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To My Sisters
Why Do Men Move MAD? Talking to MEN about Building Healthy Marriages, Character & Friendships
Season 5, Ep. 40
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The time has come for us to sit down with some brothers and discuss dating, marriage, character development and ultimately explore the gender wars! In today's episode we sit down with two friends and great men in our lives; Claud & Kenny, to discuss how can men and women come to a place of understanding and friendship to build community and healthy platonic and romantic relationships.
💌 Introducing our guests
Claud Williams is an award-winning entrepreneur, board member, executive coach, and the Director of Innovation at Impact on Urban Health. He is the founder of the personal development tech start-up Dream Nation, which has impacted the lives of thousands of young adults across the UK while working with a number of great organisations such as Google, Barclays, and Cambridge University. Claud sits on the board of several organisations including two NHS Trusts. He has governance responsibility for more than 5,300 members of staff, 158,000 customers and service users, £435m in revenue, and £1.3bn in assets. He also is a regulator for marketing and promotion of the £25.5bn UK alcohol industry.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudw/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claud_williams_/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ @BehindTheDreamsPodcastDN
Kenny Imafidon is an entrepreneur, author, and social commentator. He is the co-founder & Managing Director of ClearView Research, an agency that specialises in research, strategy, and engagement projects focused on diverse and underrepresented communities. In 2022 he was featured in Forbes' annual 30 under 30 list for Social Impact.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennyimafidon/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenny.imafidon/
Book: https://amzn.to/4dZHFgz
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome to a conversation with the brothers
05:02 Brotherhood and character building
06:10 The power of healthy male voices in our lives as women
15:51 The role of women in shaping them are men
20:45 The Gender Wars: Why do men move mad?
30:21 Have we been 'preparing' wrong?!
35:01 When men have done you wrong...
44:06 What is something you wish women understood about men?
51:48 Are we picking the right people to learn from?
57:09 To My Sisters... From the Brothers
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