by Joe De Sena | Aug 22, 2018 | Family
My wife was busy relocating our family of 6 to Vancouver, BC last weekend and asked me to stay home with the kids. I agreed. Twenty-four hours later, the car had 600 new miles, I had a new tattoo, my kids had an adventure of a lifetime, and I had some explaining to...
by Joe De Sena | Aug 22, 2018 | Family
Many years ago, my wife and I set a goal for ourselves. We would instill generosity in our kids. The only way to successfully do this though is to teach by example. So that’s what we do. We give back to our communities together. We make it a family activity, and when...
by Joe De Sena | Aug 22, 2018 | Family
They say that behind every great man is a greater woman. In my case, it’s a whole squad—it’s practically a Lean In convention back there. There’s my awesome wife, Courtney, and trusted advisors Coleen McManus and Carola Jain. Then there are the millions of powerful,...
by Joe De Sena | Aug 22, 2018 | Family
I grew up in an Italian family, which meant three things: 1) A lot of laughing. 2) A lot of swearing. 3) A lot of food. All three were on display every Sunday, when our table overfloweth with conversation, mushroom risotto, roasted veal, homemade tiramisu, and...
by Joe De Sena | Aug 22, 2018 | Family
My wife and I move our family every year. We’ve lived in Vermont, China, Vancouver … and many places in between. We do this to learn new cultures and embrace new adventures. It’s awesome. And also very hard. Every time we move, we leave behind friends, a home we’ve...
by Joe De Sena | Aug 21, 2018 | Family
Dragging the kids out of bed before 6 a.m. is never easy, especially when it’s to go for a run. But for the De Sena clan, the call of the wild beckons before dawn. One Saturday morning, just after we moved to Vancouver last fall, I barged into my kids’ rooms as the...
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