Summit 2024 | Global Resources for Men

Here are the men who covered important topics on the 4th Annual Global Men's Summit with a focus on Fatherhood

Recording from Day One

Recording from Day Two

Navigating relationship dynamics & diminished intimacy.

Navigating becoming a new dad after adopting
a child & becoming a
bi racial family

How experiencing the loss of a parent impacts being one.

Navigating being a
step-dad

How having an absentee father impacts men as fathers

How experiencing abuse at a young age impacts men as fathers later in life.

Fathers rights & navigating slander & parental alienation

Feeling isolated as
a new dad

Managing anger, frustration & family chaos

The importance of building healthy coping mechanisms and doing the work to heal emotionally.

Finding the courage & strength for emotional connection & healing.

Finding balance as a provider; advocating for your own needs & holding boundaries.

Speakers

The Speakers for Part One

Nicolai Severin

Psychotherapist, CEO and Founder of Severin Consulting

Born in 1984 to a complex family history, my childhood was marked by trauma and challenges. Growing up in Denmark, my family's past, especially my grandfather's WWII experiences, shaped my my father and therefore my upbringing. Amidst a challenging environment, I navigated divorce, domestic violence, and personal struggles.

At 16, I faced a turbulent phase marked by violence, suicide, substance abuse, and gaming obsession. Escaping the heavy bullets of consequences, I was clever but unaware of the root causes. The turning point came 16 years ago—exhaustion and rock bottom, led to introspection.

Since then, my journey involves psychotherapy, coaching, and psychedelic-assisted therapy. Dedicated to personal development, I inspire others on their transformative paths. Over 300 men are redefining fatherhood, relationships, and life.

In my professional realm, I weave evidence-based psychotherapy and coaching to enhance emotional intelligence, resilience, and authentic connections. My process, called "Into The Core" focuses on deep self-appreciation, fostering lasting positive change.

Psychotherapist, CEO & Founder of Severin Consulting

Topics:

Utilizing personal struggles for professional growth
Navigating & improving your mental health and well-being as a father.

Matt Bahen

Owner, S3E Crossfit

CrossFit Coach. Business owner. Retired Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal special operations diver. Husband. Son. Brother. Coach Matt wears a lot of hats but the one he values the most is Dad. A lifelong learner with a deep-seated belief that every individual has the potential to thrive through hard work, he has a passion for the art and science of coaching. His 22 years in the Navy and 13 years (so far) in the coaching profession has helped shape him into a pretty OK father who strives to be 1% better each day.

Owner, S3E Crossfit

Topics:

The journey of spontaneously being a white adoptive dad of a black child.
It's the hard times that forge the sharpest fathers and I had the honor of fighting alongside some of the best.
The importance of making time for your health

Executive Director, Fatherhood Foundation of Virginia

Chris Beach

Executive Director, Fatherhood Foundation of Virginia

A native Virginian, Chris spent the first part of his career teaching at the elementary and middle school levels. Inspired by his students, he coordinated fundraisers that helped shed light on the challenges they were facing. After several successful events, it led him out of the classroom and into the non-profit world. More than ten years later, Chris draws from his experiences as an educator, a father to four boys and a loving husband to lead the Fatherhood Foundation of Virginia.

Topics:

Growing up with an incarcerated father and divorce that happened after release
Not having a relationship with father as an adult

Matt Chisholm

Men's Coach

Matt Chisholm is a seasoned men's coach who has dedicated his life to helping men achieve their full potential and find purpose in their journeys. With over five years of experience, Matt has become a trusted mentor and guide for countless individuals seeking growth and empowerment.

His mission is clear: to empower men to lead purposeful, authentic lives and navigate the complexities of today's world with confidence. With his extensive experience and unwavering dedication, he continues to be a source of support and transformation for those on their journey toward self-improvement. Creating the new paradigm for the next generation.

Men's Coach

Topics:

Relationship Dynamics
- Lack of time for each other
- Diminished intimacy
- Communication challenges
- Guilty feelings
- Changing Priorities
- Mental and emotional strain

Certified Nutritionist, Personal Trainer, Entrepreneur

Topics:

Patience and Conflict Resolution: In this topic I will be discussing my experience in dealing with conflict and resolve as a single parent and caregiver. I will discuss the different approaches and resources that can be utilized to help achieve a healthy outcome when trying to resolve conflict.
The role strain: One parent, many roles: In this topic I will be talking about my challenges and approaches in being a single parent in many roles. A father, brother, caretaker and leader I have learned that in each role there is a different approach to each position but I must remain who I am in the mist of it all.

