Kenyada Meadows
Financial services executive, governance expert, and board member with 25+ years leading audit, risk, and compliance across glob
Kenyada Meadows is a Senior Vice President at Bank of America and a Master Certified Executive Coach who helps men break free from the "Hollow Man" syndrome. He spent years mastering the traditional playbook of outworking and outperforming until he realized he was cannibalizing his own well-being to sustain it. Now he teaches high-achieving men how to redefine strength through his framework called the Three Pillars of the New Alpha. He helps fathers and executives stop sacrificing their humanity for a paycheck so they can lead with emotional integrity and balance.
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March 20, 2026
Redefining Success: The Hollow Man Syndrome
The Hollow Man Syndrome: Redefining Success, Vulnerability, and the New Alpha Host Andy Grant interviews Kenyada Meadows, a Bank of America senior vice president and master certified executive coach, about “hollow man syndrome”—men who appear successful but feel empty and unfulfilled. Meadows explains the metaphor of a strong tree with decaying roots and describes how hollowing out can manifest as strained relationships, self-medicating, short tempers, or acting out. He contrasts traditional “al...
Guest: Kenyada Meadows