The Building Men Podcast explores practical, real-world strategies to help boys and men build character, resilience, and purpose through honest conversations, storytelling, and mentorship. Grounded in education, leadership, and lived experience, the podcast supports parents, coaches, educators, and young men committed to becoming the strongest version of themselves.
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In this episode, I sit down with Bill , the founder of Story State Solutions , a coaching business focused on helping men navigate post-sobriety recovery and helping professionals get unstuck in their personal and professional lives. Bill’s message is powerful because it goes beyond sobriety. For him, sobriety isn’t the finish line—it’s the starting line. With 37 years of sobriety , a Level 3…
In this episode, I sit down with Lawrence C. Harris , a youth speaker who is on a mission to help young people believe in themselves, think differently about their future, and start making better decisions today. Lawrence’s story is real. It’s raw. And it’s exactly the kind of conversation young men need to hear. Growing up, Lawrence faced serious challenges—navigating life with autism ,…
In this episode, I sit down with Nico Diaz , an NCAA Wrestling All-American who placed 4th in the country this past season . But what makes Nico’s story powerful isn’t just what he’s accomplished on the mat—it’s everything he’s had to overcome to get there. This is a conversation about resilience in its rawest form. Nico opens up about losing his father while he was in high school, a moment that…
In this episode, I sit down with Chris Romulo —a six-time Muay Thai champion, World Cup bronze medalist, former North American professional titleholder, resilience speaker, and mental performance coach. Chris has spent nearly 30 years in combat sports, and what makes his story so powerful is that he’s taken everything he learned through discipline, pressure, adversity, and high-level competition…
Today’s guest is someone I’ve known for years: Brock Schenck . I first met Brock through youth sports. My son Danny was a year older, but Brock always played up—and he was a problem on the basketball court. More importantly, he was always the same dude off the court: respectful, disciplined, shook your hand, looked you in the eye. But Brock’s story really becomes powerful when you hear what he’s…
John Ulsh is a speaker, coach, author, and resilience expert who survived a near-fatal car crash that led to 45+ surgeries , years of recovery, and a complete reset on his life. He’s been featured in People Magazine , Men’s Fitness , and on Good Morning America , and he’s the author of The Upside of Down . John shares the moment everything changed: a head-on collision after a swim meet, an 18-day…
This conversation is raw. It’s honest. And it’s one of those episodes that I know is going to help a lot of people, especially anyone who’s carrying grief and doesn’t know what to do with it. In this episode, Brendan and I talk about what it means to lose a brother, especially in a sudden, traumatic way. We talk about the anger that can show up for men, the guilt that older brothers carry, and the…
Alright folks, welcome to Chapter 2 of the Building Men Podcast. This episode is real. No fluff. Just truth. The last solo episode I recorded was Anthony’s eulogy in October 2024. Since then, life forced me to slow down, grieve, heal, and really ask myself what this podcast is meant to be moving forward. Losing my brother changed everything. It strengthened my family, reshaped my priorities, and…
Dear Anthony, Starting Building Men together was one of the best decisions of my life. That studio became our sanctuary—a place where we laid down more than just words into a mic. We shared pieces of ourselves, woven together with laughter, late-night talks, and the kind of moments most people only dream of having with their brothers. That last episode we recorded, In Service of Others, keeps…
Alright, so picture this—I'm sitting here with my buddy, Eric Sardina, and we're diving deep into some real talk on his podcast, Return to Authenticity. Now, Eric's hit a major milestone, episode 100, and I'm honored to be a part of it. This is more than just another chat; it's a celebration of the work we've both been doing to uplift young men, to really get them to understand what it means to be…
