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The Rooftop Podcast
by Scott Mann
The Rooftop Podcast helps servant leaders make stronger human connections so they can get big stuff done.
Episodes
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Is it Worth It? Final Episode
This is probably a question you’ve asked yourself many times when building your movement, or product, or next big thing. When life taps us on the shoulder and challenges us to play a bigger game, this question is usually not far behind. It causes us to question ourselves, our purpose, even our...
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Leaving Tracks with our Youth Ep. 404
As 2024 comes to a close, I think we could all take a little time to reflect on the tracks we’re leaving in this world. The impact we can make on our youth is one of the greatest legacy gifts we can give and one of the highest forms of social capital. Join me for a walk down the driveway to…
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The Four Pillars of Rooftop Leadership Ep.403
In this time of elections and the churn, I reflect on the past few transformative years—from the chaos of Afghanistan’s collapse and Operation Pineapple Express to the resurgence of my play, Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret. These experiences shaped Rooftop Leadership, a methodology rooted in…
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The Hardest Part About Sharing Stories That Matter.... Ep.402
While reflecting on the process of vulnerability in creative work, I shared a story inspired by Bubba, a friend writing about his near-death experience and grappling with fear as he prepares to release his book. I recalled my own anxiety when handing my first manuscript to Steven Pressfield, my...
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Hard Truths Ep. 401
As a nation, we can and must use the Green Beret Principles of trust, resilience, restoration, and more to face our foes abroad - and overcome the internal strife that besets American society today.” These are the words from “Hard Truths,” recently released by Congressman Mike Waltz, soon to be...
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What Is It Going To Cost You? Ep. 400
In challenging times, when no one is coming to your rescue, and you're striving to create something greater than yourself—a groundbreaking product, a new business, or a non-profit—you’ll encounter significant obstacles. Understanding the sacrifices your bold ambitions demand is essential. This...
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Deja Vu All Over Again: Ahmad Massoud, Congressman Mike Waltz and Legend Ep. 399
What does the new National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz think about Afghanistan, the threat, and the resistance? Even before Shawn Ryan interviewed Commander Massoud, I hosted Congressman Mike Waltz, Legend, & Commander Massoud to discuss the botched Afghanistan withdrawal and what it might mean…
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Rise of the Exhausted Majority - Ep. 398
As we move through another tough election, there is actually good news on the other side of it…if we choose to act on it. Join me and let’s discuss. I'll see you on the Rooftop. Scott Nobody is Coming to Save You -...
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Find Your Voice, Tell Your Story Ep. 397
This message emphasizes the importance of finding and sharing your authentic voice as a leader, embracing vulnerability, and telling personal stories to foster deep connections and build social capital. True influence goes beyond success; it requires relatability, relevance, and a willingness to...
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The Return of Task Force Pineapple Ep. 396
I believe in getting big sh*t done even when nobody else is coming. I believe it to my core. This country is built on this concept. For me, one of those areas is mobilizing the GWOT Generation of veterans and military family members to solve wicked problems that supplement the gaps that are often...
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What’s My Role When Nobody Is Coming?
I get this question a lot. It can seem like a daunting reality when we arrive at the conclusion that some of our biggest problems in life require fully stepping into the arena and leading the way to solving these wicked problems. But, the truth is…once you take that first step on wobbly knees,...
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Our Kids Are Watching
We face a lot of moral dilemmas in this time of Churn don’t we? It seems like every decision that comes our way has elevated stakes and tremendous pressure attached to it. We’re pressed to often play a game we didn’t even sign on for. I get it. Here’s the thing: There is a way to lead through…
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Getting Big Sh*t Done
What are you meant to do on this earth? Should you be playing a bigger game? Have you met success in what society says is important and still feel like there is a bigger game to play? You’re not alone. We are all primal creatures infused with a mandate to make meaning in the world. We ignore it…
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Nobody is Coming to Save You
This is one of the most important realizations leaders can reach in this unprecedented Churn of division we live in today. But, then what? When nobody is coming, how do we step into the arena? That is exactly what this Rooftop Podcast aims to answer and this episode will get the conversation…
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Reflections on 9/11
23 years after the attacks of 9.11.2001, America is still reeling from the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and the wholesale abandonment of our allies. It’s more important than ever that we not forget the lessons of 9.11.2001. Not just because of the moral imperative, and of the numerous...
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What's Your Pineapple Express? (ft. Jason Howk)
This week on the ‘What’s Your Pineapple Express?’ series, Scott had the honor of sitting down and speaking with an incredible leader – Jason Howk. Jason leads a non-profit organization called Global Friends of Afghanistan and has continued doing amazing work while keeping Afghanistan at the...
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What's Your Pineapple Express?
What’s your Pineapple Express? This is the question Scott is asking everyone after the creation of Operation Pineapple Express in August of 2021. A group of veterans took a stand when no one else was coming - they saw the moral injury the withdrawal from Afghanistan was going to cause and knew...
