Men Are Forged

Edwin Carrion is 43 years old from Miami, Florida. He is a loyal husband and a proud father of two beautiful girls. A United States Marine, entrepreneur, God-made millionaire, investor & mentor. He is the owner and co-founder of several multi-million dollar companies that specialize in the acquisition and real estate development, transportation and logistics, investment, and business education...

“For me, I have taken a million courses from different gurus in marketing, business, etc, and a theme from all of them is ‘taking massive action’. Perfection is fancy procrastination.”  - Steven Lentz, episode 78 Transform your health routine with Bravenly Hydrate and enjoy the benefits of peak hydration! Hydrate with Bravenly Support the show MEN ARE FORGED is forging young professional men to di...

Steven Lentz grew up in an Air force family, moving every 2 - 4 years across the US. He now lives in the Seattle area with his wife and 2 kids. He loves learning, building businesses, helping others, and being with his family. Professionally, Steven has been an owner and started numerous businesses, as well as recently ending a +10 year career as a Firefighter/ EMT. Steven is a Platinum Level Busi...

“I had an extreme passion for what I was doing and what I was building. Every day is a crucial element to building the foundation to the greatness that lays before me.” Takeaways from the interview: What is my leadership style? Is it unique to me or someone else? What was my initial mentality toward my career? What is more important to me in my career growth? People or experience? What have I lear...

Evan Burk is not your typical football coach. Despite not playing football beyond high school and no network in the coaching profession, Evan's unlikely football journey began as a 4th grade coach, where he quickly worked his way to the NFL in just 6 years, and included coaching for teams such as the Miami Dolphins, UCLA, and SMU. After spending fifteen-plus years working with the highest-per...

“One of the greatest gifts, my dad gave me was telling me to think for myself and how valuable original thought is. You should have opinions on things and its okay that your opinion differs from someone else. You don’t want to look like the rest of the pack.”  - Cam Doody, Episode 74 Transform your health routine with Bravenly Hydrate and enjoy the benefits of peak hydration! Hydrate with Bravenly...

Cam Doody is the Co-founder and Chairman of Bellhop, the fastest growing moving company in the U.S. Serving 75+ cities, they developed a new operating model to fix the infamously poor and unreliable service in the space with tech. Bellhop has raised $90m in venture capital and moved +300,000 households over the last 6 years. Cam is the dad of two wonderful little girls— Margot and Liles, and a pas...

“I think every guy needs this to some degree: To be in a scenario where you are completely humbled because you can try to double down on your pride or you can let that humility explore your heart.” - John Steakley of Unbound Grace Transform your health routine with Bravenly Hydrate and enjoy the benefits of peak hydration! Hydrate with Bravenly Support the show MEN ARE FORGED is forging young prof...

John was born in Dallas, grew up in Huntsville, AL, and has lived in Birmingham, AL, since 2005. He received an undergrad degree from The University of Alabama and an M.Div. from Beeson Divinity School; he is also a licensed and ordained minister and holds certifications specializing in addiction recovery and mental health. Before founding Unbound Grace, John was a minister in Birmingham at a loca...

“A Negative Mindset loop…When you have a negative mindset and negative beliefs about yourself, you have negative actions. Negative actions done repetitively, you will have negative habits, negative habits lead to negative results.” Recap of my interview with Mark Marino of Awake Your Wellness Now about the importance of Mindsets over behaviors toward our growth and success.  Transform your health...

Mark Marino is an expert on the topic of health and wellness and is a leading physical therapist with 25 plus years experience. He has been sharing his message of “Awakening The Mind” and “The Proactive Mindset” to help people unleash their potential, overcome their obstacles and reach their goals. Mark’s journey was born out of the need to overcome his own obstacles. He was involved in a life thr...

“The true definition of wealth is an abundance of resources…seen and unseen. Therefore, is LOVE a resource? Is CONTENTMENT a resource? Is JOY a resource?” Recap of Episode #68 with Zac Juergensen Transform your health routine with Bravenly Hydrate and enjoy the benefits of peak hydration! Hydrate with Bravenly Support the show MEN ARE FORGED is forging young professional men to discover who God ma...

