Man Overseas Podcast

My guest is Richard Cuicchi. He's a New Orleans baseball historian and the founder of the Metro New Orleans Area Baseball Player Database. Born in Shaw, MS, he has spent most of his adult life in New Orleans, and says he's now a true "New Orleanian." After graduating from Mississippi State University, Richard came to New Orleans to work for the local utility in IT. As a husband & father of four, h...

Gee Cassard is the Head Baseball Coach at Ascension Catholic High School in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. We first met when he recruited me to play baseball at Nicholls State University, where he was the Assistant Coach / Head Recruiter at the time. Coach Gee gave me a chance to play Division I baseball, and for that I'm forever grateful. I don’t know how my life works out if he doesn't give me a sho...

My guest is Eric Richard—he's on the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) path. In July 2019, he quit his full-time job to become a location-independent entrepreneur. He learned about FIRE in 2015 and immediately began making positive life changes. First thing he got serious about was personal finance. By following the principles of financial independence, he soon had enough savings & invest...

Bryan McGeHee is my guest. Together with his brother, Mitch, they started GATR Coolers in 2017, selling coolers with only three available sizes to mostly family & friends. Four years later business is booming—they've expanded to drinkware, apparel, accessories, and replacement parts in addition to various coolers! In this episode, we discuss GATR's explosive growth—from conception till now. First,...

Mark is the author of the Finance and Fatherhood Newsletter . He's also a single dad of three teenagers who has a full-time job in Accounting and three (3) profitable side-businesses—all while studying for the Life Insurance & Series 6 exams to be a financial advisor. In this episode, we discuss Mark's best days on Twitter. Recently, he says the controversial and chaotic revolt of "Redditors" agai...

My guest is Brent McDonald. He is the Principal at Summer Creek High School in Houston, Texas, and former Head Baseball Coach at Cypress Falls High School. He & wife, Angie, have two kids, BreAnna, 17 & Dominick, 15. "Coach Mac," or "Mac," as his number is saved in my phone, is someone I've always respected & admired. For over 25 years, he's been a real-life influencer—not one of these social medi...

My guest is Jerrard Parfait. He’s a friend of fifteen years who enjoys risk-taking. In fact, we spend the first hour of this episode talking about poker, decision-making and emotional intelligence. Next we discuss politics & parenting. Parfait, as I call him, lives with his wife, Carolyn, and son, Luke, in South Louisiana. We reminisce on our college days here—playing poker & blackjack at...

Today, I, Brad Dantonio, better known as Man Overseas, am the guest on The Joseph Wells Podcast. I'm forty years old and have been retired for five years. I took a year off to travel just prior to my 35th birthday and never returned to work. In normal times, you can find me and Lady Overseas traveling the world, living off passive income from rental properties and other investments in the US. In C...

Seth Thibodeaux is the Head Baseball Coach at Nicholls State University. After starting his coaching career at Pearl River CC in 2003, "Coach Thib," as his players know him, is now headed into his 18th year of coaching college baseball. This season will be his 11th year as Head Coach at NSU—he's the second-winningest coach in program history. Also through the years, Coach has implemented his visio...

Nick Conley is a former Division I athlete at Nicholls State University, now working in Sales. We first met when I was a guest speaker for their football team in 2018. Nick has since become part of my one-on-one coaching program, which he says has added structure to his life. Nick is one of my best 'students.' He's done everything I've asked him to do, and now he's getting the early returns of a d...

My guest is Alex Wieckowski. He’s the man behind the Alex & Books Instagram & website, where he shares book recommendations, summaries, and tips from reading 130+ books. Alex is also the host of The Reader’s Journey podcast. As host of the show, he interviews amazing authors, discusses brilliant books, and learns valuable lessons along the way. He says his end goal in life is to make a ful...

Byron Hutcheson recently achieved his goal of retiring by 40 years old. He had worked in corporate finance for a commercial real estate company since 2005 before deciding "hang 'em up." Now he's a full-time investor—primarily in commercial real estate. He also does some angel investing with your not-so-humble host. And was the best man at my wedding. In this episode, we discuss his investment in V...

