The GLUE-OOM

🎙 Episode Summary What happens when a Space Force officer leaves the uniform, pushes his body too far, and realizes leadership isn’t about domination, but devotion? In this episode of The Glue-OOM , we sit down with Star-Lord , former Space Force operator, F3 leader, and founder of one of Omaha’s strongest Shield Locks. Star-Lord opens up about discipline, brotherhood, injury, faith, and what it r...

Summary In this episode of The Glue-OOM, I sit down with Smelly Cat (Chris Lantzer), a guy I’ve known for years through family ties and the Omaha brotherhood. What makes his story hit isn’t that he’s the loudest or flashiest leader in the room, it’s that he’s the kind of man who keeps doing the work when nobody’s watching. Smelly Cat shares how F3 pulled him out of drift, rebuilt his confidence th...

🔥 EPISODE SUMMARY In this powerful episode of The Glue-OOM , we sit down with Flo (Jake Pflug) for a raw, honest, and deeply human conversation about leadership, surrender, addiction, fatherhood, and faith . Flo’s story isn’t about self-optimization or grinding harder. It’s about what happens when a man reaches the end of himself , lets go of control, and discovers that real strength comes from s...

🎙️ Episode Summary What if the moment that embarrassed you most is the one that actually revealed your calling? In this episode of The Glue-OOM Podcast , we sit down with a leader whose journey didn’t start with a title, a platform, or a plan, it started with a costume . What followed was a transformation shaped by faith, fitness, brotherhood, and leadership . This is a raw and honest conversation...

🎥 Transformational Leadership Starts Within: Bounty on Accountability, Faith, and Brotherhood 📌 Episode Summary What if the most important leadership work isn’t done in boardrooms, meetings, or titles, but within ? In this episode of The Glue-OOM , Bounty shares a powerful, grounded conversation on transformational leadership , drawing from his experiences in faith, fatherhood, brotherhood, and...

What do you do when the pressure is on, the season feels long, and there’s no shortcut to the win? In this episode of The Glue-OOM , Summer Catch shares how baseball, brotherhood, faith, and early mornings shaped the kind of leadership that lasts. From working in minor league baseball to leading men in F3, this conversation dives deep into what it means to lead when the bases are loaded, at home,...

🎥 SUMMARY What happens when a quiet, 5’4” former wrestler steps into the gloom, battles injury, confronts vulnerability, leads hundreds of men, and discovers a stronger marriage, a deeper faith, and a clearer identity? Meet Cradle — a man who learned that leadership isn’t about size, volume, or rank… it’s about showing up, opening up, and lifting up the men around you. From his EH at the Berm to...

📄 SUMMARY In this episode, Dirt King goes full throttle into one of the most powerful stories we’ve ever captured on The Glue-OOM a raw ride through addiction, faith, recovery, fatherhood, and the brotherhood that helped him rebuild everything. From growing up on dirt bikes to the wreckage of addiction, from relapses and rehabs to the moment he finally surrendered, Dirt King’s journey shows what...

Most of us carry a bogey-golfer heart — imperfect, average, and yet fully alive when we choose joy over performance. In today’s episode, Bogey shares how a spinal concussion changed his future, how golf reshaped his view of identity, and how F3 fueled a deeper sense of purpose, faith, and brotherhood. This isn’t a story about perfection. It’s about the long game of becoming a better man. 💥 Episod...

🎙️ The Glue-OOM | You Can’t Fake Alive: The Real Work Behind Bernie’s Leadership Story In this episode, we sit down with Bernie (Brett Ehlers) , a man whose infamous Cancun wheelchair moment earned him the name “Bernie,” but whose real story is one of discipline, integrity, brotherhood, and quiet leadership. Bernie shows us exactly why leadership cannot be faked it has to be lived, practiced, suff...

Description: In this episode of The Glue-OOM , we sit down with Cadbury — a pastor, runner, and leader who rediscovered his calling in the most unexpected place: the Gloom. Through humor, humility, and honest reflection, Cadbury shares how failure, faith, and fellowship reshaped his understanding of leadership. From Easter mornings and ego battles to family life and finding rhythm, this is a story...

Leading After the Crash: Mayday's Journey of Impact & Influence Mayday’s story begins in the sky, flying an ultralight plane over Iowa farmland. A sudden seat cushion gets sucked into the propeller. The engine fails. The plane drops. He crashes into an alfalfa field and walks away alive. That moment didn’t just shake his life, it shaped it. This episode dives into what happens after the crash...

