Better Call Daddy

Are people treated differently based on whether they have legal representation or not?  Have you ever experienced workplace discrimination?  Would you speak up?  Have you ever been terminated and felt maybe you could have won a legal battle? Today's guest Timi Ogundipe owns up to his mistakes and loves it when people underestimate him!  He’s a three-time suicide survivor, overcome jail, and just launched a new business! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.   Timi’s bio My name is Timi Ogundipe. I am the founder and CEO of Safe Resell. I was born in Nigeria and moved to the states (Minnesota) when I was 3 years old. I haven’t been back since then but have the desire to go back, however, it is costly and time is limited for me.   I am married with 2 kids and live in Minneapolis MN. I have a 9-year-old son, who turns 10 in September from a previous relationship, and my wife and I have a 2-year-old daughter that thinks she is 14.   I grew up in a northern suburb of Minneapolis called New Brighton, and lived there from 1st grade all the way until I graduated HS.   I have an older brother who is the Co-Founder of Civic Eagle and recently raised a Series A round of $3,000,000. I also have a younger sister. My parents own a very successful home healthcare business in Minnesota as well, (my sister works for them).   Growing up, I sucked at school (barely graduated honestly), was a rebel, fought damn near every day, drank on most non-game days, and dabbled into some drugs (marijuana and ecstasy). In HS, I was in track and football for 4 years, basketball for 3, and wrestling for 1. My personality was (and still is) unique. I didn’t take any shit from anyone, (literally, if someone stepped on my shoes accidentally and didn’t apologize, they got a fist to their jaw), but would also whoop anyone who was bullying someone. I hated bullies and was known for bullying the bullies. My brother was always the golden child, and I hated being compared to him, seriously, hated it. I don’t think using cuss words is a bad thing. Why the fuck does a word, that have real meaning (or slang) be considered bad? I say, fuck that shit, cuss all you want, just as long as it isn’t at me, and you understand potential consequences.   The summer before I started HS, I attended a party, and that night, was the first time I drank alcohol, smoked weed, and had sex… I was 13 (my birthday is in August). I also have over 80 partners in my life. I stopped counting when I hit 81. My ex-wife was #69. I know because I started a competition with a friend in college…. We both loved fighting, had a unique upbringing and both our names starts with T and we were known as TNT because, we decided that if one of us wasn’t bringing a girl back with us, we were fighting. It got to the point where people would leave if we were at a party. People even called us for fi9ghting assistance or when they got jumped. One time, my friend got kicked out of a house party for flirting with the renter’s girlfriend, and him and I waited outside in the car until party was over, walked in, and beat up the 5-6 people that were there. Just us 2.     Too much detail to get into about my life, but my life also includes, 1. Bringing a gun to school every day and no one knew except one person. 2. Plenty of fights during and after school 3. Plenty of times I cussed out teachers 4. Drinking during school 5. Being shot at/ having guns pointed at me a few times 6. Having mental health issues, unbeknownst to me at that time 7. Going to college for football and getting kicked out 8. Giving up football and college to pursue MMA because, I loved fighting, and can now do it every day in practice and scheduled fights, without getting in legal trouble. 9. Losing vision in my right eye from injury. 10. Moving to California, 8 days after thinking about the option with no place to live, no money, no friends, nothing. I slept on the beach/in my car, for the first 2 weeks I was there. 11. Moving to Houston with my ex-wife (the marriage lasted 9 months before splitting and 11 months before our divorce was finalized. 12. Getting robbed while trying to sell a phone, thus the idea of Safe Resell came about. 13. Bootstrapping SR while working full-time. 14. Completely tearing my ACL and cartilage in my knee, so now I’ll need a knee replacement 15. 3 suicide attempts (pills, gun to head, and car).  The pills were just aspirin and gave me a badass stomachache and puke everywhere after I passed out for about 30 mins or so. The gun to my head, the safety was on and I didn’t the courage to try again. And the last attempt, I was in the car with the garage door closed and the car running, then I heard myself tell me to “get out, your son needs you”.  The last attempt was in 2014 I believe, or 2015. Haven’t had those thoughts since, but I still have a daily battle with my mental health complexities. 16. Because of the judgment of “Christians” and churchgoers, I do not like going to church or being labeled a Christian. Most Christians are against people being themselves, and I hated having to wear “church clothes” and pay money (offering/tithes). Also, when I got in trouble, I got kicked out my church that I was going to, by the pastor and first lady. I call myself a believer of Christ but will never call myself a Christian until out love-children (children born out of wedlock) and the LGBTQIA+ community are widely accepted. Also, the whole no sex before marriage narrative is bullshit. I won’t allow my kids to get married without having sex (unless that’s what they really want to do). Because bad sex, forever, will suck.   Since finding out about my mental health complexities, which explained the behavior growing up, and of course, being more mature, everyone that knew me in HS and college, has noticed and informed me on how different I am, which I agree on, unless someone threatens or harms my friend and/or family. Now all I want to do is get rich, give my family everything, travel, and help people out.       About Safe Resell   Safe Resell is a user-to-user marketplace with a focus on safety and integrity. We are the safest user-to-user platform where neighbors can buy and sell new and/or used products. We use a prepayment system where a buyer will pay for an item prior to meeting up with the seller. When buyer prepays, there will be aauthorization hold on their account, similar to how hotels do it upon check in. Upon meeting up, if all looks good, the buyer can complete the purchase, and at that time, we will pull the money from the buyer’s account. If the buyer and/or seller, changes their mind, the buyer can notify us to cancel the sale, and the hold will be removed from account within 2 business days.   I launched Safe Resell in July of 2019, with the hopes of having the safest platform, so the experience that I went through, of being robbed, won’t happen to other people (or occur very minimally). And of course, I want to be a millionaire because I didn’t have much growing up, looking back at it, but at the time, it didn’t seem that way. I was on free breakfast and lunch until like 10th grade or so, then was on free breakfast/ reduced lunch.   The platform is currently down as we are doing a whole revamping of the website and we are relaunching end of summer (info not publicly known yet). If possible, I would like the episode to drop shortly after our relaunch. The platform will be available nationwide. Connect with Timi about discrimination timiogundipe5@gmail.com Workplace Discrimination: Time to Fight back https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/workplace-discrimination-time-fight-back-timi-ogundipe https://www.saferesell.com/   Connect with Reena https://youtube.com/c/BetterCallDaddy twitter.com/reenareena instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts instagram.com/bettercalldaddypodcast bettercalldaddy.com Me and my daddy would love to hear from you, subscribe, drop us a five-star review podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

