The Jonnie Jensen Show

JONNIE JENSEN

Welcome to The Jonnie Jensen Show – for business owning and career minded dads who want success at home so they can feel like the man and dad they want to be. Modern dads often put themselves last, thinking being enough for everyone else will make them happy. It won’t. When you get strong first – mentally, physically and emotionally – everything else improves. Jonnie is a divorced business owning dad and founder of the High Value Man Project. Real stories. Honest conversations. No alpha hustle. Just clarity, courage and commitment. Start here: https://highvaluemanproject.com/group

  1. Work So Hard Burnout Nearly Killed Him feat. Nick Medlock

    Jun 30

    Work So Hard Burnout Nearly Killed Him feat. Nick Medlock

    If Nick hadn't have been training for a marathon, burnout would have killed him. And he was only 28 at the time! Now 5 years later he sold that business and is growing a second. This is a powerful Comeback Kings episode that will move, motivate and make you laugh. Find out where you're running on empty before your body makes the decision for you. Take your free HVM Score: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Nick Medlock is 33. He built an outstanding-rated care company from the ground up alongside his mum, sold it when his health gave him no other choice, and is now building again. Jonnie Jensen talks to him about what happens when the drive that makes a man successful becomes the thing that nearly destroys him. WHY THIS MATTERS A man who can't stop isn't strong. He's running on empty and calling it dedication. Nick's story names where that road ends, and what the way back looks like. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 02:12 Nick's Upbringing and Values05:57 The Importance of Friendships07:55 Career Beginnings and Family Business10:09 Challenges in Adult Care13:47 Burnout and Mental Health Awareness20:12 Realisations and Changes in Life24:22 The Struggle and Realisation25:53 Transitioning from Family Business29:47 Navigating the Sale of a Business30:55 New Beginnings and Business Ventures34:11 Building Trust in Partnerships38:44 Family Values and Parenting Goals CONNECT WITH NICK Blue Circle Surveyors: https://www.bluecirclesurveyors.co.ukLinkedIn: Nick Medlock DISCOVER YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE The free HVM Scorecard takes two minutes and shows you exactly where you're winning and where you're losing ground across focus, impact, relationships and energy.https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A TURBO CALL Take the scorecard, then book a call with Jonnie to go through your results. If working together is right for you, that's where it starts.https://highvaluemanproject.com/turbocall SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE Know a business-owning dad who needs to hear Nick's story? Send it to him directly. Not a broadcast. One specific man. A review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify takes 90 seconds. It's the most useful thing you can do to help more men find this show. Listen on all platforms: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

    47 min
  2. Man Up: The Three-Step Process to Finding Your Purpose

    Jun 23

    Man Up: The Three-Step Process to Finding Your Purpose

    A lot of men need to man up. That's not a put down. It is about every man finding his own purpose. Because when men don't have purpose they feel disempowered and voiceless. This episode tells breakdown how you can MAN UP. Start to feel like the man you want to be. Take your free HVM Score now: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Jonnie's position: "man up" as a put-down is useless. As a rallying cry - for men who've lost their purpose, their direction, their reason for driving the day - it's exactly right. This episode is the how. Built from years of coaching hundreds of business owning dads who have found their energy, connection and joy. WHY THIS MATTERS A man without purpose doesn't sit still. He keeps everyone else's game running instead. Another year passes. The feeling doesn't go away. It just gets easier to ignore. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 06:28 The 3XC Formula: Clarity, Courage, Commitment 12:40 Finding Clarity in Identity 19:22 The Role of Courage in Transformation 23:55 Commitment: The Key to Lasting Change READY TO LEAD YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN LIFE? Not sure where your life is leaking energy, focus and drive? The free HVM Scorecard takes 2 minutes and shows you exactly where you're winning and where you're losing ground across focus, impact, relationships and energy. https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL Take the scorecard and book a call with Jonnie to review your results. If Elite one-to-one is right for you, that's where it starts. https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE If this landed, share it with one man in your world who needs to hear it. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - it takes 90 seconds and it makes a real difference. https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

