Midlife Male by Greg Scheinman

Jordan Strouse has practiced law since 2009. Jordan previously was in-house counsel with a publicly traded international land and offshore drilling contractor, and most recently was based in Cape Town, South Africa as Regional General Counsel for the Sub-Saharan Africa operations of one of the world's largest oilfield service manufacturers and service providers. Jordan's primary expertise is as tr...

Entrepreneur Shareef Malnik is one of the country’s top restaurateurs. The Forge is Malnik’s celebrated, award-winning steakhouse. He has also owned the widely popular nightclubs: Jimmy’z, Cuba Club, Glass and Café Nostalgia.  By day, Malnik is the Chairman of Nextwave Funding, which provides funding to thousands of small and mid-sized companies across the nation. “I work with a cross-section of b...

Dylan Seff is the Co-Head of Trading in America’s for Vitol Inc. - one of the world’s largest energy trading firms. Dylan’s a Harvard grad, former wrestler, current boxer, husband, father and has even dabbled in some standup comedy along the way. He’s a big time philanthropist being heavily involved with Epilepsy.org and recently stepped back into the ring going toe to toe with other energy indust...

Ever go to work out, go for a run, a walk, any type of activity and there’s just no good place for your keys, your phone, maybe even a credit card or a few bucks….Yeah, been there…constantly. It’s frustrating…Terry White had the same frustration. With his keys in his sock and a phone bouncing in his shorts, he couldn’t focus. That frustration sparked an idea. From day 1, Terry’s vision has been to...

After Daniel Nicholson tasted coconut-milk-based ice cream Nadamoo for the first time in 2008, he wanted to get involved with the startup. I first met Daniel around this time, the company was super small and sharing office space with Chameleon Cold Brew. I was totally hooked after my first taste. First, Daniel introduced Nadamoo to his family, who were so impressed with the product and branding th...

An entrepreneur and competitor, Adam Greenfeld found himself looking for a safe tool that made him feel unstoppable at the office and in life. He and his friend and partner, Alex Cesaria had for years, been obsessed with finding a way to maximize their performance as people. Like most entrepreneurs they started THE GO LIFE because of a need to find something that would make them perform that was a...

Creative, entrepreneurial, family oriented, philanthropic, ambitious and grounded. These are words I’d use to describe Aly Valiani. In 2006, Aly left the corporate world to found New Horizons Hospitality and has since successfully developed five properties, bringing the total portfolio to eight properties owned, and managed by New Horizons. Aly has a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from The...

Darryl Lyons knows what it means to be a Midlife Male, trying to balance finances, family and business. I was nervous for this interview because I know I need help with money, managing finances and Darryl’s the real deal. His book, 18 to 80 cuts right to it with great advice and insight into such areas as The Money Side of Marriage, Budgeting For Those Not Good At Budgeting and Adult Peer Pressure...

On this week’s Midlife Male Podcast my guest is Steven Kaufman; an accomplished investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He measures his success by how much the people around him prosper. Steven manages his family assets with a focus on thesis-driven opportunistic investments in three asset classes which include real estate financing, real estate investment, and private equity in small growth-c...

Matt D’Amour is the Chief Wellness Carrier at Tribe 9 Foods. Tribe 9 creates delicious, nourishing, and functional food to improve the lives of others. Tribe 9 Foods is comprised of Ona, RP’s Pasta Co., Taste Republic and YumButter. Prior to merging these brands together to form Tribe 9 Matt was the Co-Founder of YumButter, a world changing brand of nut butters. This stuff is seriously super good!...

Michael Alfaro is a preeminent figure in the world of fitness, technology and brand partnerships. His latest venture is NEO U (“New You”). It’s being called “The Amazon of Wellness”, a one of a kind gym which brings together trainers, fitness instructors, brands and celebrity fitness personalities to create and shoot content that can be shared globally on a subscription basis. The company has rais...

Joel “Thor” Neeb is a husband, father, former fighter pilot, an Ironman competitor, American Ninja Warrior, stage IV cancer survivor, expert leadership expert, and President of Afterburner Inc. As an F-15 pilot, Thor escorted the U.S. President through the sky and flew missions to ensure the safety of the country after the attacks of 9/11. He was the tactical leader of 300 of the most senior comba...

