Emotional intelligence, navigating race and fatherhood in the UK | Ben Williams (father of 2, advisor at PLGeek.com)

Aug 31, 2023

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Ben Wiliams is a product and engineering executive and was most recently the VP Product at Snyk; an $8B developer tools company. He is currently a Product and Growth advisor and owner of PLGeek.com as well as The Product Led Geek Newsletter. Ben is a husband and father of two kids and my first international interview (he hails from the UK).

In this episode we discuss:

The importance of therapy in a successful career and marriage and how it's stigmatized in the UK
His early exposures to racism and his upbringing in a mixed race family in the UK
Meeting your wife on a dating app
The challenges and joys of being a Dad
Growing up in a strict household
How a career never prepares you for the rollercoaster of fatherhood
Sacrifices you make to be more present
How life is different for parents in the UK than the States
Building a robust support network
Hilarious stories about "birthing class."
Rapid Fire - UK edition

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Where to find Ben Williams

- Twitter (aka X): https://twitter.com/semanticben

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/semanticben/

- Product Led Geek Newsletter: https://www.plg.news/

Where to find Adam Fishman

- Newsletter: https://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/

- Twitter (aka X): https://twitter.com/fishmanaf

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/

- Threads: https://www.threads.net/@fishmanaf

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