Simeon Copeland

Entrepreneur

Simeon Copeland, a dedicated single parent, caregiver, certified nutritionist, and personal trainer has defied the odds and overcome numerous challenges throughout his life. As a young child, Simeon experienced the heartache of his father walking out of his life, leaving him to navigate the complexities of growing up without a paternal figure. Tragically, his journey was further marred when his mother passed away from type 1 diabetes when he was just 15 years old.

As life presented him with new challenges, Simeon's resilience and determination were tested once again. Becoming a single parent was never part of his plan, but when circumstances led him to that role, he embraced it wholeheartedly. Simeon became not only a father but also a caregiver, nurturing his children with love, compassion, and unwavering support.

Despite the demands of single parenthood, Simeon never lost sight of his own dreams and aspirations. Today, Simeon Copeland serves as an inspiration to those around him. Through his dedication to physical fitness, his unwavering commitment to his children, and his drive to make a positive impact on others' lives, he has proven that adversity can be overcome and dreams can be realized. Simeon's story serves as a reminder that it is not our circumstances that define us, but rather, our resilience and determination to rise above them.

Coach, Breathworker, Guide

Topics:

Isolation (eg. being stuck at home alone with a baby
Loss of freedom

Nils Elzenga

Coach, Breathworker, Guide

Nils Elzenga is a coach (qualified Co-Active Coach, certified Circling Coach), breathworker (certified through ademenstem.nl) and guide. I teach circling online and offline. I run a group training for men. I published a book about my long healing journey with my father, and am working on a new one about my self-actualisation process.

Perhaps best of all, I’m parenting a gorgeous baby daughter together with my woman, the love of my life.

My mission is to help people rewild back into their true nature, shedding the burdens of their past and building roadmaps to blossoming futures. I’m committed to keep sharing whatever valuable I (un)learn about myself as widely as possible.

Witnessing my mother die of brain cancer was so painful that I dissociated from the overwhelming emotions. I disconnected from my body and sought refuge inside my mind - although I didn’t realise it at the time. My father was too devastated, and my sister too young to offer support. My father fits the archetype of the emotionally Absent Father, so for a long time I didn't want to become a father myself, for fear of passing on trauma. My relationship with him has ameliorated since I'm a father myself, since we are equal now. My daughter is now 20 months old.

Kalvin Evans

Owner, Exodus Venture, LLC

Kalvin, owner of Xodus Ventures, LLC, has a passion for fitness, wellness, adventure, and changing people’s lives! Since 1998, he has been involved in fitness from leading Boot Camp workouts, Reebok Cycling Instruction,
Personal Training, to Kettle Bell Training. Kalvin Evans and family relocated to Colorado to launch their fitness, adventure, & preparedness consulting business helping clients get healthy, in shape, and living life as an adventure! In 2011, he was selected to compete on the reality television program, One Man Army: Fear Is Not An Option which aired on the Discovery Channel. Currently, he is training clients and running retreats for
Project Sanctuary. In 2019, he went through a divorce that has ignited a passion to help men and fathers have positive support from the changes that come through such a tough experience. You can learn more at
www.xodusadventures.com and about the supplements he promotes! Be Super Strong!

Owner of Xodus Ventures, LLC

Topics:

Navigating slander & parental alienation as a single father
Father's rights

Managing Director, Total Buy In

Topics:

Managing the struggles of working away from home for long periods.
Being mindful of the abusive behaviors of my step father and making sure they don't crop up in my own journey as a father.
The lessons learned from the good, the bad and the ugly of having an abusive step-dad.

Sean Tyler Foley

Consultant, Healthy & Safety Industry

Managing Director, Total Buy In

Author, The Power to Speak Naked

Sean Tyler Foley has been acting in film and television since he was 6 years old and is an accomplished film and stage performer. He has appeared in productions including Freddy Vs Jason, Door to Door, Carrie and the musical Ragtime. Tyler is passionate about helping others to confidently take the stage and impact an audience with their stories. He is currently the Managing Director of Total Buy In and author of the best selling book The Power to Speak Naked.

Leveraging his experience as a consultant and keynote speaker in the Health and Safety industry, Tyler brings a unique perspective to the realm of coaching and mentoring. Having made a vocation of forging strong, sustainable relationships, Tyler has been able to facilitate consensus and harmony among disparate groups, relying on his background in highly pressurized and demanding environments.

