One on One with Mista Yu
Real talk, hard sayings, and authentic conversations from game changers and excuse removers worldwide, giving you tools and strategies to help you grow you!
Our flagship show is the most popular on our brand and it’s because we get to talk to the most interesting people from around the world and hear compelling stories of courage, resilience, overcoming abuse, and massive amounts of encouragement that is sure to remove excuses and brighten your day!
We’re talking to: The Transformational Builder - they’re growth-minded, purpose-driven, and desire continuous improvement. The TCMMY brand helps sharpen their performance in business, ministry, and community, deepen their purpose in their every day lives, and locate authentic connection and lasting impact.
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Episodes
96 episodes
Oscar Peña: Growing Up Girl Dad - From Breadwinner To Present Father
What if the toughest thing about being a dad isn’t discipline or providing, but slowing down long enough to be truly present? That question sits at the heart of our conversation with Oscar Peña, host of The Daughtered Podcast, a “girl dad” whos...
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Inside Modeling, Mentorship, And Marriage to a Bachelorette With Adam Woolard
What if the thread that ties your life together isn’t a job title, but a commitment to grow—on purpose, for others? That’s the question that guides our conversation with Adam Woolard, whose journey runs from small‑town sports and piano recitals...
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The Life Changing Decision To Break Up With Food - Stanley Bronstein
A single, honest question changed everything: where will I be in five years if I keep going? Stanley Bronstein faced the answer—dead—and chose a different path. What followed wasn’t a miracle diet or a surgery. It was standards: cut alcohol, dr...
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Why Good Men Are Hard To Find (How To Be That Guy) - D.J. Logory
What if comfort is the quiet force pulling young men off course? We sit down with coach and podcaster DJ Logory to unpack how convenience culture, low-friction choices, and screen-first social lives collide with the real demands of work, school...
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***Blast From The Past*** Your Body Is Whispering: Here’s How To Listen - Nutritionist Alana Bonnemann
Our team thought it was a great idea to start rewinding previous (but timely) episodes of our show during the times that Mista Yu is away from the microphone. All of these beautiful Blasts from the Past were previously broadcast, but we are sha...
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From Combat To Commerce: The J.R. Spear Story
A childhood spent sweeping mats and teaching adults at age ten forged a voice that wouldn’t wait its turn. Then came the hard lefts: a high school spiral, a grandmother who parked at a recruiter’s office and wouldn’t budge, a Navy path that led...
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****Blast From The Past**** Building People, Rebuilding Haiti: Jean Rebecca’s Story Of Faith, Grit, And Community
Hey, Friends and Family.Even in the months of the podcast season when things are slow, we got content for you. Our team thought it a great idea to start reviewing previous (but timely) episodes of our show during the times ...
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***Blast From The Past*** Entrepreneurship, Local Leadership, And A Faith-Driven Playbook For Change
Hey, Friends and Family.Even in the months of the podcast season when things are slow, we got content for you. Our team thought it a great idea to start reviewing previous (but timely) episodes of our show during the times ...
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***Blast From The Past*** From Charleston To Meadville: Marriage, Parenting, And Purpose
Hey, Friends and Family.Even in the months of the podcast season when things are slow, we got content for you. Our team thought it a great idea to start reviewing previous (but timely) episodes of our show during the times that Mista Yu ...
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***Blast From The Past*** From PTSD To Purpose: Mompreneurship, Burnout, and Holistic Living
Our team thought it was a great idea to start rewinding previous (but timely) episodes of our show during the times that Mista Yu is away from the microphone. All of these beautiful Blasts from the Past were previously broadcast, but we are sha...
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Neena Perez - Transformational Living, Kingdom Businesses, and Purpose Filled Kitchens
Two lives meet over faith, food, and hard truths, as Neena Perez traces her path from trauma and survival to healing, coaching, and service. We unpack accountability, reframing, forgiveness, and building a purpose-filled life that lifts others....
