Episode Details

Ken Stoddard is the founder of Iron Mind Advisors and creator of the Iron Mind Mentality — a framework focused on mental resilience, clarity under pressure, and rebuilding through true adversity. After decades as a cybersecurity executive and Ironman athlete, Ken’s life took a dramatic turn through addiction recovery, personal transformation, and a stage 2B prostate cancer diagnosis that completely reshaped his mission.

Today he helps people navigate grief, recovery, leadership, and identity through coaching, speaking, and advisory work rooted in lived experience.

In this powerful conversation, Ken shares:

• Growing up in a blue-collar town near Niagara Falls

• Becoming a millionaire by 24 during the dot-com boom

• The reality of corporate burnout and losing your identity to the job

• His battle with alcoholism and the decision to get help

• How prostate cancer further transformed his purpose

• Building the Iron Mind Mentality for resilience under pressure

If you’re in your 20s (or any age) chasing success, dealing with burnout, or searching for deeper meaning after adversity, this episode delivers hard-earned wisdom.

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Connect with Kenny Stoddart

Website:http://www.ironmindadvisors.com/

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Ken Stoddard

1:40 - Growing Up Near Niagara Falls

8:15 - Hockey, College Expulsion & Early Turning Points

15:30 - Becoming a Millionaire at 24

23:10 - Corporate Burnout & Losing Identity

31:45 - Alcoholism & Asking for Help

40:20 - Prostate Cancer Diagnosis & Transformation

48:50 - Creating the Iron Mind Mentality

57:15 - Final Advice on Resilience & Recovery