Dr. Jason S. Frishman

Clinical Psychologist & Narrative Men's Coach, Speaker; Founder of JourneyMen and the Connected Fathers Coaching Program & Community

Jason is a grandson, son, brother, partner and father to two incredible boys. His grandpa and dad passed their love of stories and storytelling to him - sharing personal life journeys and original epic tales. Jason continues the family tradition with his own sons and in his work with fathers and families. Jason believes that our lives are adventurous, and we can and should be active, engaged authors of our own stories!

With a passionate focus on supporting men & fathers to challenge cultural narratives of masculinity and fatherhood, Jason helps men to powerfully connect with themselves, one another and the people they purport to love the most - their partners and children!

Clinical Psychologist & Founder and Lead Guide at JourneyMen Foundations

Topics:

Meaning full moments on your Fatherhood Journey using Radical Responsibility, and Mundane Magic
Fatherhood as social activism through Connection & Partnership

Samuel Anderson

Founder of Warren Investment Firm; Co-owner of Legacy Vending; Part owner of Synapse; Owner and CEO of Enso Media Firm

From the United States.

Sam is married with a 2 year old and 3 year old child. One of his main objectives growing up as a man of color, he had one major goal. To make sure he wasn't a man running around making a bunch of babies and not being with his child’s mother in a long term relationship. This isn’t the process for everyone but for him; he wanted to ensure he was married before having children. His grandparents all remained married as well as his parents. Also with his first career being in the mental health space, he saw what an impact NOT having a father figure in the home made on a child’s life. Typically, these children have more obstacles to overcome and he wanted to ensure that his children had the best start to life that he could provide.

Sam Anderson’s entrepreneurial journey embodies resilience, innovation, and a commitment to social impact, driving him to continually seek new opportunities and ventures that leave a lasting legacy.

Founder of Warren Investment Firm; Co-owner of Legacy Vending; Part owner of Synapse; Owner and CEO of Enso Media Firm

Topics:

Being an entrepreneur & a present father
Changing generational lessons (discussing money with kids, how to discipline, etc)

Owner & Founder of The Conscious Fatherhood; NLP & Empowerment Coach at Patrick Nugent Coaching

Topics:

Breaking the chain of generational conditioning.
The importance of finding your tribe
Seeing LIFE through the lens of your child

Patrick Nugent

Owner & Founder of The Conscious Fatherhood; NLP and Empowerment Coach at Patrick Nugent Coaching

From from Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Certified NLP Practitioner and Time Line Therapist, Men’s Empowerment Coach, Founder of The Conscious Fatherhood and men’s community group Fathers For Change. Becoming a father for the first time while living in a foreign country with no support network put me in a position where I grew up real quick. Returning home I quickly realized the loneliness that fatherhood can bring. I created Fathers For Change as a way to connect with other dads in my situation. This vision grew into a space where fathers from all over have come together to share their stories, speak into their challenges, circle up and build lifelong MATEships. All fathers deserve a chance to be
heard, seen and know their worth in their family and community environments. Having three young boys now has shifted my priorities into
serving my community, the fathers in my circle and creating a safe and loving environment for my boys and future generations to know that it isn’t weak to speak. I live by the mantra of NO FATHER LEFT BEHIND.

Founder of Man Alive

Topics:

Anger in the chaos - how can I find calm in the chaos of family and various personalities and desires?
No time for yourself - what about me? Men can feel left behind, how do we find what we need?

Adam Stanecki

Founder of Man Alive

Adam Stanecki helps men break free of the status quo by taking purposeful action.

Many of Adam’s clients are fathers who are navigating the roles of provider, protector, supporter, and husband while trying to better and honor themselves. His work is permissive and supportive and offers everyday men a simple path toward fulfilment and freedom.

He holds qualifications in TCM, fitness, martial arts, breathwork, hypnosis, coaching, NLP, psychotherapy, and more.

Adam lives near Noosa on Australia’s Sunshine Coast with his wife and two children.

Elementum Certified Master Life Coach & FX Trader

Conor Sheridan

Elementum Certified Master Life Coach & FX Trader

From Ireland and moved to Australia

Conor is a devoted father, partner, senior leader and certified coach who works in not only mens works but also with couples who are looking to strive in relationship. He took a major turn in his life post divorce and will share what he did to overcome addictive behaviours, unhealthy habits and more. Conor’s belief is that you have all the answers…let’s see what we can uncover on this journey!