    32 min
  3. Fathers Day - It's Massive And It's Meaningless

    Jun 20

    Fathers Day - It's Massive And It's Meaningless

    Fatherhood is one of the most thankless jobs going. But it's also one of the best. Wherever you are this Father's Day, this one's for you. https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Jonnie Jensen dropped this short special on Father's Day weekend for every kind of dad: the ones who've got their kids around them, the ones who won't see their kids today, the ones in the long game who are quietly wondering if any of it's landing. A single dad himself, Jonnie speaks directly to the men who are fighting for contact, the ones going through divorce, the ones whose teenagers have pulled away, and the ones who are showing up every day to a role that doesn't always come with much gratitude. He talks about the father figures beyond your own dad, about what Father's Day actually means versus what we think it should mean, and about the one thing that gets single dads through: staying focused on what's coming next, not wallowing in what's been lost. This is a short, honest, personal one. No framework. Just one dad talking to others. WHY THIS MATTERS Men don't need permission to celebrate fatherhood or to acknowledge how hard it is. What they do need is someone to say: if it's not working the way you want it to right now, that can change. You don't have to have got it right up until now to start getting it right. The relationship with your kids is the long game. Keep playing it. TAKE THE SCORECARD Not sure where your life is leaking energy, focus and drive? The free HVM Scorecard takes 2 minutes and shows you exactly where you're winning and where you're losing ground across focus, impact, relationships and energy.https://highvaluemanproject.com/score SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE Know a dad who needs to hear this today? Send it to him.Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Subscribe so you never miss an episode.

    9 min
  4. You'll Never Walk Again: Colin Owensby on Resilience, Loss and a Fulfilled Life

    Jun 16

    You'll Never Walk Again: Colin Owensby on Resilience, Loss and a Fulfilled Life

    He was told at 15 he might never walk again. This week's guest, Colin Owensby, rebuilt his body, lost his brother three months later, and went on to model in Milan, double for Ashton Kutcher in Hollywood, finish an Ironman and a 100-mile ultra, and build a life he calls genuinely fulfilled. This episode runs longer than usual but it was a story that just couldn't be cut short. Not sure where your life is leaking energy, focus and drive? Take the free HVM Scorecard: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Jonnie and Colin get into rebuilding after tragedy, why grief is not the end of the story, the wisdom of children, what five years beside A-list actors taught Colin about excellence, and Colin's Map of Resilience: nine simple, mostly free tools for a fulfilled life. WHY THIS MATTERS Most men never face the question Colin faced at 15: can I come back from this? But every man hits chapters that end, identities that fall away, and moments that ask him to adapt or shut down. This episode is a masterclass in choosing to keep going, and a reminder that fulfilment is available whatever you are going through. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 09:40 The car accident at 15 19:20 Losing his brother 23:20 What grief really teaches 29:40 A 16-year-old's wisdom and his parents' divorce 41:20 Milan, the runways, and learning every industry 53:40 Hollywood, Ashton Kutcher, and what excellence looks like 1:01:20 Meeting his wife 1:08:30 The Map of Resilience: the nine tools 1:16:30 Loneliness, community and giving back 1:21:00 Spirituality and being the epicentre of your life TAKE THE SCORECARD Discover your High Value Man score and see where you're leaking your energy, connection and joy: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL Ready to talk about your next chapter? https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall CONNECT WITH COLIN Instagram: @theColinOwensby Website: https://theColinOwensby.com PLEASE SHARE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE If this helped, share it with a man who needs it, leave a review, and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@JonnieJensen?sub_confirmation=1 Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple

    1h 22m
  5. Win At Home Before You Lose It All: The 5 Step System For Midlife Men

