The Dad Edge Podcast

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Leonard Kauffman — board certified urologist and men's health physician with 25 years of experience practicing in South Florida. Dr. Kauffman specializes in urology, hormonal health, sexual health, and preventative men's health care, and he brings a level of warmth, honesty, and clinical depth to this conversation that you won't find anywhere else.
We cover a lot of ground — from why reactive health care is costing men years of quality life, to what erectile dysfunction is really telling you about your cardiovascular health, to the TRT conversation every man in his 30s and 40s needs to hear before he walks into one of those clinics and shuts off his own fertility without knowing it.
But this is not just a clinical episode. Dr. Kauffman is 33 years married, dad of three, and one of the most genuinely human guests we've had on this show. We talk about the deli where he met his wife in medical school, what 33 years of a real marriage actually looks like, how to build a home where your kids feel safe enough to tell you anything, and what his wife's early loss of her mother taught them both about not wasting time.
If you've been putting off that appointment — this episode is the nudge you need.
 
Timeline Summary
[0:00] Introduction to the Dad Edge mission and the movement to raise leaders of families and communities
[1:02] Reactivity vs. proactivity — why waiting until something is broken is costing men their lives
[2:09] What Dr. Kauffman sees when men come in too late — prostate cancer, ED as a cardiovascular warning sign, and diabetes
[4:14] How Viagra accidentally revolutionized men's health — and why men started showing up to doctors for the first time
[7:27] Dr. Kauffman's background — board certified urologist, 25 years, fellowship in male infertility and andrology, MBA in Health Management
[9:00] How he met his wife Cindy — a deli, a list of phone numbers, and a blind date that turned into 33 years
[11:52] The non-negotiables of a long marriage — trust, transparency, communication, and shared values
[13:49] Seen, heard, and safe — the three things a woman and your kids need to feel in your home
[16:29] Vulnerability is not weakness in marriage — it's the foundation of real trust and real connection
[19:49] What men most commonly come to Dr. Kauffman for — ED, low testosterone, and prostate health
[32:00] ED is the canary in the coal mine — penile arteries are the first to show restricted blood flow, which means something else is coming
[33:36] Diet talk — why extreme diets backfire and what a urologist actually recommends for men's health
[38:45] The labs every man should be getting — ApoB, cholesterol panel, PSA, and why most men aren't being fully evaluated
[42:07] Total testosterone vs. free testosterone — what the current guidelines actually say
[43:15] Why getting a testosterone baseline in your 30s is one of the smartest proactive health moves you can make
[44:17] Clomid as an off-label option — how it helps men produce their own testosterone instead of shutting the system down
[45:06] The risks of walking into a TRT clinic without proper evaluation — fertility, blood thickness, PSA changes, and chasing a number that may not fix anything
[51:10] Prolactin — what it is, why it matters, and what a high level could actually mean for your brain
 
Five Key Takeaways
Proactive health care is not weakness — it's how you stay around for your kids and grandkids. The men who wait until something is broken are the ones who look back and say "I should have come in a year ago."
Erectile dysfunction is not just a bedroom problem. It's a cardiovascular warning sign. The smallest arteries in your body are affected first — and that means something bigger is building downstream.
Before you walk into a TRT clinic, get a full workup from a qualified urologist. Young men are unknowingly shutting off their sperm production and permanently altering their pituitary axis without realizing it.
Stop chasing the number. A man at 500 who feels great doesn't need to be pushed to 1,000. How you feel matters more than the number on the lab result.
Safety is the foundation of everything — in your marriage and with your kids. When the people you love feel safe to bring you anything, it changes everything.
 
Links & Resources
First Form Microfactor: https://1stphorm.com/products/micro-factor/?a_aid=dadedge
First Form Level 1 Protein Powder: https://1stphorm.com/products/level-1/?a_aid=dadedge
Dr. Leonard Kauffman's office: (954) 228-0924
Find Dr. Kauffman via MVP Men's Health: Search "Dr. Leonard Kauffman" at mvpmensclinic.com
Episode Link & Resources (Episode 1475): https://thedadedge.com/1475
 
Closing
If there's one message from this episode that stands out, it's this: your health is not just about you — it's about being around for the people who need you most.
Dr. Kauffman has spent 25 years watching men come in too late. Not because they didn't care, but because they were raised to believe that going to the doctor was weak. It's not weak. It's one of the most important acts of leadership a man can make.
Get the labs. Know your numbers. And build the kind of home where the people you love feel safe enough to tell you the truth — because that's exactly what your doctor needs from you too.
Go out and live legendary.

