LEADERSHIP

shared leadership team

NANT'AN

FRANK SCHWARTZ
Dark Helmet

STEWARD

MATT CHALMERS
Uhaul

HEAD OF SECTORS

SIRO GUTIERREZ
SPUR

WEASEL SHAKER

JON OLSON
Mr. WoodchucK

HEAD OF LEADERSHIP DEV

KEVIN WEAVER

CAMO

executive director

john horton

scratch & win

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRMAN

TORIAN RICHARDSON

F3 Carmen SanDiego

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN

CLAYTON HROMADKA
SHOOTA

founding
member

DAVE REDDING
DREDD

BOARD
MEMBER

CHAD BROUGH
WAIT TIME

BOARD
MEMBER

ADAM HACK
JOLLY RANCHER

BOARD
MEMBER

John lambert

SLAUGHTER

NANT'AN

frank schwartz

dark helmet

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Jim
Harshaw, Jr.

Grappler

Jay
Chadha

Charmin

Mathew CORREIA

Cobra Commander

Jesse
DePriest

TC

Nathan
Herzog

MILES

Will
Johnson

Sawed OfF

James (Jai)
Jones

FIZZ

George
Powers

Full Monty

Chris
Ritter

Horshack

Kurt
Wunderlich

Wolverine

shared leadership

A Proximate Group of two or more people formed for the Purpose of Influencing through combined Virtuous Leadership.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

As we respectfully and carefully approach this next growth phase, you will see an emphasis from our board members on foundation building, independent oversight and governance, and setting up organizations and their leaders for long-term success of F3 Nation.

As noted on Twitter and in many face-to-face and/or phone conversations, the selection of F3’s Board marks the beginning of many opportunities for F3 and for its PAX. F3 hopes you will continue to reach out if you are able and willing to help, and the organization remains driven by and for the local workout as a gateway to male community leadership — free, open to all men, held outdoors, peer-led, and ending in a CoT.

The board joins you in doing all we can to make sure F3 remains true to its mission and core principles for today’s and generations of future leaders.

advisory council

The F3 Nation Advisory Council serves as a non-governing, non-fiduciary group of volunteers charged with providing strategic guidance, raising awareness and assisting with raising funds to help ensure success in achieving its goals in support of F3 Nation’s mission.

SHARED LEADERSHIP TEAM bios

Nant’an

Frank Schwartz / Dark Helmet

Frank joined F3 down in Fort Mill, SC, in Fall of 2014 with the intent of “not being fat anymore”. The complete trajectory of his life would change, however, from that point. He caught the vision of Sua Sponte leadership and in not too long a time, he found himself being asked to help with things at the Nation level. At the beginning of 2020, he began serving as the first ever President of F3 Nation, under the re-organized F3 structure.

Because of the dramatic effect of F3 on his life, he founded a leadership training consultancy in December of 2019, called G3L Leadership. G3L takes all the learnings from F3, as well as the training in communication, leadership, and Psychology that Frank has taken in his undergraduate and Graduate studies and puts it all together to help organizations create leaders.

Frank has been a successful entrepreneur prior to his starting of G3L, founding LEC Media in 2007, a corporate communications and video firm in Charlotte, NC which served clients like, Bank of America, Electrolux, Honeywell, and others.

He also serves in leadership in his church and community, is the husband of his far better half, Tracy, and is the father of three wonderful red-headed daughters (ages 17, 15, and 11).

Matt Chalmers

F3 UHaul | The Fort

Matt Chalmers aka "UHaul" lives in Fort Mill, SC with his wife, Amanda, daughter Emma ("Rogue One") and son Caleb ("Bowser"). He joined F3 in 2019 and is known for being the only Site Q in The Fort to officially stay open throughout the dark days of the pandemic.

That same pig-headed nature has led him to his current spot on the SLT, focusing almost exclusively on reducing costs and increasing value to the PAX of F3. Mammon takes the shape of a dipshit finance guy who wanders the halls of corporate America serving mostly as an office terrorist and status quo disrupter.

