The Rooftop Podcast

Friends we live in a mechanistic world where we are entangled with machines and technology. It’s a level of entanglement that not only impedes our relevance in the world, it could just be the end of our species. So what do we do about it as we fight to reclaim our lives and our communities. We start to unpack it deeply in this episode. Pull up a chair and let’s dig in.   I'll see you on the Roofto...

In this third part of our three-part series, we will have a no BS discussion about how to move INTO ACTION with your movement. There is no theory in this episode. Only the things that will help you influence and have the greatest impact on what you’re building. Nobody else is coming. Join me and let’s get after it. I'll see you on the Rooftop,  Scott  Join Rooftop Nation!  Website: https://www.roo...

Now that we know WHO it takes to move people to the rooftop in overcoming big problems when you are surrounded and outnumbered, WHAT does it take to build this kind of movement? In this episode, we’ll get into it. Make sure your pen has plenty of ink. Let’s get after it so we can turn you loose to lead us and your movement into better days. I’ll see you on the Rooftop.   I'll see you on the Roofto...

How do you lead through tough problems when you are surrounded and outnumbered? In this three-part series, we’re going to explore the time-tested and highly effective approach of Rooftop Leadership to create strategic movements. We start with who it takes. Let’s get to it.   I'll see you on the Rooftop,  Scott    Game Changers by Scott Mann: https://a.co/d/cJX4Diw Operation Pineapple Express by Sc...

So many of you are carrying a heavy load and protecting those you love. It can make you weary. There is a time when we all have to sit our pack down and get our strength back…this my message to the weary kind. I'll see you on the Rooftop, Scott Website: https://www.rooftopleadership.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScottMannAuthor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottmannauthor LinkedI...

In a time of low-trust, and high-stakes human engagements, what got you here, won’t get you there. The Churn of disconnection and the over-reliance on short-form, transactional communications like PowerPoint is causing us to leave all kinds of social capital value on the table. It’s time for a deeper skillset to own every room…it’s time for NARRATIVE COMPETENCE. Jump in and learn why. I'll see you...

A special Rooftop Tribute to the sacrifice of the post 9-11 Warriors and Intelligence Professionals   It’s been 22 years and while most of the nation moves on without notice, the scars of 9/11/2001 still run deep for those who responded to the horrible terror attack with the promise: "Never Again, Not On My Watch." What can we learn from it? Where are we today? Where do we go from here? These and...

Have you noticed how much conflict is out there these days? The Churn. It’s a real issue. The Churn sucks us all in and keeps us from meeting our goals. There is more to this than meets the eye. Check out this Rooftop episode and learn why, and more importantly….how you can lead through it.   Getting Below the Waterline (ft. Dr. Ivan Tyrell): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rooftop-podca...

What can we learn from the last two years following the botched Afghanistan Withdrawal and the profound division eroding our trust in one another? I make some tough predictions in this episode that can help us lean into solutions abroad and at home. Give it a listen and join us on the Rooftop.   I'll see you on the Rooftop...   Scott   Join Rooftop Nation!   Website: https://www.rooftopleadership....

After witnessing the abysmal institutional senior leadership along political, diplomatic, and military lines, I’m convinced that when it comes to the challenges this country, your community, and your family are facing, nobody’s coming. It’s just us. Bottom - up leadership is needed more than ever to create an upswing of social capital in this time of shadow tribalism. The good news is, this seems...

On the 2-year anniversary of the horrific Abbey Gate Bombing, I am honored to have Army Paratrooper Aidan Gunderson and US Marine Joe Laude, join me for a no-holds-barred discussion on what it was like to stand post at HKIA, in the final hours of the Afghanistan withdrawal. You don’t want to miss this one.   I'll see you on the Rooftop...   Scott   Join Rooftop Nation! Website:   Website: https://...

The Maui wildfires have brought unprecedented death and destruction. Quiet communities who have deep connections to Mother Earth have witnessed the horrors of wildfire and are struggling to emerge from the ashes. But, the resilience of these communities runs deep. Local community leaders self-organized rapidly and started recovery efforts with only basic supplies and have been grinding non-stop fo...

