RISING MAN BROTHERHOOD

WHO WE ARE

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THE CREDO WE FOLLOW:

The Way of the Rising Man

A Rising Man...

  1. Provides SAFETY for all
  2. Acts HONORably even when no one is watching
  3. Fights for a PURPOSE greater than himself
  4. Balances a healthy ego with HUMILITY
  5. Is DISCIPLINED in his actions and emotions
  6. Infuses HUMOR into life’s greatest challenges
  7. Shows COMPASSION to oneself and others
  8. Is a LEADER for the next generation of men
  9. DEFENDER of the sacred

The Team

Jeddy Azuma

Jeddy Azuma

Founding Father & CEO

With a decade of experience in Men’s Leadership and Empowerment, Jeddy is the founder of The Rising Man Movement. As a Guide, Mentor, and Coach, Jeddy has impacted the lives of thousands of men on a mission to initiate an entire generation of men into power and purpose-driven service. Despite his many roles in men’s work, Jeddy considers his most important jobs to be Father and Husband.

Shawn Berry

Shawn Berry

Founding Father & Lead Guide

For over 20 years, Shawn Berry has served as a vision fast guide, outdoor educator and mentor, group facilitator, and creator of ceremonial containers. With a deep love for nature and a commitment to a regenerative environment and culture, Shawn brings his passion and creativity forward to inspire people of all ages to engage with their own unique journey in connecting deeply with nature.
Phil Gomez

Phil Gomez

Founding Father & Lead Guide/Trainer

As a father and devout walker of the Native American path and traditions, Phil has over 10 years of experience in transformational work. From leading men’s teams, serving in Native American Church ceremonies, and 4 years as a Sundancer, Phil is committed to serve the practices & ways of life that have transformed him and many others for the sake of creating a better world with stronger leaders for the next 7 generations.
Mark Rose

Mark Rose

LEAD MEDIA Producer & STRATEGIST

Mark is a heart driven creator whose personal life has changed tremendously due to being in men’s work spaces. Learning to hone and focus his life into a clear vision and talents into service for others was no easy task, but with the help of many brothers, his path has become clear. His belief is that with community it is possible to create a ripple into the world where people can change the world we live in, brick by brick.
ASA Tyne

ASA Tyne

Compass Guide & CREATIVE DIRECTOR

World traveler, founder of Wayfinders Media, and Compass Guide – From the moment Asa left his hometown at 18, he has forged a life on his terms. Asa’s desire for self mastery led him to become a core member of Rising Man from the beginning. A student to many ways of life, and lover of nature and movement – from skiing and surfing to dance and hiking mountains over 18,000 feet, Asa now lives in the Virgin Islands with his partner and her sons.

Julian Subick

Julian Subick

Operations

Hailing from Pennsylvania, Julian graduated from Penn State with a degree in Agro-Ecology. He spent his 20’s working on small farms, running for Congress, camping across the country, and studying indigenous ways of being. He’s passionate about bringing brotherhood and integrious masculinity back to the world. Currently Julian lives in Austin, TX and is exploring how technology can disrupt entrenched institutional power and how to embolden others into living from their hearts.

Brandon Spires

Brandon Spires

Senior Captain

From a young age, being raised in Macon, GA, Brandon has always been the guy people could come to, to spill their guts. Through his teen years he developed a passion for human health… These two things led him to becoming an athletic trainer where he soon discovered that his most powerful tool for helping others was simply listening and allowing them to find their power to heal. People have often said that he has a calming energy for them.

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Ultimately, Brandon is combining all of his past experiences and knowledge from athletic training, holistic health coaching, and now farming to pursue his mission of connecting people back to their roots in nature so they can thrive mentally, physically, & spiritually.

Brian jenkins

Brian jenkins

SENIOR CAPTAIN, INFERNO TRAINER

Driven by professional success and romance, Brian pursued his MBA in London in 2010. As a devoted husband and father to two dogs and a cat in Spain, he has dedicated his life to exploring human relationships and behavior. As a heart-centered leader, Brian guides married men, couples, and community leaders to live dangerously authentic.

Daniel Alexander

Daniel Alexander

Senior Captain, Inferno Trainer

 A San Francisco native, Daniel is now an Austin based Yoga teacher, Empowerment Life-coach and men’s group facilitator. With a mission to cultivate willing individuals, it is by understanding our connection to the world around us and within us that we can move with intention and be fully awake. The culmination of Daniel’s experiences has brought him to the point in which he is living into his purpose to add substantial and sustainable positive transformation to his community. 

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The effects of a disheveled childhood with multiple traumas has transformed from being a driver of suffering to becoming a source of perspective and empowerment. With a background in hospitality management, Daniel simply gets people. His current daily practices include meditations, reading, writing, vlogging, yoga, exercising, singing and informal self-care.
Ryan Wilcox

Ryan Wilcox

COMPASS GUIDE

Having grown up in Hawai’i, with chiropractors for parents and a martial arts studio in his home, Ryan understands the importance of a life lived in natural alignment. With confidence gained from Boys Scouts & his Emergency Response training, he set off on his most recent adventures exploring the continental US. First in a camper van, then coast-to-coast by bicycle!

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Ryan has continuously sought connection with something greater than himself. Over the past two years, he has continued his explorations through his work with the Rising Man Movement. Ryan’s aim in life is to create a safe and secure place for others to reconnect their minds, bodies, and spirits with the natural world.

Eric Ely

Eric Ely

COMPASS GUIDE

Growing up in Vermont spending lots of time in nature as a young lone wolf, Eric realized how important community is. He got into conservation work enrolling in programs such as the VYCC and the North Woods Stewardship Center. Connecting these experiences with his natural leadership skills in the wilderness, it became a passion of his to pass this experience on to others. Now it is his mission to guide men to lead fully with an open heart and take a chance on themselves to live authentically and unapologetically.

Jose alejandro

Jose alejandro

COMPASS GUIDE

Jose Alejandro is a visionary, embodied leadership coach, and brand strategist for impact-driven men. He bridges storytelling, somatic experiencing, trauma informed coaching, spirituality, community and rites of passages to inspire men to embody their truth so they give their gift and live their vision.

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He is the Founder of The Reflex Media, an agency focused on empowering impact-driven men and amplifying the men’s wellbeing movement by bridging embodied leadership coaching, brand strategy, and storytelling. Jose is also the Co-Founder of Modern Renaissance Man, a movement empowering modern men to fully express their truth and own their power. Through brotherhood, resources, and transformative events, they inspire men to lead embodied and integrated lives of service.

Voy Wiacek

Voy Wiacek

COMPASS GUIDE

Voy is a master coach and mens work facilitator but mostly a catalyst for deep change. His story began after ending a successful corporate run to find his purpose. He’s been a designer, trainer, sales manager, creative director, and entrepreneur. Needless to say, he’s been around the block.

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After multiple business launches and failures, Voy co-founded Modern Renaissance Man, a movement empowering men to fully express their truth and own their power. Apart from MRM, he also founded Freedom, a high performing men’s program that focuses on leadership, personal freedom, and brotherhood. Voy’s purpose is to create spaces for transformation and to inspire men to lead lives of freedom and joy.
MATT COCHRAN

MATT COCHRAN

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JOHNY ABERCROMBIE

JOHNY ABERCROMBIE

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