Siro Gutierrez III

F3 Spur | San Antonio

Siro Gutierrez first posted to an F3 workout in May 2017 after he ran into a friend at a gala. “Come work out with me and a group of guys this Saturday”, said his friend. Siro had no idea what he was getting himself into. As a former collegiate baseball player who dealt with weight gain once he entered the workforce, Siro was always looking for a “secret” to staying fit. He was also seeking o be the best version of himself.

That Saturday morning opened Siro’s eyes to a new world. He was surrounded by quality, good souled, and extremely successful men, most of which were 10, 20, or 30 years older than him. And, to Siro’s surprise, most were in better shape. After the workout Siro earned the nickname Spur. His life was never the same.

Posting to daily F3 workouts and the daily conversations with new friends inspired Spur to be a better follower, communicator, and eventually, an effective leader. He has served in many roles for F3, including AO Q, GrowRuck Q, Nantan, and Sector Q. Today Spur serves as F3 Nation’s Weasel Shaker.

When he’s not searching for the best version of himself, Spur is chasing his 3 kids and wife around with a primary goal of knowledge transfer and supporting his family’s mission to make a positive impact on the community.

Jon Olson

F3 Mr. Woodchuck | Jax

Jon, originally from North Carolina, now calls Jacksonville, Florida, home. Introduced to F3 by his brother, Full House (F3 South Wake), in March 2019, Jon joined him for him for his first half marathon where Pax from across eastern North Carolina gathered to race.

The spirit of F3 captured him during the warm-o-rama exercises, as he counted in cadence surrounding various regional flags.Before discovering F3, Jon lived as a typical sad clown, navigating life with few friends and no daily red pill.

He truly didn’t know what he was missing. It all began to change when he realized the power of this movement. Meeting new people, in similar situations accelerating at the same rate was powerful. Not too mention getting hooked up with the best Shield Lock on the planet.

Throughout his involvement with F3, Jon, aka Mr. Woodchuck, has dedicated himself to advancing the mission of F3. Whether leading volunteer teams at events like the Kraken and Blue Ridge Relay, or serving as an Area Q, he is passionate about helping to make his community, region, and nation better.The leadership skills Jon has cultivated through F3 have seamlessly translated into his professional life, where he often finds himself sharing the virtues of V.A.P.E. with curious colleagues.

Married to his supportive M, Sarah, for 27 years, who will tell you F3 has changed him for the better. Together, they raise their two wonderful shorties, Emily and Erin. When Jon isn't running or working out, you can usually find him outside on the course or at the beach.

Kevin Weaver

F3 Camo | KATY

Camo’s F3 journey started in December 2016 when his Proud Papa Inferno EH’d him into the new F3 Houston Region. This was an answer to an unspoken prayer as Kevin had been struggling to find consistency in both working out and male community.

Following that first post the new F3 PAX known as Camo knew he’d found something special and went “all in,” driving 28 minutes each way to post. Less than a year later Camo had the pleasure of launching the first AO in nearby Katy, Texas.What followed after was a journey, first as AOQ and later as Nantan of the new Katy Region.

Through this experience Camo learned many lessons about how to lead well, some of them by failing fist. Camo had the pleasure of growing Katy from 2 AOs to more than twenty during his term, but more importantly he was able to see the Mission of F3 lived out by the many men he witnessed stepping up in leadership and working hard to become the best version of themselves. In 2022 Camo passed the Nantan flag to the next leader of Katy, Talladega.

Soon after he began working with the existing Nation LDP team, then under Bono, ultimately stepping up to lead the Nation LDP role in June of 2023. For Mammon, Camo serves as the Chief Engineering and Product Officer for Houston-based tech startup SmartAC.com.

But his most cherished and important titles are Husband to wife Kinsye and Father to son Mason and Daughter Everleigh. When he’s not doing F3, working, or serving Camo can usually be found out in the woods hunting, fishing, or working on the farm.

As head of Nation LDP he takes it as a personal challenge to help every man and every Region become the vest best Leaders they can be for the people and communities around them.

