Delay the Decay with Dan Harty

"Maybe this is bigger than 104 Super Bowls" In this episode of Delay the Decay, we talk World Cup soccer with Blake Aerni, play-by-play voice of Sporting Kansas City, focusing on why the sport creates joy, community, and cultural connection. We react to the U.S. men advancing after a gritty win, discuss what the team must do defensively to beat Belgium, and highlight players. Blake explains what m...

"The older you get, the harder it is to listen" In this episode, we welcome Dr. Tim Elmore—founder of Growing Leaders, longtime collaborator with John Maxwell, and author of 40 books—about generational leadership, workplace diversity, and leading Generation Z. Tim shares a current discipline of asking better questions and listening more, he explains why he wrote The Future Begins with Z, and descr...

"Most people relate in many ways more to our challenges and failures than just every success" This week on Delay The Decay, we interview Frank Kelly III—CEO of Kelly Benefits, former pro lacrosse player, and author of Love and Go! 12 Powerful Truths for a Blessed Life—about living an integrated life of faith, family, leadership, and purpose. Frank shares habits like journaling and a worship devoti...

" Everything we do during the course of any given day is a risk because we don't know the outcome until it's been completed." This week on Delay the Decay, I interview risk expert and world-record skydiver Jim McCormick, founder of the Research Institute for Risk Intelligence and author of The Power of Risk, about intelligent risk-taking, leadership, and mortality. We discuss understanding one’s c...

" A podcast is a beautiful way to inspire, educate, entertain an audience, and bring value to their life." This week on Delay The Decay, we welcome Seth Silvers, CEO of StoryOn, a podcast agency that helps businesses use podcasts to build trust and long-term impact. Seth shares his story of learning the power of a unified story and developed practical marketing skills before shifting from ministry...

"Instead of fighting about male, female, all of this, just show up with so much value that people forget about it." This week on Delay The Decay, leadership consultant and executive coach Elise Boggs Morales shares her journey, facing gender-based limitations in ministry, choosing to create value and build trust, and ultimately stepping into significant leadership and teaching opportunities. She e...

"I don't think you should buy a business if you're not gonna be active" This week on Delay The Decay, we welcome Brady Welton, owner of Tri City Cycle, former professional motorcycle road racer, and aviation enthusiast. Brady shares habits around faith and fitness, including morning scripture and CrossFit, and reflects on being raised in a Christian family with a disciplined father and supportive...

" Don't let comfort and motivation be the things that drive you, because you will never be able to stick to something if you're waiting to feel like it." In this episode, we welcome Jessica Zwiep, founder of Spell Fitness, a faith-based coaching community helping women build sustainable habits around fitness, nutrition, prayer, accountability, and wellness. She is an LPN, ACE-certified trainer wit...

"Your habits will become your kids' addictions." This week on the Delay the Decay podcast, we interview MLB executive Dayton Moore—2015 World Series–winning architect of the Kansas City Royals and now a senior advisor with the Texas Rangers—about leadership, faith, family, and legacy. Dayton shares his focus on strengthening marriage and family, honoring his wife Mary Anne, and learning to be pres...

"It truly feels like I've had two separate lives: life before recovery and life now." In this new episode of Delay the Decay, we interview Kristina Mohn, a licensed massage therapist with Rise Up Wellness and Recovery, CrossFit Level 2 coach at CrossFit 970, and competitive Olympic weightlifter. Kristina recounts her alcoholism, confusion about purpose and faith, and a 2014 rock-bottom moment afte...

In this episode, I share a personal catch-up episode of “Delay the Decay,” reflecting on post-retirement rhythms, recent purposeful travel to Europe for the Mayak network’s 20-year anniversary, and visits with family. I talk about the process we're all in and my coaching focus on honest self-assessment, including his Five Life Domains Assessment (spiritual, relational, physical, mental, financial)...

" I learned about this life to where you don't have to do that anymore." This week on Delay the Decay, Dan interviews Justin Kinney, an Iowa-based strength and football coach, teacher, author, and Sober Curator columnist who began sobriety in June 2019 and rebuilt his life through faith, accountability, and daily discipline, detailed in his book From Rock Bottom to Redemption (releasing April 7)....

