 miles across the country
[13:27] His wife and family
[15:38] All about his kids
[18:48] More about his amazing wife
[19:11] Their decision to have kids
[23:35] First memory of becoming a dad
[24:07] Most surprising thing about being a dad
[25:55] No blood, no foul
[28:14] Fostering creativity
[34:10] Exploration/risk taking
[37:08] Not always seeing eye-to-eye with his wife
[39:37] How his career affects family life
[43:37] Mistake made as a dad
[46:27] Pre-teens and social media
[50:51] Hustle culture
[53:44] Rapid fire round
[1:02:19] Thank you
—
Show references:
Aaron Huey's Website - https://www.helloprototype.com/
Aaron's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/argonautphoto
Hawkeye Huey's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hawkeyehuey/
Juno Huey's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/junohuey/
Aaron's Ted Talk - https://ed.ted.com/lessons/america-s-native-prisoners-of-war-aaron-huey
Amplifier.org - https://amplifier.org/
Fatherly.com - https://www.fatherly.com/entertainment/100-coolest-dads-in-america-2018
Kickstarter We The People - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amplifierfoundation/we-the-people-public-art-for-the-inauguration-and/posts
Kickstarter We The Future - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amplifierfoundation/we-the-future-art-for-the-classroom-and-beyond
National Geographic - https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/photographer/aaron-huey
2017 Women's March - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Women%27s_March
Lakota People - https://www.lakotamall.com/history-and-ancestry/
Rotary - https://www.rotary.org/en
John S. Knight Fellowship - https://jsk.stanford.edu/
Tom Shadyac - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Shadyac
Smithsonian Institution - https://www.si.edu/
Heyoka - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heyoka
Hayao Miyazaki - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594503/
—
Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/
Episode art designed by Matt Sutherland at https://www.mspnw.com/
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Will Rocklin is a product advisor, the former Head of Product at Safara and former product leader at Square and Google. He is also an aspiring standup comic, having performed in New York and Los Angeles. He now helps climate tech startups go from zero to one. When he's not doing that he's busy gentrifying Los Angeles as a new father.
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His parents thoughts on his comedy aspirations
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Where to find Will Rocklin
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wrocklin/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/willrocklin
Where to find Adam Fishman
Newsletter: startupdadpod.substack.com
Newsletter: fishmanafnewsletter.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/
Twitter (aka X): https://twitter.com/fishmanaf
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/
—
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[2:03] Welcome and introductions
[2:21] Will’s professional background
[4:08] Will’s childhood and his parents career
[5:30] Standup comedy
[9:28] Parent’s opinions of his standup
[11:28] Standup and Product Management
[14:09] How he met his partner
[16:33] Choosing his son’s name and his Mom’s reaction
[19:33] IVF
[22:42] Marriage as a growth driver for self actualization
[25:15] Their decision to start a family
[27:06] Earliest memories of being a dad
[28:26] Prepping for delivery
[30:57] Most surprising thing about being a dad
[32:00] Babywearing
[33:37] His evolved definition of a husband/father
[36:41] Parental leave polocies
[38:18] Frameworks for newborns
[40:38] Parenting books
[42:02] What he agrees and disagrees about with his partner
[45:51] Sacrifices he’s made
[49:11] Mistakes made as a dad
[50:11] Thoughts on hustle culture
[52:46] Rapid fire round
—
Show references:
Will Rocklin Standup Comedy - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMWHua2cAciWTpFK-AVloSQ?app=desktop&feature=applinks
Sarah Cooper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Cooper
Square - https://squareup.com/
Lalabu - https://shop.lalabu.com
Burning Man - https://burningman.org/
Seinfeld - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098904/
Merengue - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merengue_(dance)
What To Expect The First Year - By Heidi Murkoff - https://www.amazon.com/What-Expect-First-Heidi-Murkoff/dp/0761181504
Your Baby Week By Week - By Dr. Caroline Fertleman and Simone Cave - https://www.amazon.com/Your-Baby-Week-Ultimate-Caring/dp/0091910552
The Montessori Book - https://www.amazon.com/Montessori-Book-Babies-Toddlers-Independence/dp/B0CHL7WS6R
ChatGPT - https://chat.openai.com
Doona - https://www.doona.com/en-us/car-seat-stroller/discover-doona
Friends - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com
Fellow Tea Kettle - https://fellowproducts.com/collections/kettles
Hatch Rest 2 - https://www.hatch.co/rest-second-gen
Asics - https://www.asics.com
Ipad - https://www.apple.com/ipad
Sonos Speaker - https://www.sonos.com
Spotify - http://www.spotify.com
IVF - https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/in-vitro-fertilization/about/pac-20384716
RMA - https://rmanetwork.com/
X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/
Harville Hendrix - https://harvilleandhelen.com/
Acropolis - https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/404/
Doula - https://www.dona.org/what-is-a-doula-2/
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Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at
http://www.armaziproductions.com/
Episode art designed by Matt Su...