JOHN HORTON

F3 SCRATCH & WIN | AREA 51

John Horton aka “Scratch & Win” has been in the gloom at F3 Area 51 since 2014. In his role as Executive Director of F3 Nation, he is responsible for securing financial resources to fulfill F3’s mission.

S&W is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) with 22 years of experience in nonprofit management and fundraising and strives to be a servant leader — succeeding most days. He earned a B.A. in Communications with a Minor in Music from Queens University of Charlotte and also played goalkeeper on the nationally ranked men’s soccer team.

S&W's 2.0s “Power Ball”, age 14 and “Tony Hawk”, age 12 love music and sports and dominate their dad at Fortnite on the regular…no cap.

BOARD OF DIRECTOR bios

Torian Richardson

F3 Carmen SanDiego | Naperville

Torian is an investor, culture scientist, and global executive coach drawing from his vast experience to inspire the genius in others to live valiantly so that potential grows into impact. For over 20 years, Torian has provided international leadership in analytics, culture & people development, as well as strategy & innovation. He is a lifelong learner through immersion living and working on four continents and journeying through over 85 countries. He currently serves as the Head of Global Inclusive Recruiting for Nvidia and caregiver for his parents.

The scope of his work has been vast and includes work in the fields of finance, consulting, education, and transportation with business unit responsibilities of over $80M in P&L leadership. He has worked with American Airlines, San Francisco 49ers, Meijer, Deloitte, BCG Digital Ventures, and is featured in a Wharton Business course on leading diverse teams. Additionally, Torian has served as a Chairman of the Board for GlobalMinded innovation network as well as served as a consultant with Harvard Business School Club of New York for international projects. As the Business Solutions Director for the continent of Africa, based out of Lagos, Nigeria, Torian was responsible for successfully building an educational technology and service business throughout the continent for Pearson (PSO). From Africa, Torian moved to China and became an entrepreneur founding Guanxi Universal and lecturing at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing..

Born on Chicago’s Southside, Torian is the product of a working-class family living in a variety of neighborhoods in Chicagoland during his formative years. He is a first generation college graduate, earning a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance from Benedictine University, a Masters of Public Administration in International Development from Tsinghua University in Beijing, where he studied Mandarin as well as graduating from Harvard Business School.

Clayton Hromadka

F3 SHOOTA | FRANKLIN

Clayton Hromadka serves as the CEO/Executive Director of the Tennessee PGA (Professional Golfers’ Association). In this role, he oversees a section of the largest sports membership organization in the country — which has over 28,000 members — as well as its local Foundation and their programming. In addition to this role, he has chaired, managed, or served on, multiple boards for 501 (c)(3) organizations. Hromadka also brings an understanding of regional logistics, creating a culture across an expansive geographical section by activating mission at a grass roots level. Hromadka began F3 in 2018 and lives in Franklin, TN with his wife and two children.

Dave Redding

F3 Dredd | Metro

After graduating from Boston College in 1985, David Redding served nine years in the United States Army in the Infantry and Special Forces. Redding left the Army in 1994 to attend Wake Forest University Law School. Since his graduation in 1997, his practice has been primarily located in Charlotte, North Carolina in the area of commercial litigation. He has vast experience in all facets of complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration. He has taken several cases to North Carolina’s appellate courts on complex issues involving indemnification, liability limitation and the uniform commercial code. Redding is a founding member and Emeritus CEO of the men’s fitness, fellowship and faith group, F3.

Chad Brough

F3 Wait Time | Omaha

Chad Brough is a PAX of F3 Omaha, and is a leader with 30 years of experience spanning across the healthcare delivery system, from rural community hospitals, large complex systems, academic medical centers and through the largest provider of homecare in the world. Throughout his career, Chad leads with an entrepreneurial spirit by building high growth strategies for new programs and service lines. Most recently, Chad transformed Home Instead’s non-medical home care delivery model to include clinical nursing services and an expanded scope of home care for aging adults. As healthcare increasingly shifts to the home, Chad has become a global thought leader in aging, family caregiving and healthcare delivery in the home.

