Building a City My Daughter Wants to Call Home | BDC Podcast E18 with Brady Dyer
Better Dads Club PodcastShow Notes
Brady Dyer is a Lower Hutt city councillor, business owner, photographer and governance professional, but the role he values most is being a dad.
His career has spanned entrepreneurship, creative industries, technology, board leadership and public service, including more than 20 years running businesses and working with organisations across New Zealand.
Alongside his professional work, Brady is deeply involved in his local community and is passionate about leadership, family, and helping make Lower Hutt a great place for the next generation to grow up.
In this episode Brady shares how his relationship with his own father shaped the man and dad he is today, and reflects on more than 20 years of entrepreneurship and the challenge of balancing business, public service and being present for his family.
We explore how becoming a father fundamentally shifted Brady's priorities, why it influenced his decision to step into local government, and his desire to help build a Lower Hutt where the next generation can afford to stay, raise families and build lives of their own.
It's a conversation about fatherhood, entrepreneurship, leadership, resilience, community and what it means to build something worthwhile for the generation coming behind us.
Chapters 00:00 – Introduction 01:02 – Brady's relationship with his dad 02:26 – Raising kids around technology 04:04 – Always wanting to become a father 06:27 – Starting his first business at school 09:49 – From entrepreneurship to photography 10:58 – Balancing business and becoming a new dad 13:24 – The phone call that created an unforgettable family memory 17:32 – How fatherhood changed Brady's priorities 19:28 – Why Brady entered local government 20:21 – The reality of balancing council, business and family 21:00 – Leadership and making decisions for the long term 26:49 – The future of Lower Hutt 29:31 – Building a city our children want to live in 32:16 – Brady's dream for Lower Hutt's kids 33:52 – What Brady hopes his daughter remembers about her dad 36:08 – Finding purpose in people, work and the hustle
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