The Men's Roundtable Series
The Men's Roundtable Series is a weekly conversation space where men gather every Thursday at 7pm EST to discuss real issues such as identity, pressure, relationships, purpose, and personal struggles. The show aims to foster honesty and growth, with the goal of restoration—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. It also features The Men's Interview Spotlight, one-on-one conversations with men who have overcome challenges like the father wound and broken free from the need for validation. These stories serve as blueprints for healing and personal transformation.
Episodes
The Men's Roundtable Series - The Weight of the Unsaid — Conversations Men Keep Avoiding
The Weight of the Unsaid — Conversations Men Keep AvoidingWe stop pretending silence is strength and name the pressure cooker that builds when men avoid hard conversations. We share personal stories about counseling, father wounds, shame, forgiveness, and why waiting for the right time keeps men stuck. • Pressure cooker emotions and why bottling up backfires • How counseling and faith create space
The MRTS - "I'm Good" Is the Most Expensive Lie We Tell
Episode Summary: "I'm Good" Is the Most Expensive Lie We TellEpisode Title: "I'm Good" Is the Most Expensive Lie We TellScripture Anchors: Psalm 32:3–5 | Psalm 13 | Proverbs 4:23"I'm good." Two syllables, one tiny lie—and a phrase most men have been using for years to mask how they really feel.In this episode, we challenge the lie that emotional fitness
The MRTS Spotlight - Don’t Ask Why. Ask Why Not: Resilience & Refusing To Quit | Jay Setchell
What if your circumstances changed—but your purpose didn’t?In this Men’s Roundtable Series Spotlight, we sit down with Jay Setchell, a Marine, entrepreneur, corporate leader, and man whose life has been shaped by faith, resilience, courage, failure, perseverance, and an unwillingness to quit.Now in his mid-70s and mostly paralyzed, Jay remains actively involved in multiple ventures and continues t
The MRTS Spotlight - When Men Have Contacts But No Friends
Your phone can be packed with names and still feel useless when life cracks open at 3 a.m. We’re talking straight to husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons about the quiet crisis behind male loneliness: confusing a network for a brotherhood, and mistaking independence for strength. If you’ve ever scrolled through contacts during a hard moment and realized you didn’t know who to call, you already un
The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast: The Art of Losing — What Failure Teaches a Man
Winning can be a great motivator, but it can also become a trap. We’ve both seen grown men melt down over a loss, chase “respect” through constant one-upmanship, and treat every moment like a scoreboard. That’s not just awkward, it’s a warning sign that our identity is tied to outcomes instead of character, purpose, and love.We talk through what failure actually teaches a man when life doesn’t coo
The MRTS - From Sprint to Marathon: Building a Life You Can Sustain
When did your pace stop being ambition and start being survival?Men are often taught to push harder, work longer, sacrifice more, and keep going. But what happens when the pace that helped you build your life begins to destroy the life you're building?In this conversation, the Men’s Roundtable Series examines burnout, discipline, recovery, personal systems, non-negotiables, and the legacy bei
The Men's Roundtable Series - The Man in the Mirror: Integrity, Alignment & the Hidden Life
Why is it sometimes easier to perform in public than to be honest in private?Every man has a public life and a private life. The question is whether they are actually aligned. This conversation takes an honest look at the hidden pressures men carry, the energy required to maintain an image, and the ways we use work, distraction, achievement, and other escapes to avoid what we don't want to co
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The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast - Brotherhood That Goes Deeper Than Networking
Most of us can spot a fake connection a mile away and a lot of “networking” feels exactly like that. Tonight we get honest about what real brotherhood looks like when you strip away the handshakes, the business cards, and the polished public version of ourselves. We’re chasing something harder and better: a men’s community built on trust, vulnerability, and the willingness to be known enough to ac