He has served as an expert advisor on care for the aging to The World Economic Forum, The National Academy of Medicine, The Global Coalition on Aging, and he’s spoken at South By Southwest (SXSW). Chad began F3 in 2015 in Greensboro, NC. In 2018,Chad planted F3 in Omaha. Since moving to Omaha, Chad has served on the Boards of the Ronald McDonald House, The MAHA Music Festival and the F3Omaha Foundation.

Adam Hack

F3 Jolly Rancher | Louisville

Adam Hack is a PAX of F3 Louisville, where he has served in various leadership capacities since joining in 2018 – including Site Q, 1st F Q and Nant’an. Prior to F3, he admits that he and fitness were like oil and water (he’s a Clydesdale) – but, F3 has had such a profound impact on him that he’s ready to accelerate at the next level to share this gift to others in a new capacity at the Board of F3 Nation. Outside of the Gloom, Adam is a Partnerwith Ernst Young LLP where he focuses on financial statement audits for public and private companies. Adam is married to his wife, Amanda, and has four children. If you don’t catch him in the Gloom or at work, you can also find him giving back to his community in various ways – whether its as a volunteer firefighter, church finance committee, or boards at Bellarmine University (his alma mater).

John Lambert

F3 Slaughter | Metro

Slaughter joined F3 on June 6, 2012. Rising through Regional F3 leadership in the mothership of Metro he joined the Nation’s leadership group in 2017 ending up at the current Chief

Operating Officer. His mammon is owning a regional construction company. Slaughter also sits on the Board of Directors for two different construction trade associations. Extensive experience in the financial, legal, and operational areas of these entities serves him well at the helm of the “back of house” operations of the Nation. With a strong belief in the personal empowerment abilities of F3,

Slaughter is focused on increasing membership across the globe while continuously assisting in adding tools to the F3 repertoire to help men have a strong impact in their families and communities. He also co-founded the Nation’s first workouts at a men’s residential substance abuse treatment facility and homeless shelter, both in Charlotte. The model has been used across the country and is one of the pillars for creating diversity in the Nation.

Slaughter has a wife and daughter and an intensely burning love/hate affair with the game of golf. Ask him his favorite part of F3 and he’ll tell you “Acting like absolute children at 5:30 in the morning. If you’ve never been to a workout in the pouring rain, you’re missing out. It has healing powers”.

Frank Schwartz

F3 Dark Helmet | The Fort

At the beginning of 2020, he began serving as the first ever President of F3 Nation, under the re-organized F3 structure.

Because of the dramatic effect of F3 on his life, he founded a leadership training consultancy in December of 2019, called G3L Leadership.

G3L takes all the learnings from F3, as well as the training in communication, leadership, and Psychology that Frank has taken in his undergraduate and Graduate studies and puts it all together to help organizations create leaders.Frank has been a successful entrepreneur prior to his starting of G3L, founding LEC Media in 2007, a corporate communications and video firm in Charlotte, NC which served clients like, Bank of America, Electrolux, Honeywell, and others.

ADVISORY COUNCIL bios

Jim Harshaw, Jr.

F3 Grappler | Charlottesville

serves as chair of the F3 Foundation Advisory Council. He is a speaker, personal performance coach, and host of the Success Through Failure podcast. A native of Pittsburgh, Jim received two degrees from the University of Virginia. He was an NCAA Division I All American wrestler at UVA as well as an NCAA Division I head coach. His clients include CEOs, entrepreneurs, and leaders from Fortune 500 companies as well as current and former athletes from the NFL, UFC, NCAA, and Olympics. He has worked with companies and organizations including Hartford Funds, Spartan Race, University of Texas, and others. Prior to this business, Harshaw spent eight years as executive director of the 501(c)3 Cavalier Wrestling Club and seven years as a major gift officer for the University of Virginia Athletics Foundation. Grappler’s home region is Charlottesville, Va. He’s married to his wife Allison and they have four children and the obligatory cat and dog.

