This week’s very special guest is a licensed marriage family therapist, director, leader, husband, and girl dad. With a keen insight and sensitive heart he is trained to assess, diagnose and treat couples, individuals, and families who are dealing with relationship challenges. In addition to his successful private practice, Tsega is the Director of…

This week we have two really special guests. The first is a songwriter, visual artist, and daughter. With her prolific songwriting and gifted voice she has encouraged many people as a member of the doughier father duo, A Beautiful Liturgy. As a visual artist she has also expressed her self and her insights in beautiful authentic ways. As a self pro…

This week we have two really special guests. The first is a songwriter, visual artist, and daughter. With her prolific songwriting and gifted voice she has encouraged many people as a member of the doughier father duo, A Beautiful Liturgy. As a visual artist she has also expressed her self and her insights in beautiful authentic ways. As a self pro…

This weeks amazingly talented and successful guest is an amazing musician, touring drummer and of course, girl dad. With his dope skills he’s been able to make music around the world for tens of thousands of people touring with the likes of Miguel, Demi Lovato, Adam Lambert, Julia Michaels and many more. Hailing from Inglewood, he’s had the privile…

Hey Dads! On todays episode Markay and Hector talk about the idea of being tired, and how they work through hard season of being a father. Us dads prioritizing our self care is so important for us to continue to show up for our daughters. Come and join us, also make sure to join our text community to receive some encouragement throughout the week.…

On today's episode, Hector and Markay check in to talk about highlights from the summer season. Come and join us!By Markay Fairley and Hector Gabriel

This weeks inspiring guest is an author, podcast host, ice cream shop owner, husband, and of course girl dad. With his desire for honesty and vulnerability he helped inspire many through his insightful and real show, The Complicates Fatherhood Podcast. Having been on our show before, he is also the very first repeat guest on Her Best Dad Ever. As a…

Welcome to PART 2 of our conversation with Jermaine Griggs!This week’s amazing guest is a husband, CEO, Musician, and of course, girl dad. A true inspirer, this man traveled around the world with his family for a whole year. Unorthodox, creative, and bold, he gave his family memories to last a life time and a perspective that few people have of the…

Welcome to another episode of Her Best Dad Ever!This week’s amazing guest is a husband, CEO, Musician, and of course, girl dad. A true inspirer, this man traveled around the world with his family for a whole year. Unorthodox, creative, and bold, he gave his family memories to last a life time and a perspective that few people have of the world. Als…

On today's episode Hector and Markay want to encourage dads to know that you're stronger than you think. Dads carry a lot, and it's important for us to stay encouraged. Join us as we continue the journey of becoming Her Best Dad Ever.

On Todays episode, Markay and Hector have a conversation about the power of now, and what it means to live a life with our daughters with no regrets. Join us as we continue this journey of becoming the best fathers we can be to our daughters.By Markay Fairley and Hector Gabriel

On Today's episode Hector and Markay have a conversation about the core values for the Her Best Dad Ever Podcast. Come and join us as we continue this journey of becoming Her Best Dad Ever.

Happy Father's Day to all the amazing dads in our Her Best Dad Ever community! this episode is dedicated to you. Our hope is that you feel seen, encouraged, and loved today. Happy Father's Day!By Markay Fairley and Hector Gabriel

This week’s special guest is an amazing husband, proud father, avid runner, and just now voted Her Best Dad Ever’s best dressed dad! With his calm persona and caring heart, he’s shown himself to be a good person and kind friend. Spending most his days caring for daughters, this pure girl dad is a our first stay-at-home dad on the show. A quiet lead…

This weeks amazingly talented and successful guest is a Grammy Award winning producer, guitarist, Fender artist, Orange amp rep, and of course, girl dad. With his incredibly dope skills he’s been able to make music with the amazing Anderson Pack, brilliant group Free Nationals, and SO MANY more. With his soulful vibes and chill persona he’s been ab…

This weeks very talented and positive guest is a musician, singer, musical director, husband, low key chef, and of course girl dad. As a touring artist that has performed all over the world, he is currently the lead star in the latest cirque du Soleil show on the Las Vegas strip at the New York New York, Mad Apple. This gifted artist is entertainin…