Done Carrying It Alone: Why Men Struggle With Connection, Communication & Relationships | Eric Williams
How much can a man carry before carrying it alone becomes the thing that breaks him?In this episode of the Men's Roundtable Series Podcast, we sit down with Eric Williams, relationship expert, Marriage and Family Therapist, former U.S. Army paratrooper, husband of more than 20 years, and creator of Origin Code and Done Carrying It Alone.Eric's understanding of relationships began long be
When God Feels Silent: Faith, Suffering & Finding Hope Again | Matthew Jenkins
What happens when everything falls apart—and God seems silent?In this Men's Roundtable Series Spotlight, Mista Yu sits down with Matthew Jenkins, cancer survivor, author of Beat Up By God: Finding Faith When Life Feels Like It's Falling Apart, and a man whose journey through suffering fundamentally changed the way he understands faith, hope, and resilience.Matthew's story includes s
The MRTS - Present, Not Perfect: Fatherhood, Marriage & Brotherhood
Present, Not Perfect: Fatherhood, Marriage & Brotherhood | Men's Roundtable SeriesWhat does it really mean to show up as a man?In this powerful episode of the Men's Roundtable Series (MRTS), we take an honest look at fatherhood, marriage, brotherhood, relationships, emotional presence, and the responsibilities men carry—and ask a question many men may not want to answer: Are the peop
Strong Enough to Be Vulnerable: Redefining Strength for Men | Marc Paisant
What does it really mean to be a strong man?For many men, strength has been defined by how much we can carry, how much we can provide, how well we can protect our families, and how effectively we can keep our struggles hidden.But what happens when strength requires us to do something different?In this MRTS Spotlight, Mista Yu sits down with Marc Paisant, mental health awareness podcast host and ce
MRTS Spotlight - The Reinvention Blueprint: Life and Career After 40 | Anthony Quiñones
At some point, many people realize the life they built no longer reflects the person they are becoming.What happens next?Anthony Quiñones has spent decades helping people answer that question. From accounting and insurance to media, nonprofits, startups, coaching, and entrepreneurship, Anthony's own journey has been built on reinvention.As the founder of The Fracct Agency, author of The Brand
The Science of Human Performance: Becoming Your Best Under Pressure with Dr. Jack Groppel
What can elite athletes teach us about becoming better leaders, professionals, and human beings?In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu, I sit down with Dr. Jack Groppel, an internationally recognized authority in sport science and human performance, to explore the science behind peak performance.Dr. Groppel is a Hall of Fame coach, scientist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of the Johnson & Joh
The Man I’m Becoming Part 2 - Becoming the Man You Were Created to Be
If you’ve ever told yourself you’re “fine” while quietly feeling stuck, this conversation is for you. We sit down as a men’s roundtable and get specific about what a healthy man actually looks like when nobody’s watching: not a highlight reel, but a whole person with a mind that can learn, a body that’s stewarded, and a spirit anchored in God. We also admit the uncomfortable truth that growth can
The MRTS Spotlight - The Single Dad Who Built A Baby Brand | Paul Moore
Most entrepreneurs don’t begin with a perfect plan—they begin with a problem, a frustration, and the determination to find a solution.Paul Moore’s journey is a powerful example of how unexpected experiences can shape extraordinary opportunities. From more than a decade living and working in China, to commercial fishing in Alaska, to navigating life as a single father, Paul’s path eventually led hi
Who Am I Now? The Midlife Rebuild Every Man Needs to Face | John Little
What happens when the life you've built no longer fully fits the man you're becoming?In this Men's Roundtable Series Spotlight, Mista Yu sits down with John Little, leadership development expert, executive coach, and creator of The Leader in the Mirror Project.John has spent years helping leaders develop confidence, emotional intelligence, authentic leadership, and healthier organiz
The MRTS Spotlight - What If Asking For Help Is The Manliest Move w/ The M.V.P. Mike Van Pelt
You can look successful on the outside and still feel like you’re just dragging yourself through life. We sit down with Mike Van Pelt, founder of True Man Life Coaching and American Family Renaissance, to talk about the moment everything changed for him and why so many men never experience real inner freedom even when they’ve “done church” for years.Mike traces his turning point back to a men’s re