In this episode, Larry and Uncle Joe are back for another live Wednesday Q&A with real men from the Dad Edge Alliance — and this one hits on two of the most common struggles we hear from men: a marriage in repair mode that's sending confusing signals, and a hot-tempered nine-year-old that nobody knows how to reach.
The first question comes from Jimmy — a man whose wife gave him a 90-day ultimatum, who has been doing the work, and who is now completely confused by what's happening. She's been affectionate. Then she's not. Then she pulls back and says no more physical contact. Is it over? Should he give up? Joe and Larry speak into this with the kind of wisdom that only comes from having lived it — including Joe's own experience with physical contact happening and then the wall going right back up, and Larry's stock market analogy that every man in a marriage repair season needs to hear.
The second question comes from Mark — a teacher and dad of three whose nine-year-old middle child has a hair-trigger temper that seems to come out of nowhere. Joe drops one of the most memorable pieces of wisdom this show has ever heard about what anger in a young boy actually means, what's running underneath it, and how to find the magma before it erupts. Larry adds his own raw, honest story about his ten-year-old Colton — a family meeting he called, the guilt he took full ownership of, and what it means when the softest voice in your family has to fight just to be heard.
Joe closes with a Solomon quote that stops the whole room cold.
 
Timeline Summary
[0:00] Introduction to the Dad Edge mission and the movement to raise leaders of families and communities
[1:02] Larry and Joe open the Q&A — May is here, and the Alliance Bible study group gets a shoutout
[5:28] Jimmy's question: my wife gave me a 90-day ultimatum, I've been doing the work, she's been affectionate — then suddenly pulled back and said no more physical contact. Is it over?
[8:59] Joe's answer: she doesn't feel safe yet — the narrative justifying the divorce is still running, and physical contact is cracking it open in a way that terrifies her
[11:47] The mistake Joe made — trying to use physical contact to manipulate the situation back to his side
[13:18] It ain't over until you say you're done trying — Joe's message to Jimmy
[16:23] Larry's answer: the EKG pattern — she softens, pulls back, softens, pulls back. This is not failure. This is repair.
[18:00] The stock market analogy — marriage repair is not a straight line, and the only thing that crashes it is when the man stops doing the work
[21:47] Have the clarifying conversation — if you initiate, what do you want from me? Get clear so the lines stop getting blurred
[24:49] Do the work for you, not for her — and don't be needy. That standoffish groundedness is what actually draws her back.
[27:45] Core values as a filter — Awesome's answer on staying congruent when everything feels chaotic
[30:15] Mark's question: my nine-year-old middle child has an explosive temper and I don't know how to reach him
[33:24] Joe's answer: middle kids often don't feel seen or heard — and a hot temper at nine means there is a river of rage running just under the surface. Find out what's feeding it.
[35:47] What drove Joe's youngest son's anger — self-image struggles and the "am I good enough" question that lives in every boy
[37:15] Larry's answer: go in soft, go in curious, and do it shoulder to shoulder — not nose to nose
[39:10] The family meeting Larry called about Colton — taking full ownership and asking everyone to do better
[42:04] Colton is the softest voice in the family and he's always fighting to be heard — and that has to change
[45:07] Joe drops Solomon — the power of life and death is in the tongue. Speak the behavior you want to see.
[47:33] The 45-second greeting rule — and why how you welcome your kid home sets the tone for everything that follows
 
Five Key Takeaways
Marriage repair is not a straight line — it's the stock market. She will soften and pull back over and over. The only thing that crashes it is when you stop doing the work.
If she says no physical contact, have the clarifying conversation. Honor her request — and ask what happens if she initiates. Getting clarity is not weakness. It's leadership.
Do the work for you, not for her. The groundedness of a man who keeps growing regardless of her response is one of the most attractive things a woman can witness.
A hot temper in a young boy is never just a temper. There is something running underneath it — usually tied to self-image, feeling unseen, or something happening at school that he doesn't have the words to explain yet.
The power of life and death is in the tongue. If you want a certain behavior out of somebody — speak that behavior into them. Your words become self-fulfilling prophecies.
 
Links & Resources
Dad Edge Alliance: https://thedadedge.com/alliance
No More Mr. Nice Guy by Dr. Robert Glover: Available on Amazon
Episode Link & Resources (Episode 1474): https://thedadedge.com/1474
 
Closing
If there's one message from this episode that stands out, it's this: the softest voice in your family deserves to be heard — and the words you speak over your kids and your wife are either building something or tearing it down.
Joe said it best. Solomon said it first. The power of life and death is in the tongue. Speak the behavior you want to see. Speak life into the people who need it most.
And if you're Jimmy right now — don't give up. It ain't over until you say it is.
Go out and live legendary.