This week’s special guest is a musician, husband, and pure girl dad. A man who is truly a joy to be around, he serves his wife and daughter with selflessness. As a bassist he holds down the foundation of any band he’s with and does the same for his family. A man of faith, a man of fun, a man of family, we’re excited to hang with this week, Her Best…

This week’s very talented and successful, Grammy award nominated, musical artist, singer, and songwriter is a very loving and caring husband, father, and or course, amazing GIRL DAD. In his wife’s beautiful words, he is a wonderful, attentive father, who reads stories every night and plays games with them that makes them shriek with laughter. Someo…

Join us as we talk about This Is Us, the hit TV show that everyone is talking about, as it launches into it's final season. We hit on some of the major hot topics on the show and give a girl dad's perspective. We invite you to join us as talk about what we learned and how we could be better dads to our daughters.…

On Todays episode Hector and Markay talk about the idea of empathy. Us dads get a bad reputation for not being emotionally present in our kids lives, so joins as we talk through what it means to change that narrative, and for us to provide a safe place for our daughters to be seen, known, and cared for.…

Join us as we talk through our growing definition of what it means to be the best father to our girls. We're so inspired and encouraged with everything we've learned so far with doing this podcast, and excited to keep learning and growing as we continue the journey of becoming Her Best Dad Ever.By Markay Fairley and Hector Gabriel

This week’s thoughtful and insightful guest is a husband, leader, pastor, and pure girl dad. With his servant hearted and humble persona, he has encouraged thousands of people in life, through life, including the the two other people in this interview; myself and Markay, and has done so with a consistency and dedication that is truly an inspiration…

Ketanji Brown Jackson is an American attorney and jurist who has served as a federal judge, who is a current nominee for the Supreme Court, awaiting Senate confirmation. Hector and Markay are so proud of what this moment means for American and what it means for their daughters. Come and join them as they continue their journey of become Her Best Da…

On today's episode of Her Best Da Ever Hector and Markay talk about the infamous moment between Chris Rock and Will Smith at the Oscars. Come and join us as we discuss our take on that moment, and what we can learn from it as as girl dads.By Markay Fairley and Hector Gabriel

This weeks incredibly blessed and gifted guest is an artist, film and content producer, influential Internet personality, husband, and, of course, father. Taking a moment of silence to sit in awe of the fact that he’s a father of, not 1, 2, 4, or even 5, but 6 beautiful children, this amazing dad is a role model of what it looks like to love his ki…

Welcome to another episode of Her Best Dad Ever! This weeks amazingly inspiring guest is an advocate, encourager, social media media beast, an inspiration and adoptive dad of 3. With his positive vibes and contagious energy he has been able to encourage millions of people all over the world through he and his family’s platform. Loving God, loving p…

This week’s loving and caring guest is an advocate, leader, encourager, and person who gives hope. As a speaker, pastor, and nonprofit founder, he has been able to change the trajectories of peoples stories and come along side them in their deepest times of need. Truly an inspiration, this man has been married to his wonderful wife for fourteen yea…

This week’s amazing guest is an encourager, kind hearted, bridge builder, and the newest girl dad we’ve had on the show so far! Working as a professional therapist, he has been able to help many people prioritize their mental health and equip them with skills to live peaceful, balanced, and more fulfilled lives. His heart for helping others has als…

This week’s extremely gifted guest is an overcomer, inspiration, and bright shining light. With her incredibly soul filled voice she has been able to work as a vocalist, vocal director, worship leader, and session singer. Recently working with Kanye West and being a part of his Sunday Service Choir, this talented singer has been able to travel the …

This week’s incredibly loving and caring guest is a singer, teacher, artist, pastor, husband, and, of course, a GIRL DAD. His Powerful leadership skills and heart for helping other has allowed him to pour into hundreds, no thousands, of young talented musicians as the director of the School or Worship in Costa Mesa California, where he also serves …

This week’s amazingly gifted and artistic guest is a Chef, entrepreneur, podcast host, husband, and, of course, a GIRL DAD. His dope cooking skills and charismatic personality has got him on people’s screens all over America; from his YouTube cooking special Chopping it Up, to his raw and down to earth show “Y’all Eatin This?”, to being a guest in …

This weeks guest is the founder of the Kinship Collective, He's also a blogger, illustrative bible narrator, and podcast host. Mark is a true embracer of the term "girl dad." We invite you to come along the journey with us as we learn what it truly means to give it all you got.By Markay Fairley and Hector Gabriel