The Man You're Becoming Part 1: The Misconceptions About Healing
A heatwave, wildfire smoke, and a simple question set the tone fast: what does a healthy man actually look like when life is loud and pressure is constant? We start with the obvious stuff like sleep, hydration, exercise, and nutrition, then we push past the gym definition into the harder categories men live in every day: marriage, parenting, faith, self-talk, finances, and the private battles we n
The MRTS Spotlight: "Why Won’t He Just Log Off? Gaming Addictions" w/ Nathan Graham
Your kid isn’t just “wasting time” on games, and if we treat it that way, we miss what’s actually happening. I’m joined by Nathan Graham, a devoted father, coach, entrepreneur, and the author of Why Won’t He Just Log Off, to get honest about screen time, gaming addiction fears, and the real emotional pull of modern online gaming.We talk through Nathan’s own story, from getting picked on and escapi
The MRTS Spotlight: The Identity Crisis: Tying Men's Self Worth To Output - Benjamin John Lee
A lot of men are exhausted and they can’t explain why. They’re doing the work, handling the bills, showing up for everyone else, and still feeling like they’re one bad day away from shutting down. That’s where we start: the trap of tying self-worth to productivity and the quiet pressure to earn love through output. We talk with Benjamin John Lee, head life coach at the College of Charleston’s Life
The MRTS Spotlight: Why Smart Men Stay Stuck: The Success Fallacy - Chad C. Betz
That quiet moment in the car after work when the parking lot empties and you’re still sitting there, staring forward, feeling heavy, is more common than most men admit. We talk with Chad C. Betz, author and financial services professional, about why smart, hardworking guys stay committed to the wrong path for years and why turning back can feel like shame even when it’s the right move. If you’re a
The MRTS Spotlight: Self-Sabotage From A Male Perspective - Dr. Albert Bramante
Your feed says you’re falling behind, but the real problem might be the story you’ve been taught to tell yourself. We talk with Dr. Albert Bramante about men’s mental health, self-doubt, and the constant social media comparison that convinces good men they’re not enough, not winning fast enough, or not “man” enough. We get honest about the quiet pressure to be the rock, the provider, the tough one
The MRTS Spotlight: The Beach Ball Test For The Male Ego - Stan Lewis
A man can be fearless in a boardroom and still feel powerless in his own living room. That contrast is where this conversation lands, and it gets honest fast. We sit down with speaker, author, and leadership and communication expert Stan Lewis to talk about the mental captivity that hides behind “high performance” and the subtle lies that keep men locked inside a life that looks fine but feels stu
The MRTS Spotlight - A Man Can Ask For Help And Still Be Strong | Bryan Blackmon
Most men don’t fall apart in public, they fall apart in silence. We talk with Bryan Blackmon about what it feels like to look dependable while privately drowning, and how addiction, shame, and the pressure to “handle it” can trap you in a life that is slowly breaking you.Bryan shares his real-world story of chasing a dream move to California while alcoholism and drugs escalated, and how that path
The MRTS Spotlight - Healing The Father Wound After Divorce - Kent Darcie
Why the Holidays Suck for These Men!A lot of men carry anger like it’s just their personality, but what if it’s really a signal from an old wound that never got named? We sit down with Kent Darcy, a licensed professional counselor, speaker, and author of Choose a Better Path: Overcoming the Impact of Your Parents’ Divorce, to talk about what adult children of divorce often don’t see until it start
The MRTS Spotlight: Single Fatherhood & Divorced Dads - Coach Tyler McAdams
Silence can be louder than chaos, especially when you’re a single father in a shared custody rhythm and the house suddenly empties out. We sit down with coach Tyler McAdams, founder of The Inspiring Father, to talk honestly about what that quiet can do to a man’s mind, and what to do next so it doesn’t turn into alcohol, numbing, or isolation. If you’ve ever stared at the clock after a custody exc
What Happens When Nobody Needs You Anymore - What Makes You Useful?
