Today, I have a conversation with my friend Matt Corker about living unapologetically yourself in all areas of your life. 

Matt opens up about his experience being a gay father and husband and how he had to become the queer role model and representation he needed to create a life he really wanted. He shares how he found the man of his dreams by following the 5 date rule for one whole year. We also talk about how vital it is to create healthy family boundaries with heterosexual family members if we want to living full expressed and free. 

Matt and I both have a deep calling to mentor the next generation of LGBQTIA+ humans and create a new future that truly benefits marginalized communities and all of humanity. We discuss the intentional steps we are taking to do this and how you can be a part of this movement with us.

Matt is a proud gay dad to his precious 2-year old Sasha with the love of his life Chad, his husband of 5 years. He’s an inspiring coach and is passionate about helping organizations succeed by developing vision-led leaders. Most recently he was the Chief Operating Officer of Smash + Tess, overseeing their operations, sales, and people teams. Matt holds a MBA from the Copenhagen Business School, is a 200 E-RYT yoga teacher, and is a two time lip-sync battle champion.  

Resources:

• Mark Groves video talking about belonging and authenticity: two universal needs all humans share.
• Lightyear Leadership’s FREE course Power My Future. This course will help you start imagining your future and moving toward it today.
• The two books Matt mentions — Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World and The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life.
• Connect with Matt on Instagram on @Matt_Corker and learn more about him at mattcorker.com.
• Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.