Jay Chadha

F3 Charmin | Houston

after attending a New Years’ Eve party, thought that showing up at a park at 6:30 am on January 1, 2019, to work out with a bunch of guys he did not know, was a “good” idea. Turned out to be one of the best decisions he’s made. Charmin is a tax lawyer with Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, focusing his practice on state and local taxation, nonprofit and exempt organization matters and general federal tax matters. Charmin grew up in New Orleans, covering both the lakeside (University of New Orleans) to the riverside (Tulane Law School), but if you ask him where he went to school, he’ll tell you Ben Franklin. Charmin gives back to his profession and the community, in a variety of ways, either through bar leadership positions, teaching at the University of Houston Law Center, or volunteering with the United Way. Charmin, his wife, Anu, and his two 2.0s, Devan and Kiran, live in Houston, Texas where Charmin enjoys entirely too much TV sports (football and the Astros), watching Jeopardy, dining out, and when vacationing, snow skiing.

Mathew Correia

F3 Cobra Commander | Toledo

first joined F3 2 years ago in the midst of the pandemic with the hope of filling the void left by being unable to work out regularly in the gym. His son, F3 Prestige Worldwide, coaxed him into his first workout and there Mathew found more than he could’ve hoped for. He was quickly surrounded by a community of men true to their word and who stood in the gap for him through their prayers and support for both his physical health and personal life. He is currently a Site Q, part of a shield lock, and has previously led the local give2give campaign. Recently, he helped pioneer a mental health program for F3 members in partnership with the National Alliance of Mental Illness. For the past 26 years he has worked as a program/process/launch engineer and engineering manager for Cooper Standard. He and his loving wife, Cindy, have been married for 22 years and have two children (20 and 18).

Jesse DePriest

F3 TC | Omaha

husband and father of three adulting 2.0, TC has been active in F3 Omaha since June 2018. He is a Lean/SS Black Belt with a passion for lean leadership coaching, strategic planning, problem solving, and process improvement. TC was raised in a large family on a dairy farm in Alaska where he learned the values of grit, discipline, and commitment, working as a team, and productive conflict. He has over 30 years of senior leadership experience in manufacturing and banking/ service industries. He holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science in Operations Management, an MBA, and served in the US Army for eight years as an officer and helicopter pilot. Jesse has taught Operational Excellence as an adjunct professor at local universities, served as regional ASQ Board Chair, Advisory Council for the Iowa Lean Consortium, and Board Member for the Value Stream Management Consortium. Jesse is a Partner in Growth Guru, founder of “5L” – Nebraska’s Lean Leadership Collaborative, a Vistage executive coach, and an independent coach and consultant providing lean leadership coaching, mentoring, and consulting services to clients nationally.

Nathan Herzog

F3 Miles | Goldrush

began with F3 January of 2021. He has served in many leadership roles in the GoldRush region including SLT, 3rdF Q, Site Q, and hosted many 2ndF Events. Miles also produces and hosts a podcast on Men’s Psychology (Men on Target). Professionally, Dr. Herzog (Miles) has more than 23 years of experience in various educational roles in a variety of settings. Dr. Herzog holds a Ph.D. in Leadership, M.A. Multicultural Education, and B.S. in Biochemistry. While his day job is at Jessup University, he also regularly volunteers for nonprofit organizations and currently serves as a Placer County Planning Commissioner. Dr. Herzog (Miles) views his life’s work as protecting children to ensure they have a safe and healthy community to grow up in. On a personal note, Miles enjoys being active on a regular basis. He regularly plays soccer, swims, bikes, runs, and competes in Ironman competitions. For leisure, he always finds time to read or ride his Harley Motorcycle. Miles has a wonderful family. He is married to his wife Lisa for more than twenty years. The Herzog family has three children; Braden, Trevor, and Brooklynn. They live in Sacramento region and enjoy being active together.