    Jun 9

    Win At Home Before You Lose It All: The 5 Step System For Midlife Men

    You can't keep grinding harder and expecting home life to sort itself out. It won't. The man who's losing at home is going to keep losing until he turns and faces it. Get your High Value Man Score. Find out where your energy and joy are leaking. Takes 2 mins. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/scoreYou've worked your arse off. The business is doing well. The house, the car, the holidays. On paper you've made it. So why does midlife feel like this for men? Why are you knackered all the time. Why does your wife look at you like she's tolerating you. Why are your kids walking around you like you're the angry man in the corner. Why does fun feel like something other people are having. This episode is for every midlife man who can feel it slipping. The man, the dad, the husband he wanted to be. The man he was when she fell in love with him. The man he used to like seeing in the mirror. There are five things you have to nail to come back from that, and they have to be done in the right order. This is the system Jonnie runs men through inside Accelerate and on the "Win At Home Before It's Too Late" webinars this month. The same system that's pulled men back from the brink of divorce, burnout, and quietly losing it all. WHY THIS MATTERS This episode names exactly what's broken and gives you the five-step system to fix it. Identity. Energy. The cost of the wrong life. The hormones running the show whether you like it or not. The diamond alliance most men don't have. And the fun and adventure that gets killed off first when life gets hard. Sort these five and everything else follows. Ignore them and no amount of success will ever feel like enough. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 00:00 Winning at Home: The Foundation of Success03:59 The Five Core Elements for Thriving10:37 Understanding Identity and Energy Levels16:07 The Importance of Relationships and Support22:24 Finding Joy and Adventure in Life28:57 Creating a System for LivingREGISTER FOR THE WINNING AT HOME WEBINAR A 60-minute live session running through June. The fastest way to take what's in this episode and turn it into action.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/win-at-home DISCOVER YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Not sure where your life is leaking energy, connection and joy? The free HVM Scorecard takes 2 minutes and shows you exactly where you're winning and where you're losing ground across focus, impact, relationships and energy.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL WITH JONNIE Ready to stop going through the motions and start leading? I have spaces available for Elite 1:1 coaching this month.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE Subscribe so you never miss an episode. If this one landed, leave a review and send it to one other man who needs to hear it. Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/appleSpotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

    35 min
  6. Men's Style Tips: How to Dress Better in Your 40s and 50s with Nick Hems

    Jun 5

    Men's Style Tips: How to Dress Better in Your 40s and 50s with Nick Hems

    Most men get to their 40s and realise they have no idea what they're doing with their wardrobe. They've been wearing the same kind of stuff for years, they don't know what fits, what works, or where to even start. Nick Hems is a men's personal stylist who builds wardrobes for business owners and career-driven men who want to look the part without spending their life shopping. In this episode he breaks down the most common mistakes men make and shares a practical approach to building a wardrobe that actually works. Get your High Value Man Score. Find out where your drive, connection and joy is leaking. Takes 2 mins. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score WHY THIS MATTERS How you dress is not vanity. It's communication. Within the first seven seconds of meeting you, people make up to eleven decisions about who you are. Whether you trust them. Whether you want to engage. Whether you take them seriously. For business-owning and career-driven men this isn't optional. The way you show up shapes the opportunities you attract, the conversations you have, and how you feel about yourself walking into a room. This episode is a practical, no-nonsense guide to fixing the gap between how you look and how you want to be seen. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 05:29 The Importance of Appearance in Leadership09:43 Common Style Mistakes Men Make14:38 Managing Your Wardrobe Effectively20:43 Building a Capsule Wardrobe for Success24:19 The Joy of Shopping26:59 Navigating the Changing Retail Landscape29:23 Quality Over Quantity in Wardrobe Choices31:01 Exploring Unique Shopping Experiences33:20 The Importance of Honest Feedback34:50 Investing in Comfort and Quality38:18 Transformational Power of Style40:45 Building Confidence Through Wardrobe Choices FIND NICK Website: https://www.nickhemsstyle.co.ukLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickhems/ FIND OUT YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Not sure where your life is leaking energy, focus and drive? The free HVM Scorecard takes 2 minutes and shows you exactly where you're winning and where you're losing ground across focus, impact, relationships and energy.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL WITH JONNIE Ready to stop going through the motions and start leading? I have spaces available for Elite 1:1 coaching this month.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE Subscribe so you never miss an episode. If this one landed, leave a review and send it to one other man who needs to hear it. Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

    46 min
  7. Being A Step Dad - Are You Getting It Wrong?

    May 29

    Being A Step Dad - Are You Getting It Wrong?

