Mark Cuban joins Andrew O’Brien on the Dad Tribes Podcast to talk health, fatherhood, and why effort beats excuses every time. 

Mark shares how becoming a dad later in life shaped his priorities, why he works out five days a week and logs every meal, and how he handles critics without wasting energy. He explains why there are no shortcuts in business or parenting — and what he’d do if he had to start from zero tomorrow. 

In This Episode: 

• Health as a dad’s duty — how to stay fit and present for your kids
• Handling haters and staying calm under pressure
• Effort over excuses — why grinding is the only path forward
• Building work–life balance that keeps your family first
• Raising grounded kids in a privileged world

If you’re ready to stop making excuses and start leading your family with energy, presence, and intentionality, this episode is your playbook.
 

Most men drift into default relationships—familiar, convenient, and safe—but rarely transformative. Andrew and guest Ryan Michler (Order of Man; founder of the 1,100+ member Iron Council; author of Sovereignty and The Masculinity Manifesto) break down how to replace comfort with deliberate brotherhood that sharpens rather than shatters.
They discuss the Order of Man framework—Protect, Provide, Preside—and the four pillars behind it: Calibration (mental/emotional/spiritual health), Connections (marriage, kids, brothers, mentors), Condition (fitness, nutrition, sleep), and Contribution (becoming a man of value). Expect candid talk on vulnerability without self-pity, why most “help” should follow effort, simple health habits that outperform biohacks, and practical paths from corporate stuckness to meaningful work. The through-line: fatherhood isn’t a solo mission; iron sharpens iron when men choose it on purpose. 

• Default vs. Deliberate: Most friendships are convenient, not constructed. Progress requires systems, standards, and accountability.
• Brotherhood Over Isolation: Real growth happens in a band of brothers that tells you the truth, calls you up, and won’t let you hide.
• Sharpen, Don’t Shatter: Critique without contempt; accountability without tearing down.
• Health as Duty: Fitness, nutrition, sleep, and recovery fuel presence at home—more energy for your kids > another burger and slump.
• Do the Work First: Communities should rally behind men already taking action; contribution beats crowdfunding your responsibilities.
• From Stuck to Building: Start on the side, buy time with discipline, and invest in a tribe—results follow sustained right actions.
• Protect • Provide • Preside: A simple compass for dads who want to lead well.

Welcome to the Dad Tribes Podcast — a show built for fathers who know they were meant for more than just a 9–5 grind. In this first episode, Andrew O’Brien shares his personal journey: from a $90K corporate job that left him miserable, to building a nationwide (soon global) movement of dads that creates freedom, purpose, and impact.

You’ll hear the origin story of Dad Tribes, how a simple local group turned into 33+ chapters across the country, and why this podcast exists — to inspire dads to build lives of meaning, legacy, and brotherhood.

Each episode will feature real conversations with dads who escaped the grind, built movements, and created freedom for their families — proving that fatherhood can be about more than survival, it can be about purpose and impact.