Will Johnson

F3 Sawed Off | Lowcountry

is a Development Officer for Ducks Unlimited, Inc. serving North and South Carolina. Tasked with securing philanthropic support for the benefit of wetlands conservation, Will collaborates with individuals, corporations and foundations that value habitat enhancement, restoration and protection. With over 15 years of non-profit fundraising and management experience, Will has developed a keen understanding of how to build relationship capital and mesh donor interests with organizational objectives. While originally from Roswell, GA, Will and his beautiful wife Laurel reside in the South Carolina lowcountry with their three daughters, ages six, four, and one. As a family, they enjoy spending time together at the family home on Fripp Island, “spinning plates” and cheering for the Gamecocks. Will is a 2005 graduate of the University of South Carolina and holds dual degrees in Finance and Marketing. He’s also the current Nantan of F3 Lowcountry, having begun his engagement September 2, 2016. His go-to workout is the Iron Cross and his favorite F3 event is the Palmetto 200.

JAMES (JAI) JONES

F3 FIZZ | CAPE FEAR

F3 FIZZ | Cape Fear a United States Marine Corps veteran, found F3 in July 2020 by way of a Facebook friend. For the past three years, he has served as 3rd F Q and Site Q of The Combine. Jai is the founder of F8thful to the Assignment. He is currently a speaker, and marriage and life coach. He is passionate about seeing men walk out their purpose and lead their families, as well as personal development. He has a passion for coaching people who are in transition from single to married, from high school to college and college to adulthood, and those who want to achieve balance in life and reach their goals. Ultimately, He looks to connect personally, and hopefully be of service to those who understand that life isn’t done alone. He has been married for 23 years to his wife Lynne and they have two children.

George Powers

F3 Full Monty | JAX

began with F3 in 2016 and helped form the Badlands AO in Nocatee (Ponte Vedra, FL). George has served as Site Q, F3 Leader and has participated in many Q training sessions. George is a Pastor and is currently the Corporate Chaplain for Beaver automotive group here in Jacksonville and St. Augustine. After a 24 year career in the corporate world (including three years as a professional fundraiser for United Way), he left his job at HP to follow God’s call into full time ministry. George has served churches in Nebraska, Georgia and Florida. George has a BSBA from the University of Nebraska and a MACE from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. George also is the chaplain for the Loop restaurants and for Ponte Vedra Valley Funeral Home. George has been married to his wonderful wife Janet for 35 years and they have a son Jackson (F3- EQ) and daughter in law Abby. George likes to play basketball and golf and never misses a chance to WO with his F3 brethren at the beach. He and Janet love to travel and spend time with their boxers.

Chris Ritter

F3 Horshack | The Capital

was EH’d on Thanksgiving weekend in 2012, He currently serves as 3rd F Q for TheCapital region and was the Site Q of FreeState AO in Bethesda, MD which he launched in 2020. Chris has his undergraduate degree in African Studies from Northwestern University and his MBA in Organizational Change and Strategy from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

He is the Vice President of Transformation for Core4ce, a company focused on helping leaders in national security to harness the power of data to accomplish their mission. In the 1990s, Chris joined Teach For America and served as a high school special education teacher for two years in Marianna, Arkansas.

His combined passion for education and the African continent led Chris to join the Board of Directors for Project Zawadi which ensures the children of Tanzania have access to a quality education. Chris is married to Suzanne, his bride for 28 years, and together they have three children: Leo (“Greenback”), Logan (“BMX”), and Ace (“Salmon Roll).

Kurt Wunderlich

F3 Wolverine | St. Louis

made it to his first F3 workout in September 2019, after having lunch with an attorney to discuss helping clients design better estate plans.

Little did he know this lunch would introduce him to a great group of guys who would improve his life forever.

As a former athlete, he thought he could out king his queen and was in the midst of realizing this thinking caused him to gain 20+ lbs when he made his first post. By standing shoulder to shoulder in the gloom and forming a shield lock with HIMs in St Louis, he is continuing to accelerate his fitness while also focused on reining in his jester, the queen. In F3 he has held multiple leadership roles, starting as the 3rd F of St. Louis where it has expanded from a single region into 4, and as the Shield Lock Q focused on helping men fight the flux.

His concentrica is his M Ashley, who enjoys poking fun at the F3 lexicon, and their two daughters. For his mammon, he is in business development for one of the largest registered investment advisors in the country which allows him to meet more of the PAX of F3 nation on his travels for work.