For generations, masculinity has been defined by a narrow script—one that demanded men be stoic, unyielding, and conditioned to endure at any cost. It built islands out of men, leaving many vulnerable and drawn into the politics of grievance.
If we don’t face this crisis, generations of men and the world we share will pay for it.
Man Made is the antidote–we address the roots of alienation, isolation, and lost agency—redefining what strength and connection can accomplish today.
We help men reclaimthe power to shapea different futurethrough communityand connection.
We help menreclaimthe powerto shapea differentfuturethroughcommunityandconnection
We exist for the builders, the outliers, the leaders ready to forge better paths forward. Because everything Man Made has always been this way: at once impossible and imperfect. The printing press. Electricity. Airplanes. The internet.
All fallible. All revolutionary.
What men make—when done with care, values, and each other—can still change everything.
Theory of Change
We provide men with the resources they want and what they may not know they need.
We help men see that a new world is possible through media and culture.
We gather men in physical spaces to build relationships and trust that ultimately lead to change.
The How
Launch thousands of influencers
who will flip the script.
Capitalize on major moments
to spark cultural change.
Create community and facilitate
mental and physical well-being.
One morning in 2023 I woke up and realized I no longer had male friends. The absence was visceral and drove me to spend the next few years trying to reconnect with others and myself. I got back in touch with old friends, made new ones, and was devastated to learn of the ones we lost. I had weight loss surgery and dropped 250 pounds. I had excess skin and my gallbladder removed.
In all that upheavalI realized thatwe weren’t okay
Our problems felt different but were symptoms of the same fractures running through our lives as men. I had spent 20 years building political campaigns and organizations—I understood persuasion and messaging. But what I was seeing couldn’t be solved with a poll or perfect message.
That is why I launched Man Made, a movement that prioritizes well-being, that models generative community, that sees men as humans worthy of empathy, forgiveness, and a chance to be more than a punchline.
