The Courageous Podcast with Ryan Berman

Ryan Berman

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Booking Overview

Ryan Berman hosts courageous, leadership-focused conversations with high-profile people from business, sports, and entertainment. Guests share personal leadership lessons—often tied to resilience, identity, and career transitions—framed through the lens of courage, growth, and authenticity.

Metrics

Episodes: 275

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Ryan Berman - Ryan Berman talks with thought leaders from around the globe in business, sports, and entertainment to explore what it means to be courageous in today’s world.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Senior executives and transformation leaders (e.g., CEO, former VPs), plus senior people/culture leaders; likely authors/thought leaders with credible, personal leadership narratives.
Required Achievements:  
executive leadership roles at major brands (e.g., CEO, global creative VP), leadership and transformation track records, public thought leadership through career experience, recognized corporate brand/building experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Melissa Ninegar - Imposter Syndrome, Resilience, Grief, Growth, Authentic Leadership, Leadership Skills

Jim Real - Leaving A Dream Job, Courage As Moving Forward, Storytelling, Curiosity, Sobriety Lessons, Helping Leaders/brands/teams Find Their Stories

Bracken Darrell - Brand Transformation, Curiosity, Speed Vs Perfection, Staying Optimistic, Imposter Syndrome, Creativity Inside Large Organizations, Protecting New Ideas

Recent Topics

Leadership, Courage, Resilience, Career, Human Resources

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Courageous Podcast with Ryan Berman
:

Mike McCabe - Deputy CEO & COO of the Esports Foundation

July 01, 2026

Mike McCabe has spent the last two decades helping shape the world of competitive gaming, but what excites him most is what comes next. In this conversation with Ryan, the Esports Foundation CEO shares his vision for esports as a truly global sport while reflecting on the realities of building something at a scale few people can imagine. From helping bring together the world's biggest games, players, and clubs to navigating the last-minute decision to move the Esports World Cup from Riyadh to...

Melissa Ninegar - Senior Director of People & Culture at Once Upon a Farm

June 24, 2026

Melissa Ninegar has built a career helping people navigate some of life's biggest moments, but her most valuable leadership lessons didn't come from a handbook or HR playbook. In this conversation with Ryan, the Senior Director of People & Culture at Once Upon a Farm shares the hard-earned truths that have shaped how she leads, from believing you belong in every room you enter to choosing how life's toughest moments define you. Ryan and Melissa explore imposter syndrome, resilience, grief, gr...

Jim Real - Former VP, Global Creative at Disney Experiences

June 17, 2026

After 15 years helping shape the storytelling behind Disney’s most iconic experiences, former Vice President of Global Creative Jim Real joins The Courageous Podcast to talk about what it means to leave a dream job in pursuit of what’s next. Drawing on a career that spans Disney, global agencies, and years spent building brands across the U.S. and Asia, Jim shares why courage is less about fearlessness and more about moving forward before the path is fully clear. Ryan and Jim explore the powe...

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