Rising Tribes Podcast
Welcome to the Rising Tribes Podcast — where raw conversations meet real growth.
Hosted by two former professional athletes turned husbands, fathers, and high-performance leaders, this is the podcast for people who look like they’ve got it all together… but still carry the silent weight of pressure, expectation, and self-doubt.
We talk about what most people only think about — the stuff that lives in your chest and keeps you up at night. From marriage and parenting to sex, business, faith, fitness, money, mental health, and the quiet battle of “am I enough?” — nothing is off-limits here.
Alongside our wives and powerful guests, we’re building a tribe of everyday warriors who are deeply rooted in character and relentlessly rising in every area of life.
This isn’t therapy. It’s not self-help fluff.
It’s honest, bold, unfiltered conversation — with people who get it.
Because the strongest tribes don’t fake it. They rise together.
Episodes
58 episodes
The Mirror Question
We ask ourselves a gut-check parenting question: if our kids copy our lives exactly as they look today, what parts would make us proud and what parts would worry us. We talk honestly about ambition, faith, failure, and the difference between be...
Life Update: Faith, Family, Fitness & Business
You ever hit a season where all your go-to moves stop working and it feels personal? We get real about what happens when you’re used to being the fixer, the fast responder, the guy with the plan, and suddenly God keeps putting you in moments th...
Leadership Beyond The Title
Leadership Beyond The TitleWe talk about why the best leaders don’t lead like bullies and how asking better questions creates trust, ownership, and real momentum. We dig into the Hippo Effect, accountability with relationships, and what ...
When the Game Ends, Life Begins: Trevor Robinson
Guest Trevor Robinson walks us through the sharp turn from chasing NFL roster spots to living in a hospital as the father of premature twins, then choosing a different definition of success. We talk about identity after football, why conditioni...
Who Do You Want To Be...
We talk about identity instead of outcomes and push the question that changes everything: who do you want to be when nobody is giving you credit. We unpack the excuses and labels that keep people stuck, then share how community and consistency ...
The Power Of Chosen Suffering
We dig into why life guarantees suffering and why choosing the right kind can build strength instead of regret. We share how training, hard talks, and accountability shape character and carry over into marriage, parenting, and daily mindset.&nb...
5 Private Disciplines That Build A Strong Life
Nobody posts the hard part: the quiet seasons where you are tempted to quit, cut corners, numb out, or compare your “real life” to someone else’s highlight reel. That’s where we’re going today. Braxston turns 37 and shares a raw, pra...
Discipline Series 4: Leadership
We challenge the idea that leadership requires a title and argue that the first and hardest person to lead is ourselves. We share a practical framework for leading your family, your team, and your community through trust, humility, and consiste...
Discipline Series 3: Fitness
We break down why fitness discipline slips in real life and how to rebuild it without willpower or perfection. We share the simple systems we use for training, nutrition, and community so progress stays possible in busy seasons. • excu...
Discipline Series 2: Family Discipline
We get honest about the hardest pillar in our discipline series: family, and the ways ambition and exhaustion can quietly pull us away from the people we love most. We share mistakes we have made, the lies we hear the most, and the simple habit...
The Daily Habits That Change Everything
Discipline SeriesWe kick off our discipline series by starting with the faith pillar and getting honest about why “perfect routines” usually backfire. We share simple ways to build a daily devotional and prayer habit that survives busy m...
Why The Process Matters More Than The Result
Why The Process Matters More Than The ResultWanting the result is easy. Wanting the process is where everything gets real. We start with a blunt James Clear quote that cuts through excuses: if you don’t want to live the lifestyle,...
Ep. 46. We're Building More Than A Podcast
Ep. 46. We're Building More Than A PodcastWe built Rising Tribes because we kept watching solid men with faith and families lose the same fight quietly and alone. We share what finally changed for us and how we’re building a struc...
Ep. 45. Summer Smash Recap & Q&A
Ep.45 Summer Smash Recap & Q&A1st Phorm Summer Smash looks like a party on the surface, but what grabbed us was the standard underneath it: thousands of people training, rucking, sweating, and still leaving a massive facil...
Ep. 44. Internal Motivation Versus External Motivation In Fitness And Life
Ep. 44. Intrinsic Motivation Vs. Extrinsic Motivation In Fitness And LifeWe break down why external motivation fades and why intrinsic motivation is what holds up when pressure hits. We share our own fitness and life stories to sh...
Ep. 43: Training Before And After Kids
Ep. 43: Training Before And After KidsWe talk honestly about how training changes once you become a parent and why “no time” usually means “no freedom.” We share the mindset shifts, tiny workout tactics, and family conversations t...
Ep. 42. Freedom Or Comfort: Lessons From The Wolf And The Dog
Ep. 42 Freedom Or Comfort: Lesson From The Wolf And The DogWe read the fable of the dog and the wolf and use it to figure out why comfort can feel safe while still quietly costing us freedom. We get honest about the collars we wea...
Ep. 41: Q/A Prime Habits And What They Cost Q/A
Ep.41: Q/A Prime Habits And What They Cost Q/A about the habits that shape your “prime,” the kind of motivation that fades, and the practices that quietly compound over years. We get personal about marriage, fitness, faith, ...
Ep. 40: Breaking The Habits That Are Breaking You
Ep. 40: Breaking The Habits That Are Breaking YouWe talk honestly about the habits that hold us back from becoming our best selves, even when we have big goals and good intentions. We unpack what success really costs, why perfecti...
EP. 39. Effects Of A 72 Hour Fast
EP. 39. Effects Of A 72 Hour FastThree days without food sounds like misery until you realize the hardest part is not hunger, it is routine. Nick Urankar records a solo run right after finishing a 72-hour fast and tells the full s...
Ep. 38. You Don’t Need More Motivation. You Need More Action.
Ep. 38. You Don't Need More Motivation. You Need More Action.We ask a blunt question: are we actually becoming who we said we’d be, or are we hiding behind old stories and small excuses. We talk fear, discipline, long-term choices...
Ep. 37. Rapid Fire Q&A
Ep. 37. Rapid Fire Q&A Rapid fire questions have a way of skipping the small talk and hitting the truth. We sit down with Jake running the list while Nick and Braxston answer off the cuff, and what starts as coffee versus...
Ep. 36. Minimum Work Requirement
Ep. 36. Minimum Work RequirementWe trade the polished highlight reel for the messy truth behind competitive sports, from CrossFit Regionals rules to the NFL Draft roller coaster. We talk about what really happens when your body fe...