In this episode, I sit down with Brandon Webb — Navy SEAL, former head instructor of the Navy SEAL Sniper Course, New York Times bestselling author of twelve books, and now the author of a brand new parenting book called Puddle Jumpers, releasing May 12th.
Brandon's story starts where most men's don't — kicked off the family sailboat at 16 in the South Pacific after a blowup with his dad, finding a boat headed to Hawaii, and navigating his way into the Navy and eventually SEAL Team Three. But what makes this conversation extraordinary is watching a man who trained the most elite warriors on the planet — including some of the legends you already know — apply that same performance psychology to raising his three kids.
We dig into what performance psychology actually is, why the sniper school's failure rate dropped to nearly zero when they stopped pointing out mistakes and started painting the picture of what to do instead, and how Brandon built that same positive reinforcement framework into how he parents. We also get into the moment his daughter humbled him while he was writing Puddle Jumpers — telling him that because he was their untouchable Navy SEAL hero, she never felt like it was okay to fail.
We swap shoplifting stories, talk about the power of getting to the why before you drop the hammer, why boys between 12 and 15 are standing at a fork in the road that can go either way, and why asking better questions on a one on one trip unlocks conversations that would never happen face to face at home.
 
Timeline Summary
[0:00] Introduction to the Dad Edge mission and the movement to raise leaders of families and communities
[1:02] Getting kicked off a sailboat at 16 in the South Pacific — and what his dad actually taught him
[3:21] From deckhand at 13 to SEAL Team Three — and the book that made him think he could do it
[7:29] Class 215 — graduating with Mike Ritland and serving with Eric Davis
[9:20] Brandon's full background — SEAL, sniper instructor, NYT bestselling author, and now Puddle Jumpers
[11:12] Why the book is called Puddle Jumpers — the mud puddle moment that became a philosophy
[13:28] What performance psychology actually is — and why Brandon integrated it into the sniper program
[17:22] The three pillars: mental rehearsal, self-talk, and positive reinforcement versus negative reinforcement
[18:41] Why saying "stop flinching" programs failure — and what to say instead
[21:17] The sniper school failure rate dropped to near zero — and what that taught him about his own kids
[22:26] Why Brandon left the SEALs at his peak — and what the broken families around him told him about his own future
[27:23] Consequences without the belt — wall squats, push ups, and eventually the iPhone
[29:52] Owning your mistakes as a parent builds more credibility than never making them
[33:05] What made him write a parenting book — his kids impressing people at Harvard Business School
[34:19] Don't come home with a wallet full of money and a house full of strangers — the billionaire with three kids in addiction
[37:01] The 12 to 15 fork in the road — why boys in that liminal space need a present, intentional dad
[39:23] The seventh grade spiral — selling pot gummies, ordering Uber Eats to the principal's office, and what was really going on underneath
[41:27] Ask why seven times — and the teacher who publicly humiliated his son and started the whole thing
[43:42] Pull him out, take his side, change the environment — and the coach's email that said everything
[44:33] His daughter's answer when he asked what he'd done differently — and why being the untouchable SEAL hero was actually a problem
[48:42] Shoplifting, a Sonic parking lot, and the real reason his son did it — peer pressure and not knowing who his friends were
[54:11] Kids open up in cars, on bikes, on walks — never face to face
[54:41] One on one trips every year — and the two questions at dinner in New York that lasted two and a half hours
[58:40] What his daughter said in Lisbon — and why creating a home they want to come back to is one of the most underrated parenting moves
 
Five Key Takeaways
Stop pointing out mistakes and start painting the picture of what to do instead. Telling a kid what not to do programs them for failure. Tell them where to put their attention — not what to avoid.
Owning your mistakes as a parent isn't weakness — it's the most credible thing you can do. Your kids will model ownership and accountability because they watched you do it first.
Boys between 12 and 15 are at a fork in the road. If they don't feel supported during that season, you can push them in a direction that takes years to correct. Get to the why before you drop the hammer.
Being the untouchable hero in your kid's life can quietly teach them that failing isn't okay. Share your struggles. It gives them permission to have their own.
The quality of your relationship with your kids depends on the quality of the questions you ask. "How was your day" is a dead end. Ask something real — and ask it in a car, on a walk, or somewhere that takes the pressure off.
 
