THA MOTIV8TOR'S TABLE PODCAST With Dr. JayR McIntyre

About THA MOTIV8TOR'S TABLE PODCAST With Dr. JayR McIntyre

🎙️ Tha Motiv8tor’s Table Podcast From the battlefield to the boardroom—this is not motivation, this is survival turned into purpose. Tha Motiv8tor’s Table Podcast delivers raw, transformational conversations about resilience, healing, leadership, and rebuilding from rock bottom. Hosted by JayR McIntyre, widely known as Tha Hood Motiv8tor, this platform goes far beyond inspirational talk—it confronts truth, trauma, and the real cost of becoming great. JayR McIntyre is a U.S. Army Combat Veteran, Bronze Star recipient in combat, TEDx Speaker, author, and Top 50 Motivational Speaker in the World. He is also a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., grounded in service, leadership, and community uplift. JayR is the author of three powerful books available on Amazon: From the Block to the Board Tha Elephant A Good Heart Don’t Pay Bills Each book reflects lived experience—unfiltered lessons on trauma, leadership, generosity, failure, and rebuilding when life hits hard. JayR’s journey did not begin with privilege or opportunity. He grew up in the heart of California’s gang culture, witnessing his mother’s battle with drug addiction before losing her to AIDS. As a child, he experienced homelessness and lived on Skid Row, learning survival before success. Later, he served three combat deployments to Iraq, returning home with the invisible wounds of PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury—battles that reshaped his life forever. After the military, the war didn’t end. JayR faced devastating business failures, financial collapse, and identity loss—only to rebuild from the ground up. He earned his MBA in Business, became a Doctoral Candidate in Business (Graduating 2026), and transformed pain into purpose—building a global platform rooted in truth, discipline, and resilience. Every episode of Tha Motiv8tor’s Table dives into: Rising after trauma and loss Leadership forged under pressure Entrepreneurship without filters Faith, identity, and starting over Mental health, resilience, and accountability JayR doesn’t speak from theory. He speaks from experience. This podcast is for: Those climbing out of dark seasons Veterans carrying invisible wounds Entrepreneurs rebuilding after failure Anyone hungry to become the strongest version of themselves This isn’t hype. This isn’t fluff. This is survival refined into purpose. 💯🔥 Motiv8tors, Mount Up.

Publisher

Dr. JayR McIntyre

Category

business · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

18 Dec 2025

Latest episode

25 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

101 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Aug 2026

   E012 - Walk In Your Purpose - Building Impact, Confidence & Voice w/ Ernsie Fidelia

   In this powerful LIVE episode of Tha Motiv8tor’s Table, Dr. JayR McIntyre sits down with Ernsie Fidelia, an Author, Speaker, Event Coordinator, and Founder of Purposeful Path Media Group, for a conversation centered on purpose, empowerment, and impact. Ernsie shares her journey from a childhood in Haiti and New York through learning she was dyslexic, becoming a mother at eighteen, surviving domestic violence, and turning her lived experience into a mission to help other women rebuild their lives and step into their own purpose with confidence and authenticity.

2. 

   20 Aug 2026

   E011 - Yvette Jones-Swanson on Homeless Veteran Housing, Leadership & Entrepreneurship

   Podcast Title: Tha Motiv8tors Table Host: Dr. JayR McIntyre Summary: Yvette Jones-Swanson, M.A., SDVOSB, joins Dr. JayR McIntyre for Season 6’s Combat / Military Edition to share nearly 25 years of work housing homeless veterans in the Chicago area. An Army veteran who experienced her own homelessness, domestic violence, and military sexual trauma after a medical discharge cut her active service short, Yvette turned her lived experience into a mission of bridging the gap between homeless veterans and the agencies, investors, and funding that can house them. As founder of VetMentors LLC and VetMentors Publishing, a national writer for Mission Roll Call, and a realtor who has helped house thousands of veterans since 2007, she details the systems, funding, and advocacy behind veteran housing solutions, plus the leadership and entrepreneurship required to sustain that mission. Main Topics: Veteran homelessness solutions Leadership after military service Building a veteran-owned business Housing advocacy & community impact Entrepreneurship with purpose Empowering the next generation of leaders Intriguing Quotes: “I help bridge the gap between homeless veterans and getting someplace to live.” (Yvette Jones-Swanson) “This community of homeless veterans is a community that not only needs to be housed but needs to be protected.” (Yvette Jones-Swanson) “Nobody’s asking you to house homeless veterans for free.” (Yvette Jones-Swanson) “A lot of veterans that are homeless, they want to be homeless because they don’t want to be seen no more. But a lot of them need to be brought to the forefront because they do have a message and they have a mission.” (Yvette Jones-Swanson) “Love on animals. Love on everything that you have. Positivity wins at the end of the day.” (Yvette Jones-Swanson) “I don’t bring anybody on my platform that I’m not inspired by.” (Dr. JayR McIntyre) Key Moments: [00:01:27] - JayR opens Season 6 and welcomes Yvette Jones-Swanson to the table [00:02:03] - Yvette introduces herself as an Army veteran from Chicago who has housed homeless veterans for nearly 25 years [00:02:59] - Yvette describes sleeping in her car and relying on family after leaving an unsafe home with no VA support [00:13:13] - Yvette recounts becoming the target of her drill sergeant during basic training [00:18:40] - Yvette reflects on surviving military sexual trauma, domestic abuse, and homelessness as a veteran and military spouse [00:21:02] - Yvette explains how becoming a realtor led her into the homeless veteran housing community in 2007 [00:26:03] - Yvette details founding VetMentors LLC, VetMentors Publishing, and her role as a national writer for Mission Roll Call [00:43:17] - JayR closes with the Pour Into Me segment, affirming Yvette’s mission and impact Notable Guests/Resources: Yvette Jones-Swanson, M.A., SDVOSB, is a National Veterans Homeless Housing Advocate, Realtor, Consultant, and Founder of VetMentors LLC, as well as an Army veteran. She also owns VetMentors Publishing, home to her US Military Veterans Educational and Guide Book Series available on Amazon, and serves as a national writer for Mission Roll Call, where she is the subject matter expert on homeless veterans housing. Her nonprofit, 100 Pretty Purses for Female Veterans, has since been dissolved as she works toward launching a new foundation supporting transitional housing for female veterans of domestic violence. Sponsors mentioned: Los Angeles Tribune, Riverside, Seven Eagle Academy. Special Announcements: 🌐 Official Website: https://www.thahoodmotiv8tor.com/ 🎧 Watch & Listen on All Platforms 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gmg75s... 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THAHOODMOTIV8TOR 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tha_motiv8tor_table_podcast/ From the Block to the Board — Every Story Has Power. MOTIV8TORS MOUNT UP. IT'S TIME TO SHAKE THA ROOM. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

