Young men are drowning, and the algorithm is doing it on purpose. Within 17 seconds on YouTube, three-quarters of a young man’s suggested content steers him straight into the manosphere. Meanwhile, the men who’ve actually done the inner work are sitting on the sidelines. Jordan Bowman isn’t waiting for a viral moment to fix it. He’s been in the field for over a decade building something that actually works.
In this conversation, you’ll learn:
- Why mentorship is your civic duty — and why it matters more than voting or paying taxes
- The simple first step any man can take today to connect with a young person already in his life
- How to show up as a mentor without giving unsolicited advice or projecting your own experience onto him
- Why “presence over perfection” is the only qualification you actually need to get started
- The Frodo-to-Gandalf arc: how to transition from hero of your own story to guide for the next generation
- What Jordan’s father did when he was 14 that changed the entire trajectory of his life — and how you can recreate it for the boys in yours
If this conversation fires something up in you, don’t sit on it. Find the most accessible way into mentorship and go give your gifts.
Resources Mentioned:
- Journeyman Triangle — https://journeymantriangle.org
- CoGenerate (intergenerational collaboration resources) — https://cogenerate.org
- American Institute for Boys and Men, Richard Reeves — https://aibm.org
- Boys to Men Mentoring Network — https://boystomen.org
- Movember Foundation — https://movember.com
- Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice — https://equimundo.org
- Michael Mead, mythologist and author — https://mosaicvoices.org
- ManKind Project — https://mankindproject.org
- Next Gen Men — https://nextgenmen.ca