If you have ever felt your worth drop the moment you stopped being “useful,” this conversation is for you. We get honest about the need to be needed, and how quickly it can turn into an identity crisis when life changes: kids grow up, deployments end, you come home from prison, a job cuts you loose, or retirement starts creeping closer than you want to admit. We talk through those gut-level moment
The MRTS Spotlight - What A Hollywood Stuntman Learned About Falling - Aaron Crippen
Getting punched in the face for a living sounds like the hard part, but Aaron Crippen says the real danger is what happens when the cameras are off. Aaron is an actor, stunt coordinator, and the author of Love at First Fall, and he joins me to unpack a truth a lot of men avoid: we can train for impact, but we rarely train for emotional fallout.We start with the stunt world, where “controlled chaos
Building A United Front: Protecting Your Marriage from Outside Pressure | Pesa Shayo
What happens when the biggest challenge to your marriage isn't your spouse—but the pressure surrounding your relationship?In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu, I sit down with Pesa Shayo, author and co-founder of Live Your Best Marriage, to discuss one of the most overlooked threats to healthy relationships: outside pressure.Drawing from his own cross-cultural marriage and years of coachi
The MRTS Spotlight - Exposing The High Performance Lie with Coach Brian Parana
Most men don’t “fall off” their health plan, they slowly trade it away for responsibility. If you’re crushing it at work but living on caffeine, short sleep, and rushed meals, this conversation hits close to home. We sit down with men’s coach and health and lifestyle coach Brian Parana to talk about why high-performing men over 40 so often normalize weight gain, low energy, and declining health, t
The Men's Roundtable Series - Why Men Stay Silent And How Community Helps: How Iron Stays Sharp
Somebody doesn’t end up standing on a bridge by accident. That image has stuck with me for years, and it’s the reason I built the Men’s Roundtable Series as more than a weekly livestream. I want a real safe space for men, the kind where you can admit you’re tired, confused, lonely, or scared without getting mocked, minimized, or dismissed.I also explain how our podcast brand is set up and why this
MRTS Spotlight - The Closure Lie & Why Most Men Never Truly Heal - Neal Tricarico
Closure is one of the most popular promises we hand to grieving people, and it can quietly set men up to fail. If you have ever wondered why you can “do everything right” and still feel the ache, this conversation will land. I’m joined by Neil Tricarico, who spent more than two decades working alongside Tony Robbins and later developed the philosophy he calls the Enduring Way, a framework built fo
The MRTS Spotlight - What If Your Life Is Your Fault/Accountability Buildouts w/ Jerry Brazie
A 14-year-old gets mugged, loses vision in one eye, and hears a message that changes his life: “Everything is your fault.” That moment could sound cruel until you hear what it produces decades later. We talk with entrepreneur Jerry Brazie, who grew up in extreme poverty and violence, then went on to build and sell more than a dozen businesses totaling over $450 million in revenue. His point is not
The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast - Ask If They're Okay: Men, Purpose, and The Quiet Battle Within
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The Men’s Roundtable Series -The Loneliness Men Don’t Know How To Explain
A man can have a full house, a full calendar, and a room full of people and still feel completely alone. We sit down for a raw men’s roundtable on the loneliness men don’t know how to explain, and we don’t stay on the surface. We talk about the difference between company and connection, why networking and small talk can feel empty, and how a man can be surrounded and still feel unseen.The conversa
The MRTS Spotlight - Affairs Don’t Start In The Bedroom/Rebuilding Trust After Infidelity - Tim Tedder
A hidden life doesn’t stay hidden. It leaks into your marriage, your kids, your work, and the way you look at yourself when the room goes quiet. That’s where we start a raw, practical conversation with relationship coach and affair recovery expert Tim Tedder, host of the Affair Recovery Room Podcast, about what infidelity really costs and what it actually takes to change.We talk about the uncomfor
The MRTS Spotlight - Fathers Redefining The Impact of Autism In Their Kids - Paul Voss
The hardest part of parenting is realizing love does not automatically come with answers. When your child is diagnosed with level 3 autism (often called profound autism), that gap can feel brutal: sleep disappears, routines collapse, and the pressure to “fix it” can push dads into silence and isolation. We talk with Paul Voss, a father of eight and the author of Autism Sucks: Finding Hope in the C
The MRTS Spotlight - How Travel Helped A Widower Rebuild His Life - Derrik Dyka
