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OPERATION MMINDSHIFT

Presented by Molting Men + Geezer Creative

An 8-week guided reboot for Gen-X creatives ready to shed burnout, rediscover their edge, and launch a second act that’s personal, purposeful—and profitable.

COHORT SCHEDULE

TRACK 1 (WEDNESDAYS)
May 7 – June 25
4:00–6:00 pm PT / 7:00–9:00 pm ET

TRACK 2 (THURSDAYS)
May 8 – June 26
12:00–2:00 pm PT / 3:00–5:00 pm ET

*Depending on demand we may add additional tracks.

Claim Your Spot — Only 4 Per Track
SPOTS FILL FAST!

You’re not broken. You’re just ready to shift gears.

The job or career identity that used to define you now drains you. The golden handcuffs are starting to rust. And suddenly you're the “seasoned vet” in a room full of nerds who think Huey Lewis and the News is a YouTube channel.

You’re not alone, gentlemen. You’re ready for your Bionic Man upgrade.

This isn’t just a quick fix or some $99 “life hack,” man.

YOUR 8-WEEK JOURNEY:

Each week, you’ll join a small, hand-picked crew on Zoom to:

  • Revisit your origin story

  • Confront the Vampires draining your energy

  • Unearth your Superhuman Gifts

  • Activate your MMoZone—where your skills, passion, and SuperHuman Gifts converge into something you can actually monetize

  • Design your next chapter with a clear, doable action plan

Whether you launch a side hustle, test a consulting idea, or escape the rut that’s quietly killing your soul—we’ll help you realize your next move and put your plan in motion

No drum circles. No primal screams. Just real talk, real laughs, a real plan, and a Zoom room full of sarcastic Gen-Xers who still miss RadioShack.

is this for you?

  • You’re stuck, unfulfilled, or burned out

  • You know you’re aging out of traditional creative roles

  • You keep imagining something different—but haven’t made the leap

  • You want a path forward that reflects who you are now, not who you were 20 years ago

This isn’t about starting over from scratch. It’s about taking control and syncing up what you want with what you do.


“The group support was essential to gaining insight about myself and building confidence in trying something different.”

Joel "The Machine" Ehly

This isn’t just a $9 ebook and a bunch of lame PDFs, dude.

WHAT’S IN THE TOOLBOX

  • Live Weekly Coaching: A total of 16 hours of direct face time with your coaches and creative peers. Swearing included at no additional cost.

  • Action-packed Missions: Assignments designed to reveal your MMoZone—the launchpad of your second act.

  • A Brotherhood of Creatives: Connect with guys who speak fluent sarcasm, know every line of The Breakfast Club, and won’t flinch when you say “Atari 2600.”

  • Confidence Recharge: Torch what’s holding you back. Reclaim your inner Colonel Austin.

  • Accountability Loop: You won’t go it alone. MoltMasters™, your 4-man crew, and your coaches will keep you on track.

  • Surprise Guests: Industry veterans and fellow Molting Men drop in to shake things up.

  • Personalized Summary + Monetization Plan:
    A clear, actionable blueprint for turning your talents into a new income stream.

This isn’t Eat. Pray. Hit the Snooze Button.

Past Molting Men Have:

  • Pivoted to careers in new fields

  • Launched merch lines and increased billable rates

  • Reignited dormant passions into viable side hustles

  • Reclaimed their confidence and creative passion

  • Realized that finding Gilligan’s Island (and shacking up with Ginger) is not a viable retirement plan.

Bottom line? Everyone who’s taken the ride has proven it’s not too late to build something of their own.

So can you.

MEET SOME OF THE DUDES WHO’VE MADE THE MMINDSHIFT

Every one of these guys started right where you are…

THE PERKS

 (WORTH ONE MILLION DOLLARS*)

  • One–on-one strategy session with one of our coaches ($350 value)

  • Cohort-only workbooks + mission guides

  • Priority access and discounts on future programs, events and memberships

  • Invite to Molting Monday (once-a-month drop-in call)

  • Custom MM 2D Action Figure: Before everyone and his uncle Merton started “creating” action figures with Ai. We were doing it. Better. Because your MM action figure reflects key moments + the Superhuman Gifts you reveal during our shared cohort voyage.

*If you subtract $998,750.


“Nothing beats the finale with the summary and action figure, as well as confident action plans to move forward with a pilot strategy.”

-“PiSPOCKo”

MEET Y0UR COACHES

Meet the Gen-X creatives who’ve been through the fire and returned with notes.

HEAD COACH

auGi Garred
CODENAME: “SUPERCHARGER”
FOUNDER + CHIEF REINVENTION OFFICER
Molting Men

Creative madman. Coach. Comedy casualty.

  • auGi is author of the forthcoming book Running Naked Through the Valley of the Unemployed

    Over three decades, he’s launched four startups (with two exits), created groundbreaking campaigns for AT&T and the National MS Society, electrified audiences at The Second City, produced live shows for Bill Nye the Science Guy, was called “a brilliant funnyman” by the executive producer of The Late Late Show on CBS and totally bombed his audition for NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

    auGi founded Molting Men to build the kind of community he couldn’t find when he needed it most—one for Gen-X creative dudes who feel like Hermie from the Island of Misfit Toys—just older now. Hopefully wiser. And finally ready to take control of their destiny.