14 Okt 202258min

Communication is the relationship!  What type of communication are you using?  Should I pick up the phone?  Write a letter?  Send a tweet?  How do you communicate with people you don’t see eye to eye with?  Today we are defining class jumping and the role our surroundings play!  Where do we fit in society?  How can we live carpe diem?  How can we get used to calling daddy more?  Would you make a good parent?  Today’s guest Thomas Bellingham, Jr. said his son is teaching him how to live!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Originally from Erie PA, relocated to Louisville in the spring of 2000 after serving in the United States Marine Corps.  Thomas Bellingham holds a Bachelor's of Science in Workforce Leadership from the University of Louisville. Thomas went on to coaching football and mentoring youth at the University of Louisville, Christian Academy of Louisville, and Saint Xavier High School for many years, and still, take great pride in visiting these institutions and programs.  He’s infectiously competitive and has a strong passion for community achievement. Thomas is the proudest Dad to his amazing boys, Saylor and Reid, and most days you can find them palling around town at U of L sporting events, the soccer field, or in the pool during the summer.   Thomas brings an enormous volume of energy and esprit de corps to RE/MAX Premier Properties and is always eager to serve clients, community, and colleagues alike. Connect with Thomas https://www.mylouisvillehomesearch.com/agent/thomas-bellingham-jr/ Connect with Reena https://youtube.com/c/BetterCallDaddy twitter.com/reenareena instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts instagram.com/bettercalldaddypodcast bettercalldaddy.com Me and my daddy would love to hear from you, subscribe, drop us a five star review podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