Your whole world can fall apart and nobody hands you a manual for what happens next. Mr. Yu sits down with author Derrik Dyka, who lost his wife of 24 years, to talk about the part of grief people don’t always name: the way it steals your direction. When the shared plan disappears, even “good” dreams like a quiet mountain home can start to feel like isolation you can’t survive.Derrik explains how
The Men’s Roundtable Series : Trauma Disguised as Toughness: Childhood Wounds That Shape Today's Man
The word “trauma” can either be a doorway to healing or a shortcut to excuses, and we do not think men can afford to stay confused about the difference. We start light with daylight saving time, winter darkness, and the way small disruptions can mess with sleep, mood, and seasonal depression. Then we move into the harder truth: what looks like a personal struggle is often a generational pattern we
The MRTS Interview Spotlight - Stop Being The Nice Guy Who Loses - Jason Lange
Most men don’t realize how fragile “I’ve got it handled” really is until something breaks: a body, a job, a relationship, or a sense of purpose. We’re joined by men’s embodiment coach and group facilitator Jason Lange to talk about the one advantage that shows up before the crisis and carries you through it: community you can actually lean on. We dig into why men’s groups matter in 2026, how socia
The MRTS Podcast: The Hidden Emotional Life Of Men
Some of the hardest parts of being a man never show up on the outside. We can look fine, sound fine, and still be carrying anxiety, chronic pain, pressure to provide, and a private storm of emotions we were never taught to name.We start by reflecting on what Men’s Mental Health Month stirred up for us and what we’re hearing from other men. Then we go straight at a question that keeps coming back:
MRTS - Men's Mental Health Month - Breaking The Mask And The Cost Of Performing
“I’m fine” can sound polite, but it can also be a mask that keeps us stuck. Tonight we get real about the gap between performance and reality and why men learn to look strong, successful, and unbothered while the inside is carrying a silent scream. We talk about what it costs to keep the act going, and what it looks like when the life behind closed doors finally matches the one everyone sees.We wr
MRTS Interview Spotlight - How To Start Over After Betrayal - Ralph Brewer
Betrayal doesn’t just break a relationship; it shakes the whole house. I’m joined by Ralph Brewer, author, speaker, and the founder of Help for Men Brotherhood and the Dad Starting Over Podcast, to get real about what men face after infidelity, divorce, and the kind of family disruption that can leave you angry, numb, and blaming everyone but yourself. Ralph shares his own story of taking on major
The MRTS: Breaking The Mask Part 2: Real Conversations About Men's Mental Health
The mask isn’t always a lie. Sometimes it’s protection, privacy, or a survival skill we learned so early we forgot we chose it. But when the mask starts running the show, it can quietly drain our marriages, distort our identity, and teach our kids that love equals performance.We dig into the “I’m fine” and “I got this” masks, the provider pressure that turns financial stress into shame, and the st
MRTS Interview Spotlight - The Overlooked Key To Male Performance - Dr. Adam Kleinburg
Erectile dysfunction is one of those topics men joke about in public and worry about in private, but it can be one of the clearest signals your health needs attention. We sit with clinician Dr. Adam Kleinberg, creator of Sexual Genius, to get honest about what’s really going on beneath “performance” and why confidence starts with basics like blood flow, inflammation, and everyday habits.We talk th
MRTS Interview Spotlight - More Than A Few Good Men - Shaun Dawson
Fatherhood gets stereotyped as ties, grills, and quick jokes, but the truth is a lot heavier and a lot more meaningful. We talk with Sean Dawson from the Raising Men podcast about why many dads feel unseen, why Father’s Day can hit a nerve, and why the cultural story about men often misses the depth of what good fathers actually do. From there, we get practical about raising boys and healthy mascu
The MRTS - Men's Mental Health Without the Mask - Get Out of The Prison Of Self Reliance
The scary part about “being strong” is how easily it turns into being alone. We sit down for a raw men’s roundtable on men’s mental health, the armor we put on, and the quiet habits that keep us from reaching out even when we know a brother is struggling. Along the way, we talk about veterans we’ve lost, the simple phrase “I see you,” and why waiting for the perfect moment to check on someone can
MRTS Interview Spotlight - Travis Murray - Forged Not Finished/Daily Choices That Shape A Man
If you’ve ever thought “I’m not enough,” you’re not alone and you’re not done. We sit down with Travis Murray, host of Man in Progress Forging Manhood, for an honest talk about what it really takes to rebuild as a man when life has hit hard and the old ways aren’t working anymore. We dig into values-based living and why most men can name “good values” but still feel stuck. Travis explains how doin
