The Uncommon Man Project · Guest Invitation
Anyone can post the win.
Come tell us what it cost.
Conversations with people who built something real: the map they used, what had to die along the way, and who they had to become. Recorded for the men walking that road now.
- 40 to 60 minone honest conversation
- No prepI do the research
- Just you and meno panel, no audience in the room
Why I'm doing this
Everyone's posting the win. The revenue, the exit, the new house.
Nobody's talking about the version of themselves they had to bury to get it, or what nearly broke along the way.
That's the part men actually need to hear.
The only question is: who did you have to become?
Who's sat in the chair
CEOs, founders and operators. The conversations their other interviews never got to.
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Ryan Baird
CEO and Co-Founder, Baird Augustine
Runs a cross-border investment bank out of Silicon Valley. Started at Morgan Stanley on Sand Hill Road, traded derivatives at Maverick Capital, launched his own fund in 2010, and worked on deals including the $67 billion Didi Global IPO.
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Travis Million
CEO, Golden Valley Electric Association
Leads the member-owned co-op that powers about 100,000 people across Interior Alaska, the state's second-largest utility. Before that, CEO of Copper Valley Electric, where he brought the Allison Creek hydro project online.
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Ryan Rockwell
Founder, Modern Yoga Teacher and Modern Healer
Doubled, tripled or quadrupled revenue almost every year for seven years, running the company from Bali and the road. Has coached thousands of coaches and entrepreneurs.
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Marc Jeffery
The man behind DadLife
Built DadLife, the brand behind one of the most-used dad hashtags on social media, backing fathers since 2012. Also runs Growth Legacy and Legacy Church Sites.
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Kala Evans
Owner and CEO, ATL Bodyworks
Runs a luxury bodywork practice in Atlanta whose table has held actors, high-level entrepreneurs and software billionaires. Certified neuromuscular therapist, and the first English-speaking woman of color to teach for Academia Maderoterapia USA.
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Nick Perry
Founder, Happy Dad Club
Business owner and father who ran his companies from a caravan for eighteen months while his family crossed Australia. Now runs courses for fathers who run businesses.
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Paul Holland
Crypto investor and founder, Wealth Farm
Started in banking at the Bank of New Zealand. Has spent the better part of a decade in crypto as an investor, marketer and startup founder.
What we'll talk about
- The map you used
- What had to die on the way
- The hardest season, and what it taught you
- Love, polarity and the relationship behind the result
- Mission, leadership and the people you lead
- Who you're becoming next
Who I feature
If you read one of these and thought "that's me", you belong on the show.
Founders.
Built it from a laptop and a loan. Had to bury the man who did everything himself.
Leaders.
Runs a team of eighty. Had to stop being the smartest man in the room.
Coaches and guides.
Holds other men through the fire. Has walked through his own.
Athletes and adventurers.
Knows what the body says at hour fourteen, and why he kept going.
Men who built both.
Scaled the business and stayed reachable at home.
Voices.
Has an audience that trusts him. Earned it by saying what nobody else would.
Women who lead.
Built her own company. Knows exactly what she needs from the men beside her.
Women who see men clearly.
Has sat across from a thousand powerful men. Knows what they're not saying.
Partners.
Built the life alongside him. Knows what it cost from the other side of the table.
Polarity and relationship guides.
Can tell you in ten minutes why the spark went quiet, and why it isn't gone.
What you get
- The full episode, edited and published
- Short clips to share with your own audience
- A feature to the Uncommon Man Project audience
- A series of emails ready to send to your own audience
- A conversation you'll want your kids to hear one day
How it works
Book a time.
Pick a slot and answer a few questions so I can prepare.
We talk.
10 minutes to get to know each other, then 40 to 60 minutes on the record.
It goes out.
I edit it and share it, and you get the clips.
You share it.
You get a series of emails to send to your own audience.
Is there a catch?
No.
But if you know someone who should be on the show, please connect us.
Especially the ones who'd never put their hand up.
Book your conversation
Answer as much or as little as you like. The more you share, the better I can prepare.
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While you wait
I'll see you on the call.
Josh
Host, The Uncommon Man Project. 20 years and 1,200+ men across NZ, Australia, South Africa and the US.
Men's coach, endurance athlete and student of ancient masculinity. I've stood on the start line at the World Multisport Championships, ridden remote country on two wheels, skied the Alps, and travelled the world studying initiations and rites of passage. Home is New Plymouth, with my wife and son. Usually on a gravel road, or deep in a good book.