12 Okt 202252min

Your triggers are a gift!  What messages do you chose respond to?  Do you pay attention to the messages in your inbox and how does that influence your content?  What are you drawn to do? What are your values and how do you get clear on who you are, your purpose, your mission, your vision, your mental health, and ego.  What is the biggest pain or void in your upbringing?  Self confidence comes from expressing who you truly are, even with Asperger’s. Until you can say you are grateful for something you haven’t let go of it!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.   Lewis Huckstep is an entrepreneur, podcaster, and mindset coach.  He started in the fitness industry at 18.  When he started he worked for free for 2.5 years to learn and develop his skill set.  He purchased his first franchise at 20.  Within 6 months he opened his second franchise, and acquired a third by 22, doing 7 figures a year in revenue. He has since moved into the mental health space and coaching people to free themselves from limitations! Connect with Lewis https://linktr.ee/lewishuckstep www.lewishuckstep.com Book mentioned The Breakthrough Experience: A Revolutionary New Approach to Personal Transformation https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004C03L28/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_EP1WHMENV7Z0ZRXP0BTH Video mentioned Lewis on values https://youtu.be/hmUXZXsJRoA   Connect with Reena https://youtube.com/c/BetterCallDaddy twitter.com/reenareena instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts instagram.com/bettercalldaddypodcast bettercalldaddy.com Me and my daddy would love to hear from you, subscribe, drop us a five star review podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

7 Okt 202254min

Have you ever tried to be someone you’re not?  Forcing doesn’t work! Today’s guest, Rosie Yeung says why can’t we all be kazillionaires?  What if your podcast summary didn’t matter or the tools you used to make a podcast didn’t matter.  However you can make a podcast to get your message out there is what matters! Try the dream!  The more honestly you share the more you will attract your audience!  Shout out Chris Ward Jr. another heart centered storyteller for bringing Rosie Yeung and I together!  Are we human beings or Human Resources? DEI is about human life and how we are treating each other!  What is a community other than a buzz word?  There’s our daily life and work is just one aspect of it!  We need to look at our overall well-being and the way we are working!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Books Rosie mentioned in episode We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power https://a.co/d/c0xrAmW Accounting For Slavery Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management https://a.co/d/b2SpSid Rosie Yeung, CPA, CA, CHRL, is President and Founder of Changing Lenses, a Mindset Liberation Coach and JEDI Warrior (JEDI = Justice, Equity, Decolonization and Inclusion). She fights for JEDI in two key ways: First, she helps Asian diaspora women find freedom by transforming instead of conforming. She’s experienced this first hand, because she’s one of them! She’s a Hong Kong-born, Canadian- raised, cis-gendered single woman who’s spent her whole life trying to meet other people’s standards instead of figuring out what she wants. She was liberated by mindset change and positive psychology, and now she offers culturally relevant coaching to help racialized women find theirs. Second, she helps organizational leaders who genuinely want their workplace to be more equitable and inclusive to understand how capitalism and Western business intersect with colonization, racism, and social injustice. We cannot train our way to equity and inclusion; it requires dismantling systems and designing new processes. It also requires costly personal change that will feel sacrificial because equity and inclusion are not part of business today. As a Certified HR Leader, Chartered Professional Accountant, and Positive Intelligence Coach with over 20 years of corporate executive experience, she leverages all her skills and experiences – her whole self – to help you Change Your Lens, Free Your Mind, and Transform Your Life. www.changinglenses.ca   Connect with Reena https://youtube.com/c/BetterCallDaddy instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena bettercalldaddy.com   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