MRTS Podcast - The Anatomy of the Armor (The Hidden Weight Men Carry)
Most men don’t break all at once. We fray slowly, behind competence, jokes, and a posture that says, “I got it.” This roundtable goes straight at the question we avoid: what happens when the armor that helped us survive starts crushing us in real life?We talk men’s mental health through a practical lens, connecting emotional stress to the body and the choices we make when we’re under pressure. We
Men's Interview Spotlight - Dr. Mort Orman - How Your Brain Turns Triggers Into Anger
Anger has a way of convincing us we’re powerless: someone disrespects you, something breaks, plans fall apart, and the heat rises like it’s automatic. That story sounds true, but it keeps a lot of men stuck. We talk with internal medicine physician and anger elimination expert Dr. Mort Orman, author of Dr. Orman’s Life-Changing Anger Cure, about a different model that’s both blunt and hopeful: out
The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast - Mental Health May "Who Am I When I’m Not Winning"
Men’s mental health doesn’t always look like a crisis. Sometimes it looks like snapping at your kid for being a kid, dreading eye contact with your spouse because money feels tight, or sitting in a room full of people and still feeling completely alone. That’s where we go on this Men’s Roundtable conversation, starting with a blunt question: why does mental health awareness feel so quiet right now
MRTS Interview Spotlight - Dr. Jeffrey Bone - Chronic Illness And The Male Identity
A normal prescription. A body that suddenly stops making sense. A long trail of appointments that leave you feeling demoralized instead of helped. We talk with chronic illness coach, author, and podcast host Dr. Jeffrey Bone about how quickly a health problem can turn into a full identity and meaning crisis, especially for men who were raised to push through pain and never slow down.Dr. Bone share
MRTS Interview Spotlight - Where Traditional Masculinity Fails And Why
Doing everything you were taught and still feeling dead inside is a brutal kind of confusion, especially when you’re “successful” on paper. We sit down with mentor, speaker, and author Jon Symes to name what so many men sense but rarely say out loud: a lot of what gets called traditional masculinity is a tight, modern script that trains men for control, competition, and emotional shutdown, then ac
The MRTS: Mental Health May - The Emotional Silence Tax
Silence is not neutral for most men. It either becomes a tool we use with intention, or it becomes a bill we keep paying until it starts charging interest. We sit down as husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons to name that bill out loud: the emotional silence tax. When a man believes he cannot be honest about fear, stress, grief, addiction, shame, or overwhelm, the cost shows up somewhere else, in
The MRTS Interview Spotlight: Johnzelle Anderson - Trauma, Identity, and The Whole Man
What if the hardest part of becoming yourself is admitting you were never given the tools to know who you were in the first place? We pull up a chair with licensed therapist and author Johnzelle Anderson for a raw, thoughtful conversation about men’s mental health, identity, and the quiet damage that happens when a child grows up surrounded by miseducation, abuse, neglect, and racism.Johnzelle sha
🎙️ The Men’s Roundtable Series: Business vs. Busyness— Part 5: The Legacy (Building What Outlives You)
You can be exhausted, booked, and “productive” while still avoiding the only work that actually builds a business. We wrap the final installment of our Business Vs Busyness series with a raw look at what counts as real business and what is just busywork with a nice logo. Along the way, we share listener reactions, what we’ve learned from five weeks of honest talk, and why this kind of transparency
MRTS Spotlight with David Helfand: Why Marriages Break Down - Bringing Couples Back From the Edge
A marriage doesn’t usually end because two people suddenly stop caring. It ends because the relationship becomes the place where stress, resentment, and shutdown live, and neither person knows how to get regulated enough to reach the love that’s still there. We sit down with licensed psychologist Dr. David Helfand, a marriage retreat specialist with a neuroscience background, to talk about what ac
The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast - Business vs. Busyness: Pt 4 - Boundaries
The fastest way to burn out as a husband and father is to confuse motion with progress. We sit down as men who are trying to lead well and tell the truth about what “busyness vs business” looks like in real life, when your house is loud, your phone won’t stop, and your brain never gets a quiet minute to think. We talk about silence as a strength, not a weakness, and why being still can be the most