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From Suicide Attempt To Self-Mastery: Steve Gallegos On Responsibility, Resilience, And Reinvention
A Marine. A cop. A lawyer. A recording artist. A photographer. An author. Steve Gallegos has worn many titles, but the story he tells starts in the ditch—and shows how to climb out with purpose. We go straight into responsibility, resilience, a...
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Dr. Len Lopez - Small Steps, Big Change: Rewiring Health Through Sleep, Thought, Food, Movement, And Spirit
We talk with Dr. Len Lopez about building health through small, consistent actions across sleep, thought, food, movement, and spirit. We explore digestion, stress, food combining, and simple mindset tools that help people stick with better choi...
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Pat Welsh - Us Versus Them, Warrior Servant Leadership, and Cheating Death
A three‑day‑old infant left at a Dublin orphanage. A midnight chat room that led back to a mother’s voice on her 79th birthday. A DA who walked away from the courtroom to chase a childhood dream in one of America’s most violent cities. Pat Wels...
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37:18
Lara Silverman, J.D. - Living Like Job, Singing Out Loud
When the room won’t stop spinning and your plans shatter overnight, where do you put your hope? That’s the question we bring to Lara Silverman—bestselling Christian author, lawyer, jazz singer, and comedic actress—whose life veered from a feder...
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34:54
David Waldy - Fierce Empathy: Healing, Identity, And Faith Without Excuses
A quiet Kansas childhood with a fishing pole and a love of books doesn’t usually share a sentence with corporate success, addiction, and a gun on the bathroom counter. Yet that contrast is exactly where our conversation with David Waldy lives—a...
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40:25
Rewriting Barriers: Dan Parr & Ancient Wisdom in Voice, Print, and Radio
What if the door that closes on your career is the one that opens to your calling? That’s the unexpected turn in Dan Parr’s story—radio kid turned corporate leader turned Bible narrator and publisher—who set out to record one book of Scripture ...
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Matthew Strunk: Success and The Golden Prison - Finding Fulfillment and True Success
The headlines say “successful exit.” The heart says “now what?” That tension drives this candid conversation with coach, investor, and IllumiShift founder Matthew Strunk—who went from a one-day college stint and chaotic family business shifts t...
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37:22
Jason Lange - Rewriting The Man Box: Vulnerability, Brotherhood, And Real Change
We trace Jason Lange’s path from a disconnected childhood to leading transformational men’s groups, unpacking the “ManBox,” interoception, and shadow work. The talk shows how language, brotherhood, and responsibility restore energy, deepen love...
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28:57
Brittany Russell - LA Roots, L3 Coaching, and a life of G.R.I.T.
A mirror moment can change a life. When Brittany Russell realized she didn’t love herself and was attracting the wrong patterns, she didn’t chase a quick fix—she built a practice. We sit with Brittany, an energy and embodiment coach and founder...
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Cassian Bellino: Pullups, Bible Scholars, and Finding Community On An Island
If faith has ever felt thin, like a story you respect but can’t quite live inside, this conversation might be the turning point. Cassian Bellino, host of Biblically Speaking and builder of the Biblically Heard community, shares how a restless h...
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Scott LaPierre - Faith, Family, and the Cost of Wisdom in a Christian Marriage
A pastor, author, and father of eleven shares how grief led him to faith, why he pairs wisdom with trust, and what actually helps marriages thrive. We talk candidly about medical limits, leadership at home, handling trials, and the kind of enco...
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Andrew Poles: Building Without Burning Out, Dirty Fuel & CEO Coaching
A hallway door thumps shut, a six-year-old freezes, and a lifetime relationship with fear begins. That moment—watching his grandfather die and feeling abandoned in the aftermath—didn’t just mark Andrew Poles; it wired him. Today, Andrew coaches...
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Zoe Thompson: Bristol Beat Cop, Master Coach, and Europe's Strongest Women
Ever watched someone take a hard no and build a better yes? That’s the energy today as we sit down with leadership coach and Europe’s Strongest Woman competitor, Zoe Thompson, to explore how a Bristol kid who dreamed of joining the police carve...
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