The Resilient Life

Ryan Manion
ryan.manion@travismanion.org (+5 verified host & producer emails)

Booking Overview

A resilience-focused show hosted by Ryan Manion where leaders and public figures share how personal and career adversity shaped their values and next steps. It’s especially compelling for PR because guests combine recognizable lived experience with themes of service, healing, and growth.

Metrics

Episodes: 117

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 2.7k subscribers

Instagram: 71.0k followers

30s Ad: 40 - 46, 60s Ad: 48 - 53

Contact Form

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Host

Ryan Manion - Host of The Resilient Life, interviewing leaders across professions about how struggles have shaped their identity and how they move forward through trials. The show’s framing centers on turning ha...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Leaders or public-facing figures with credible lived experience of adversity—often connected to military/veteran life, philanthropy/service, or high-visibility personal narratives (e.g., public figures, advocates, Gold Star families, active duty service members). Often backed by a recognized platform or cause involvement (media presence, foundation/community work).
Required Achievements:  
Active service or service-linked credibility, Philanthropic leadership or advocacy work, Public visibility through mainstream media or reality programming, Visible community support for veterans or healing initiatives, Personal impact documented through books/speaking/initiatives (when applicable)

Recent Guest Discussions

Jackson Perkins - Resilience Through Military Service; Balancing A Disciplined Career With Vulnerable Creative Expression; Identity Shaped By Two Callings

Rosalyn Yellin - Resilience And Legacy Stemming From Family History; Service And Giving Back; Using Influence To Support Healing For Veterans And Community

Ashley Southard - Grief And Reclaiming Identity After Losing A Husband In Service; Turning Points In Healing; Making Space For Joy While Honoring The Past

Recent Topics

Resilience, Leadership, Grief, Veterans, Philanthropy, Identity, Service, Healing, Purpose, Survival

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Resilient Life
:

Captain Jackson Perkins, USMC: Marine by Day, Musician by Heart

May 05, 2026

Jackson Perkins is an active duty Marine. Yet in his down time, he's a talented country music artist who is quickly making a name for himself. In this episode, Ryan sits down with Jackson to explore what it means to carry two callings at once: the discipline of military service and the vulnerability of putting your heart into music. Jackson shares how the intersection of military life and creative expression has shaped his identity, and what he hopes his music says to the world about those wh...

Rosalyn Yellin on Resilience, Legacy, and the Power of Giving Back

February 25, 2026

Ryan Manion sits down with philanthropist, advocate, and Netflix’s Members Only: Palm Beach star Rosalyn Yellin for a deeply personal conversation about resilience, identity, and the power of service. Rosalyn shares how her perspective on strength was forged by her family’s history, specifically the enduring legacy of her grandmother, a Holocaust survivor. This profound connection to survival and heritage has shaped Rosalyn’s life of purpose, from navigating the spotlight of reality televisio...

Love, Loss, and Living Again: Ashley Southard's Journey of Healing

December 03, 2025

In this episode, Ryan Manion welcomes Gold Star spouse Ashley Southard, who opens up about the experience of losing her husband, Sgt. Andrew Southard, in service and the complex road that followed. With raw vulnerability, Ashley talks about the early fog and pain of grief, the turning points that helped her reclaim her identity, and how she learned to make space for joy again. Ashley's story is one of courage, compassion, and the everyday choices that allow us to honor the past while embracin...

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