Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Sven Riger on the Warrior Dads Podcast. Sven is a student of strength and fell in love with kettlebells in 2010. Realizing he had found his calling, he now holds multiple certifications through StrongFirst including SFG, SFL, SFG II, and SFB, making him a StrongFirst Certified Elite Instructor and in 2020 he became a StrongFirst Certified Team Leader. He has also attended the Plan Strong and Strong Endurance courses to learn how to create effective trai...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Dai Manuel is a super dad, dating his wife, with a lead by example way of living and a contagious personality, who is on a mission to positively impact one million role models around the globe to lead a FUN-ctionally fit life through education, encouragement, and community . He is an award-winning digital thought leader and author , Distinguished Toastmaster & keynote speaker, former partner and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-million dollar retail company , and a sought after lifestyle m...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Ken Wimberly on the Warrior Dads Podcast. Ken is an entrepreneur, a husband, and a of father 3. He is always up for a challenge whether it is in his personal or professional life. Ken is the founder of Legacy of Love and has over 15 different streams of income from real estate investments, operating businesses, coaching services, and oil & gas holdings. After changing his lifestyle and losing 50 pounds, he’s completed in 10 tough mudders. He continu...
Feb 18, 2021•58 min
Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Eddy Stewart on the Warrior Dads Podcast . Eddy Stewart is 37-years olds, lives in Hueytown, AL. He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Natalie, for 14 years. He has 2 boys, Henry, and Charlie. He has been a firefighter & paramedic for 13 years and works for the City of Hueytown. He has also been a City Finalist on American Ninja Warrior seasons 7-11. You can follow Eddy on Instagram at @eddystewart3 and read the article he mentions in h...
Jan 04, 2021•56 min
Today I have the pleasure of speaking with John Beede. John has climbed to the top of the tallest mountain on every continent, including Mount Everest. More people have orbited in space than have climbed the tallest mountain on every continent. During the 9 year adventure, he somehow survived avalanches, pulmonary edema, tribal warfare, and a whole lot of Clif bars. He’s a worldwide adventurer who has traveled to 67 countries, written 3 books, and given live presentations to nearly 1 million liv...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Zach Mathers. Zach is a husband, a father 3, and believes life can be messy and hard and we were never designed to take it on alone. Couple that with the fact that he himself has suffered alcohol addiction and the shame associated it. Realizing the paralyzing power of shame Zach created and hosts Braving the Journey podcast, which is dedicated to exploring the stories of others, their struggles, and victories through life. You can find out more about Za...
Nov 30, 2020•59 min
Justin is the owner and founder of MilMak Blades, a SWAT officer, a husband, and a father of 2. He is also the host of Man Minutes Podcast, where he takes his experience of years in law enforcement and owning a business to talk about mindset, situational awareness, mental preparation, bettering yourself, and more. Justin makes some high-end, bad ass blades and you can check them out on his site MilMakAZ.com You can find out more about Justin, his podcast, and his blades from the links below… Plu...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Wayne Skivington is a Cirque du Soleil acrobat specializing in hand to hand and fitness coaching. He has a 7 year-old son and has recently competed on the NBC TV show the Titan Games. He has been working out since 7 years old and loves bodyweight exercises and power lifting. Coupling is his passion for fitness and the start of COVID, he was inspired to start the website Workout With, which is an online fitness platform utilizing live Zoom calls with zero equipment, and HIIT bodyweight workouts. ...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 53
Dr. Kaleb Redden, otherwise known as Doc Thor, is a highly trained sports medicine physician and is a certified ring-side physician for UFC, Bellator, Kaged Muscle, and works with all types of athletes including everyone from Olympians to pee-wees. Dr. Kaleb was recently featured on the NBC TV show, Titan Games hosted by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. He feels his true calling is to be a Dad. He has 3 beautiful children with his wife Whitney. In his free time, he enjoys lifting weights and spending ...
