Our guest this week is Brady Murray of Salt Lake City, who is father to 11 children, a managing director at Capstone Partners a Mass Mutual General Agent, founder of RODS Heroes as well as the Special Abilities Network.

Brady and his wife, Andrea, have been married for 21 years and are the proud parents of 11 children. By age they are: Brinley (17), Nash (16), Ridge (13), Copper (11), Mason (8), Willow (6) and Olivia (5) and as this episode gets published the couple is in Columbia adopting four siblings: John (16), Jarrow (14), Sandra (15) and Roccio (10).

Both Nash and Cooper have Down Syndrome.

RODS Heroes is a non-profit organization with the mission to inspire families to adopt children with special needs or other unique circumstances. Over the last decade, RODS Heroes has inspired the adoption of 102 children (83 of whom have Down syndrome), providing them with loving forever homes. Through their advocacy and dedication, RODS Heroes aims to raise awareness and promote a positive perception of adoption of children with special abilities, ultimately transforming lives and communities.

The name RODS is an acronym for Racing for Orphans with Down Syndrome.

Within RODS Heroes, there is a special program entitled Cooper's Mission. Cooper (11) one of the Murrays with Down Syndrome is on a mission to help unite 30 orphaned children with Down syndrome or other unique circumstances with their forever family - one pitch at a time, by making appearances at 30 Major League Baseball games. Please consider donating to Cooper's Mission to receive a signed Cooper Murray Rookie Card.

The Special Abilities Network is a coalition of professionals comprised of financial, clinical, legal, and tax experts who work together as a team on your behalf. Every aspect of your special needs plan is developed and executed under the collective strategic guidance of your team members. They surround you and your family with expert support at every step of the journey.

That's all on this episode or the SFN Dad To Dad Podcast.

Show Links -
Email – brady@rods.org
Website - https://rods.org/
Website - https://specialabilitiesnetwork.com/
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradymurraycfp/
Instagram – #bradymurray21
Instagram - #RODSHeroes

Special Fathers Network -
SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 500+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: "I wish there was something like this when we first received our child's diagnosis. I felt so isolated. There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through."

SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.

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