The Strength in Softness: A Conversation with Devin McGovern
About the speaker
✨ Join us for this October’s gathering at Rivian South Coast Theater and hear Devin’s story live. Please RSVP directly through the Rivian Spaces https://events.rivian.com/creativemorningsocsoft page to let us know you’re coming!✨
Devin McGovern, aka Devin the Dad, is a former Hollywood reality TV producer who traded set life for the stage of parenthood filled with tantrums, snack negotiations, and dance breaks. Now a full-time content creator, he captures the hilarious and heartfelt chaos of raising kids in the modern age.
From singing along (maybe too loudly) to GOLDEN, navigating picky eating one meal at a time, or suiting up for family Halloween traditions and Disney trips, Devin’s stories bring levity and laughter to the everyday. Sometimes even his recent obsession of K-pop Demon Hunters, proof that fatherhood is never short on plot twists.
Through it all, Devin has learned that softness is a kind of strength: the courage to laugh at yourself, to be vulnerable in front of millions, and to hold space for joy and connection. At CreativeMornings, he’ll share how becoming both a dad and a creator in his 40s reshaped his career and revealed that tenderness, humor, and community might just be the superpowers we need most.
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Rivian South Coast Theatre
162 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Laguna, California United States 92706
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Partners
Rivian
Dyno Creative
Wentworthy
Equator Coffee
Organizer Tran Dang
Organizer Justin Lee
Videographer Ian Cab
Photographer Michael Ward