Have you noticed a change in how people are treating each other? How are we doing on trust these days? Do you see a change in how people engage each other over politics?  How do we treat each other on social media? If the answer to any of these questions is negative in nature, you’ve likely witnessed a new phenomenon emerging in our civil society that I call the Churn. It’s the greatest threat we...

In a recent poll, a majority of veterans feel Americans will move on quickly from the Afghanistan  War, and it looks like they already have. As thousands of Afghan Commandos continue to live a life on the run from the Taliban and violent extremists reclaim their safe haven in former NATO bases, America is moving on like it never happened. What is the cost of this approach to turning the page on a...

How did “Last Out” get started? Where did the cast come from? How did you find the resources to make this a reality? Are the stories true? How did Gary Sinise get involved? As The Gary Sinise Foundation and The Heroes Journey continues to take “Last Out” on tour around the country, this strategic warrior storytelling project offers a lot of hard-earned lessons, many learned in failure, that you ca...

Leadership that we need to get to better days is right in front of us, but it’s not in Washington D.C. They are focused on dividing you and me to address their own limited agenda. Leadership is in little communities around America, like East Palestine. Leadership, the kind that moves us to the Rooftop, is contained in the courage and loyalty of those every day leaders with and without titles. As w...

“How do you move from the world of a high-performing Green Beret to the fast-paced, dynamic corporate job market…and not lose your identity in the process? No one has done this any better than my dear friend Herb Thompson. But Herb didn’t just stop at figuring out how to make that transition himself, he and his fiancé, Corrie Burton have shared hundreds, if not, thousands of best practices and tip...

A big part of the Rooftop podcast is creating relevance in hard times. No one embodies that more than Bonnie Carroll. When she lost her husband Army Brigadier General Tom Carroll in a tragic plane crash in 1992, she re-purposed her grief into creating an organization known as the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). TAPS has since done so much for families of the fallen in the War On T...

On the next episode of the Buried Stories of East Palestine Series, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jim Brown - the Police Chief for East Palestine. This interview is a master class in bottom-up, informal leadership combined with the never-say-die mindset necessary to move through hard times and crisis. If you wanna see what leadership without a title looks like in real-time, look no furth...

On the next episode of the Buried Stories of East Palestine Series, I had the pleasure of sitting down  with Matt Werner - a senior leader at Compco and a resident of East Palestine. This interview is a master class in bottom-up, informal leadership combined with the never-say-die mindset necessary to move through hard times and crisis. If you wanna see what leadership without a title looks like i...

On the next episode of the Buried Stories of East Palestine Series, I had the pleasure of sitting down  with Scott Wolfe - the waste water superintendent in East Palestine. This interview is a master class in bottom-up, informal leadership combined with the never-say-die mindset necessary to move through hard times and crisis. If you wanna see what leadership without a title looks like in real tim...

The Buried Stories of East Palestine Series continues with an interview with an amazing small business owner named DJ Yokely. This interview is a master class in bottom-up, informal leadership combined with the never-say-die mindset necessary to move through hard times and crisis. If you wanna see what leadership without a title looks like in real time, look no further than this amazing interview...

When East Palestine School Superintendent Chris Neifer got the emergency call that a train had de-railed and the town was burning, he wasn’t surprised to hear that his school would be the site of an emergency shelter and command center. But as he donned his heavy cold weather gear on the frigid Friday night, nothing could prepare him for the strategic leadership challenges he’d face over the next...

There have been several articles and reports that have surfaced from East Palestine. Many of them from the 24-7 news cycle portray the town as heavily divided and ill-equipped for the chemical disaster that fell upon them. In my visit to East Palestine and multiple interviews with the village leaders who are getting it done at the grassroots level, I found something completely different. I hope yo...

How do you overcome the gut punch of losing a parent in war and transform into a high-performing protector? I have to tell you, this is one of my favorite Rooftop Scar Stories because of the accelerated wisdom this young Spartan Woman brings to all of us through the generosity of her scars. Settle in and learn from this remarkable firefighter and EMT who proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that th...