Armin Brott, MBA

Author, Syndicated Columnist, Talk Show Host
Men's Health Network
302 Zephyr Drive
Oakland, CA
USA 94607
Email: armin@mrdad.com

Disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: • Author of The Military Father: A Hands-on Guide for Deployed Dads (Abbeville, 2009) Lead author of Your Head: An Owner’s Manual (Men’s Health Network, 2008) • Lead author of Blueprint for Men’s Health (Men’s Health Network, 2006) Writer of “Ask Mr. Dad,” a weekly column distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (formerly Knight-Ridder), which appears in over 40 newspapers throughout the U.S. • Authored hundreds of articles on a wide variety of topics, including fatherhood, health, business, education, and family relationships for such publications as, The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, Men’s Health, Redbook, Playboy, Family Circle, Child, Parenting, Family Life, American Baby, The Saturday Evening Post. Radio, Television, and other Media • Host of “Positive Parenting,” a weekly talk show for parents, which airs on top stations in San Francisco and several other markets. • Host of “DaddyCast,” a daily podcast for and about dads and those who love them. • Guest on hundreds of national and regional TV and radio shows, including The Today Show (NBC), The Early Show (CBS), The O’Reilly Factor (Fox), In the Money (CNN), BBC, Discovery Health, and many more. • Expert source quoted in hundreds of national and regional print and Internet publications, including The New York Times, The Wall St. Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, Glamour, Parents, Child, The Boston Globe, and many more. Honors and Awards • Winner of two 2008 gold medal awards from the Independent Book Publishers Association for Fathering Your School-Age Child. • Winner of two 2005 Adding Wisdom awards from Parent-to-Parent, for The Expectant Father and The New Father: A Dad’s Guide to the First Year. • Excellence in Journalism (three separate awards). “Bone Marrow Report: The Real Medical Miracle.” Family Circle, October 6, 1998 • Best Parenting Book. The New Father. Child Magazine, 1997 • National Magazine Award nomination. “The Lace Curtain: Gender Bias in the Media.” Nieman Reports, Winter, 1994 Other Affiliations • Board of Advisors, Men’s Health Network • Board of Advisors, Pampers Parenting Network
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.