    Being a stepdad is one of the hardest jobs a man can take on. Get it right and its a true privilege. Get it wrong and its a recipe for endless stress and drama. Get your High Value Man Score. Find out where your energy and drive are leaking. Takes 2 mins. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Jonnie just got off a coaching call about step parenting on Bank Holiday Monday and couldn't wait to record this. In this episode he draws on his own experience as a stepson, as a stepdad, and from over a decade of coaching men through blended family life. Six principles that he genuinely believes work, not because they're easy, but because they're honest about what the job actually requires. WHY THIS MATTERS Blended families are more common than ever and the tension inside them is quietly wrecking relationships. Men stepping into a stepdad role with the wrong mindset, trying to enforce rules, competing with the biological dad, or going half in, create more damage than they realise. And the kids carry it. This episode names what most men get wrong and gives a clear path to getting it right. Whether you're a stepdad, about to become one, or your kids are now spending time with your ex's new partner, there is something in here for you. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 00:00 Introduction: Being a Stepparent Is Nothing Like Being a Biological Dad01:20 Who This Episode Is For02:31 Take the High Value Man Scorecard03:43 Jonnie's Experience as a Stepson04:16 Getting a Stepmum Nine Months After Losing His Mum06:26 Being Stepdad to Archie09:17 Point 1: Your Role Is Earned Not Given11:17 Point 2: All In or Not At All13:25 Point 3: Their Dad Is Their Dad15:55 When Your Kid Calls the Stepdad Dad18:01 Point 4: Don't Try to Be the Primary Parent21:28 Point 5: Pick Your Battles and Don't Sweat the Small Stuff23:36 How Jo and Rose Got It Right25:25 Relationship Before Results26:33 Point 6: The Blended Family Is a Whole Different Game28:34 The Honest Bit: What Jonnie Got Wrong30:27 The Win: What Success as a Stepparent Looks Like33:12 Leave A Review And Share This EpisodeFIND OUT YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Not sure where your life is leaking energy, focus and drive? The free HVM Scorecard takes 2 minutes and shows you exactly where you're winning and where you're losing ground across focus, impact, relationships and energy.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL WITH JONNIE Ready to stop going through the motions and start leading? I have spaces available for Elite 1:1 coaching this month.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE Subscribe so you never miss an episode. If this one landed, leave a review and send it to one other man who needs to hear it. Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

    35 min
  8. Ezra Vancil Addiction, Divorce and the Rebuild Nobody Saw Coming

    May 20

    Ezra Vancil Addiction, Divorce and the Rebuild Nobody Saw Coming

    A Texas musician. Two divorces. A decade of addiction. And a life rebuilt from the ground up. This one will hit you somewhere real. Get your High Value Man Score. Reclaim your energy and drive. Takes 2 mins. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Last week Jonnie turned 52 and looked at exactly what he's learned about making sure he's not running himself into the ground. This week his guest has lived the full version of that story, and come out the other side making the best music of his life. Ezra Vancil is a performing songwriter, author, and father from Texas. He plays in a band with his daughter. He's been signed, dropped, divorced twice, through addiction and sobriety, in and out of mental hospitals, and at rock bottom more than once. He got sober at 40 and has spent the thirteen years since rebuilding a life, a marriage, and a creative purpose that actually means something. This is his story. WHY THIS MATTERS Most men who are struggling aren't struggling because of their circumstances. They're struggling because somewhere along the way they lost themselves inside a version of life they were trying to hold together. Ezra did what a lot of men do: kept the ambition running, buried the pain, and let the alcohol do the work of keeping him going. Until it didn't. What makes this conversation worth your time isn't the darkness. It's what came after. Ezra talks about fatherhood, divorce, affairs, custody battles, the moment a therapist told him he could be happy, and what it actually took to change. If you're in a hard chapter right now and can't quite see the next one, this is for you. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 03:47 — The Importance of Family and Legacy 09:28 — Ezra's Musical Journey Begins 16:38 — Navigating Relationships and Fatherhood 21:20 — The Jekyll and Hyde of Addiction 24:20 — Lessons from Divorce and Relationships 29:56 — Value of Time in Relationships 31:51 — Commitment and Effort in Marriage 33:40 — The Downfall: Affairs and Consequences 36:47 — Navigating Divorce and Child Custody 40:21 — Awareness of Mental Health 44:35 — Catalyst for Change and Recovery 51:06 — Embracing a New Chapter 55:44 — Creativity and Purpose in Music FIND EZRA Website: https://EzraVancil.comInstagram: @EzraVancilMusic on all streaming platforms: search Ezra Vancil FIND OUT YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Get your life MOT in under two minutes. Find out exactly where you are leaking focus, energy and joy. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL WITH JONNIE JENSEN Ready to stop going through the motions and start leading? I have spaces available for Elite 1:1 coaching this month. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE Subscribe so you never miss an episode. If this one landed, leave a review and send it to one other man who needs to hear it. Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/appleSpotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

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About

Welcome to The Jonnie Jensen Show – for business owning and career minded dads who want success at home so they can feel like the man and dad they want to be. Modern dads often put themselves last, thinking being enough for everyone else will make them happy. It won’t. When you get strong first – mentally, physically and emotionally – everything else improves. Jonnie is a divorced business owning dad and founder of the High Value Man Project. Real stories. Honest conversations. No alpha hustle. Just clarity, courage and commitment. Start here: https://highvaluemanproject.com/group