Episodes
March 31, 2022
The Importance of Fitness and Fatherhood: Setting the Example with Austin Cooper
In today’s episode, I am joined by a friend of mine, Austin Cooper – He’s a navy veteran, a husband, a fitness guru, and a new dad. Following the theme of this season, we discuss manhood, finding freedom from always chasing t...
March 24, 2022
The Importance of Knowing Your Identity with David Ask
There are so many competing messages for what it means to be a man today. And the goal of this season is to get different perspectives that hopefully create a similar kind of blueprint on what it means to be a man. On today’s...
March 17, 2022
Radical Authenticity and the Art of LinkedIn with Spencer Smith
Over the course of this season, we’ve been wrestling with this question of what manhood and masculinity means to us and how that then informs how we’re living our lives as husbands as fathers as leaders in the community. This...
March 10, 2022
How To Be the Man You Were Created To Be with Jason Todd
This week, I am joined by Jason Todd – advisor, speaker, consultant and host of a live show and podcast called “Coffee with Humans.” Together we discuss our faith, the struggles manhood is facing in today’s age and what it me...
March 3, 2022
The Difference Between Being a Man and Being Good at Being a Man with Quentin Hafner
I often ask everybody on this podcast the same question. And as we’re talking about authenticity and authentic conversations, it really now stems from this opportunity to talk about manhood in a world where masculinity gets d...
Feb. 24, 2022
4 Tips for Succeeding in Business as a Christian Today
This week, I am going solo to share a little bit of my heart on what I believe it looks like to succeed as a Christian in business today. After serving as a pastor for 8 years, I stepped down, realizing I had more to offer th...
Feb. 17, 2022
Embrace Vulnerability and Overcome Your Insecurities with Jason Pearl, Founder, and President of Nacre Consulting
My goal with this podcast is to provide you with authentic conversations with men who by no means have everything figured out, but are trying their best to live out the life they’ve been called to. No one’s perfect and nobody...
Feb. 10, 2022
Life and Finances from a Recovering Workaholic, with Ian Ullman
As men, there’s this common expectation that we are supposed to be the providers for our families. That’s all well and good but it can definitely cause some problems. Maybe you’re using this title as a provider as an excuse t...
Jan. 27, 2022
How Self-Awareness and Outside Counsel Can Make You a Better Man
This season we’ve had amazing conversations with so many men who, above all else, are consistent and living as the men that they’ve been created to be. It doesn’t always look perfect, but it is just a beautiful picture of the...
Jan. 20, 2022
Fight the Dad Bod with Cam Hall
This week I am joined by Cam Hall, nutritional and lifestyle coach and founder of Fight the Dad Bod, with the mission to lead dads and families in living fit, healthy, and fulfilled lives. Fighting the Dad Bod isn’t just abou...
Jan. 13, 2022
What Does It Mean to Be a Man? Conversations on Stewardship with Sam Feeney
Over the course of this season, I’ve been sitting down with a number of different guests, predominantly men, to explore this topic of masculinity and manhood. And we’ve had a variety of different responses to the question, “H...
Jan. 6, 2022
My Reflections From the Last Year
This week I am going solo to bring you the final Authentic Conversations podcast episode recorded in 2021. It’s crazy to think about how fast this year has gone by. And as we are going into a brand new year, I want to talk yo...
Dec. 31, 2021
Where Does Vulnerability Fit Within Masculinity with Bill Harris
This week I am joined by Bill Harris, who is a 20+ year veteran of the Navy and served in the Special Forces and that really led to him having a deep understanding of what it meant to deal with his own levels of PTSD, anxiety...
Dec. 16, 2021
The Call to Biblical Manhood with JD Crouse
Throughout this season, we have been predominantly talking with other men about what it means to be men. And this week, I sit down with JD Crouse, a fellow Christian businessman, to discuss masculinity in the context of the b...
Dec. 9, 2021
Unlocking Your Success and Reimagining Masculinity with Collin Meeves
The dictionary definition of success is the achievement of a target or aim. But that’s so generic, what do you even do with that? Not to mention that it’s constantly evolving with whatever stage of life you’re in. This week, ...
Dec. 2, 2021
Sobriety, Parenthood and Masculinity With David Gieselman
For so long in society, manhood has meant financial provision. But providing financially is such a small component of what we can contribute as men to our friends and family. This week, David Gieselman and I explore the chang...
Nov. 18, 2021
The Power of Pivot with Brittany Krystle
This week, we are joined by Brittany Krystle. Brittany is a personal branding & growth expert with almost a decade of experience in personal brand development, content strategy, and marketing. She helps entrepreneurs and the ...
Nov. 13, 2021
Faith and Anxiety: Dealing with Mental Health as Men of God
So often men feel like they have to keep everything inside, push everything down, or just push through…until they break. Matthew Deibler knows this first hand. For years he suffered from OCD, anxiety, and panic before ultimat...
Nov. 4, 2021
How to be Present for Work and Family
This season we’ve been working through the tough conversations men don’t always like to have, talking about emotions and manhood, topics surrounding business and family. Each week, we ask, “what does it mean to be a man?” To ...
Nov. 1, 2021
Prepare Yourself for Tough Situations with Chip Brown
A major theme of this podcast is the question, “what does it mean to be a man?” The aim for this season is for us to learn from other men about the steps they took in order to achieve the best results in their marriage, famil...
Oct. 22, 2021
Getting Back to What You’re Meant to Do with Corey Lane
This week, I have the immense pleasure of speaking with my good friend and jack of many trades Corey Lane. It takes a good man with awareness, discipline, commitment to do the roles he’s been called to – and Corey is just tha...
Oct. 14, 2021
The Power of Vulnerability in Men
It was an absolute pleasure speaking with Tom Avery. Tom has been married to his wife and best friend for nearly thirty years and through life has learned the importance of a strong partnership and close relationships. Togeth...
Oct. 7, 2021
Take Ownership Over Your Life and Emotions with John Troutman
Men, this is a conversation you need to hear. In this episode, we talk about how John Troutman completely burned out after 20 years of ministry because he wasn’t being authentic to what was going on inside. In this episode, w...
Oct. 1, 2021
How To Raise Boys To Be Men with Steve Watson
I was absolutely thrilled to talk this week with Steve Watson, founder of Trendbreakers about raising children and masculinity. Steve has raised several boys and in this conversation, we dive into how to teach your children l...