Robert Leonard is an Accounting & Finance professional with a great passion for investing (stocks & real estate). At just 25 years old, he has one of the sharpest young investing minds in the country. Robert is also a great interviewer. He’s currently the host of two podcasts on The Investor’s Podcast Network: Millennial Investing and Real Estate Investing. As host of these shows, he speak...

My guest is Kisha Kloster. She's a Marriage and Family Therapist from Houston, Texas. She's been working as a therapist since 2012, with a specific interest in working with couples and those experiencing difficulties with anger & intimacy issues. Her goal working with clients is to be as real and authentic as possible. She gives clients the space to feel comfortable to tell their stories. She...

Asad Shah is an aspiring stand-up comedian born in Pakistan. He moved to the United States when he was six years old and says he lived a sheltered and restricted childhood. He jokes that his parents were a little too religious (Muslim). Now 29, Asad has been living in Los Angeles since college, which makes for great stories that he shares with great enthusiasm on this week's episode. He's also ver...

Solo episode this week. I share a story from my 40th birthday. I woke up that day in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. It was a day like any other. Little did I know, Lady O had plans for me that would ensure my life would never be the same again. I did a poll in my Instagram Stories last week (follow me @Man_Overseas). I asked listeners what they would like me to talk about in this episode. Of four (4) o...

My guest is the author of Ten Easy Wins for Easier Fat Loss. Alex Feinberg is a former Sales Rep & Analyst at Google. He now works as the Director of Business Development at a cyptocurrency exchange, but says his true passion is being able to help others achieve their health goals. At just 34 years old, Alex is a strong advocate for health & wellness. The three (3) books he's written endor...

My guest is P. D. Mangan. He is a writer and commentator on health, fitness, and life extension. He's also authored six books. He overcame chronic fatigue largely through his own efforts. Now at 65 years old, he's in better shape than most men half his age. On this episode, P.D. talks about how early humans evolved—the way hunter-gatherers lived, worked, ate and slept. We discuss how mainstream he...

Dovid Feldman is a licensed Family Therapist who specializes in building great marriages. He has a vibrant twitter feed (@dovidfeldman), and posts & teaches about relationships online. He's been married 30 years & has six children. He's lived both a secular & religious life. Started his career as a tech entrepreneur, and migrated to working with people. In this episode, we discuss inte...

Keagan Stokoe is a South African writer and technologist. After studying law & finance, he decided to follow his passion for exploring the intersection of ideas related to technology, education & philosophy. He has ambitions of changing the world. And in doing so, looks for ways to use technology to create better thinkers & problem solvers in the future. I wouldn't bet against him. Kea...

My guest is world-traveler & personal coach Sheila Brown. Sheila Brown is a powerhouse World Traveler, Business Consultant & Internet marketing coach. She helps aspiring entrepreneurs build more income streams to enjoy lives of Freedom. First, we discuss hot topics in America right now—race & politics. And since my audience is mostly male, I ask how a young black man should handle an e...

This week is a solo episode—no guest joining me. I turned 40 years old on June 19, 2020. The night before, Lady O suggested I do a Top 40 list to mark the occasion. That night I stayed up till 2:30am writing 40 Pieces of Life Advice for 20-Year Old Me . The piece is likely to be the most helpful article I’ve written to date. At least judging by the number of readers in the first week and positive...

My guest is Nicole Rodrigues. She founded two companies, NRPR Group and the Young Dreamers Foundation. She also hosts the YouTube show, Beverly Hills Boss, and Author of Beverly Hills Boss the book. And she does all of this while being a great mom. This episode is an exercise in candor and "realness." I open with behind the scenes action on the day we recorded. Then I share thoughts on Hollywood c...

Imagine if your boss wanted you to start selling insurance on your product to make more money. But you knew the whole thing was a scam. As a person of integrity, you'd stand up to your boss—tell him or her what they wanted you to do isn't right. Now imagine your boss is Pablo Escobar. And taking a moral stand against him could get you killed. This scenario isn't made up. It's the predicament my gu...

My guest is Roman Prokopchuk aka "The Digital Savage." Roman was born in Ukraine. As a young boy, he lived under communist rule in the Soviet Union. He remembers waiting in bread lines and KGB agents waiting to see who was attending church services. Roman's family moved to the United States in 1990. He earned a Bachelor's Degree from Rutgers University during the Great Recession. Since job opening...