Episode 52: Meet Philipp Hartmann - Marketing Guru, Seasoned Entrepreneur, and an Amazing Daddy Surfer

The Oceanriders Podcast

Philipp Hartmann, an amazing big wave surfer and the founder of Dadicateddotcom, has an amazingly interesting anecdote on being a dad. It was a long and tough journey before he finally became one. And surprising how life granted his petition- he was blessed with five kids in a span of only 13 months! That’s a lot for a short period of time and Philipp has had his own share of joys and struggles in his new role. With this seemingly extra tough situation, Philipp came to the realization that there is little content for dads like him. More and more dads want to be genuinely involved in every stage of fatherhood. Thus, he’s more than ever geared to helping dads like him navigate through this critically significant part they play.

This week, Philipp joins us for a heart-warming, and eye-opening interview. Philipp tells about the story of their life in Cape Town and how he became a father of five adorable kids within a little more than a year. Having these experiences, Philipp talks about pregnancy, birthing, and child care from a dad’s perspective. He also lets us in on some remarkable “Being Dad” episodes which we can learn valuable lessons from. Raising kids and keeping the family together is sure not an easy task, but it is doable. Philipp has some good advice on setting up a structured dinner, relationship check-ins, strengthening the family bond, and more. If you’re a dad or a dad-to-be who wants family success, press the play button now and join in to today’s episode!

Episode Highlights:

• 03:54 Oneness with the Ocean
• 10:43 Being Dads
• 13:41 Pregnancy and Birthing From A Father’s Perspective
• 21:18 Creating Dad Contents
• 24:02 What Leads To Family Success
• 30:22 Relationship Check-Ins
• 33:23 Advice For Dads
• 39:34 Teaching Children How To Navigate Life

Philipp Hartmann is a big wave surfer. He's a friend of Richard Walton, who's my guest in episode 47. He's a Marketing Guru and a seasoned entrepreneur. He left his home country to live in South Africa and enjoys the sunny lifestyle and the energy of this wonderful country. In our conversation, we focus on Philipp's personal tale because he became a dad of five children in 13 months. You may be going, “what?!”, as you hear this. But yes, Philipp became a dad of twins and then triplets in the space of 13 months. Beyond the fact that his wife is a goddess, I'll let him tell you his story, which is pretty impressive. And it's about resilience, love, and dedication. In fact, we also get a few expert tips from Philipp's experience because he's launched a podcast called “Being Dad” where he interviews dads from all over the world about being a dad. We also managed to fit in a few minutes about surfing in South Africa too.

“My own mission is to live a life worthy of my wife’s and children's love and respect.” -Philipp Hartmann

Philipp and I only had a limited amount of time to exchange and I was kind of nervous because my internet connection was a bit sketchy, but don't worry, the sound is perfect because he recorded his track on his end. But I didn't make enough time to allow Philipp to talk about something more important going on at the moment. And it's his other brainchild called, "Together for Cape Town." Now Philipp is raising funds for the townships of Cape Town to distribute free meals to the children of the city who are directly impacted by the lockdown rules that have been ongoing since the 27th of March. Basically, in an environment of high unemployment rates, the few income sources of cutoff and basic health and supply can't be provided. So we're talking about starvation and the escalation of a generally critical situation. So I urge you to skip to "Together for Cape Town's" website and donate a few dollars, euros, or rands to support Philipp's initiatives, it's togetherforcapetown.com. Anyway, so far they've been able to raise about $50,000, but they're hoping on much more to support these vulnerable communities. They are targeting the distribution of 3 million meals, and links to it are in the show notes. If you do have a bit of time, just take a look at that to support Philipp's initiative.

I hope you enjoy this episode.

Take care, have fun, and enjoy the waves.

Ciao,

Imi

Connect with Philipp:

• Website
• Email
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Podcast

Resources Links:

Podcast

• Being Dad Podcast Episode 1: Warren Rustand- Strategies on Building Successful Families
• Being Dad Podcast Episode 2: Walter Lee’s Son, Zy Has Only One Arm; No Legs
• Being Dad Podcast Episode 17: Richard Walton- Being Dad in the Jungle
• Being Dad Podcast Episode 19: Warren Farell- The Father of the Men’s Movement & Author of “The Boy Crisis”
• Being Dad Podcast Episode 29: Sander Raeijmaekers- A Dad’s View Of Postnatal Depression(PDD)

Related Episodes:

• The Oceanriders Podcast Episode 047: Meet Richard Walton-Wandering Serial Entrepreneur and Adventurous Surfer

Quotes:

• 13:10 “If we can facilitate a family success through having fathers being more involved, we have a direct impact on society.” -Philipp Hartmann
• 23:50 “Fathers who are more involved is a very high indication for family success.” -Philipp Hartmann
• 24:16 “My own mission is to live a life worthy of my wife’s and children's love and respect.” -Philipp Hartmann
• 36:58 “It's important to accept and allow the fact that people also have families and not just work.” -Philipp Hartmann
• 41:46 “It's more important that you empower children and make sure that they can navigate in a safe, empowered kind of manner because you don't know what's coming.” -Philipp Hartmann

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