Topics:

Surviving divorce
Blended families
Work/life balance - quality over quantity
Vices and taking control of your life

Anthony Strayhorn

"StrayFit" - B.A.L.A.N.C.E.

Transformation Coach, Trainer & Speaker

"StrayFit" - B.A.L.A.N.C.E. Transformation Coach, Trainer & Speaker whose goals are: To consciously create communities of sustainable health, balance, and abundance that cultivates intimacy, healing, and connection among those I’m inspired to live life with. To be a source of authentic expression, infectious courage, abundant love, gratitude, empathy, and dynamic flow".

"StrayFit" - B.A.L.A.N.C.E

Transformation coach, Trainer, & Speaker

Topics:

How men being more playful and connected to the feminine side of their energy and leaning into that actually helps balance their masculine side, which increases their strength and sustainable health for fathers and helps them to be better fathers.

Professional Counselor & Certified AEDP Therapist

Topics:

How do we develop the skills to do our own emotional work when that was not modeled for us?
How do we show up for our children in their suffering?

Hunter Teets

Professional Counselor & Certified AEDP Therapist

Hunter's work as a Certiﬁed AEDP therapist involves healing relational trauma which is easily passed down through families. This feels especially important to him as he raises his two children; a daughter age 7 and a son age 3.

Hunter’s relational trauma comes down through both sides of his family. His father’s father Otis

was thrust into a burdensome role when his own father was killed when Otis was 13. Being the

oldest child during the Great Depression, then getting caught up in World War II, left its marks

on him. One way this showed up was that heﬁrst hugged his son Russ, Hunter’s father, when

Russ was 42 years old. Otis was very responsible and showed up with material support, but

was emotionally distant. This contributed to Russ’s struggles. Russ made a signiﬁcant suicide

attempt when Hunter was 4 years old.

On his mother’s side his grandfather, Michael, did engage emotionally. You knew he loved you,

when he was there. Drinking and a hot temper kept him from steady work and he moved often.

He did not confront these demons and that kept him from being a stable support to his

children and grandchildren.

Hunter sees the damage our culture has done to men and the damage it continues to do in

families. The choices of Otis, to be responsible but disengaged, or Michael, not confronting his

demons, are still common expressions of fatherhood. In his talk Hunter will explore how mencan do their own emotional work so they can show up for their children. It is impossible to

prevent our children from suﬀering, but we can show up for them so they do not have to suﬀer

alone.

Craig Wilkinson

Author, Speaker, Positive Masculinity and Dad Coach at Goodwilko

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Founder at Father A Nation

The five crucial commitments of great fathers

How a man lives his life and fathers his children will profoundly impact them for the rest of their lives. He is his son’s first hero and his daughter’s first romance. He is the most important man in his children's lives. Yet most men enter fatherhood unprepared for the challenge of being the most influential man in a growing young life.

Being a great father doesn’t happen by default. It happens when a man consciously and intentionally works at being the man and father his children need. And when he does the rewards are immense for both father and child.

Succeed as a man and the effect may be felt for your lifetime, succeed as a father and the effect will be felt for generations.

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Founder of Father A Nation, Positive Masculinity & Dad Coach & Author

Topics:

Here are five crucial commitments that will make any man an extraordinary dad:

Work on yourself as a man.
Call out your child’s identity.
Validate your child.
Create a sanctuary.
Equip your children for life.

Father's Advocate

Topics:

How a father's love can help a child overcome hardships and adversities
How must lead his children by example

Brian Moser

Father's Advocate

I am a proud son, a loving husband, and a dedicated father. Six years ago, I began my journey to being a Father's advocate as I watched my beautiful daughter being born into this world. In the past six years, I have faced many trials, tribulations, slips, stumbles, and victories that have made me the man and father I am today.

In today's world, I spend my time, energy.

passion, and effort to reach out to parents, especially fathers, to be better for our children. Children are our worlds most beautiful creations and I want the fathers

of this world to find the courage to stand up and fight for a better world for our sons and daughters because that is what our children deserve.

I am the proud grandson of a German immigrant who came to this country in 1930 for a better life, and for a future family. My grandfather passed onto me and

members of my family the message of "family is everything" and that is something I hold dear to my heart, still to this day after his passing years ago. I am the proud son of a father that has always believed in me, who has shown me how to be the man I am today, and who still continues to show me a father never stops loving his children. Together with my father, and other family members, we run an incredible successful Warehousing business that landed us an award for Top 50 fastest growing companies. I am very proud of my father for all his hard work establishing the company I know help him run today.

