More Than Capable

Charles Hartford graduated from West Point, served as an airborne Ranger infantry officer, deployed five times, taught history at the West Point, and helped lead ground forces during the 2003 rescue of American POW Jessica Lynch. But this conversation is not only about military service or a historic rescue mission. It is about faith under pressure. In this episode of More Than Capable , Charles Ha...

In this episode of More Than Capable, Kyle sits down with Brian Murray, CEO of Ryan Companies, to talk about depression, leadership, faith, treatment, and the courage it takes to open up. Brian is not speaking about mental health from a distance. He has lived through severe depression, the fear of being seen as a failure, the isolation that can come with mental health struggles, and the long proce...

Corwin Knight grew up surrounded by sports, Boy Scouts, close friends, and a family that loved him deeply. He was the kid other parents trusted. The one they asked to watch over their sons when everyone left for college. But in college, drinking changed everything. What started as partying became blackouts, legal trouble, broken trust, isolation, and the slow loss of the person Corwin knew himself...

Three years after entering rehab, Kyle sits down with his wife, Alyssa, for a conversation about what recovery has required from both of them. Kyle and Alyssa reflect on the isolation, fear, silence, loyalty, trust, and rebuilding that addiction brought into their marriage. They talk about the rehab intake moment that changed Kyle’s recovery, the painful question of why Alyssa stayed, and what it...

In this episode of More Than Capable, Kyle sits down with Jacob Esser, founder of Dads of Down Syndrome , for a conversation about fatherhood, purpose, fear, advocacy, and the unexpected ways our lives are shaped by the moments we never saw coming. But this conversation is not only about diagnosis. It is about what happens after. Jacob shares how the early days of fatherhood eventually led him to...

Chris Burns  built his career at the highest levels of television—winning Emmys and working on Duck Dynasty—while quietly battling an addiction that would nearly kill him. At one point, on set, he was one of only three people sober. One of them was Robert Downey Jr. That contrast—success, pressure, proximity to people who had survived their own battles—was happening at the same time Chris was slip...

What does it actually take to build a life you don’t want to escape from? In this conversation, Kyle sits down with Luke Thorkildsen, Chief Operating Officer of Weatherby, to explore the long, often uncomfortable process of building a life rooted in faith, family, and responsibility. From early career rejection to navigating the realities of marriage, Luke shares what it looks like to stop chasing...

What if the moment that nearly ended your life… was the one that finally gave it back to you? Kenny White was a father, a provider, and a man quietly losing control. Alcohol had taken hold, shaping his days, his decisions, and the trajectory of his life. Then, in a split second accident at home, everything changed. A broken neck. A shattered vertebra. Instant paralysis. What followed was an 11-hou...

At mile eight of the Twin Cities 10 Mile race, Tyler Moon collapsed in the middle of the course. A healthy 25-year-old. Three months away from his wedding. No warning. What happened next involved strangers, CPR, an AED… and a series of moments that Tyler and his family still struggle to explain. In this conversation, Tyler sits down with Kyle to unpack the story behind that day—from the memories t...

What if the most dangerous choice in your life isn’t failure — but inaction? In this episode, I sit down with Morgan Hampel—friend, engineer, Navy Nuclear Surface Warfare Officer and real estate operator—to talk about the decisions that define a life. We discuss: • Growing up as the grandson of a Holocaust survivor • The military leader who held him to a higher standard • The conversation he wishe...

Grant Hankins didn’t just “turn things around” — he refused to accept the story that seemed inevitable. In this conversation, Grant and Kyle unpack what it looks like to challenge the path you think you’re stuck on and build a life driven by discipline, identity, and daily choices. From growing up around chaos, to hockey shaping his standards, to learning emotional intelligence later in life, Gran...

What happens when you stop running from your emotions and learn to stay with them? In this deeply personal conversation, Kyle sits down with psychedelic therapist and trauma integration specialist Julian Bermudez, founder of Psychedelic Integration , to explore grief, recovery, fatherhood, and what it actually means to heal—not by labeling yourself as broken, but by learning to be present with wha...

Kyle Kamp, founder of Valley to Peak Nutrition and Director of Nutrition Programming for MTNTOUGH Fitness , joins me for a conversation on what actually drives lasting change: discipline, non-negotiables, and community. We start with friendships and why relationships are often the hardest part of recovery and personal growth; especially when you’re intentionally trying to build a life that can wit...

In this opening episode of More Than Capable, Kyle is joined by his wife Alyssa for a conversation about transition, loss, recovery, and why this work is shifting beyond its original focus. This episode serves as both a reflection on the body of work known as Chapter 3 Stigma and a clear articulation of what comes next. Kyle shares why Chapter 3 Stigma was always meant to be approachable, bite-siz...