Michael Chernow is the founder of Seamore’s Restaurants which focuses on sustainable seafood and has 6 locations around New York. He is also the co-founder of The Meatball Shop, a chain of successful, fast casual restaurants. He has been working in restaurants since he was a teenager and went on to graduate from the French Culinary Institute with honors with a degree in both Culinary Arts and Rest...

Nate Checketts grew up in a prominent sports family. His father Dave was the President of The NY Knicks and MSG. We could’ve talked sports for hours. He’s also got a brother who’s a sports talk host so it comes naturally. But rather, what we got into was his close, loving and respectful relationship with his family and how he was raised with chores, responsibilities and having to earn and learn fo...

Ken Lubin helps people achieve their dreams and companies to reach their goals. He has been in the Executive Search business for over 20 years and is The Founder of Executive Athlete Organization, which currently boasts over 16,000 members. He also recently launched The Executive Athlete Podcast. A competitive skier growing up he initially wanted to be a competitive skiing coach and realized that...

Eric Falkenstein is a top Broadway producer. His company, Spark Production’s credits include “The Iceman Cometh”, “The Color Purple”, “All My Son’s”, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” and “The History Boys,”. He’s received multiple Tony Awards and nominations throughout his career. He’s also a husband and father to 3 children. We talked about the challenges of developing and mounting Broadway produ...

Met Shayn Robinson thru The D10 Decathlon. He’s a super executive athlete, husband, father, entrepreneur and Midlife Male. Really enjoyed competing with him, getting to know him and he’s a super bright guy with a very sound and balanced perspective on life, business, family and health and fitness. He’s been one of my favorite guests to date as we share many of the same interests, values and simila...

Huge day on The MidLife Male Podcast. My guest is Chad Lemons - Mr. Drive himself, The Lone Wolf. Founder of The Drive Clothing Company and The Drive Diet program Chad has a distinct history and background in weightlifting, bodybuilding and nutrition along with being a successful entrepreneur and influencer on social media with his motivational and inspirational posts, videos and stories. Chad and...

I read this story on Facebook and was completely moved. Luke Marklin, Bellhops moving company chief executive, gifted his car to an employee named Walter Carr in Birmingham, Alabama on July 16 after Carr walked nearly 20 miles to his first day of work when his car broke down. On so many levels this is beautiful and inspiring. From the commitment, perseverance and work ethic of Walter to the kindne...

On the Midlife Male Podcast today I’ve got Robert Andrews he’s Founder of the Institute of Sports Performance in Houston Texas and the Author of Champion's Mental Edge – tales that help take you and your team to the next level of sports performance and beyond. Learn about overcoming mental blocks, addressing the emotional and impact of sports related injuries, parenting athletes and building champ...

David Lazarus is the Sr. VP at Trillium Trading. He’s based in Miami, married, father of 3 and a 4 time D10 Decathlon Men’s over 40 Champion. He’s a perennial member of the 10k club for those raising over 10k each year for pediatric cancer research. We connected thru our mutual appreciation and commitment to health, fitness, family, business and philanthropy. We had a chance to talk about each of...

Andrew Frankel is the Co-President of Stuart Frankel and Company.

here is no person that has been as effective an influence in my life over the past year than Chris Bernal. For years I resisted the notion of therapy or life coaching as from the outside looking in at least; things seemed to be going “pretty well”. My perception was that something had to be “wrong” in order to seek help or improvement. And maybe “wrong” isn’t the “right” term but certainly there w...

Doctor, Lawyer, Police Officer, Pilot, Husband, Father…Dr. Aashish Shah is all of these. We spoke about the path he took thru education to achieve the career he was seeking and how along the way his priorities have changed and how marriage and fatherhood entering the picture have played a role in seeking greater balance in work and in life. A strong connection and desire to serve led him to pursue...

Daniel Singer is the founder and CEO of Filthy Foods. Daniel opens up on all things “filthy” and his mission to build the best premium drink garnish brand in the world. He’s a husband, father, former Royal Shakespeare Company actor, and quintessential “Midlife Male” pushing the boundaries of balance, spirit and entrepreneurship. He’s also one of the best humans I know.