WHAT IS
MAN SCHOOL?
DUDES TRYING TO GET IT RIGHT
Established in 2019, Award winning celebrity dentist, Dr. Dennis Wells desired to use the indoor basketball court at his Brentwood home to establish a forum where MEN could engage with other MEN to help them learn to get it right.
Though not a Christian organization, MAN SCHOOL is built on the Proverbs 27:17 model:
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”
share, listen & learn
MAN SCHOOL gathers every other week to share, listen and learn. Since 2019, MAN SCHOOL has heard from leaders in all walks of life including men and women from business, military, politics, media, first responders, ministry, health, security, film/TV, authors, and lots more.
No formal invitation is required to join us and we encourage you to invite a friend to come along. The objective is to grow a community of wise, masculine men who are active leaders in their homes and communities.
JOIN US at MAN SCHOOL and experience the joy of encouragement! 400 Granny White Pike, Brentwood, TN
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“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
Hebrews 10:24-25
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Upcoming SPEAKERS
Mark Bortz – Adventurer | Entrepreneur | Motivator | Surrendered Survivor – click here to learn more
Meet Mark August 8, 2026 @ 7am
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS
Dr. Jake Smith – Faith fueled coach & speaker guiding leaders to live with no regrets
David Rives – President, David Rives Ministries | Author | TV Host | Public Speaker | Documentary Producer | Founder, Creation Club | Songwriter
Richard Spitz – Managing Dir of Strong Force – Entrepreneur | Speaker | Musician | Attorney | Visionary | Mentor
Matt Fine – Owner | Worker | Champion | Structured Hair | The Blockhouse Franklin | Be Hair Now
Travis Rosen - Public Speaker / Retired Pro Ninja
Ron Bailey – Author | Story Teller
Henry "Chip" Arnold - Actor | Screen Writer | Author
Troy Curtis – Executive VP at University Fancards – Entrepreneur – Connector – Visionary – Leader – Business Developer
Col Jim Patterson – Managing and General partner of Premiere Partners, LLC – Retired USAF Colonel – Author – Thought Leader – click hr
Justin Batt - Voice on Fatherhood | Faith Forward Leader | Husband and Father x 4 | Entrepreneur | Publisher |Author | TEDx Speaker | Spartan OCR Athlete | Farmer
Stephen Ashcraft - Health | Wellness | Fitness coach
Tony Hagelgans, MBA – Coaching America’s Top Producers – Southwestern Consulting
Wes Yoder – President, Ambassador Speakers Bureau & Literary Agency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTHiMS4YJvU&t=2098s
Joshua Brown – Kingdom Catalyst – Founder of “As You Go Network” – coach – tradesman – disciple maker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_CcvDPaQU8&t=35s
Bill & Ilonka Deaton – Bill=Engineer/Producer – Ilonka=Recording Artist/Political Activist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=praaYkmcl8I
Coach Scott Oatsvall - Cellular Life and Health Coach - Author - Speaker - Founder of LT360
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjK5TdK_JnI
Dan Banks - Corporate Executive - Experienced Entrepreneur - 35 year Believer - Healed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fp1oanBDNo
Richard Casper – CreatiVets Co Founder and Executive Director, CNN Hero (2022), TIME Magazine’s Next Generation Leader (2017), Purple Heart recipient, Speaker, and entrepreneur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aqzSo9vRxs
Kevin Donahue – Executive Strategist, Cyber Security Pro, Sales Expert, Speaker, Presenter, Facilitator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL260j3zlbs
Debra Sunderland – C-Suite Conscious Leadership Coach & Advisor | Live Your Purpose to Change Results & Culture | Build Trust with the Enneagram | Retreats | Workshops | Keynote Speaker | Author | NYU inner MBA | Insperity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPojyXdI4uk
Sean McMann – author – artist – writer – retired Air Force – former CNN producer – Vimeo Sales Director
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlfHMjMFlGo&t=123s
Brain Russell – leader- entrepreneur- former youth pastor – Founder of Watchmen of Williamson Co.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXPzUQl9Qks&t=4s
Tim Leeper - Founder Tim Leeper Roofing - Mama's Metal Roofing - KylansLight.org
https://kylanslight.org
Tony Bradshaw - Author - Speaker - Podcaster - Entrepreneur - Chairman, Tennessee Christian Chamber of Commerce – click he
Hank Erwin - Christian – former broadcaster – former State Senator from Alabama
ST4M.org - Spiritual Tables For Men
Mark Bortz - inspiring leader- business developer- encouraging communicator- effective marketer- productive thinker- visionary- strategist- a do'er
Jeff Richfield – Entrepreneur – General Contractor, Partner Rx Smart Coffee, Crypto Hedge Fund, Mergers & Acquisitions, Scale & Prepare Your Exit Strategy
Marcus Meneese - Founder and Exec. Dir StrongerThanMyFather.org
Jenny Wise Black, LMFT - Author - Speaker - Teacher - Podcaster - Media Trauma Expert
Sean Patton - Author – Speaker – Coach – West Point Grad – Army Special Forces Commander – transforming leadershipodcas
Dr. Scott Oatsvall - Cellular Health and Life Coach - Founder / President LT360s podcast
Gary Humble - Executive Director Tennessee Stands - host of Freedom Matters podcast
Flip Holsinger - Photographer- Writer - study of tribal behavior
Howie Klausner - Filmmaker/Director/Producer/Screen Writer
Gary Chapman - Singer/Songwriter
Colonel Terry McClain - USAF Retired
Charles Roselle - former Secret Service Special Agent - Founder/CEO Trinity Risk Solutions Solutions
Kylie Jean Tannehill - Producer- Director- Entertainer- Speaker- Faith Words- Leader- Creative
Dr. Dennis Wells - "The Celebrity Dentist" - Nashville Aesthetic Dentistry
Scott Harris - V.P. Church and Global Engagement at MissionIncrease.org
Randy Cook - Brothers of Odysseus
Steve Gilreath - Executive Director at Christian & Gospel Music Museum at the Dove Center
Danny Garcia
Dr. Ed Smith
Jimmy Hiller - Founder & CEO at Hiller Plumbing / Heating / Cooling / Electrical – Co-founder of Praxis S10 – Owner of Total Tech School
Dean Wegner
David Kiern
Joey Lankford
Dr. Jake Smith Jr.
Chip Higgins - The Bizzics Way
Dr. Bijoy John - Nobody's Sleeping
Christian Irvine - Semper Grati
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/is54etivca01q8rqrmbr4/SG_Promo_1.mp4?rlkey=2mley95h30k6ilxh5o0tilv87&dl=0
Brett Swayn - The Cookery
Rema Dupont - The Men Collaborative
Josh Harrison - Zoltar
Scott Augenbaum - Cybercrime Prevention Trainer @ FBI
Rick Kloete - The Kloete Group
Mike Winter - MAN Up
Tina Griffin - Counter Culture Mom
Jason Brown - Called Higher Studios
Aaron Spradlin - Pale Horse GRS
Mickey Robinson - Prophetic Destiny Intl
Christian Briggs - Hard Asset Mgmt
Nelson Andrews - Brentwood City Commissioner
Sgt. Ken Weichert - Start Fitness
David Gibson - Deer Run Camps