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OPE: Three Years Later (Part 8)(ft. Lieutenant General Haibatullah Alizai)
This week on the 'OPE: One Year Later' series, we are continuing our extended conversation on the collapse of Afghanistan and where we go from here. I’m reaching out to you and connecting with the prominent voices involved in the long war in Afghanistan as well as its future. Afghan voices, in…
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OPE: Three Years Later (Part 7)(ft. Lieutenant General Sami Sadat)
This week on the 'OPE: Three Years Later' series, Scott had the opportunity to sit down with another incredible and experienced individual, Lieutenant General Sami Sadat. Over the last year, many of our veterans and citizens have asked "what was the point?" in reference to Afghanistan. It has…
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OPE: Three Years Later (Part 6)(ft. Legend)
This week on the 'OPE: Three Years Later' series, Scott was given special the opportunity to sit down with another individual who has been doing incredible work since the US abandonment of Afghanistan, and is currently on the ground there continuing aid - Legend. Legend is an Afghan-American who...
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OPE: Three Years Later (Part 5)(ft. Hasina Safi and Kelley Currie)
This week on the ‘OPE: Three Years Later’ series, Scott had the honor of sitting down with Hasina Safi and Kelley Currie. Hasina has served as the former Minister of Women’s Affairs in Afghanistan and Kelley as a former US Representative and the former Ambassador for Women’s Global Affairs. Once...
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OPE: Three Years Later (Part 4)(ft. Stacy "Duke" Gentile, Travis Peterson, and Thomas Kasza)
This week on the ‘OPE: Three Years Later’ series, Scott is joined by Stacy "Duke" Gentile, Travis Peterson, and Thomas Kasza all former or current military service members who have continued fighting behind the scenes for our #AfghanAllies and veteran community since the collapse of Afghanistan…
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Saving Space Monkey: Storytelling in Real Time
I’ve been putting this off, but I wanted to share this podcast with you all - it’s “storytelling in real time" about what is happening in Afghanistan and solving hard problems when the world falls apart. In this episode, I’m going to share with you how an informal group of leaders from all over…
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OPE: Three Years Later (Part 3)(ft. Jazz Cannon, Ben Owen, and Jess Owen)
This week on the ‘OPE: Three Years Later’ series, Scott is joined by three incredible individuals who have been working the safe passage and resettlement efforts from the collapse of Afghanistan - Jazz Cannon, Ben Owen, and Jess Owen. Jazz escaped Afghanistan with her family in the 90’s and now...
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OPE: Three Years Later (Part 2)(ft. Zach Lois)
On this week’s episode of ‘OPE: Three Years Later’ Scott sits down with fellow retired Green Beret and 7th Group Special Forces member, Zac Lois. Zac has been instrumental in his efforts with Operation Pineapple Express and continues to contribute to the rescue of our Afghan Allies left behind....
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OPE: Three Years Later (Part 1)
As we approach the three-year anniversary of the collapse of Afghanistan, it’s important to offer reflections on what happened last year, what it means for us today and for the future. Our veteran population and Afghan Allies, those brought to safety and those still at-risk, have been profoundly...
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“It Matters" - Part 1 of 4 - The Fall
As we move through the 3 - year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan, abandonment of our Afghan Allies, and re-emergence of the Afghan Terror State we must double down on our efforts to examine where we’ve been, where we are, and where we are going as a nation. Nobody is coming to…
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Dr. Don Wood: From Deep Trauma to High Performance, his cutting edge protocol for peak performance when life kicks you in the crotch.
We all struggle. It’s a universal singular, but Doctor Don Wood has developed an approach to moving through struggle that turns it into rocket fuel for meeting your goals. Join me for a powerful episode that can help you play your biggest game. I’ll see you on the Rooftop! Scott Dr. Don Wood:...
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Who it takes…
Who does it take to lead us to better days? Who does it take to lead out out of the Churn and onto the Rooftop. It takes a special kind of leader. It takes a leader who has a unique blend of instinct and skill…Give a listen and see if it’s you. Join me on the Rooftop. Scott Own Every Room -...
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The Commander and the Chestnut
What do a National Resistance and an American Chestnut Tree have in common? Well, on the heels of the powerful Shawn Ryan episode with Commander Ahmad Massoud and in this time of nobody coming, you’ll have to listen to this episode to find out. You’ll be glad you did. I’ll see you on the Rooftop!...
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The Unwitting Journey Into Darkness
On the heels of the failed assassination of former President Trump, our country, our communities, our people have been thrust into the Churn of renewed political violence. Caustic commentary on social media, and polarized positions have only heightened the emotional temperature into a…
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Rise of the GWOT Babies
Are we about to repeat the mistakes of the past? Is there another 9/11 brewing? If so, is our government contributing to this imminent attack? What can we do about it? You and Me? More than you think. Haven't we been here before? We have. Our politicians might be done with the Taliban, al Qaida,...
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Two Sides of the Same Coin
Podcaster Mike Baker recently analyzed the pros and cons of the Biden Administration creating a partnership with the Taliban in Afghanistan to counter the growing ISIS-K Threat. It seems the Administration is banking on the mutual disdain the Taliban and the USG have for ISIS-K. But, what if that...
