dad next door
Brent Lancaster
BY AMANDA MILLER
A s president of Bob Brooks empowering others to build better futures. Beyond the office, his most important roles are husband, father, and coach. Between school drop off, studio sessions, basketball practices, and family time, Brent shares how fatherhood has influenced his leadership and values, and why presence, positivity, and patience matter most. School, Brent Lancaster spends his days shaping education and
Occupation: President of Bob Brooks School Wife: Laura Children: Leyton, 14, and Nate, 11 Hobbies: Bike riding, golfing, and coaching kids basketball
WHAT DOES A NORMAL DAY LOOK LIKE FOR YOU?
BRENT: Anytime I get a chance to take my kids to school, I do. I’ll take the kids to school and go to the office. [At work,] we do a lot of live video stream education, so sometimes it’s going into our studio, teaching all day, then immediately leaving there to either coach or attend a practice, or take someone to a dance. We’ll do that until it ends, and then we pick up and do it all again.
a father, but also being a father changed the way I approach the career. When you’re young and career focused, nothing else mat- ters, and then all of a sudden your kids come along, and that’s the only thing that matters. From a parenting standpoint, you learn pa- tience and how to use your words correctly.
time that we have that’s available. My general rule is any time I can sleep in my own bed, I do. Whether that means waking up at three o’clock in the morning and going to travel or coming home at three o'clock in the morning so I can take them to school the next day, anytime I get the opportunity to sleep in my own bed, I do it. WHAT VALUES ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU AND LAURA AS YOU’RE RAISING YOUR KIDDOS, AND HOW DO YOU TRY TO MODEL THOSE VALUES? BRENT: We’re members of the church, mem- bers of Parkview, and faith is first. When you start talking about faith modeling, it’s always difficult, but we do our best to live by that. My whole goal in parenting is to try and raise kids that are nice human beings. There are all kinds of goals that you have for them, but ultimately, if they can become adults and just be nice human beings, I feel like we try and play a role in that. HOW DO YOU TALK WITH YOUR KIDS ABOUT WORK, SUCCESS, AND FAILURE? BRENT: I grew up in a working class family. I had a great childhood, but ultimately, you always want your kids to have better than yourself. You provide as much as you can and
WHAT FIRST SPARKED YOUR PASSION FOR TEACHING?
WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST REWARDING PART OF COACHING?
BRENT: I started in the real estate business. Most people get into the real estate business and it’s a second career; they’ve hit some sort of life event, whether they’ve retired, there’s a death, a divorce. Some of it’s good events, some of it’s bad events, but typically they come to you when they’re looking for a better life. So to be able to be on the ground floor of watching someone completely transition out of one phase of their life and into the next phase of their life, that’s the part that hooked me. I didn’t realize that was something that was even possible. To see people come in the door one way and leave the door another way, it’s awesome.
BRENT: When you start looking at a roster of kids, there are all kinds of different personali- ties that you’re having to manage. The things that come out of boys’ and girls’ mouths are unbelievable. It’s hilarious. It really has given me happiness with all of it. It’s fun watching them succeed. It’s fun watching them at the beginning of the season and they don’t know what they’re doing, and at the end of the season, they’re a team. YOUR SCHEDULE INCLUDES A LOT OF TRAVEL. HOW DO YOU STAY PRESENT AND CONNECTED WITH FAMILY? BRENT: I don’t use technology as much as I should when I’m gone. I try to make the mo- ments that I’m here the best moments. I’m a big fan of taking my kids to school every day. It’s a small amount of time, but it’s the time that I get with them. I try to make do with the
HOW HAS FATHERHOOD CHANGED THE WAY YOU APPROACH YOUR CAREER AND LEADERSHIP?
BRENT: It has changed my perspective. My career has changed the way I approach being
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