"Few of us take time for self-reflection because we're just caught in tyranny of the urgent" In this episode, Dan interviews retired Navy chaplain and leadership coach Greg Woodard about his book Leadership From Within and the practices behind “soul-driven success.” Greg explains that self-leadership means aligning time and life around holistic self-care, learning from seasons when professional de...

"What are some of the most practical ways that Christians can respond to the mental health crisis?" This week on “Delay the Decay” we welcome Dave Runyon, executive director of City Unite in Denver, which convenes faith, business, and government leaders around shared causes for the city, and a leader of the Colorado Prayer Luncheon. Dave discusses his vocational path from U.S. history teacher and...

"There is no current explanation as to how that image got there." This week on Delay The Decay, we welcome back Brian Mavis—founder of America’s Kids Belong and author of Go Upstream—for a Holy Week conversation about th...

In the 30th episode of Delay the Decay, we shift from the usual guest format to a personal monologue about growth, gratitude, and living with “direction, not perfection.” We talk about my “wall of fame and shame,” my faith in God’s goodness and sovereignty, and thankfulness for 46 years of marriage, family, friendships, and 10 grandkids. I reflect on ongoing struggles with pride (vanity about appe...

Chris Knopping —husband, father, entrepreneur— joins Dan to discuss intentional, mission-driven households that bless generations, using Abraham as a model for hearing God’s call, casting vision, building culture, stewarding resources, and passing legacy. Chris shares a new morning routine with his 13-year-old involving a rite-of-passage “journey to manhood,” Bible lessons, prayer, and workouts, a...

"Control your controlables." In this episode, Dan interviews leadership development consultant Adam Tarnow, partner at People Works International, former CPA and ministry leader, and author of the forthcoming book The Fog of Work (April 14). Tarnow shares that quitting alcohol became a “keystone habit” that improved sleep, health, emotional regulation, finances, and family life, sparked by a 30-da...

“How do I envision what’s next for me?” Dr. Frank J. Infurna joins the “Delay the Decay” podcast to challenge the Hollywood “midlife crisis” narrative and describe midlife (roughly 40–65) as a dynamic stage defined by juggling roles, transitions, and changing bodies. He explains how his longitudinal research and open-ended reports from participants revealed common midlife stressors such as caregiv...

“Bury me in a dirty suit.” Dan interviews Darren Kinder, a former U.S. Secret Service special agent, author of Bury Me in a Dirty Suit, and founder of Fierce Faith. Kinder shares a current discipline that anchors his days—early-morning workouts—then explains the Secret Service’s dual mission of protection and financial/electronic-crimes investigations, plus how his upbringing in Virginia, his pare...

“Punch awkward in the face.” Dan Britton, president of Sports Life Leadership, joins the show to talk about Christ-centered leadership in sports and the personal transition that led him to start a new ministry after retiring from Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) following 34 years of service. Britton shares his long-standing two-hour morning discipline block—Scripture, prayer, journaling, re...

" I didn't hear I love you until I was 24" Join us in this compelling episode as we sit down with Siddeeq Shabazz, a former NFL player transformed into a lifestyle coach, marketing professor, and a passionate advocate for helping people transition from merely enduring life to truly thriving. Guided by the powerful 'three Ps'—passion, priority, and purpose—Sadik's tumultuous journey, enriched by fa...

“I’m a very scared, very anxious person that does all of these things with my hands shaking.” Jess Greene joins Dan Harty for a deeply honest conversation about her transformation—from a hundred-pound weight loss and serious health scares to becoming one of the most accomplished ultra-distance runners in the world. Jess shares how movement, meal planning, and consistency helped her rebuild her rel...

“Community is possible and community is powerful” In this episode of Delay the Decay, Dan sits down with Jeff Dillon and Ty Dannenbring, first-time co-authors of Party in the Front, to tackle one of the most pressing issues of our time: loneliness. Drawing from personal experience, pastoral leadership, and real-life experiments in hospitality, Jeff and Ty share why meaningful connection has become...

“ My story is one of rescue, of brokenness, achievement, and the relentless grace of God pursuing me against and again.” In this unique episode of Delay the Decay, the roles are reversed as Lantz Howard steps in to interview Dan Harty himself. What unfolds is a deeply personal conversation about faith, ambition, failure, calling, and the long road of becoming whole. Dan shares stories from nearly...