The Men's Roundtable Series

Your phone can be packed with names and still feel useless when life cracks open at 3 a.m. We’re talking straight to husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons about the quiet crisis behind male loneliness: confusing a network for a brotherhood, and mistaking independence for strength. If you’ve ever scrolled through contacts during a hard moment and realized you didn’t know who to call, you already un...

Winning can be a great motivator, but it can also become a trap. We’ve both seen grown men melt down over a loss, chase “respect” through constant one-upmanship, and treat every moment like a scoreboard. That’s not just awkward, it’s a warning sign that our identity is tied to outcomes instead of character, purpose, and love. We talk through what failure actually teaches a man when life doesn’t co...

When did your pace stop being ambition and start being survival? Men are often taught to push harder, work longer, sacrifice more, and keep going. But what happens when the pace that helped you build your life begins to destroy the life you're building? In this conversation, the Men’s Roundtable Series examines burnout, discipline, recovery, personal systems, non-negotiables, and the legacy b...

Why is it sometimes easier to perform in public than to be honest in private? Every man has a public life and a private life. The question is whether they are actually aligned. This conversation takes an honest look at the hidden pressures men carry, the energy required to maintain an image, and the ways we use work, distraction, achievement, and other escapes to avoid what we don't want to c...

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Most of us can spot a fake connection a mile away and a lot of “networking” feels exactly like that. Tonight we get honest about what real brotherhood looks like when you strip away the handshakes, the business cards, and the polished public version of ourselves. We’re chasing something harder and better: a men’s community built on trust, vulnerability, and the willingness to be known enough to ac...

How much can a man carry before carrying it alone becomes the thing that breaks him? In this episode of the Men's Roundtable Series Podcast , we sit down with Eric Williams , relationship expert, Marriage and Family Therapist, former U.S. Army paratrooper, husband of more than 20 years, and creator of Origin Code and Done Carrying It Alone . Eric's understanding of relationships began lo...

What happens when everything falls apart—and God seems silent? In this Men's Roundtable Series Spotlight , Mista Yu sits down with Matthew Jenkins , cancer survivor, author of Beat Up By God: Finding Faith When Life Feels Like It's Falling Apart , and a man whose journey through suffering fundamentally changed the way he understands faith, hope, and resilience. Matthew's story inclu...

Present, Not Perfect: Fatherhood, Marriage & Brotherhood | Men's Roundtable Series What does it really mean to show up as a man ? In this powerful episode of the Men's Roundtable Series (MRTS) , we take an honest look at fatherhood, marriage, brotherhood, relationships, emotional presence, and the responsibilities men carry —and ask a question many men may not want to answer: Are the...

What does it really mean to be a strong man? For many men, strength has been defined by how much we can carry, how much we can provide, how well we can protect our families, and how effectively we can keep our struggles hidden. But what happens when strength requires us to do something different? In this MRTS Spotlight , Mista Yu sits down with Marc Paisant , mental health awareness podcast host a...

At some point, many people realize the life they built no longer reflects the person they are becoming. What happens next? Anthony Quiñones has spent decades helping people answer that question. From accounting and insurance to media, nonprofits, startups, coaching, and entrepreneurship, Anthony's own journey has been built on reinvention. As the founder of The Fracct Agency, author of The Br...

What can elite athletes teach us about becoming better leaders, professionals, and human beings? In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu , I sit down with Dr. Jack Groppel , an internationally recognized authority in sport science and human performance, to explore the science behind peak performance. Dr. Groppel is a Hall of Fame coach, scientist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of the Johnson &...

If you’ve ever told yourself you’re “fine” while quietly feeling stuck, this conversation is for you. We sit down as a men’s roundtable and get specific about what a healthy man actually looks like when nobody’s watching: not a highlight reel, but a whole person with a mind that can learn, a body that’s stewarded, and a spirit anchored in God. We also admit the uncomfortable truth that growth can...