Jul 17, 2020•50 min•Ep. 52
Today I am honored to have Steven Lopes on the Warrior Dads Podcast. Steven is the founder of Men of Bronze and the host of the Men of Bronze Podcast, which is dedicated to equipping men with the tools and resources needed to become better men in all facets of life pertaining to masculinity. He’s a father 2, a husband of 7 years, he’s active in his community, he runs a program through his church called helping hands, teaches Sunday school, and works with the youth. You can find out more about St...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 51
Today I am honored to have Tom Kingwell on the Warrior Dads Podcast. Tom is the found of Dad Strong and the host of the Dad Strong Podcast. Tom is a dad to 4 amazing children, 2 of which are 8 year old twins, a 3 year old son and 1 year old daughter. In addition to being a 5th grade teacher and a full-time dad, Tom’s mission is to encourage fellow dads to find their meaning in serving their families with everything they do. He see’s being a father, a husband, and a family man as a puzzle. The pi...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Ben Eisenmenger is the head coach and owner of Be Strong KY in Northern Kentucky. He has specializes in strength training, kettlebells, strongman, and movement enhancement. He is a competitive strongman that has earned the titles KY's Strongest Man at 105kg, WV's Strongest Man at 125kg, and Beast Tamer through StrongFirst. He is a contributor to Rebel Performance, The Kettlebell Locker, and The Weck Method. He is a proud husband and father of three. You can find out more about Ben, his training,...
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr
Jason was born and currently resides in Newport News, Virginia and is a single father to a five-year-old daughter. He is a decorated United States Army Combat Veteran, an elite OCR athlete, and a PhD student. Growing up he played several sports through high school and went on to receive a football scholarship at the University of the Cumberlands, playing Defensive Back and Wide Receiver. Upon graduation, Jason was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army. He was a decorated officer d...
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 4 min
You absolutely don’t want to miss this interview with Sean Clayton. This is a truly inspiring story that starts off right from the beginning. Sean is a husband, a father 2 daughters, an OEF Army Veteran, an American Ninja Warrior National Finalist, and a semi-pro obstacle course racer. He’s got an amazing story and is a prime example that anyone can turn their life around and become successful. Seans Mom was murdered when he was 14. He ran away from home, the state took custody of him, he wasn’t...
May 21, 2020•44 min
John T. Prather is a Hollywood actor, a GQ fitness model, the author of The Nephilim Virus , a father of 4 kids, some of which are adopted and through foster care. John has an exercise science degree and has always had love for fitness. John has been featured in the TV series Scream Queens , and The Phoenix , as well as the movie short The Glass . John's book, The Nephilim Virus, intertwines history and science to create a plausible post-apocalyptic tale. The Nephilim Virus is a nonstop race fro...
May 02, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Brett Jones, MS, ATC, CSCS is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), has been teaching kettlebell techniques and principles since 2003; currently acting as the Director of Education for StrongFirst. He has also taught for Functional Movement Systems (FMS) since 2006, and has created multiple DVDs and manuals with world-renowned physical therapist Gray Cook. He has been married for 10 years and has a 18 year old st...
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 45
I hope everyone is being safe and staying healthy these days. It's crazy to think this is something we are dealing with, but we are in it together and will come out stronger. This episode is "real talk" with some fellow Dads dealing with the same things we all are. It's a conversation about what we've been doing, what's working, what's not working and hopefully while listening you can remember what's it like and what it will be like to have a normal chat with your friends once all of this over. ...
Apr 09, 2020•59 min
In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Jaylen Moore . Jaylen is a Father, Actor, Producer, Martial Artist, and Singer. He currently stars in History Channels SIX on Amazon Prime and Hulu, is a returning character on Homeland Season 8 on Showtime, as well as The Resident on FOX. He as been featured in hit films such as, Bad Moms, Hot Pursuit, Man Down, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and many others. IMDB says Jaylen is the epitome of today's "Action Hero and Renaissance Man" all in...
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 13 min
In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Jack Murphy. Jack is the founder of Liminal-Order.com, he’s a writer, a podcaster, the author of the book Democrat To Deplorable and a dad of three children. He has a background and experience in economics, international finance and affairs, real estate development and was a Charter School Executive Director for 9 years. He brings all of his life experiences to everything he writes and speaks about, and he’s just getting started. Today we talk...
Jan 10, 2020•1 hr 5 min
In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Tanner Guzy. Tanner is a style expert and the author of The Appearance of Power: How Masculinity is Expressed Through Aesthetics. Tanner has a very successful YouTube channel and blog at Masculine-Style.com talking about the importance of style and the 3 archetypes people fall into. When he’s not coaching and speaking on stage, Tanner is spending time with his beautiful wife and 4 children. Today we talk about style and the common misconceptio...
