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Made to Matter

Made to Matter

By: Adam Landrum | Mens Life Purpose
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🎙️ Welcome to the Made to Matter Podcast with Adam Landrum

You’ve checked every box. Built the career. Raised the family. Collected the titles and toys. From the outside, you’ve made it. But when the meetings end and the house quiets, there’s a question echoing louder than ever: Is this it?

Welcome to Made to Matter—a podcast for high-achieving men in the second half of life who are ready to stop drifting and start living. Hosted by Adam Landrum, executive coach, entrepreneur, and author of The Life That Matters Manifesto, this show is a bold call to reclaim your purpose, realign your work with your values, and design a life that truly matters.

Each episode dives deep into the heart of midlife reinvention. Whether you’re contemplating a second career, launching a meaningful business, or simply hungry to make your next chapter your best one yet, Made to Matter offers real talk, practical tools, and life-tested strategies to help you move from success to significance.

We don’t chase mediocrity. We reject the status quo. This podcast is for men who are no longer willing to settle for just existing—and who are ready to matter again.


🔍 What You’ll Hear:

  • How to uncover your true purpose (yes, it’s still there)
  • The mindset shifts required to leave corporate without losing your identity
  • Tools for designing an “Encore Career” that aligns with your values, passions, and calling
  • Conversations on fatherhood, legacy, faith, friendship, and fulfillment
  • Courageous interviews with men who’ve walked away from comfort to build something that matters
  • Straight talk about fear, failure, golden handcuffs, and the myths of midlife
  • Faith-driven reflections on what it means to be called to more


🔑 Who This Is For: You’re 45–60, successful on paper, yet deeply restless. You’ve been feeling stuck, questioning if the ladder you climbed was leaning against the wrong wall. You’ve thought, “I don’t know what I want, but I know it’s not this.” You want more meaning, deeper impact, renewed energy—and a life of legacy, not just longevity.

You’re not alone. And you’re not too late.


📌 About Your Host: Adam Landrum is not just another coach—he’s lived the transition you’re facing. From Fortune 500 auditor to founder and CEO of a nationally recognized agency, Adam eventually walked away from a successful business to answer a deeper calling. Today, he helps men discover their God-given purpose and build businesses, careers, and lives that matter. Through his Made to Matter coaching programs, mastermind groups, and best-selling book, he’s helped hundreds of men get unstuck and live fully aligned with who they are and why they’re here.


🎯 Popular Episodes Include:

  • “Why High-Achieving Men Feel Stuck (And What To Do About It)”
  • “How to Reinvent Your Career After 50—Without Starting Over”
  • “The 3-Step Framework for Leaving Corporate and Living Your Purpose”
  • “Success vs. Fulfillment: The Real Midlife Crisis”
  • “How I Built a 6-Figure Coaching Business at 53”


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Episodes
  • How to Lead with Purpose: Lessons from Leadership Coach Adam Tarnow

    How to Lead with Purpose: Lessons from Leadership Coach Adam Tarnow
    Aug 27 2025

    What does it take to lead well—not just in your career, but in life?

    In this episode of the Made to Matter podcast, Adam Landrum sits down with Adam Tarnow—leadership coach, consultant, author, and host of How to Lead with Clay Scroggins and Adam Tarnow. Together, they dive deep into what it really means to lead with purpose in today’s world.

    From facilitating leadership development workshops across industries like oil & gas, technology, and professional services to writing and speaking about effective leadership, Adam Tarnow brings decades of hard-earned insights. You’ll hear practical tools for building influence, leading with integrity, and creating impact far beyond your job description.

    Whether you’re leading a corporate team, running your own business, or navigating your “second half,” this conversation will challenge how you think about leadership, purpose, and legacy.

    You’ll Learn:

    • The leadership mistakes most executives don’t see coming
    • How to create a culture people actually want to work in
    • The habits that turn good leaders into great ones
    • Why purpose-driven leadership matters now more than ever

    Links & Resources:

    • Adam Tarnow’s Website: adamTarnow.com
    • Adam Landrum’s Website: madetomatter.coach


    Chapters:
    00:00 – Welcome & Introduction to Adam Tarnow
    02:14 – Adam Tarnow’s journey into leadership coaching
    05:36 – The biggest challenges leaders face today
    10:48 – How to lead in industries outside your expertise
    14:20 – Why self-awareness is the foundation of leadership
    19:42 – The role of purpose in great leadership
    25:55 – Leadership lessons from coaching executives
    31:18 – Practical takeaways for purpose-driven leadership
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    53 mins
  • From Insurance Agency to Middle School Math: How Shannon Harvey Reinvented His Second Half of Life

    From Insurance Agency to Middle School Math: How Shannon Harvey Reinvented His Second Half of Life
    Aug 19 2025

    What happens when a successful business owner decides to walk away from comfort, security, and decades of hard work… to step into the unknown world of middle school teaching?

    In this episode of Made to Matter, Adam Landrum sits down with longtime friend Shannon Harvey to talk about his radical midlife career transition — from running a successful Allstate Insurance agency to becoming a middle school math teacher.

    Shannon shares:

    • Why losing one key employee sparked the beginning of his career change.
    • How personality assessments (and his wise wife) confirmed teaching was his true calling.
    • The challenges of starting over in midlife and what he learned about faith, humility, and listening to advice.
    • The surprising health benefits of teaching — including why teachers may live 7–8 years longer.
    • Practical advice for anyone considering leaving corporate or business ownership to pursue a second-half purpose.

    This conversation is a powerful reminder that it’s never too late to reinvent yourself, follow your calling, and build a life of significance.

    👉 If you’re a high-achieving man in your 40s, 50s, or 60s searching for your second-half purpose, this episode will inspire you to take the leap.


    Connect with Adam:
    🌐 Website: https://madetomatter.coach
    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamlandrum
    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madetomatter_
    ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@madetomatter

    Connect with Shannon Harvey:
    🌐 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonharvey/
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    42 mins
  • How to dream again after 45—even if life taught you to stop.

    How to dream again after 45—even if life taught you to stop.
    Aug 11 2025

    https://www.madetomatter.coach/
    Most men in midlife stop dreaming—not because they’ve given up, but because they’ve lived.

    Success didn’t look like what they imagined. Failure left scars. The unknown feels too risky. But here’s the truth: your second half doesn’t start with a plan. It starts with a dream.

    In this video, Adam Landrum explores how high-achieving men can rewire their minds to dream again—even if they’ve been stuck in survival mode for years. If you’ve lost your vision, this episode will help you get it back.

    Links:
    🌐 Website: https://madetomatter.coach
    📅 Free Workshop: https://secondhalfmanworkshop.com
    🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamlandrum
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    11 mins
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