I nave had great men show me the way into manhood, fatherhood, and to being a leader. I pay tribute to them and honor them by continuing their voices and passion by using my voice to encourage and guide both young, and older fathers, to being the best versions of themselves for their children. Our world needs fathers to stand up for their children and themselves now more than ever. Let us all stand together as fathers and show the world that our love for our children cannot and will not be silent, but loud and thunderous for all future generations to hear.

Silver Storic

Founder - Awaken The Sleeping Lions

Men's Courageous Leadership & Confidence Coaching
Unlock Your Confidence - Men's Mental Health Method
The Brotherhood

Silver Storic is a visionary leader and the founder of "Awaken the Sleeping Lions and Courageous Leadership," a groundbreaking leadership program for men, and "Unshakable Confidence," a method dedicated to improving men's mental health born from the necessity to find a solution to his own thirty-five-year battle with mental health issues..

This period of introspection, immobilization, depression and subsequent understanding of why men take their own lives was transformative, leading him to leave Scotland and his established career behind.

Embracing a path of self-discovery, Silver traveled the world, delved into co-authoring "Better Business, Better Life, Better World" and "The Edge of Connection, How to Have Incredible Sex, Love, and Radical Truth," and dedicated himself to men's work and leadership. Involved in men's work for over eight years through participating in and facilitating groups and workshops, he has become a mentor and confidant to fatherless men.

Silver's journey includes becoming a father at forty-nine, a pivotal moment that was essential to deepen his understanding of manhood.

Founder of Awaken The Sleeping Lions

Topics:

The alchemy of becoming a father
Purpose on steroids
The dark masculine rising

Agenda

January 13, 2024

1 PM - 7 PM EST

1pm EST -Silver Storic

1:40pm - Dr. Jason S. Frishman

2:20pm - Nils Elzenga

3pm - Patrick Nugent

3:40pm - Brian Moser

4:20pm - Adam Stanecki

5pm - Matthew Chisholm

5:40pm - Conor Sheridan

6:20pm - Kalvin Evans

VIP panel with Conor Sheridan, Hunter Teets, Sean Tyler Foley, Kalvin Evans, Adam Stanecki, Simeon Copeland & Matthew Chisholm, Patrick Nugent

7-8:30 PM EST

VIP Panel Q & A

January 14, 2024

10 AM - 4 PM EST

10am EST - Simeon Copeland

10:40am - Nicolai Severin

11:20am - Craig Wilkinson

Noon - Matt Bahen

12:40pm - Anthony Strayhorn

1:20pm - Hunter Teets

2pm - Samuel Anderson

2:40pm - Chris Beach

3:20pm - Sean Tyler Foley

4pm- That's a wrap! Thank you for joining us!

The Venue

Virtual

Accessible Worldwide

Men struggle with many aspects of fatherhood and have been expected to just suck it up and get through it or magically know all the right things to do. But men struggle with insecurities; mental health; finding work/life balance; navigating their own trauma; navigating societal expectations; grief; physical and emotional pain; fear of failure to provide or be seen as good enough; and so much more. Rarely are they given a safe space to explore these struggles and find community, resources and support. It's long passed time for men to be provided a space to get the support they need and deserve.

Men who have had an absent or abusive father grow up wounded emotionally and some times physically. And if they’ve had no male mentors or role models to teach them good, positive masculinity they often have a distorted concept of what it means to be a man. Wounded men with false notions of what it means to be a man are the primary cause of masculine abuse in all its forms. It is unlikely this will self-correct, at least to the depth which is needed. Wounded men raise wounded boys who become wounded men who wound. We need to break the cycle. (Adapted with permission from https://www.fatheranation.co.za/mission/) We're here to help you not feel so alone in your journey through fatherhood and to get any support you need both individually and as a parent.

That's why we're excited to announce the Global Men's Summit with a focus on fatherhood! This will be an online virtual event for MEN ONLY that will help bring awareness to some of the things fathers are experiencing and potentially struggling with as our speakers vulnerably share about their own experiences. They will offer advice, resources, and a safe, non judgemental space for other men to also share about what they are struggling with and ask for any help they may need. It is also o.k. for men to simply be on the summit as audience members and not engage, but rather soak in the experience. Men, you do not need to currently be a father to attend the summit. This summit is for all men and those who identify as such. All speakers presenting on the summit are fathers.