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The GWOT Generation - A Call to Action
You’ve heard me talk about how nobody is coming. That has never been more true than in the realm of national security against emerging terror threats. It seems that only the GWOT Generation is taking the Islamist Terror Threat to heart. And why shouldn’t we? We lived it for 20 years. It’s the…
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The Cost of Freedom
This Independence Day has me thinking a lot about freedom and the cost of freedom. My friend Romy Camargo is a wounded Green Beret who was shot through the neck defending America. He’s now paralyzed from the shoulders down and lives on a ventilator. He says that although the injury radically...
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Don't Strut
We live in a time of transactions don’t we? It seems like everywhere you look, that people are seeking credit instead of credibility. That runs against our nature in so many ways. In a recent trip to rural Tennessee to give a talk to the Rotary Club, I re-learned some powerful lessons on leading...
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The Catalyst and the Champion
We live in a time of complexity and, at times chaos. The Churn of distraction, disengagement, disconnection, and distrust is all around. Nobody is coming to save us. But, we can still get big sh*t done. Bottom-up leadership is critical. We need your ideas, experience, and leadership more than…
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Ben’s Deepest Breath -A Father’s Day Tribute
As Father’s Day comes around, I’m feeling a deep sense of gratitude for this wonderful title of “DAD.” For me, this day is about honoring the Dad’s that have shaped our lives and boy do I have a doozey for you today. Pour a beverage. Pull up a chair or crank up that mower and let’s get into the...
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Leading Through A Political Firestorm
How to avoid the SHADOW TRIBALISM of a contentious election and the politics of distrust. Do we even need an introduction for this episode? Probably not. No matter who wins this Presidential Election, we’ll be looking at a very emotionally charged and divided political landscape. If you are...
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Fighting the Churn in Low-Trust Times
The recent verdict in the Trump trials has created another chapter of heightened emotional churn in America and beyond. Regardless of your position on this and a range of other contentious issues heading your way, how you manage your emotional temperature and avoid the trance state that is so...
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Credit vs Credibility
What metric do you use to measure your success in today’s modern world? Most people pursue some type of credit in exchange for work or impact produced. Our individual-focused society seems to demand it. In this time of division and disconnection, however, there is another metric that’s available…
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Is this it?! Breaking through the Glass Ceiling of the Modern World
Do you ever lie awake at night wondering if the success you have in your life is a bit hollow? Do you look at your pursuit of material things around status and perception and the time spent away from deeper things like family and friends, and wonder if you’ve lost your way? Do you feel like…
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The Necessity of Struggle
How do we get to our goals when life is kicking our a$$. How the hell do I come close to the outcomes so many of these other people are achieving. It seems impossible. Overwhelming. You can feel stuck. Believe it or not, the struggle that’s in between you and where you want to go is a biological...
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Where did my INSPIRATION go?
So many of us are trying to make an impact in this world. We feel a need to create something bigger than ourselves don’t we. We zone in on a book, a project, or a business and we start moving that pen or swinging the hammer with a level of energy and motivation that feels like rocket fuel. But,...
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The Cost of Broken Promises in a Broken World
What does a promise mean to you? What’s it cost to break it? Unfortunately, we’re seeing the answer to this question in epic proportions across all levels of civil society today, to include national security and community engagement. The question we’ll explore in this Rooftop Podcast Episode is…
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Go Local or Go Home
Tune into this episode to learn how a trip to my little hometown of Mt. Ida, Arkansas can connect you more deeply to the people you lead. I'll see you on the Rooftop, Scott Own Every Room - https://rooftopleadership.com/owneveryroom/ Nobody is coming to save you -...
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Deja Vu All Over Again: Ahmad Massoud, Congressman Mike Waltz and Legend
Did we learn anything from 9-11-2001? More importantly, did we learn anything from the events leading up to 9-11-2001? For months, prior to the attacks, the leader of the Afghan Resistance Movement, Ahmad Shah Massoud tried over and over again to warn the U.S. and the West of an impending attack…
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Convergence: Your body of work matters more than you think.
Have you been told that you need to focus on just one thing? What if there is more than one thing that lights you up? Which ones do you jettison? How do you know that “one thing” to focus on? What’s the metrics we apply to choose. I disagree with this approach. I believe we are in a Churn of...
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Last Out, One Last Time
In this episode, Scott takes a final walk down the “Last Out” path and bids farewell to Master Sergeant Danny Patton while sharing lessons learned and best practices from this strategic project to serve you in the big movement you are building. You don’t want to miss this emotional episode of the...
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A Fire Pit Storytelling Discussion with Dr. Kate Pate
How do we serve others through storytelling when the stories scare the hell out of us?! This is something I’ve wrestled with since I became a storyteller. The answer is, that we lean into it and realize that it’s not about us…it’s about the listener, even if we are the protagonist in the story.…
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The Rooftop Podcast helps servant leaders make stronger human connections so they can get big stuff done.
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