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Personal Leadership Episodes

June 19, 2025

#90 Stopping Porn for Good: Rewiring the Addicted Brain with Dr. Tris…

Is your brain hijacked—and you don’t even know it? In this powerful and eye-opening interview, Greg Denning sits down with Dr. Trish Leigh , brain expert and author, to expose the truth behind how pornography rewires the brai...

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May 1, 2025

#89 Why Most Men Stay Stuck — and How to Break Through with Adam Allr…

Are you tired of second-guessing yourself and playing small in life? Self-confidence isn't something you're born with—it's something you build. And in this powerful episode, we’re joined by entrepreneur and mindset coach Adam...

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April 11, 2025

#86 Using Self-Awareness for Better Health and Wellness with Victor R…

Want to transform your health and well-being? It all starts with one thing: self awareness. In this episode, health coach and visionary, Victor Robledo, reveals how understanding yourself deeply is the first step toward achie...

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March 20, 2025

#84 From Struggle to Strength: How Men Can Heal and Thrive After Trau…

First responders face some of the toughest challenges, often carrying the weight of trauma in silence. In this episode Greg Denning, with guest Jeffery Denning, shed light on how these unsung heroes, along with anyone struggl...

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March 13, 2025

#83 Thriving in Business and Family: Tom Telford’s Secrets to Success

In this episode of the Formidable Family Man Podcast , Greg Denning interviews Tom Telford, an accomplished entrepreneur, mental wellness advocate, and family man, to explore the principles that fuel resilience in both busine...

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March 6, 2025

#82 Rites of Passage: Transforming Boys into Men with Dan Doty

What does it mean to be a father in today’s world? How can men embrace both strength and vulnerability to raise emotionally healthy sons? In this thought-provoking conversation, Dan Doty and Greg Denning explore these critica...

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Feb. 27, 2025

#81 Men Need a Tribe: The Power of Brotherhood and Purpose with Jonat…

In this powerful episode, Greg Denning and Jonathan Rios dive deep into why every man needs a tribe —a brotherhood of like-minded men who challenge, support, and elevate him. Men often face the pressure of going it alone, but...

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Jan. 25, 2025

#77 From Rock Bottom to Extraordinary Family Life: The Power of Perso…

Today's podcast is a recording a did a while back, but I really wanted to share it with you all because it was so transformational for so many. Enjoy! https://FormidableFamilyMan.com RESOURCES: Let me help you in your journey...

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Nov. 13, 2024

#75 Lessons On The Path to Mastery, with wildlife painter Mark McKenna

Every man can and should be pursuing genuine excellence and mastery in at least one important aspect of his life. It is one of the core elements of a fulfilling, meaningful, and joyful life. In this episode of the Formidable ...

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Aug. 20, 2024

#68 Finding Peace in the Midst of Preparedness, with former Green Ber…

Every one of us has the opportunity (and responsibility) to recreate ourselves from time to time, so that we can become the very best version of ourselves. Change isn't always easy. Sometimes it's insanely difficult and feels...

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April 6, 2024

#66 Why Dads Don't Babysit, & Simple Strategies to Be an Awesome Dad,…

Is it possible for good dads to stay FIT, be fully PRESENT for your kids, and still crush it in the workplace? Absolutely! Nate Feathers and I share experiences, stories, tactics, systems and strategies of how we are showing ...

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Jan. 31, 2024

#64 How the things men like can wreck your life and family, and how t…

Men like —and sometimes LOVE —certain things. Fast cars, big trucks, off road vehicles, guns, knives, boats, motorcycles, toys, sports, politics, religion, fitness, adventure, entertainment, movies, etc. While all of those th...

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Oct. 27, 2023

#61 Can you withstand the pressure; will you pass the test?

Have you noticed that a LOT of men (maybe you) get away with a lot of weak behavior and garbage habits…. ONLY because we have been living in easy, comfortable, convenient times! That cannot last. It will not last. A day of re...

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Sept. 29, 2023

#60 Adventure, Fitness, Nutrition, and The Fight Against Human Traffi…

Every one of these topics are absolutely critical for the holistic success and happiness of a whole man! We need adventure, phenomenal fitness, dialed in nutrition, and I whole-heartedly believe we all need to FIGHT against h...

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Aug. 23, 2023

#59 Deliberately Recreating Yourself & Your Life, with Saif Al-Yasi

Whether you're overweight, out of shape, broke, broken, struggling with your faith or your family, you can begin today, right now, to deliberately recreate yourself and your life. And you can earn results and respect far soon...

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July 20, 2023

#56 How to Get BIG Results (& Still Take Lots of Family Vacations), w…

Bridge the gap between what you know and what you do! Commit to what things will be in the future! Lots of people have a 'why', but they still don't do shiz. You have to have The Who -- God, family, service To get to the next...

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July 14, 2023

#55 Pick Up Your Sword, & Do Some Good With It

Every man has a figurative sword that he can and MUST use to do good in the world. He has a responsibility, a moral obligation, to use his sword to fight for himself, his family, what he believes in, and others who can't prot...

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July 7, 2023

#54 Why Deliberate Suffering is Essential to Be The Man, with Charlie…

Choosing to do really hard things -- to 'suffer' on purpose -- is one of the most transformative things a man can do. There is a power buried deep within you that perhaps can only be accessed through suffering. By deciding to...

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June 29, 2023

#53 Being a Whole Man — What it Means & Why You & I Must Be Whole

Do you ever feel like a fraction of a man, like you’re being half the man you know you could be? I bet you’ve felt like that before, if you don’t feel like that even right now. Whenever we are not deliberately striving to be ...

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May 26, 2023

#52 Becoming so Free That Your Very Existence is an Act of Rebellion

Albert Camus said, “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” I was born to be free. I abhor being controlled, being told what to do when it do...

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April 12, 2023

#51 The SIMPLE Reason Most Men Fail to Consistently Achieve The Resul…

I’m my late teens and early twenties I learned a priceless lesson that has radically altered my life for the better! It’s such a simple practice that most men overlook it… to their own detriment. This one daily habit has the ...

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March 23, 2023

#49 How To Prepare Physically & Financially, And How To Build a Commu…

In many ways, life is an unending stream of opportunities. Opportunities to serve, opportunities to rise, opportunities to make your situation better, and opportunities to really live life. Your level of preparation directly ...

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Feb. 23, 2023

#48 You're Not Near as Prepared as You Think You Are -- Peak Performa…

Are you really, truly prepared for the upcoming chaos? Are your children ready to face hardship, do hard things, and not only launch into adult life, but actually launch and lead in tough times. We live in crazy times. But th...

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Feb. 18, 2023

#47 Wisdom of The Kings -- Rarely Addressed Aspects of Being a Man, w…

Today's guest, Ryan King, reminds men that the really basic stuff is actually mind-blowing and can produce phenomenal results! Be more reliable. Be more consistent. Become better men by sharing the things that work and helpin...

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