About Craig Wilkinson

Craig is a bestselling South African author, award winning social entrepreneur, inspirational speaker and Dad Coach. He is passionate about the crucial role men and fathers play in the lives of their children and society. He founded and runs the Non-Profit Organisation, Father A Nation, whose mission is to restore and equip men to be great fathers, mentors and role models. For his work with men in communities Craig received the GQ South African Humanitarian Man of the year award in 2019. As a keynote speaker and facilitator Craig covers a variety of topics in the areas of parenting, masculinity, gender-based violence, gender equity, leadership and excellence.
5 08, 2021

Manned Up Conversations: How true men define themselves by character

By |2023-07-06T08:14:23+03:00August 5th, 2021|0 Comments

On our third segment of the Six Pack Of Champion Virtues series we discuss How Champion Men Define Themselves By Character. We start off by defining what character means to men and how we can build strong and positive characteristics on our journey to becoming great. We then [Read more]

22 07, 2021

Manned Up Conversations: How men nurture their fields

By |2023-07-06T08:14:14+03:00July 22nd, 2021|0 Comments

On our second segment of the Six Pack Of Champion Virtues series we take a more introspective look into How Men Nurture Their Fields. Topics we cover on the show: 02:23 - Every man has a territory and the 4 most important things every man needs to tend [Read more]

12 07, 2021

Business Fights Poverty: enabling positive masculinity in society and business.

By |2021-11-16T14:51:25+02:00July 12th, 2021|0 Comments

In a recent survey by YouGov more men between the ages of 18 and 24 viewed masculinity in a negative light than those who viewed it positively. This podcast isn’t some vague, highbrow observation of a societal issue. Craig shares his personal journey as a single dad [Read more]

8 07, 2021

Manned Up Conversations: How men use their strength

By |2023-07-06T08:14:02+03:00July 8th, 2021|0 Comments

We kick off our Six Pack Of Champion Virtues series with a deep dive into How Men Use Their Strength to help us harness the power of positive masculinity. Topics we cover on this show: 01:26 - The foundation of Father A Nation all about and the work [Read more]

14 06, 2021

Interview with Nikki Bush: Why are Fathers so Important?

By |2023-05-26T11:13:14+03:00June 14th, 2021|0 Comments

Nikki Bush of @Win at Work and Life Podcast in conversation with Craig about the importance of fathers in society and in their children’s development, as well as the need for positive masculinity in society today. THE CONVERSATION COVERS: How we need to heal men to heal the world [Read more]

25 02, 2021

Divorce Part 2: Rules of Engagement.

By |2023-08-15T13:50:36+03:00February 25th, 2021|0 Comments

Hands down my greatest challenge as a divorced dad was remaining a deeply engaged father in my children’s lives with a co parent who was no longer my partner, whose feelings towards me were less than hospitable and whose ideas about parenting came from a different manual than mine. [Read more]

15 12, 2020

Divorce and Children

By |2023-08-15T10:13:22+03:00December 15th, 2020|0 Comments

Telling my children that their mom and I were getting divorced was probably the hardest conversation I have ever had. My son Luke was 11 at the time and my daughter Blythe 8. My heart broke as I looked into their sad, shocked eyes. It took everything I had to [Read more]

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