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23rd Feb 2026

How to Raise Great Humans: Parenting Wisdom from the Father of a Legislator & SPAC Founder

UNLOCK THE 13 SYSTEMS EVERY AGENCY OWNER NEEDS TO REACH 8 FIGURES:

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In this special episode, Jordan Ross sits down with Jeffrey Lafazan, a Long Island father whose sons have built extraordinary careers, including co-founding a public financial firm and becoming the youngest elected legislator in New York State. But the focus isn’t on IPOs, it’s on parenting and raising high-performing kids with strong values.


Jordan asks one fundamental question: How do you raise great children who grow into successful, grounded adults?


Jeffrey shares practical parenting advice and story-driven insights on teaching discipline, modeling accountability, and creating emotional safety through everyday presence. From grocery store math games to early childhood education strategies that shape future learning, this conversation is part parenting masterclass, part life philosophy for modern parents.


If you're a founder, operator, or parent who wants to succeed at work and at home, without sacrificing your family, this episode is a must-listen.


Chapters:


• Why Presence Beats Pressure in Parenting


• Grocery Stores, Math Lessons & Early Autonomy


• Mistakes, Tough Love, and Course Corrections


• The Pre-K Advantage: How Early Education Sets a Trajectory


• Raising Three Kids with Different Needs, One Core Principle


• Building Good Humans in a Performance-Obsessed World


To learn more go to 8figureagency.co


Reach Jeffrey at:


LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflafazan/


Zillow - https://www.zillow.com/lender-profile/Jeff%20Lafazan/

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About the Podcast

How to Scale an 8 Figure Agency 🚀
Strategy and AI consulting for 7-8 figure agencies to help them scale to 8 figures.
Welcome to How to Scale an 8-Figure Agency, the show where I break down the exact operational, financial, and AI-driven systems that today’s top marketing agencies use to scale past seven figures — without burning out or getting trapped in fulfillment.

Every week, we go deep into:
• AI consulting for marketing agencies
• Operational infrastructure that actually scales
• Building automations, workflows, and agent-based systems
• Hiring and training world-class teams
• Improving margins, capacity, and client LTV
• Turning your agency into an 8-figure operation that runs without you

If you’re a founder stuck in the weeds, capped by systems, or wondering how to integrate AI into your agency the right way… this podcast is your blueprint.

I’m Jordan Ross — founder of 8 Figure Agency and the person behind hundreds of successful agency scale-ups — and this is where we turn chaos into clarity, and CEOs into true operators.

Let’s get into it.

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