The Gentlemen Project Podcast

Dave Crenshaw develops productive leaders in Fortune 500 Companies. He has written 5 books and has reached tens of millions of people via LinkedIn Learning with courses that consistently rank as some of the top in the world. Many of the coaching tips he shares with his clients can also be used in the home. When we want to get more out of our time at home, be more present and do a more effective jo...

James Stephenson grew up without a father in the home. He realized that he missed out on a lot of lessons that dads usually teach their sons. Because of his background he decided to start the YouTube Channel mystepdad.org to help young men learn some important lessons about life skills and growing up. Perhaps the most important lesson he teaches is helping these young men build their self esteem a...

Beau Babka and Brett Magleby are best friends. They are also both retired Law Enforcement officers that have dedicated their lives to showing up for others. We discuss the importance of empathy for others, being a strong example to our children, asking for help when we need it and protecting our children from the evils of human trafficking. You won't want to miss these gentlemen's perspe...

After the first full year of podcasts, Kirk and Cory go back and find some recurring themes in the first 52 episodes and share some of their most memorable moments.  They share their plans for the podcast in the future and issue a challenge to our listeners to participate in year #2. Cory and Kirk both answer the famous wrap of question of what it means to be a gentlemen.  A huge thank you to all...

Discipline, routine and self mastery are all tools that Blake Redd uses to be a better father. Some of those things are to keep his own mind right so that he can be present and attentive with his family and some of them are tools he uses to teach by example. Blake competes in Crossfit at a high level and is a huge proponent of personal physical fitness. He discusses how it helps him to be a more f...

Resilience, grit, stick-to-itiveness...whatever you call it, it's about not giving up and learning from life's challenges. As kids have more and more outside influences that help them find the easy way to do things, it's important to help them learn to be resilient and learn to do hard things. Rey Medellin is a resiliency expert. He is the owner of Island Resilience Center. He helps...

As CEO of Costa Vida, Dave Rutter was pulled in many different directions while building a successful company. The direction he always felt most drawn to was home and the family waiting for him there. However, the struggle of putting family first was a challenge for him like it is for most of us. Dave shares advice on how he has connected with his family, adjusted to life's changes and become...

This week Kirk shares an experience he had with his Grandfather and the impact that writing down your thoughts and beliefs can have on future generations. A short and to-the-point call to each of us to take the time to write down the things we hope outlast us and reinforce the legacy we hope to leave our families.  Make it a Great Week!  Check out the show on any of your favorite platforms and giv...

Paul Rollins has dealt with major challenges in his life like mental health, divorce, abuse and depression in his family. Yet, he is happy and has found ways to overcome and move forward. He joins us today to share some of the lessons he has learned about the power of vulnerability, seeking help and supporting those that need help as they deal with their own challenges. Paul covers the lessons he...

Sean Reyes comes from a family that values hard work and the American Dream. Sean speaks passionately about human trafficking, child and sex slavery, mental health, suicide and addiction. In his position as Attorney General of Utah, he sees the many dangers that face our society and our kids and during the podcast he discusses how to protect our kids. He also talks about resources available to par...

Growing up, Frank Martin was always the new kid in school. From the oil fields across the US, Frank learned to make many friends but never got to say goodbye to them. Through a nomadic lifestyle growing up, Frank learned what kind of father he wanted to be and what kind of example he wouldn't be to his own children. Through many years of trial and error, Frank, now the retired CEO of Martin H...

Bouncing around the foster care system as a child taught Anthony Trucks a lot of things he internalized. Some of those things were lies-lies that society told him about where he would end up. Anthony's story is about finding a home with loving parents and the deprogramming that came after years of heartache. Anthony overcame the odds and has now developed a way to "make shift happen&quot...

Sometimes we know what we need to do but the disconnect between knowing and doing seems large and sometimes insurmountable. Often times that leads to a cycle of inaction or apathy. This week, Jeremy Dunn helps us break it down into small and manageable actions that can make a big difference in improving our relationships with our kids and other family members. Jeremy discusses how he has adopted f...

Since Chris Naugle was a kid he's had the ability to visualize his dreams. Whether that was becoming a professional snowboarder or a successful business owner, he's seen the power of visualization. When it comes to teaching our kids about seeing their dreams become a reality, nothing can be more powerful to them that knowing that their father, mother or mentor is standing right behind th...

Janae Moss has years of experience connecting parents to resources. Through her own personal experience Janae saw the need to make parents aware of programs and drive them to make the changes to better their world. Janae brings decades of experience of building businesses and a drive to constantly keep learning to being a mother to seven children. Janae talks about building relationships between g...

Dr. Alok Trivedi joins us on the podcast this week to discuss raising kids so that they don't get used to the addiction of always needing to feel "good", but enable them to govern their emotions in a way that is not dependent on the kick of dopamine to be happy.  From topics like the dopamine jungle of social media to the way we reward our kids and let them make decisions for themse...

Sometimes life gives us a wake up call and we see things differently afterward. For Brad Ross, it's happened several times and each time, his life and the lessons he's learned from these events have molded him into who he is today. Join us this week as we discuss the art of seeing life through the perspective of learning and ceasing the day.   Brad's experiences will leave you inspi...

John Kemp was raised by a career Marine. His idea of discipline and leadership was formed by how he was raised as a boy. As he raised his own children, the lessons of leadership, growth and discipline took a new form as he found what worked for him. Join us this week as we get to learn more from business titan John Kemp. Have a great week!  Kirk Chugg & Cory Moore Check out the show on any of...

Mike Haws had a pretty serious wake up call that has now echoed through hundreds of lives. From personal tragedy and drug addiction to hope and light for those that deal with addiction's pull, Mike and his team at Red Barn Farms are making a difference by teaching the power of living lives of integrity. Mike discusses how his life went from one of heartache and sorrow to one that lifts and li...

Your family name used to be an announcement of who you were and what you stood for. Keeping that tradition can impact your family in a huge way. Ryan Lee walks us through how he did it with his family, the impact it has had on them and how they've sought to live a more intentional life together. Ryan walks us through some of the moments he has experienced that have humbled him and changed him...

Dustin Smith founded Especially for Athletes to help remind student athletes of the importance of Keeping their "Eyes Up and Doing the Work". In short, living outside of yourself and living a life where you seek to bless and not impress. Many challenges plague our youth today and Dustin gets to see a lot of them in his work with youth. He shares in the podcast what he thinks the number o...

In this week's episode, Crawford Cragun shares how he helps his clients to work on themselves in order to work on their business. As an executive coach, he has had decades of experience in the business world but on the podcast he shares over 40 years of experience as a father that has helped mold and shape him into who he is today. In this episode we talk about the very personal realizations...

Jim Olson is the President of the Utah Jazz and leads the business side of the team with the best record in the NBA. But titles are not who we are. Jim's title of father is one that he holds in the highest regard and sees as his most important job in life. During the podcast, he explores some of the opportunities he has had to learn as a father. As he made course corrections and adaptations i...

Kyle Depiesse is a self-described "corporate burnout". From the pinnacle of his career in the boardroom, Kyle felt like his super power was in helping others uncover learning. So from becoming a high school teacher and now a stay-at-home dad and successful coach to entrepreneurs and business owners themselves, he has learned a thing or two about creating the rhythms of life and the decep...

What's it like being a teenager today? Let's all admit that we can have empathy for the way our kids may feel but let's not pretend that we are experts on exactly what they're dealing with. We all know that the influence of social media, substance abuse and isolation are influences in our teens' lives. So how do we approach it with them and lean into these issues so that w...