Episodes

June 16, 2022

How Has Being a Man Changed and What Does It Mean Today?

Today’s episode is a continuation of our conversations on manhood and masculinity as we continue to gain more perspectives that shape our idea of who we are as men and who we want to be. For our guest this week,

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June 2, 2022

Listening to Your Soul: How to Heal Past Wounds

We all have wounds, whether self-inflicted or afflicted by others. We go through life not fully realizing how our wounds affect us and those around us. But, as men, we’re also not always shown and taught healthy ways to deal …

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May 26, 2022

Why Resilience is So Important, with Scott D Speight, Military Chapla…

Today’s episode is a continuation of the discussions that we’re having around manhood and masculinity. It’s far less about how to be more of a man, or “here’s how I built my business on manhood and masculinity,

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May 19, 2022

How to Cultivate Community with Dan Ferren

For a lot of us, being a man means providing for others. And while that is fulfilling, it sometimes leads to feeling emotionally drained and spiritually unfulfilled. Why does this happen, and what can we do to prevent the cycle …

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May 12, 2022

Humility, Honesty, and Servant Leadership with Aaron Walker

Initially, it can be difficult to see common ground between being an effective leader and being a servant. But we Christians know that servant leadership was a big part of Jesus’ ministry and is a call for anyone who takes …

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May 5, 2022

Healthy Masculinity with Health and Fitness Coach, Tony Castillo

There are some conversations that we as men need to have, but we don’t because it requires openness, vulnerability, and transparency. Being vulnerable is scary, and it’s not often something we’re shown how to do. So in this episode,

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April 28, 2022

Be Man Enough to Listen with Dr. Chip Roper, Managing Partner at RKE …

This week, I’m joined by Dr. Chip Roper, Managing Partner at RKE Partners and President of the VOCA Center. He has over 30 years of leadership experience along with comprehensive training in coaching, counseling, leadership, and theology.

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April 21, 2022

Unlocking the Potential in Others with Dave Chase

This week, I’m joined by Dave Chase: the creator and co-founder of Health Rosetta. He and his company are well known for their work to fix the U.S. healthcare system – but today’s podcast reveals a more personal side of …

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April 14, 2022

The Freedom to Be

Recently I had the opportunity to speak at the Healthy Human Conference in Seattle, Washington and I wanted to share this talk with you – the main theme being how living authentically is going to give us an opportunity to …

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April 7, 2022

How to Win the Parenting Game with Christine Bright CPC,CFC

When it comes to raising kids, there’s no manual. There’s no guidebook. So on today’s episode, I am joined by Christine Bright, a certified family and parenting coach. We dive into parenting, particularly one area that really stands out to …

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March 31, 2022

The Importance of Fitness and Fatherhood: Setting the Example with Au…

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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March 3, 2022

The Difference Between Being a Man and Being Good at Being a Man with…

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 distorted. This week,

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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, …

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Feb. 17, 2022

Embrace Vulnerability and Overcome Your Insecurities with Jason Pearl…

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 …

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Feb. 9, 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Jan. 13, 2022

What Does It Mean to Be a Man? Conversations on Stewardship with Sam …

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,

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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,

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Dec. 30, 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 …

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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 bible …

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