Dec 20, 2019•57 min
In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Matt Cubbler. Matt is a husband, a father, an active Pennsylvania police officer, a business owner and an Army Veteran, where he serves 4 years as an Intelligence Analyst. Matt has always lived a life of sacrifice and dedication to others and has devoted his life to helping others through both his professional and personal life. One of those ways is by donating his time speaking to teens and young adults about the importance of leadership in t...
Dec 12, 2019•1 hr 27 min
In today's solo episode I explain how I recently got injured while at Jiu Jitsu, how it's affected me, what I've learned and what you can hopefully learn/take away from my experience. They say that a wise man learns from his mistakes, but a wiser man learns from other people's mistakes. That's exactly what I had in mind while making this episode. If you haven't downloaded the FREE Checklist and Guide To Boosting Your Testosterone , you can get your free copy here... http://checklist.warriordads....
Nov 12, 2019•29 min
In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Vinnie Dangerfield. Today Vinnie and I get into what it was like not living with a Dad, who helped shape him into the man he is today and what happened when he reunited with his Father. Vinnie is the owner and head coach of Mezomorphx, which focuses on fitness and mindset coaching, and is an Ambassador for Ultra Human. Vinnie has been challenging his body and mind his entire life through sports. He has competed in baseball, wrestling, track an...
Oct 31, 2019•45 min
In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Adam Lamb. Adam Lamb is the founder of New Life Management Group, an innovative company building companies in the hormone optimization, regenerative medicine, and stem cell treatment space. He is also the author of the best seller, Better Than the Binge, Overcoming the Social Obligation of Alcohol, where he helps ordinary people remove alcohol from their lives, so they can accomplish extraordinary things. Adam is a devoted husband of 12 years ...
Oct 02, 2019•59 min
In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Ryan Michler. Ryan is a husband, a father of 4, an Iraq Combat Veteran, the author of the book Sovereignty, and the Founder of Order of Man. The Order of Man is made up of a very successful blog and podcast along with a group known as The Iron Council. Ryan created Order of Man for motivated and ambitious men who want to become better in every area of their lives from defining their purpose, obtaining self-mastery, building relationships, grow...
Sep 24, 2019•50 min
In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Jeff Wickersham about his mantra: Rise, Fight, Love, Repeat. He explains what it means, how it applies to his life and he teaches it in his coaching programs. Jeff is the Dad of 2 boys, the Owner of the metamorFIT Health & Fitness Studio, the host of the Morning Fire Podcast and the creator of the Morning Fire Academy designed to unlock your potential through daily habits and rituals. To find out more about the Morning Fire Academy and tak...
Aug 30, 2019•59 min
In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Elliott Hulse about being an Alpha, the benefits of fasting, strongman training and more! Elliott Hulse is an internationally renowned Strength & Conditioning Coach, Strongman, Author, Social Media Celebrity, Mentor, Holistic Life Coach, and Inspiration to Millions of people and a Father of 4 amazing children. Sharing his message “Be the Strongest Version of Yourself and Inspire Others” with over 2.5 Million viewers through his YouTube cha...
Aug 16, 2019•52 min
In this episode I have the pleasure of bringing back Troy Casey, The Certified Health Nut, along with Alex Hill, co-creator of Man Tribe @man.tribe. Today we get into what Man Tribe is, how and why it was created, how impactful it has been for the men they are working with and much more!! For those interested, the next Man Tribe event will be July 12th and 13th. For more information on Man Tribe, events, Alex and more visit https://www.mantribe.me You can follow Man Tribe at @man.tribe You can f...
Jul 05, 2019•46 min
In today's episode I get to speak with the real life Captain America, Tim Kennedy! In this episode Tim and I talk about his upbringing, the way he's raising his children, how he low-jacked his daughters prom limo and how embrace the "suck"! Tim Kennedy is an active duty, Ranger qualified, Green Beret, Special Forces Sniper with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tim has black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Modern Army Combatives and has professionally competed in MMA. Prior to his retirement Tim w...
Jul 01, 2019•33 min
In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Ben Greenfield. Today Ben and I get into how he’s raising his kids without “school”. He talks about how he gave his kids the option to leave school at 6th grade to learn real world skills from building things, chemistry sets, traveling and more. This episode will definitely make you think about your child’s education in a different light. In 2013 and 2014, Ben was named as one of the world’s top 100 most influential people in health and fitnes...
Jun 13, 2019•36 min