MRTS Interview Spotlight: Bill Derrick - "How Men Can Disempower The Control Freak"
Control is the story a lot of us tell ourselves until life proves we never had it. I sit down with Bill Derrick, president of Derrick Companies and author of Restored by the Storm, to unpack what real leadership looks like when the ground shifts under your feet and your pride wants you to pretend everything is fine.We start with the Great Recession and what it did to Bill’s construction and land d
The Men’s Roundtable Series: Business vs. Busyness---Part 3: The Triggers (Fear, Stillness, and Insecurity)
Silence can feel like failure when you’re the kind of man who prides himself on getting things done. We sit down at the Men’s Roundtable to challenge that instinct and ask a sharper question: what if all your motion is just busyness, and real progress starts when you finally slow down?We share weekly wins as husbands, fathers, and brothers, then we dig into the heart of the business vs busyness pr
MRTS Interview Spotlight: Philip Brittain - The VICTORY Framework Men Desperately Need Now
Confidence feels like a personality thing until life hits a season where you cannot “perform” your way out. We sit down with Philip Brittain, author, international speaker, entrepreneur, and creator of the Victory Framework, to talk straight to husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons who feel the pressure to be the provider, the steady one, the guy who never cracks. The conversation keeps coming bac
The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast - "Business and Busyness - Pt 2 - (How Men Handle Avoiding Excuses)"
A full calendar can feel like success, but it can also be a mask. We sit down as men and get blunt about the provider trap: the belief that working 60 to 80 hours and bringing home money is the whole job. It isn’t. When “providing” becomes our only language of love, we can end up with a house that runs fine on paper while our marriage grows distant and our kids grow up without us.We share personal
The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast - "Business vs. Busyness: Know The Difference?"
If your calendar is packed but your life feels stuck, we’re naming the thing most men won’t say out loud: busyness can be a hiding place. We sit down as a panel of husbands, fathers, and builders and draw a hard line between real business and “looking productive.” The difference shows up in revenue, yes, but it also shows up in your marriage, your mental health, your faith, and the legacy your kid
The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast: What Men Won't Say And Why - Part 4 "When The Men You Watch Shape You More Than The Men You Know"
This is the final installment of this incredible series! You don't want to miss this one. Most men don’t realize where their idea of “being a man” actually came from until someone asks the uncomfortable question. We trace it back to TV dads, movie heroes, and the quiet rules we picked up from Rocky, Uncle Phil, John Wayne, and the action era, then we compare that blueprint to real life as fat
The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast: What Men Won't Say And Why - Part 3 (Can You Please Help Me?)
Men are told to be strong, stay quiet, and handle it. Then we wonder why so many of us feel alone while carrying work pressure, family responsibility, and private battles we never name out loud. We go straight at that tension with one question that keeps exposing the truth: what changes if men ask for help when they actually need it?We wrestle with the real tradeoff between grit and growth. Some o
The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast: What Men Won't Say And Why They Won't Part 2: The 3 A.M. Phone Call
A lot of men are walking around with a full life on paper and a completely empty support system in real life. We sit down as the Men’s Round Table and keep pulling on one thread until it turns into the whole sweater: the male loneliness epidemic, the pressure to be “Superman,” and the quiet danger of having nobody you can call when it’s 3 a.m. and your mind is lying to you.We talk about brotherhoo
The MRTS: What Men Won't Say And Why - Pt 1 (Crying At The Avengers Movie)
What if the real problem isn’t that men don’t feel, but that we feel differently—and get burned when we show it the wrong way? This roundtable leans into the tough questions: why partners ask for more emotional openness, what they actually mean by it, and how men can communicate feelings without spiraling into chaos or losing respect. We talk distinctions that matter—emotional words versus emotion
The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast: A Man And His Mountain: Isolation vs. Solitude
Big shift first: we’re going weekly. More real talk, more voices, more chances to tackle the mountains that keep men stuck. From the first minute, we set a higher bar for honesty and action, then dive headlong into what a “mountain” really is—obstacle, calling, crucible—and why language shapes the climb you choose.We open with Moses on the mount and the transformation that followed, then bring it