3 Okt 202253min

Who are the people who have made the biggest impact in your life? Have you thought about the humble heroes who have shaped you?  Evan Rabin, former guest of the Better Call Daddy introduced me to his rabbi, Rabbi Welton!  Small world, big Gd! Son of a rabbi, who was once in a movie, today we are talking about the silent heroes who have led the way and the Noahide code!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Rabbi Welton likes dressing up, whether it’s the long black coat of a Chassidic rabbi, the white coat of a medical clinician, or the official uniform of the United States Air Force. He is a California-raised cleric who has served communities in Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the United States. He was a popular rabbi in the Hamptons and the spiritual leader of Lincoln Park Jewish Center. Rabbi Welton enjoys spending time with his family singing spiritual songs and encouraging the world to increase acts of goodness and kindness in order to bring Moshiach (a future of Universal Unity & Enlightenment). He loves to hear from his readers so feel free to say hello via www.RABBIWELTON.com check out Levi’s dad https://sunrisekosher.org/ Connect with Reena https://www.youtube.com/c/BetterCallDaddy https://linktr.ee/bettercalldaddy linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts Twitter.com/reenareena   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you  ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy   Thank you to our new sponsor! Joe Berman! Find him brandzconnect.com or joe@brandzconnect.com

30 Sep 202244min

What’s a Rebitzen?  How do you make religion more meaningful?  What does Gd want from us?  Judaism encourages asking questions.  Today we are talking about female educators and having a voice in Judaism outreach.  Gila Ross is a top Jewish podcaster, host of Powerup podcast, a mom of 8, and an educator who loves opening peoples’ minds.  Education shouldn’t stop at the bar or bar mitzvah!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Connect with Gila https://linktr.ee/Gilaross Connect with Reena https://youtube.com/c/BetterCallDaddy linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy

29 Sep 202252min

Have you ever thought of writing a book and then hesitated or thought you maybe you needed to take a course first?  Guess what?  You can learn along the way, just commit!  You don’t even have to have an outline take it from a USA Today Best Selling Author, G. Michael Hopf!  You may even become someone’s role model.  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! If you enjoy reading about post-apocalyptic landscapes, Wild West gunfights and the creepy world of the paranormal, then you're in the right place because G. Michael Hopf has written about them all. Just a guy stringing words together.  Father, husband, veteran, USA Today Best Selling Author, and adventurer.  ​ "Life is an adventure when we mindfully live every moment." - G. Michael Hopf   Connect with G. Michael Hopf https://www.gmichaelhopf.com/   Connect with Reena https://youtube.com/c/BetterCallDaddy bettercalldaddy.com linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy

22 Sep 20221h 3min

How can you stay healthy on tour?  This interview happened while Joshua Holland was on tour with Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters.  What is it like to manage the total health of a celebrity, and have high profile mentors?  He’s not defined by who his clients are, however they have influenced his awareness shift!  What do you want to be able to do at ninety?  What do you want the last years of your life to look like?  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.   Shout out to Dr. Shekhar S. Pai for the introduction. Joshua J Holland is a wealth of experiential knowledge and wisdom. As a dedicated bio hacker, state of the art fitness trainer, holistic health coach and sports professional, he champions the philosophy of “awareness through experience,” and has subsequently spent years consulting with elite professionals with the goal of building a vast well in which to draw from when evoking alignment of body, mind and spirit for his clients. His ideological approach to life and his life’s work are based on principles that highlight awareness, efficiency, effectiveness and quantifiability. His passion stems from rekindling a state of bodily wholeness via connection through his extensive web of like minded individuals. His vast experiential knowledge base has created a very sought after following in the world of health, wellness, fitness and lifestyle. He works with some of the world’s most renown musical and theatrical artists to fine tune their physical and spiritual bodies. He endeavours to give his utmost through his vast exploration into a plethora of healing modalities for the purpose of restoring people to prime physical and spiritual wellness. As co-founder of several fitness and health entities, as well as a Global Ambassador for a number of companies including Technogym, Josh currently leads an elite team of trainers and health coaches at his gym, SystimFit in Flatiron, New York City. He happily serves the greater New York area, including Westchester, Greenwich and the Hamptons, and is available by request for inter-state and international consultations and appointments. Due to governmental health and safety guidelines, Josh is providing virtual consultations and training sessions until it is safe to resume meeting in person.   Connect with Joshua https://instagram.com/joshuajholland?igshid=YzA2ZDJiZGQ= https://www.joshuajholland.com/ Josh’s Youtube https://youtube.com/c/joshuajholland Connect with Reena https://youtube.com/c/BetterCallDaddy instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you subscribe drop up a five star review  podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

19 Sep 20221h 5min