Founding Fathers
A 10-week program for Ambitious Dads ready to redefine
fatherhood with clarity, connection, and purpose.
If you've ever wondered...
“Will I always have a close bond with my kids as they grow?”
“How do I teach independence without abandoning them?”
“Am I present enough when I’m pulled in so many directions?”
“How do I prepare them for a future I can’t predict?”
“Am I passing on the flaws I’m still working through?”
“How do I enjoy this without stressing about doing it right?”
Then you’re not alone. You’re also not broken.
You’re an Ambitious Dad, and this program is for you.
This Isn’t a Masterclass. It’s a Movement.
Founding Fathers is a 10-week experience for dads who are crushing it professionally—and asking, "How do I lead at home with the same clarity, presence, and purpose?"
We’re not here to teach perfection.
We’re here to build a better definition of success.
Together.
"Do you want a dad strategy or roadmap? Want deeper, more thoughtful conversations about fatherhood? This is the program for you."
- Shantanu Bandhi, CFO, Aspira
Real results. Read dads.
Founding Fathers isn’t just thoughtful. It’s transformative. Over 3 months, dads in the program report:
"Making time and space for this program… has been one of the best investments of my life." - Chase Friedman, Founder, Vanquish Media Group
What You’ll Walk Away With:
You build a personal, actionable
Fatherhood Philosophy
This is a living compass rooted in your values, shaped by your story, and designed to guide how you show up for your kids, your partner, and yourself.
It’s not a mission statement. It’s not a list of parenting rules.
It’s more like the strategic vision you’d create for your business — only this one is for the role that matters most.
It aligns your intentions with your actions, helping you lead with clarity, integrity, and heart, especially when things feel messy or uncertain.
Your philosophy becomes the filter you use to make hard choices and the foundation for the kind of legacy you want to build.
Because great fatherhood doesn’t happen by accident.
It happens by intention, and this is where that intention gets real.
What We’ll Explore Together
Over 3 months, we’ll dive into the most important (and often unspoken) parts of modern
fatherhood, the ones that shape how we lead, love, and show up.
Money & Meaning
Modeling clarity, not anxiety
Legacy in Action
Turning your intentions into habits, stories, and inheritance
Emotions & Meltdowns
Theirs and ours
Presence & Transitions
Shifting out of work mode without losing your mind
The Co-Parenting Tightrope
Getting aligned with your partner
Traditions That Stick
Simple rituals that bond your family for life
Success Redefined
Letting go of pressure, building values
The Balancing Art
Career, kids, health, partnership, and sanity
What makes this different?
This is for Ambitious Dads like you who…
Fathers who are more engaged at home show higher emotional intelligence, lower burnout, and greater resilience at work.
Not sure? Apply anyway. We’ll schedule a 15-minute alignment call to explore fit.
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INTRODUCING
The Founding Fathers Program
10 weekly, one-hour live sessions + a unique 2-hour kickoff session.
"Odds are, you don't have a great venue for talking thoughtfully, consistently, with other dads about fatherhood. This program forces you—in a good way—to do just that." - Lee Kurkland, Founding Father
NICE TO MEET YOU
I'm Jeff Hittner
Helping high-performing fathers lead with ambition —
at work and at home.
I’m a leadership expert, executive coach, and founder of Ambitious Dads - a growing movement for fathers who want to lead with as much clarity and purpose at home as they do at work.
About ten years ago, I discovered I couldn’t become a biological father, something I had dreamed about my entire life. It was devastating. But that moment became the beginning of something far deeper: the disassembly of my old definition of fatherhood.
Fast forward to today, I’m the proud dad of two incredible boys who are the lights of my life. That journey taught me this: when we’re willing to let go of the stories we’ve clung to the longest, we create space to imagine something better, something truer.
I previously founded IBM’s global Corporate Social Responsibility consulting practice, and developed the curriculum for the Bard MBA in Sustainability where I was the leadership professor. Over the past two decades, I’ve coached CEOs on six continents and built leadership programs for some of the most mission-driven companies in the world.
Now, I bring that experience to Ambitious Dads programs, helping dads lead with courage, presence, and a definition of success they actually want their kids to inherit.
What Ambitious Dads are Saying...
It was the perfect space I needed, when I most needed it. The people that also said yes were amazing and helped me in ways that are difficult to put to words.
- Ramphis Castro, Investor, Philanthropist, AI Engineer
Jeff was my guardian through the most thrilling, challenging, and rewarding period of my life. He kept me in the ring when I wanted to throw the gloves off. He challenged me when he knew I most needed it and least wanted it. He enabled me to do the impossible, each day. Our weekly meetings were the reason I could survive and thrive for years in an extreme growth and extreme stress company as its CEO and father.
- Ramphis Castro, Investor, Philanthropist, AI Engineer
Jeff helped me realize I don’t want to just be more present at home, I want to be the same man everywhere I show up. I know there’s another level of alignment possible, and I’m ready for that work.
- Christian Chabaneix, Founding Partner at Ventus Advisors
SPOTS ARE LIMITED!
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What’s the Value of 10 Weeks That Change Everything?
Most dads wait until something’s broken before they invest in support. But the truth is—your role as a father is the highest-stakes leadership position you’ll ever hold. And yet…
The Founding Fathers program delivers 10 weeks of real-time coaching, tools, emotional clarity, and community—for less than the cost of 2 private sessions.
The investment for this 10-week
experience is $495
$400 for Father's Day!
We share payment details after you complete the application and a short
alignment call to make sure this is the right fit - for you, and for the group.
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