Welcome to Gap to Gig: For Dads Redefining Work and Family
What if the goal isn’t just finding work, but finding work that fits your life?
Gap to Gig is the podcast for dads balancing career, family, and purpose. Hosted by entrepreneur and dad Michael Jacobs, each week features real conversations with fathers, founders, and experts who are redefining success and creating careers that fit real life.
If you’re navigating career change, exploring freelance or flexible work, or looking for meaningful work without missing the moments that matter most, this show is for you.
In this trailer, hear what’s coming: honest stories, practical strategies, and a few laughs along the way.
Follow or subscribe to Gap to Gig on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your podcast player of choice to start building a life that feels like yours, not someone else’s version of success.
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[00:00:10] Michael: This is Gap to Gig, the show for dads building meaningful careers without missing the moments that matter most. I'm Michael Jacobs, entrepreneur, dad, and host of Gap to Gig. Whether you're a stay-at-home dad, a working dad, a dad between jobs, a single dad or a married dad, this show is for you because no matter what your day looks like right now, we're all trying to figure out the same thing: how to build work that means something and still be present for the people who mean everything.
[00:00:34] Jesse: I find the thing that, oh, that's so easy and that's so important, and then you can start building that momentum and that consistency. You can start looking, okay, what else is important? How else can I make that easy? And how can I start building a whole enjoyable life around this consistency and this momentum?
[00:00:48] John: Be more proactive about this. Do not lean back. Lean in with other people. Engage with other people. Be uncomfortable.
[00:01:02] Michael: Every week we'll share stories and strategies from dads and other experts, building businesses, careers and lives that actually work. And, yeah, we keep it fun, too.
[00:01:11] Jacob: Oh man, the toddler-sized T-Rex. Can you imagine like the size of the poop that you would have to change diapers with if it was a T-Rex-sized toddler? Oh man. Forget that.
[00:01:24] Sean: We would do pulled pork sandwiches, bun, pulled pork, like the lettuce, whatever sauce, and then bun. This one didn't want the lettuce, but I smashed it on there, and I looked at the ticket and I was like, oh. And scraped it all off, and my manager was next to me with this face that I'll never, ever forget.
[00:01:46] Michael: So, if you're ready to build work that fits your life and enjoy the ride along the way, follow Gap to Gig on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. Because this isn't just about finding balance, it's about building a life that feels like yours.