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Fostering creativity, managing ADHD and internet celebrity with the “3rd coolest Dad” in America | Aaron Huey (father of 2, National Geographic photographer, serial creative entrepreneur)
Aaron Huey is an award-winning National Geographic photographer, a three time Stanford Fellow and the founder and chief creative officer of Amplifier.org. He has broken crowdfunding records when he raised $3 million in a few weeks for projects like We the People and We the Future. Before he had kids he did a 3,349 mile solo walk across America with his dog Cosmo over 154 days. Most importantly Fatherly called Aaron the "3rd Coolest Dad in America" beating out Barack Obama and Childish Gambino. He's a husband and father of two kids.
In this episode we discuss:
His life with his wife and two children
Encouraging making, exploration and risk-taking
How to foster a lifelong love of creativity and expression in your kids
The complementary nature of his wife's steady personality with his high-speed ADHD personality
The inspiration behind his kids unique names
His thoughts on social media and when his oldest son skyrocketed to Instagram fame as a young kid
His involvement in social issues, tech innovations and storytelling
Listen, watch and subscribe: Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Overcast and Google.
—
Where to find Aaron Huey
Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/aaronhuey
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/argonautphoto
His amazing website: https://www.helloprototype.com/
Latest project on climate change: https://www.crisiscurated.com/
Where to find Adam Fishman
Newsletter: http://startupdadpod.substack.com
Newsletter: http://fishmanafnewsletter.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/
Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/
—
In this episode, we cover:
[2:08] Welcome to the show
[2:25] Aaron’s professional life
[4:49] Record setting moments
[6:57] 3rd Coolest dad in America
[8:58] Aaron’s childhood
[10:20] Living all over the world
[10:57] Walking 3,349 miles across the country
[13:27] His wife and family
[15:38] All about his kids
[18:48] More about his amazing wife
[19:11] Their decision to have kids
[23:35] First memory of becoming a dad
[24:07] Most surprising thing about being a dad
[25:55] No blood, no foul
[28:14] Fostering creativity
[34:10] Exploration/risk taking
[37:08] Not always seeing eye-to-eye with his wife
[39:37] How his career affects family life
[43:37] Mistake made as a dad
[46:27] Pre-teens and social media
[50:51] Hustle culture
[53:44] Rapid fire round
[1:02:19] Thank you
—
Show references:
Aaron Huey's Website - https://www.helloprototype.com/
Aaron's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/argonautphoto
Hawkeye Huey's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hawkeyehuey/
Juno Huey's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/junohuey/
Aaron's Ted Talk - https://ed.ted.com/lessons/america-s-native-prisoners-of-war-aaron-huey
Amplifier.org - https://amplifier.org/
Fatherly.com - https://www.fatherly.com/entertainment/100-coolest-dads-in-america-2018
Kickstarter We The People - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amplifierfoundation/we-the-people-public-art-for-the-inauguration-and/posts
Kickstarter We The Future - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amplifierfoundation/we-the-future-art-for-the-classroom-and-beyond
National Geographic - https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/photographer/aaron-huey
2017 Women's March - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Women%27s_March
Lakota People - https://www.lakotamall.com/history-and-ancestry/
Rotary - https://www.rotary.org/en
John S. Knight Fellowship - https://jsk.stanford.edu/
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