Links & Resources
Dad Edge Business Boardroom: https://thedadedge.com/boardroom
Puddle Jumpers by Brandon Webb — releases May 12th: Available on Amazon
Brandon Webb's website and all socials: https://brandontylerwebb.com
Episode Link & Resources (Episode 1473): https://thedadedge.com/1473
Closing
If there's one message from this episode that stands out, it's this: the most dangerous thing you can do as a dad is be so good at everything that your kids are afraid to fail in front of you.
Brandon Webb trained the most elite warriors in the world. He wrote twelve books. He sailed across the South Pacific at 16. And his daughter had to look him in the eye and tell him that his greatness made her feel like failure wasn't allowed.
That's the lesson. Not the SEALs. Not the snipers. The puddle jumper — the kid who jumps in the mud because he hasn't been told yet that he shouldn't.
Raise more of those.
Go out and live legendary.

In this episode, I sit down with Adam Adler — Charleston-based founder, private equity investor, and dad of two — and his ten-year-old daughter Isla, who is not just the inspiration behind their app Wyzly but an active co-founder and integral part of the business. Yes, you read that right. A ten-year-old co-founded a company. And when you hear the idea, you'll understand why.
At seven years old, Isla asked a simple question: what if kids could earn screen time by learning first? That question became Wyzly — a learn-to-earn platform that ends daily screen time battles without punishment, restriction, or power struggles. Instead of ripping the device away, Wyzly locks the apps and gives kids 5 to 10 curriculum-aligned questions to answer — specific to their grade, school, and school district — before the device unlocks. The whole thing takes about five minutes. The bunny runs across the screen, and the apps open back up.
We dig into what too much screen time is actually doing to kids' brains, why the lock-and-block method always fails, and why giving kids the power to earn their own screen time changes everything. We also cover how the parent portal works, how Wyzly compares to Bark, and what's coming next — including avatars, brand partnerships, and Android.
Larry has been using it with his 10 and 12 year old and it's already changing behavior, reducing anxiety, and eliminating the daily battle.
Use code DAD20 when you download Wyzly for 20% off the $6.99 monthly membership.
 
Timeline Summary
[0:00] Introduction to the Dad Edge mission and the movement to raise leaders of families and communities
[1:02] Meet Isla — ten-year-old competitive gymnast, co-founder, and the brains behind Wyzly
[4:24] Adam's background — private equity investor, founder, and dad of two girls
[8:22] The idea that started it all — a seven-year-old's question that no app had ever answered
[13:06] Why Adam went looking for the app in the App Store first — and what he found
[15:48] Larry's firsthand experience using Wyzly with his 10 and 12 year old — and what changed
[16:21] Two plus years building a category that didn't exist — and thousands of downloads in 60 days
[19:44] How Wyzly actually works — what the device does, how the bunny unlocks the screen, and why kids love it
[21:14] What makes it different — curriculum and school district specific questions powered by their own AI
[23:03] How many questions, how long it takes, and what happens when you get them wrong
[27:45] Why Wyzly flips the script — from power struggle to collaboration
[29:12] Available now for kindergarten through sixth grade — and what's coming next
[31:20] What too much screen time is actually doing to kids' brains — from Isla and Adam's firsthand experience
[35:07] The data Wyzly is collecting on brain breaks and how they're helping kids regulate better
[38:36] How Wyzly compares to Bark — and the key difference in the learn-to-earn model
[41:03] No Family Sharing required — scan a QR code and it works instantly
[47:34] Isla's next big idea inside the app — customizable avatars earned through points, with brand partnerships coming
 
Five Key Takeaways
The lock-and-block method doesn't work. Ripping away a device causes rage and resentment — it doesn't teach kids anything. Giving kids the ability to earn their screen time changes the entire dynamic from power struggle to collaboration.
Too much uninterrupted screen time changes your child's behavior, attitude, and anxiety levels — and most parents can see it clearly but don't have a sustainable tool to address it.
A five-minute learning break before screen time is not a punishment. It's a speed bump — and kids who earn their time actually look forward to the process rather than resenting the restriction.
School district and grade-specific AI-powered questions mean your child is reinforcing exactly what they're learning in school right now — not generic content that may or may not be relevant.
Giving kids ownership changes everything. When a child earns their own screen time, they don't need to run to mom or dad and beg. The battle disappears because the child is empowered.
 
