GreatMan Global Board
Michael Blanton
Michael Blanton is an award-winning artistic producer and manager. He started his career with Word Records and executive-produced almost all of Amy Grant’s recording album catalogue. He later co-founded Reunion Records and Reunion Publishing managing projects with Michael W. Smith, Rich Mullins, and many other musicians, along with author Frank Peretti. Blanton was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2017, he is a member of the Gospel Music Association, recognized as a lifetime member of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Country Music Association.
Blanton has been married to his wife Paula for 46 years. They currently reside in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Anthony Flemons
Anthony Flemons is a seasoned restauranteur with over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He began his career as an hourly helper with no prior experience, and now serves in a leadership role with an upscale hospitality group, where he continues to excel and achieve notable milestones. He is passionate about continuous improvement and is dedicated to giving back to the community by mentoring and coaching men in leadership and honorable masculinity, collaborating with local organizations to empower individuals.
In his spare time, Anthony co-created and launched the "Renovating Masculinity Podcast" and subsequently was invited to join the "GreatMan Podcast" with Stephen Mansfield.
JT McCraw
The passion that JT has to teach and encourage men to greatness comes from his own personal story. He has traveled around the globe teaching men what he learned during his dark days of personal crisis. He is a co-host of the GreatMan Podcast, a John Maxwell certified Life Coach & Speaker, an independent life coach with Stephen Mansfield's GreatMan Coaching team, the Men's pastor at Bethel World Outreach and is one of the leading men’s ministers in the United States.
He has been married to Shelley for twenty-nine years and has five children. He spends his spare time doing projects around his home, riding motorcycles, hunting, and continuing his ongoing search for the best brisket in the nation.
Stephen Mansfield
Stephen Mansfield is a New York Times bestselling author and popular speaker who leads a speaker training firm based in Washington, DC. Stephen has written numerous biographies including The Faith of George W. Bush and The Faith of Barak Obama, both of which led to global attention. He has written celebrated biographies of Booker T. Washington, George Whitefield, Winston Churchill, Pope Benedict XVI, Abraham Lincoln, and the Guinness beer company, among others. His first book written for men was the humorous and fiery Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men. He followed this with Building Your Band of Brothers and Men on Fire.
Stephen speaks widely about men, leadership, faith, the lessons of history, and the forces that shape modern culture. He lives in Nashville and his nation’s capital with his wife Beverly.
Mike Sain
Mike Sain is the President of Material Handling Inc (MHI). MHI is a family owned and operated business established in 1975. Currently MHI serves customers from 10 locations in 5 states in the Southeastern US. additionally Mike had an 8 year career in music in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Mike gave his life to Jesus in 1998 and later that same year married his beautiful wife Angela. Living in the outskirts of Nashville TN, Mike and Angela have one son, Michael Jr.