Old Ranger New Dad
Most young men are Not Incapable.
They’re drifting.
Old Ranger New Dad is for the young man who knows he is capable of more but feels stuck, distracted, undisciplined, or without direction.
Hosted by former Army Ranger Seth Ryan, this podcast is built to help young men take control of their time, strengthen their discipline, build real purpose, and become the man their future family is counting on!
This is not feel-good motivation.
This is not empty self-help.
This is Personal Standard Development.
Through hard-earned lessons from combat, fatherhood, law enforcement, leadership, faith, discipline, and life experience, Seth speaks directly to the young man who is ready to stop drifting and start building a life that actually means something.
Most men won’t choose this path.
But the ones who do will build something different.
Your future is being shaped by how you use your time.
Use it wisely!
What do you do when a doctor tells you to prepare for the end of your life?
Most people would understand if you gave up.
Jen Hardy didn't.
In this conversation, Jen shares the incredible story of being diagnosed with both muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis, being told she likely had about a year left to live, and then doing something almost nobody expected—continuing to build, create, and inspire.
Years later, she's still speaking around the country, building businesses, growing a YouTube audience of nearly 200,000 subscribers after spending almost eight years creating with virtually no growth, and proving that success is often anything but ”overnight.”
But this episode isn't really about YouTube.
It's about purpose.
It's about resilience.
It's about choosing how you'll spend the time you've been given.
Along the way we dive into:
• The life-changing diagnosis that forced Jen to rethink everything
• Why she refused to let fear become the final chapter of her story
• The mindset that carried her through eight years of almost no visible success
• The surprising breakthrough that transformed her YouTube channel almost overnight
• Why authenticity always outperforms trying to fit in
• The importance of trusting your own instincts—even when experts disagree
• Lessons on marriage, loyalty, and becoming the kind of person others can depend on
• Building a legacy that will outlive you
We also share personal stories about living with chronic injuries, learning to adapt when life doesn't go according to plan, and why some of the greatest victories happen long after most people would have quit.
One of my favorite moments in this conversation is when Jen says that when life gives you two choices—give in or fight—choosing to fight doesn't guarantee you'll change the outcome…
But it absolutely changes how you live the time you have.
Whether you're struggling through a difficult season, trying to build something meaningful, or simply wondering if your efforts are making any difference, I think you'll find encouragement in Jen's story.
Your future isn't determined by one diagnosis, one failure, or one setback.
Sometimes the greatest chapters of your life begin after everyone else thinks the story is over.
If this episode encouraged you, please:
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Follow Jen Hardy:
Website – (https://jenhardy.net/fabulous-over-50/)
Apple – (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fabulous-over-50-the-jen-hardy-podcast/id1353195153)
YouTube – ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmaSCqWWHYpcVGWj3dO9xvaoerHSGoAgb )
Spotify – (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Uavc0l2QmG031ldVM1nKK)
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Podcast Details
Most young men are not incapable.
They're drifting.
They know they are capable of more, but they lack direction. They're distracted, discouraged, and unsure of what steps to take next. They want discipline, purpose, confidence, a strong marriage someday, and a family worth leading—but nobody is showing them how to build the foundation required to get there.
Old Ranger New Dad was created for those young men.
Hosted by former Army Ranger, Marine, law enforcement officer, recruiter, and father Seth Ryan, this podcast delivers hard-earned lessons from a lifetime spent in demanding environments where excuses carried consequences and standards mattered.
Each episode is designed to help you take control of your time, develop discipline, strengthen your faith, improve your decision-making, and build the habits that shape strong husbands, fathers, and leaders.
You'll hear conversations with military veterans, first responders, physicians, entrepreneurs, authors, faith leaders, and high performers who have learned difficult lessons through experience—not theory.
This isn't a podcast built on empty motivation, feel-good advice, or quick fixes.
It's built on responsibility, accountability, and the understanding that your future is being shaped by the choices you make today.
Whether we're discussing manhood, marriage, fatherhood, leadership, mental health, discipline, faith, fitness, overcoming adversity, or navigating life's hardest seasons, every episode is designed to help you stop drifting and start building.
Most people won't choose this path.
But the ones who do will build something different.
Your future family is counting on the man you become today.
Let's get to work.
E-mail: OldRangerNewDad@Gmail.com
About the host
Seth Ryan
My name is Seth Ryan, and my life has taken me through some unusual paths that
have shaped who I am today. And that hasn’t changed at all.
I first enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve as an infantryman heavy
weapons specialist in 1999. After 9/11/2001, I re-enlisted to go active-duty service in the
U.S. Army and served in the 75th Ranger Regiment, completing 4 combat tours (OEF & OIF)
before leaving the military as a Ranger Non-Commissioned Officer and Team Leader.
After my military service, I spent more than five years working in law enforcement (as a
Patrolman) and then in corrections (with the Federal Bureau of Prisons) before entering the oil
fields. I worked in Oklahoma and Texas supervising drilling and measurement
operations for Schlumberger. After the huge oil field crash (at the end of 2014) I was
eventually laid-off, where I went back to school to focus on my master’s degree. During
that period I worked in executive protection for the billionaire oil-field tycoons at their
headquarters office in Oklahoma City. I completed my master’s degree in business
management, and moved to Tampa, Florida, where I live today.
My wife & I learned that IVF would be the only option for us to have children, so I applied
to Triple Canopy and was offered a position as a PSS at the Baghdad Embassy. Due to
my location and current position in recruiting, I was then hired to be Triple Canopy’s
Southeast United States Regional Recruiter. My task was to recruit teammates to go to
Iraq with me. I was very successful as a fully-remote HTP (high threat protection) recruiter. In
August of 2019, I transitioned over to go through TC’s Bodyguard School for
Department of State. I deployed to Baghdad and was primarily assigned to the Ambassador’s
Personal Protection Detail through 2021 when mass lay-offs swept up anyone who had options.
I worked at Quiet Professionals LLC for Andy Wilson as a recruiter for special SOCOM contracts
until being promoted to head the marketing department for QP’s 3 different companies. Mass lay-offs
came with a huge contract loss (half of the company’s annual revenue) just after the birth of our son,
and our first attempt with IVF.
I’m now a 1099 contractor / ‘CPTED practitioner’ (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)
and have been doing that for a couple of years while podcasting full-time.
My original podcast, School to Embassy Project, was focused on finding solutions to in-school shootings.
But after all social media platforms buried me deep, deep underneath all the algorithms,
I was forced to rebrand. My current/ongoing podcast is “Old Ranger New Dad” and does not have a niche.
I speak about many issues regarding the future generation of the young men in our nation and seek to provide
them with a road map to navigate around life’s pitfalls. I share hard-earned lessons from military service,
fatherhood, faith, leadership, and life experience.
My mission is simple:
Help young men stop drifting, take control of their time, and build themselves into the
husbands, fathers, and leaders, their future families, and our nation, are counting on.