Come check in with Markay and Hector as they talk through some of their favorite episodes from season one.By Markay Fairley and Hector Gabriel

Today we're celebrating the launch of season two! Markay and Hector take you back to where it all started. To help them celebrate, they've invited some amazing people that helped them launch this platform and helped it become what it is today. Come and join us as we continue our journey of becoming her best dad ever.…

Join us as we reflect on some of our most memorable moments from season one of Her Best Dad Ever. Hector and Markay hope this podcast has been a source of encouragement for you as it's been for them creating it. Make sure to tune in today, and continue to follow them on the journey of becoming Her Best Dad Ever.…

Happy New Year! On todays episode we discuss highlights from the 2021 season and what we're most excited about going into the New Year. Come and join us as we continue our journey of become her best dad ever.

It's the most wonderful time of the year! today we have some special guest joining us, our daughters! Christmas is such a beautiful time to celebrate the true meaning of what matters most. Come celebrate with us and our beautiful daughters, as we talk through the things we're excited about this Christmas season. Merry Christmas!…

Today Hector and Markay have a conversation about the shows that our kids are watching. We all know that our kids can be easily influenced by cartoons, so how us dads show up in that space matters. Come join us as we talk through how has cartoons changed over the years?, how are we navigating what we allow them to watch versus what not to watch?, a…

On todays episode we talk about the value of Milestones. Join us as we discuss the importance to pause and celebrate each and ever milestone, and being intentional about tracking our daughters growth. Hector and Markay also talk about future milestone they're excited to experience with their daughters, such as daddy daughters dances, future graduat…

On this episode Hector and Markay do a quick movie review on a Netflix movie titled, Yes Day! Come and join them as they discuss how we can change how we respond to our children's requests, and explore the movie's concept of intentionally giving a 24 hour period of saying yes to all our daughters fun and creative ideas.…

Joining us today is Dr. Greg Plutko who served a long career in education, including roles as the superintendent of the Huntington Beach High School District and Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District. The cool thing about Greg's girl dad story is the fact that he is also a grandfather! So not only he's is a girl dad to his now adult daughte…

Happy Thanksgiving friends! Come and join Hector and Markay as they talk about the things that they're thankful for in this season, family traditions, and the idea of gratitude and service for our families. Girl dads, make sure to take some intentional time to sit and reflect on what you're grateful for in this season. Happy Thanksgiving!…

Today Markay and Hector talk about the girl dad resource guide. Come checkout some things that have been helpful to us on our girl dad journey. Things to watch and some things to read. We invite you to go to our website to download the resource guide, and feel free to share it with other girl dads.

Today we have our friend Tim Mahan joining us to bring us into his story of what it looks like to be a single dad raising girls. We discuss topics such as self care, what it looks like to be fully present as a single dad, and the idea of community and being ok to let other people in to help. Come and join us as we learn from this amazing girl dad!…

We have an awesome guest joining us today! Melvin McGuire is a girl dad, who also serves as the commander of the Long Beach police department. We're so honored to learn from him today! we talk about topics such as being our daughters Moral Compas, Marriage, and the idea that things may change but values remain the same. Come and join us!…

On this episode of Her Best Dad Ever, we have Dr. Lance Beaumont. We're so excited about this conversation, The way he cares for his daughters is so encouraging and inspiring. We discuss topics such as speaking value into our daughters, how to give our girls language to deal with bullies, and the power in writing hand written letters to our daughte…

Today we have a new friend joining us. Joey Diggs Jr, is a song writer, recording artist, and girl dad! his 8 year old daughter is following in his footsteps in making her own mark in the music industry even at a young age. Come and join us as we take through what it looks like to teach our daughters to be independent, and what it looks like for us…

Today we have Port Wilburn joining us as we talk about being students of our daughters, and how to love and affirm them well. Come and learn with us!By Markay Fairley and Hector Gabriel

On todays episode Hector and Markay talk through what it looks like for us fathers to be a safe place for our daughters. They also process through current events that are happening in the world today. Come and join the conversation!

On todays episode of Her Best Dad Ever we invited some of our good friends to a girl dad hang. Join us as we share some stories, lessons, and laughs as we continue our journey of becoming Her Best Dad Ever.