Links & Resources
Download Wyzly on the App Store: https://www.wyzly.app/ — use code DAD20 for 20% off the $6.99/month membership
Wyzly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wyzly.app/
Episode Link & Resources (Episode 1472): https://thedadedge.com/1472
 
Closing
If there's one message from this episode that stands out, it's this: the screen time battle in your house doesn't have to be a battle at all.
A seven-year-old saw the problem clearly and asked the right question. What if kids could earn it instead of just have it taken away? Three years later, that question is a real app, changing real behavior in real homes — including Larry's.
Download Wyzly, use code DAD20 for 20% off, and let your kids earn it.
Go out and live legendary.

In this episode, I sit down with Bill and Danielle Beer — a married couple of 20 years, parents of five, and one of the most genuinely connected pairs we've ever had on this show. Bill is a physician and Dad Edge Alliance member of four and a half years. Danielle is a former military spouse, internal processor, and the kind of woman who quietly holds everything together while pushing her husband to go take care of himself.
Their story starts in college — Bill surviving leukemia at 16, making his own treatment decisions to preserve his fertility, and then secretly applying to the cancer camp where Danielle was a counselor. That same dock where they had their first kiss is where Bill proposed three years later. Twenty years and five kids later, they're still building — and they're willing to talk about all of it.
We get into what Bill was actually like before the Alliance — the poking, the picking fights when he needed connection but didn't have the vocabulary, the "happy wife happy life" mentality taken to such an extreme that Danielle stopped sharing hard days because she didn't want to be the reason Bill felt like he was failing. We talk about the weekly marriage meeting, ballroom dancing as a date night game changer, why they go to counseling when nothing is broken, and the moment Bill's 16-year-old daughter looked at him at the grocery store and said "your needs matter, dad."
This one is warm, funny, real, and deeply practical.
 
Timeline Summary
[0:00] Introduction to the Dad Edge mission and the movement to raise leaders of families and communities
[1:02] What Bill was looking for when he joined the Alliance — and the nudge Danielle gave him
[6:33] Bill's leukemia diagnosis at 16 and the treatment decision he made to preserve his fertility
[11:39] How they met at a cancer camp — and how Bill secretly applied after their first conversation
[12:37] The dock proposal — same spot as their first kiss, fake run, hidden photographer
[15:47] 20 years married, five kids, and a surprise trip to Hawaii Bill planned entirely himself
[24:13] The moment Bill heard something in the group that Danielle had said for years — and why it landed differently
[27:30] What poking and picking fights actually was — Bill seeking connection without the vocabulary to ask for it
[29:51] Happy wife happy life taken too far — how it created pressure on Danielle and closed her off
[33:37] The shift from avoiding divorce to asking "how do I actually want to be married?"
[36:16] The weekly marriage meeting — appreciations, needs, big three, then logistics
[38:07] Larry and Jessica in counseling right now — not because something is broken, but because the season demands it
[40:38] Ballroom dancing as recreational intimacy — and why going even when you're annoyed always works
[44:15] What Danielle finds most attractive about how Bill has evolved
[46:11] Bill's people-pleasing taken to the extreme — and the day his 16-year-old daughter said "your needs matter, dad"
[52:50] What they're most excited about for the next 20 years — and the four-year-old who starts every dinner with appreciations
 
Five Key Takeaways
Your wife can't be your only outlet. When she carries everything you can't process, she runs out of capacity — and eventually stops sharing her own hard days because she doesn't want to be the reason you feel like you're failing.
Happy wife happy life taken too far puts undue pressure on your spouse to perform happiness for your peace of mind. Happy spouse, happy house — everybody's needs matter, including yours.
The shift from avoiding divorce to intentionally building a marriage changes everything. Stop asking "are we okay?" and start asking "how do I actually want to be married?"
Recreational intimacy — doing something physical or creative together before a date — puts connection on steroids. The conversation that follows feels completely different than sitting down cold.
Your needs matter. When a man learns to take care of himself, he comes back better every single time — for his wife, his kids, and everyone around him.
 
Links & Resources
Dad Edge Alliance & Business Boardroom: https://thedadedge.com/mastermind
The Men's Forge: https://themensforge.com
Episode Link & Resources (Episode 1471): https://thedadedge.com/1471
 
Closing
If there's one message from this episode that stands out, it's this: marriage and fatherhood are learnable skills — and it is never too late to start learning them.
Bill Beer survived cancer at 16, spent the first decade of his marriage white-knuckling happiness for everyone around him, and then decided to go do the work. And what Danielle noticed wasn't a different man — it was more of the man she fell in love with on that dock.
That's the goal. Not perfection. Not arriving. Just more of who you actually are, showing up more consistently, for the people who matter most.
Go out and live legendary.