"Strong Fathers, Strong Foundations": Mista Yu on the "Valor and Vision" Podcast
What if everything you built—career, image, even ministry—looked solid but rested on a cracked foundation? We sat down with Yusef “Mr. Yu” Marshall to explore how men confuse activity for purpose, why presence matters more than performance, and how a near‑death moment outside his mother’s home sparked a long, slow turn toward a life anchored in faith. The sports chatter fades fast as we get honest
TCMMY Men's Roundtable Series: How Perception Shapes Men's Choices and Relationships
Perception isn’t truth, but it still runs the show if you let it. We pulled together a sharp, candid panel to unpack how men shape and are shaped by perception—on the mic, at work, and at home—and what it takes to align image with reality. From social media polish to real-world integrity, we ask the hard questions: whose opinions matter, how do emotions warp judgment, and what does authentic leade
The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast: "Work-Life-Purpose Part 2: Reframing The Work"
What if the grind isn’t the goal anymore? We brought a table of fathers, husbands, coaches, chaplains, and creators to rethink success, purpose, and legacy—without the fluff. The stories are raw: shifting from six-figure comfort to meaningful service, trading the spotlight to champion a spouse’s calling, and learning to measure a good day by peace, presence, and the people we lift.We unpack how pu
The Mens Round Table Series - "Work-Life-Purpose Pt. 1: The Grind vs. The Gift"
What if pressure isn’t a problem to avoid but a forge to enter with intention? We sat down with Marines, coaches, creators, entrepreneurs, and dads to explore the push and pull between work, life, and purpose—with honest stories about rank, revenue, identity, and the moments that reshape a man.We start by asking when work stopped feeling like purpose and started feeling like pressure. The answers
The MRTS: How Men Build Emotional Maturity, Lead With Accountability, And Heal Father Wounds
What does strength look like when no one’s watching? We sat with a table of fathers, husbands, mentors, and coaches to answer that with honesty that cuts and hope that holds. The throughline is simple and demanding: emotional maturity isn’t about feeling less; it’s about owning your feelings, choosing your response, and repairing quickly when you miss.We start with the basics men are rarely taught
The MRTS: "Love vs. Respect - What Men Really Crave From Relationships"
In this deeply authentic conversation, our men's panel explores why men struggle to express emotions and build meaningful relationships. We examine how men often prioritize respect over love and unpack the challenging journey toward vulnerability and trust.• Men typically value respect over love in relationships, which can lead to misunderstandings with partners• Past hurts and betrayals make
The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast: Breaking the Silence - Men's Mental Health Crisis
We gather a diverse panel of men's coaches, ministers, and veterans to break the silence around men's mental health and share personal experiences with depression, suicide, and healing. • Men have been conditioned to bury emotions while working hard and providing for family• Suicide is the second leading cause of death for men under 45, highlighting the mental health crisis• Depression o
The Mens Round Table Series - "The Challenge of Connection"
What happens when nine men from diverse backgrounds – coaches, veterans, authors, and ministers – gather to discuss their deepest struggles with connection? The result is a soulful, candid conversation that cuts through the noise of traditional masculinity."The Challenge of Connection" delves into why modern men struggle to form authentic bonds in a world demanding constant strength and
The Power of Vulnerability: Stories from the Men's Roundtable Series
Something powerful happens when men drop their guards and speak honestly about their experiences. Since launching our Men's Roundtable series, messages have poured in from fathers, husbands, sons, and brothers describing profound shifts in their marriages, self-perception, and personal growth. One listener shared how our conversations changed what he sees when looking in the mirror—a testamen
***WORLD PREMIERE*** The Men's Roundtable Series - Why Do Men Avoid The Disciplined Lifestyle?
The Men's Roundtable Series premieres with a candid discussion about why men often avoid discipline despite knowing its importance to achieving their goals and building meaningful legacies.• Eight men from diverse backgrounds introduce themselves and their personal journeys• Discipline is recognized as multifaceted and requires consistent progress rather than perfection• Many men experience &
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