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Charlie Capen

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May 06

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Charlie Capen is a digital content and media veteran with hundreds of millions views and followers managed across the internet.

Following social marketing tenures at Netflix (Marvel’s Daredevil, Luke Cage & Jessica Jones, Wet Hot American Summer, Sense8, et al) and Director of Online Engagement at 21st Century Fox, Charlie spearheaded award-winning campaigns for the most notable studios in Hollywood, earning press coverage and leading cultural conversations. Currently, Charlie is Vice President of GISH (Greatest International Scavenger Hunt) where he helps manage the world's largest experiential competition to gamify social good.

As co-founder of HowToBeADad.com, his work has made the front pages of New York Times, Fast Company, Buzzfeed, Le ...more

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	The Guide to Baby Sleep Positions: Survival Tips for Co-Sleeping Parents by Andy Herald, Charlie Capen (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Why Dads with Sons Should Care About Girls’ Issues

Author’s Note: I wrote this back in 2016 but it is no less important that we support boys in their growth and development.

Alright, dads of boys. I know what you’re thinking. ‘I’m so busy with my son’s schoolwork, sports, dance classes, tutoring, LEGO pieces on the floor, and every other damn thing, that it’s hard enough parenting a boy, imagining what it would be like to have a daughter would

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The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)

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