Most entrepreneurs don’t begin with a perfect plan—they begin with a problem, a frustration, and the determination to find a solution. Paul Moore’s journey is a powerful example of how unexpected experiences can shape extraordinary opportunities. From more than a decade living and working in China, to commercial fishing in Alaska, to navigating life as a single father, Paul’s path eventually led h...

What happens when the life you've built no longer fully fits the man you're becoming? In this Men's Roundtable Series Spotlight , Mista Yu sits down with John Little , leadership development expert, executive coach, and creator of The Leader in the Mirror Project . John has spent years helping leaders develop confidence, emotional intelligence, authentic leadership, and healthier or...

You can look successful on the outside and still feel like you’re just dragging yourself through life. We sit down with Mike Van Pelt, founder of True Man Life Coaching and American Family Renaissance, to talk about the moment everything changed for him and why so many men never experience real inner freedom even when they’ve “done church” for years. Mike traces his turning point back to a men’s r...

A heatwave, wildfire smoke, and a simple question set the tone fast: what does a healthy man actually look like when life is loud and pressure is constant? We start with the obvious stuff like sleep, hydration, exercise, and nutrition, then we push past the gym definition into the harder categories men live in every day: marriage, parenting, faith, self-talk, finances, and the private battles we n...

Your kid isn’t just “wasting time” on games, and if we treat it that way, we miss what’s actually happening. I’m joined by Nathan Graham, a devoted father, coach, entrepreneur, and the author of Why Won’t He Just Log Off, to get honest about screen time, gaming addiction fears, and the real emotional pull of modern online gaming. We talk through Nathan’s own story, from getting picked on and escap...

A lot of men are exhausted and they can’t explain why. They’re doing the work, handling the bills, showing up for everyone else, and still feeling like they’re one bad day away from shutting down. That’s where we start: the trap of tying self-worth to productivity and the quiet pressure to earn love through output.  We talk with Benjamin John Lee, head life coach at the College of Charleston’s Lif...

That quiet moment in the car after work when the parking lot empties and you’re still sitting there, staring forward, feeling heavy, is more common than most men admit. We talk with Chad C. Betz, author and financial services professional, about why smart, hardworking guys stay committed to the wrong path for years and why turning back can feel like shame even when it’s the right move. If you’re a...

Your feed says you’re falling behind, but the real problem might be the story you’ve been taught to tell yourself. We talk with Dr. Albert Bramante about men’s mental health, self-doubt, and the constant social media comparison that convinces good men they’re not enough, not winning fast enough, or not “man” enough. We get honest about the quiet pressure to be the rock, the provider, the tough one...

A man can be fearless in a boardroom and still feel powerless in his own living room. That contrast is where this conversation lands, and it gets honest fast. We sit down with speaker, author, and leadership and communication expert Stan Lewis to talk about the mental captivity that hides behind “high performance” and the subtle lies that keep men locked inside a life that looks fine but feels stu...

Most men don’t fall apart in public, they fall apart in silence. We talk with Bryan Blackmon about what it feels like to look dependable while privately drowning, and how addiction, shame, and the pressure to “handle it” can trap you in a life that is slowly breaking you. Bryan shares his real-world story of chasing a dream move to California while alcoholism and drugs escalated, and how that path...

Why the Holidays Suck for These Men! A lot of men carry anger like it’s just their personality, but what if it’s really a signal from an old wound that never got named? We sit down with Kent Darcy, a licensed professional counselor, speaker, and author of Choose a Better Path: Overcoming the Impact of Your Parents’ Divorce, to talk about what adult children of divorce often don’t see until it star...

Silence can be louder than chaos, especially when you’re a single father in a shared custody rhythm and the house suddenly empties out. We sit down with coach Tyler McAdams, founder of The Inspiring Father, to talk honestly about what that quiet can do to a man’s mind, and what to do next so it doesn’t turn into alcohol, numbing, or isolation. If you’ve ever stared at the clock after a custody exc...