Behind the Lens of Leadership: How Polaroid Captures What Really Matters In this episode of The Glue-OOM , we sit down with Joe “Polaroid” Willman , a creative mind and humble leader who has helped shape the F3 Omaha community from behind the scenes. From photographing Jays games to helping launch F3 websites and foundations, Polaroid shares how saying yes changed his life — transforming him from...

Summary: Bryan “Patty Mayonnaise” Krajicek, a pulmonologist and father of five, spent years helping others breathe until he realized he’d lost his own breath in the chaos of work, burnout, and life. In this episode, he opens up about rediscovering faith, brotherhood, and balance through F3. From pandemic exhaustion to a 50K birthday run, Patty’s story is a powerful reminder that leadership starts...

📘 Description: What happens when a man who built his life on routine, work, and quiet strength steps into the chaos of transformation? Meet Steve “Vespa” Rease , a leader who found brotherhood, faith, and redemption through F3 Omaha . From divorce to rediscovering purpose, Vespa’s story is one every man needs to hear about finding courage, leading with humility, and learning that strength isn’t j...

🎥 Summaty In this episode, we sit down with Jackson 5, a HIM whose story hits all the right notes — faith, family, and finding his rhythm in leadership. From the moment he got his F3 name to the lessons learned through leading men, Jackson 5 shares what it means to live out the ABCs of Leadership — Authenticity, Brotherhood, and Consistency. Whether you’re new to F3 or leading in the gloom every...

📜 Summary In this episode of The Glue-OOM, we sit down with Boss Hog, a former corrections director turned servant leader, to unpack his transformation through fitness, fellowship, and faith. From his first confused morning at Mount Olympus to leading the Sanitarium site and rediscovering purpose through community, this story is a blueprint for every man trying to find his way out of isolation an...

📺 Summary In this episode of The Glue-OOM, we sit down with Irish Car Bomb (ICB) — a police officer, father, and respected F3 Omaha leader. From surviving divorce to chasing down suspects at 50 years old, ICB shares how F3 fitness, fellowship, and faith transformed his life, his leadership, and his legacy. This is a story of grit, accountability, and why brotherhood matters when life gets heavy....

📖 Summary: In this episode of The Glue-OOM, we sit down with Patrick “Amazin’” McNamara to unpack his journey from New York Mets fan to Omaha leader. From his first F3 beatdown to adopting the “Amazin’” nickname, Patrick shares how fitness, fellowship, and faith shaped his leadership, fatherhood, and outlook on life. This conversation is full of competitive grit, heartfelt reflection, and practic...

🔥 Summary What does it take to lead with courage, humility, and brotherhood? In this episode of The Glue-OOM , we sit down with Killians —nicknamed for his Irish roots—to unpack how F3 shaped him into a leader at home, at work, and in the community. From launching The Ruckus to leaning into faith after loss, Killians’ story reminds us that leadership isn’t about perfection—it’s about showing up,...

🎙️ Episode Summary What do antlers, handcuffs, and Colorado mountains have in common? They all shape the origin story of Backcountry. In this raw and reflective conversation, we trace his path from almost being named “Boat Cuffs” to becoming a quiet leader in F3 Omaha. With themes of fatherhood, injury, hunting, and healing, this is a story for any man who's ever had to slow down and found strengt...

📺Summary He almost got run over at his very first F3 workout . That moment gave him the name Speed Bump —but instead of slowing down, he accelerated into a journey of fitness, faith, fatherhood, and leadership. Today, Speed Bump is not just showing up—he’s running the show . From losing 50 pounds and running half marathons, to launching Valley into one of the fastest-growing AOs in F3 Omaha, to l...

SUMMARY What do photography and leadership have in common? According to Tassels, everything. In this episode of the Glue-OOM Podcast, we sit down with a guy who’s usually behind the camera—capturing graduation day grins and caps in mid-air—but who’s also been quietly developing his own frame of leadership through F3 Omaha. Tassels opens up about starting his photography business from scratch, step...

📹 Beyond the Hardwood: Larry Legend’s Leadership from Grief to Grit What happens when you lose your brother… and then find 100 new ones? In this powerful, full-length episode, we sit down with Larry Legend , a HIM of F3 Omaha who carries more than a nickname. Named after his brother’s basketball hero, his name now stands for grit, presence, and purpose . Larry opens up about grief, growth, and ho...

Episode Summary From bloody hands at his first workout to leading at The Berm, Schnitzel’s F3 Omaha journey is one of grit, fellowship, and faith. In this episode, he shares how Truly and Slapshot EH’d him into the gloom, the competitive drive that pulled him back week after week, and how F3 helped him show up better for his family. You’ll hear about his athletic background, his brother-in-law’s r...