Leadership Episodes

Resilience, Leadership, and Maximizing Your Potential In this episode of Real Men Feel, host Andy Grant talks with Darrell Williams, a White House Communications Agency Hall of Fame member and the CEO of Alliant Seminars Coaching. Darrell shares his journey from Compton, California, to a distinguished career in the military and beyond, emphasizing the importance of leadership, focusing on strengths, and the power of resilience. They discuss the evolving nature of leadership, the significan...

Reimagining Masculinity with Political Organizer, Ross Morales Rocketto In this episode of Real Men Feel, host Andy Grant engages in a deep conversation with Ross Morales Rocketto, co-founder of Run For Something and the lead organizer for White Dudes for Harris. They discuss the evolving notions of masculinity, the challenges men face in today's society, and the importance of political and societal engagement. Ross shares his personal journey into political activism, his perspective on the curr...

Unlocking Success: The Brain's Role in Thriving In this episode of Real Men Feel, host Andy Grant is joined by speaker, teacher, writer, and researcher Liam Naden. Liam shares his riveting journey from being a millionaire to losing everything, only to discover a revolutionary understanding of how the brain impacts our successes and failures. Liam discusses the concept of thriving versus survival and the myths surrounding goal setting and introduces the four-part brain model and brain rebalancing...

Embracing the True Meaning of Showing Up with Marcy Axelrod How Are You Showing Up? In this episode of Real Men Feel, Andy Grant hosts Marcy Axelrod, a best-selling author and TEDx speaker, who delves into the true essence of 'showing up.' Marcy explains that showing up isn't just about being present but a deeper existential experience influenced by our beliefs, thoughts, and attention systems. They discuss the three roles we habitually play—self, situational, and societal—and how truly showi...

In this episode of Real Men Feel, host Andy Grant welcomes pioneering coach and author Owen Marcus, who discusses integrating emotional physiology, attachment theory, and somatic therapies into men's emotional connection and leadership development. Owen shares insights from his new community, MELD, which focuses on men's emotional leadership development. They explore diverse subjects such as rolfing, polyvagal theory, anti-fragility, and the importance of co-regulation and vulnerability in emot...

Leadership In Chaotic Times | Principles of Harmonic Leadership "Lots of people are seeing the world in a negative way right now. So many people are waiting for someone else to come along and fix it." My returning guest today is James Greenshields. James is a husband of over 20 years and an honored father of two amazing women; he served 17 years as an Australian Army Officer and woke up in combat. With over 14 years post-military, James has Co-Founded and been the Lead Facilitator for Leadershi...

Today, we are exploring the power of words, especially the words we use when talking to ourselves. I'm going to share some tips on moving from belittling language to empowering phrases that you can use in your self-dialogue and conversations with others. One of my favorite things about coaching clients is listening and noticing what words they repeat the most and then pointing out how often their own words are working against them. Our words express our subconscious beliefs. They also expr...