The EVRYMAN Podcast

This episode is a smart tumble through what it means to be a man today.  Mike Ramirez and Chris Hunt are good friends and workout buddies, and along with Co-host Aaron Blaine we get into what it means to be humble and real in the gym, whether media shapes us or we shape media, and how to find good role models in fitness and life.  Chris Hunt is the editor-at large for Askmen.com, a lifestyle website for men whose tagline is "Become a Better Man."  Mike Ramirez is a trainer and coach at Reebok Crossfit 5th Avenue in NYC.      

Dr David Rock is the Director of the NeuroLeadership Institute and has written several books, including Your Brain at Work, Quiet Leadership, and Coaching with the Brain in Mind.  He blogs for several organizations including The Harvard Business Review and Fortune. Dr. Rock grew up in Australia and had a driving curiosity to figure out how things work, and we're thankful that he turned that drive towards how the brain works in the context of human relationships and leadership.  This episode dives into why repressing emotions is simply a bad strategy, and this science underpins the movement that is happening today in which men are opening up instead of shutting down.   You can find out more about Dr. Rock at davidrock.net and find his books on Amazon or other major booksellers.  

This episode comes right on the heels of our most recent Open Source Retreat.  This is a round-table discussion by a bunch of badasses working hard to better the world. Caleb Spaulding is a drummer, social entrepreneur, and story teller who uses his 18 years of expertise in drumming and music in different capacities as an educator and workshop facilitator. His mission is to utilize rhythm, music, and movement to alleviate stress, boredom, and depression and to instill more happiness, creativity, and confidence in people of all ages and backgrounds. Dan MacCombie is Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Dev Equity, a Latin American impact investment fund. In 2008 he co-founded Runa, an Amazonian tea company and social enterprise, and was Co-CEO until 2015.  Andrew Kippen - Marketer & The Startup Hypnotherapist. Born in Texas to Scottish parents, educated by Hungarian Clergy, and formerly a trade attaché to the French Embassy, I work with people from every country and walk of life to create change from the wisdom already inside them. My passion lives in the place where mental health and startup meet. Learn more at www.andrewkippen.com.   Alex K Colby is a filmmaker and storyteller. Adopted from South Korea with a Swedish mother and Irish father, he grew up loving nature and swimming in Colorado. Alex now resides in Brooklyn, NY and his passion is making people feel something with his films.  Aaron Blaine is a recently retired Army Special Forces operator.  He is a dad and husband, a hunter and a powerhouse of a man.

Having purpose is an existential issue, without a sense of why we're here we enter a tailspin of human confusion.  When one' purpose is understood, recognized, and tapped, life feels different and everything changes.  Craig Filek is a mad genius and a cartographer.  400 years ago he would have been mapping the mysteries of the new world, and today he's mapping the wilderness found inside all of us.  He has devised a way to organized and align one's strengths, gifts, downfalls and scary parts into a powerful map to being your best.  His system is called Purpose Mapping, and you can find out everything about it at www.purposemapping.com/evryman.

One of our fans reached out and said "I'm really into what you guys are doing, but I still have no idea what a men's group actually is."   Well noted!  On this episode, Owen Marcus and Dan Doty discuss what a men's group actually is, in nitty-gritty detail.   At Evryman we envision a world where men are free to be who they are.  We envision a world where men can be both tough and sensitive, to be both directive and compassionate.  We envision a world where our humanity is not dulled by our prescribed need to be a certain way.  Our events and weekly men's groups are the place to find examples and tools of how to do life bigger, more full, and more fulfilled.  Check us out at www.evryman.co today!

Tony Horton is the creator of the massively popular P90X fitness program, and is one of the best known fitness experts of our time.  Tony is an author, motivational speaker, and workshop leader, and has latest motivational book The Big Picture can be found on Amazon and most anywhere books are sold.   Tony describes himself as a young guy as an "85 lb weakling", and on this episode he shares how he worked through a major speech impediment and a host of challenges as a kid.  Fitness, nutrition and health became the core of growth into a very successful career and life, and somehow they seem to keep him from aging.  It's a great honor and pleasure to have Tony on the show, you can find out more about his work and his offerings at his website www.tonyhortonlife.com.

Shawn Helvey is the founder of ManMade Mentors, a hybrid therapy and mentoring service that helps young men find their path.  Shawn is something of a savant when it comes to connecting and guiding young guys, and in this episode he shares his personal story of being somewhat "stuck" in a delayed or prolonged adolescence himself.  He was lost and was fortunate to have the guidance and experiences to get his crap together.  Now his passion is to do the same for others. At Evryman we believe deeply that we need and can support our young men with more honesty, more clarity, and more connection.  We envision a world where men of all ages have mentors and supportive peers.  We believe that we don't have to do it alone.

This episode was recorded the day after the Evryman Yellowstone retreat, held in September 2017.  Jason and Jon were 2 of 12 guys that showed up to Montana to dive deep into themselves and nature,  shoulder-to-shoulder with a group of incredible men.   In a day and age where articles are written on the decline of male friendship, Jason and Jon buck this trend and speak of shared bonds built around creativity, spirituality, and simply staying in close contact as life flows and maturation happens.   Jason Mraz is a grammy award winning singer-songwriter and is currently starring in his first Broadway play, Waitress.  Jon Marro is the author of the upcoming The Keepers of Color, a wild new book coming out in April, 2018.  Respectively, you can find their work at www.jasonmraz.com and www.jonmarro.com.

This episode is an intimate conversation with my amazing wife Alysse Doty.  She boldly and courageously shares her experience with sexual abuse, assault and rape, and how it has affected her life up until this day.   Men, we have an opportunity right now to slow down, be quiet, and listen to the pain of women who are sharing.  We have an opportunity to sit with that pain and that discomfort all the way, and let it impact us.  We can start online by reading women's stories, and we can speak with candor and vulnerability to those we love, those we've hurt, and those we want to protect.  We can take responsibility and we can work for change, but first of all it starts with feeling the impact of whats real.  

John Wineland is a speaker, teacher, and workshop facilitator that guides men and women into the depths of life purpose, sexual intimacy, and embodiment.  He is a self-described men's work nerd, and has a personal mission to create 1000 men's groups in the next 5 years.  He has a background of over 30 years of Buddhist meditation and is a long time student of David Deida. He offers a spectrum of events for both men and women, including  the year long Men's Embodied Leadership Training.  You can find more info on these events and some amazing written and video content at www.johnwineland.com