3. 

   18 Aug 2026

   E010 - From Addiction to Purpose: USMC Veteran JJ Howland's Powerful Comeback Story

   Podcast Title: Tha Motiv8tors Table Host: Dr. JayR McIntyre Summary: JJ Howland, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former radio reconnaissance signals intelligence Marine, joins Dr. JayR McIntyre to share how he rebuilt his life after military service. Raised in a wrestling family in Virginia Beach, JJ gave up college scholarships to join the Marines after 9/11, then lost his sense of purpose and identity once he transitioned out, spiraling into years of drinking, drug use, and homelessness. A near overdose and the look on his parents’ faces in the hospital became the turning point that led him into cognitive processing therapy at the VA. From there he rebuilt through fitness, a 30 day sobriety challenge that has now stretched past five years, and a return to wrestling that grew into his own gym in Atlanta. After watching one of his young athletes attempt suicide, JJ closed the gym to travel full time, now coaching wrestling and sharing his story of addiction, mental health, and resilience with veterans, entrepreneurs, and kids across more than 110 cities and 11 countries. Main Topics: ● Military life and transition ● Overcoming addiction ● Mental health and healing ● Becoming stronger after pain ● Leadership and accountability ● Building a new life after setbacks ● Why your story is not over Intriguing Quotes: “Your validation comes from you, not from external, not from other people.” (JJ Howland) “That small simple task is the one thing that started the process of getting me clean from drugs, getting me sober, getting me back in fitness shape, physically and mentally.” (JJ Howland) “Give more than you ever think about receiving.” (JJ Howland) “Everything that we do is a choice. If you don’t change it, you’re choosing it.” (JJ Howland) “Where do the healers go get healed? Where do the motivators go get motivated?” (Dr. JayR McIntyre) “Pain doesn’t define you. Your comeback does.” (Dr. JayR McIntyre) Key Moments: [00:02:04] - JJ describes growing up in a wrestling family in Virginia Beach with a pastor and cop father [00:03:25] - JJ explains joining the Marine Corps as a radio reconnaissance signals intelligence Marine after 9/11 reshaped his path [00:04:13] - JJ describes losing his purpose and identity after leaving the Marine Corps and falling into addiction and homelessness [00:05:18] - A near overdose lands JJ in the hospital, and his parents seeing him for the first time becomes the turning point [00:06:08] - JJ credits cognitive processing therapy at the VA as the foundation for everything that got him clean [00:08:52] - Gym owner Frank challenges JJ to 30 days sober in Key West, a streak JJ has now carried past five years [00:22:15] - An athlete’s suicide attempt becomes the moment JJ decides to close his wrestling gym and travel full time to spread his message [00:49:53] - JJ shares what he would tell his younger self - validation comes from within, make your bed daily, give more than you receive, and live and enjoy life Notable Guests/Resources: JJ Howland is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, former radio reconnaissance signals intelligence Marine, and a wrestling coach and motivational speaker based in Atlanta. After closing his own wrestling gym to travel full time, he now works across more than 110 cities and 11 countries, teaching wrestling technique alongside life lessons on addiction recovery, mental health, and resilience to veterans, entrepreneurs, and youth. Sponsors mentioned: Los Angeles Tribune, Riverside, Seven Eagle Academy. Special Announcements: 🌐 Official Website: https://www.thahoodmotiv8tor.com/ 🎧 Watch & Listen on All Platforms 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gmg75s... 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THAHOODMOTIV8TOR 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tha_motiv8tor_table_podcast/ From the Block to the Board — Every Story Has Power. MOTIV8TORS MOUNT UP. IT'S TIME TO SHAKE THA ROOM. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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