Zac Juergensen is a personal finance, real estate, and responsible debt educator. He currently hosts a podcast called DIY Wealth focused on providing free content in order to share in his self-learned wealth accumulation journey allowing others to learn and take action on their own money management and retirement goals. He also publishes short content pieces focused on providing real value that pe...

Taking Risks in life is a rite of passage for us as men. It can be hard to discern when or how to take risks, but it is necessary for change, growth, and challenging ourselves. In today's episode, I discuss three types of risks that I have taken and my good and poor motivations behind them: - The Risk for change - The Risk for growth - The Risk for the challenge Transform your health routine...

“The show caused me to ask the question: Who am I when no one is looking? Who am I that I can be proud of?" Honesty and confrontation can lead to lasting change and more of yourself in life and relationships. Questions to ask yourself from the interview 1. What is the driving force behind everything I do? 2. How have I opened myself up for people to know me? 3. What insecurity do I regularly...

Ben Higgins is best known from season 20 of ABC’s hit series, “The Bachelor,” where he opened himself up to millions of viewers, giving them the chance to truly get to know him. The opportunity ultimately led to an enhanced platform that he now uses to share what he is most passionate about with others – his faith, his hope for humanity and his love of sports. Born and raised in Winona Lake, IN, B...

What makes you human? The answer is redemption. Every redemption story has its ups and downs. So today, embrace your vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and failures, they are the key to yourself, your maturity, and being more real to others. Being more human means you have more to give others in their lives and experiences. So learn to be more human in 2022. Go to menareforged.com, and subscribe This is...

Recap of Steve Dailey Interview - Big question from the interview was "What would it be like for me to start my own business?"  In this episode, I present THREE question that will help you answer that question, yet give you insight into more for your life and toward defining your purpose. Transform your health routine with Bravenly Hydrate and enjoy the benefits of peak hydration! Hydrat...

Steve Dailey is a pioneer in the business coaching industry, guiding thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners for over 3 decades to achieve best-ever income while having the time to enjoy it. Growing his first business to a multi-million-dollar enterprise in less than 2 years, he then began coaching small business owners to dominate their niche while creating legacy-driven businesses t...

Hard times create strong people or hurt people. When you take action to help others amidst your struggle then you will have strength to give yourself and others. Recap of Anton Gunn Interview Transform your health routine with Bravenly Hydrate and enjoy the benefits of peak hydration! Hydrate with Bravenly Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post conta...

Anton Gunn is a Former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and the world’s leading authority on Socially Conscious Leadership. He has a Masters Degree in Social Work from USC and was a Resident Fellow at Harvard. He is the bestselling author of The Presidential Principles and has been featured in TIME magazine, the Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR, and on Good Morning America. From playing SEC f...

Embrace your life's story is the key to your growth and success. If you don't own what you've been through then you can't appreciate what you doing.  Recap of Jay Stringer Interview Transform your health routine with Bravenly Hydrate and enjoy the benefits of peak hydration! Hydrate with Bravenly Support the show MEN ARE FORGED is forging young professional men to discover who...

Jay Stringer is a licensed mental health counselor, ordained minister, and author of the award-winning book Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing . Unwanted is based on a multiyear research project on over 3,800 men and women to address the key drivers of unwanted sexual behavior, be that the use of pornography, infidelity, or buying sex. Jay's passion is to equip the chu...

We have to look ourselves in the mirror and ask the hard questions. People who are honest with themselves are authentic, present, and overall successful in their life. Transform your health routine with Bravenly Hydrate and enjoy the benefits of peak hydration! Hydrate with Bravenly Support the show MEN ARE FORGED is forging young professional men to discover who God made them to be — so they can...

Matthew Blade is a bit of an anomaly. Once the guy terrified of public speaking, to now an actor based out of Los Angeles with a bachelors in the arts. He loves inspiring others to live a life of honesty, courage, and faith.  Matthew and I discuss his journey moving from Mississippi to California to pursue acting. He opens up on how his life changed through direct honesty with himself.  "Ques...