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!
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Episodes
104 episodes
Born In A Bucket: How A Son's Journey Sparked a Movement In Haiti - w/ Jean Rebecca
A son’s unlikely beginning—born in a bucket in Haiti—becomes the spark for a life of service that refuses to chase applause and instead builds people, one steady step at a time. Jean Rebecca joins us to share how separation, survival, and faith...
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Finding Clarity & Escaping The Default Loop With David Prosper
What if clarity isn’t a grand reveal but the courage to take your next right step? We sit down with leadership coach and author David Prosper—“The Clarity Guy”—to trace how a mother’s final words, immigrant perseverance, and a deepened faith sh...
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“The SHIFT Framework: Building a Soul-Aligned Business” with Holly Porter
When the machines were loud and the room was cold, Holly Porter made a decision she didn’t technically get to make—she chose to come back with purpose. That return set off a chain reaction: a bestselling book with a spine of practical wisdom, a...
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42:48
A Marine’s Pivot To Teaching And Men’s Mental Health w/ Prof Steve Maynor Jr.
A small-town kid from Folkston, Georgia sees a Marine in dress blues at a family wedding and decides to change his life. Decades later, Steve Maynard Jr. has worn the E9 chevrons, trained officers, survived six knee surgeries, and walked straig...
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Why Quick Fixes Fail And Foundational Character Wins with Philip Brittain
Tired of leadership hacks that sparkle on paper and collapse in real life? We sat down with entrepreneur, international speaker, and leadership mentor Philip Britton to unpack a different path: one where character, trust, and grief work form th...
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35:43
Dr. Melanie Gray - How To Stop Glorifying Exhaustion and Start Valuing Yourself
The grind finally meets its match! We sit down with Dr. Melanie Gray—registered nurse, educator, and workplace wellness strategist—to pull apart the myth that exhaustion equals excellence and to rebuild a healthier vision of leadership from the...
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31:28
Graham Robinson - Healing The Father Wound: How Missing Love In Childhood Affects Adults
A single moment can split a life in two: a father on TV wraps an arm around his son, and an adult breaks down, finally seeing the hole where love should have been. That’s the doorway we walk through as we explore childhood trauma, the “father w...
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31:16
Robert Hunt - Own It Or Stay Stuck: The Quiet Power Of Accountability
What if accountability felt like freedom instead of pressure? That’s the heartbeat of our conversation with accountability coach and author Robert J. Hunt, whose blunt mantra—“Nobody cares until you do”—turns excuses into action. Robert shares ...
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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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49:48
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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47:15
***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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40:08
****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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1:06:56
***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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1:05:12
***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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38:22
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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38:36
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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29:32
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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36:04
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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33:41
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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