See auGi’s Linkedin Profile

ASSistant COACH

John Kieselhorst
CO-FOUNDER / CCO ART + DESIGN
Geezer Creative

Agency veteran. Creative instigator. Chaos wrangler.

  • John’s a lifelong creative instigator with a knack for turning chaos into clarity. He’s led campaigns for brands like Domino’s, Lyft, and PopSockets, with deep experience at agencies like CP+B, Arnold, and David&Goliath.

    In his first foray into the Molting Men universe, John brings a grounded presence, a philosophical lens, and firsthand insight from building his own ventures—helping others shed what’s no longer working and create what’s next.

See John’s Linkedin Profile

PRICING

Spots fill up fast—and we only run this 3-4x per year.

Early Bird (by May 1): $1,295
Late Bird (after May 5): $1,595

Payment Plan:
Pay $495 now. If you’re still in by Week 4, pay the rest then.

READY TO REBOOT?

SPOTS FILL FAST!

Pick a Track. Reserve Your Spot.

Each group meets weekly on Zoom with your 4-man crew. No passengers—just doers.

Track 1: Wednesday Evenings
May 7 – June 25
4:30–6:30 PM PT / 7:30–9:30 PM ET

Track 2: Thursday Midday
May 8 – June 26
12:00–2:00 PM PT / 3:00–5:00 PM ET

YOU’LL CHOOSE YOUR TRACK AFTER CHECKOUT.
We’ll hold your seat and follow up to confirm.

FAQs

  • This is a program built exclusively for men, typically Gen-X guys from the creative industries—art directors, copywriters, creative directors, designers, brand strategists, photographers, and marketers. Most are still working but feeling stuck, burned out, or ready to shed the golden handcuffs. Some are between roles, using this time to reset, regroup, and design a more meaningful next chapter.

  • A big part of the journey is about unearthing practical ways to monetize your MMoZone—the convergence of your SuperHuman gifts, experience and what you love to do. That could look like a side hustle, consulting practice, freelance reinvention, or exploring entirely new industries that align with what brings you purpose and meaning.

  • Not at all. Most men come in knowing something’s got to change but aren’t sure what that looks like yet. This program helps you clear the fog and start shaping a future that makes sense—and feels good.

  • That’s totally fine. If you’re creative-adjacent—working in strategy, production, project management, marketing operations, or any role that supports or connects with creative work—you’ll fit right in. If you’ve spent your career helping ideas come to life, now it’s time to focus on your own.

  • Plan for about 2–4 hours per week. That includes your 2-hour live session, time to complete your Mission Dossier, and check-ins with your MoltBuddy. The work is focused and purposeful—it’s time well spent on building your next chapter.

  • The Mission Dossier is your weekly assignment—a powerful set of prompts and exercises designed to help you dig deeper, gain clarity, and apply what you're learning in real time. You’ll always have a full week to complete it before the next session. It's not graded, but it is essential.

  • We offer two cohort tracks: one meets on Wednesdays, the other on Thursdays. Each session is held via Zoom and runs 2 hours. You’ll pick your track when you sign up and stick with that group throughout the program. *Depending on demand, we may add a day and/or more sessions on the same day.

  • Each group is capped at four men per track. We keep it small on purpose—so everyone has ample time to share. You won’t be lost in a sea of Brady Brunch Zoom squares. This is deep work, and the tight-knit format is what makes it powerful.

  • If you miss your live session, you can request a private replay and/or schedule a 1-on-1 makeup session with one of our coaches to stay on track. Session recordings aren’t shared broadly—only with participants who miss a session.

  • If you can carve out a few focused hours a week, yes. MMindShift is designed to complement other career or personal development efforts, not compete with them.

  • The investment for Operation MMindShift starts at $495, which is required to begin the program and covers your cost for the first half.

    Please refer to the website for full pricing details. After week 4, you'll be asked to pay the remaining balance to complete the full 8-week experience—including live sessions, weekly Mission Dossiers, 1-on-1 makeup coaching if needed, and continued access to the broader Molting Men community. There are no upsells, hidden fees, or secret handshakes—just real support, real structure, and real progress. Payment plans are available if needed.

  • Not at all. Once you complete Operation MMindShift, you’ll have multiple ways to stay engaged and supported—like Molting Monday (a casual, drop-in call held the first Monday of each month). If you want to go deeper into developing the side hustle, consulting path, or venture idea you uncovered during the cohort, we offer discounted pricing to join our MoltMixer Incubator, a next-level container for testing and building real-world pilots. Once you join MM, you're basically on The Who reunion tour—just when you thought it was over, there's another show. And another. And another. You might wrap the cohort, but the community keeps playing. And playing. And playing. 

  • Operation MMindShift is currently for men only. But we’re gearing up to pilot an all-women version of the framework called PROJECT MAVEN. If you or someone you know might be a good fit, we’re actively building our candidate list for the pilot. Drop us a line and we’ll make sure you’re looped in as it takes shape: moltingmen+maven@gmail.com

  • Nope. This isn’t therapy, and it’s definitely not group handholding. It’s a practical, no-BS reboot for creative men ready to shed what’s not working and explore what’s next. That said, don’t be surprised if you laugh harder, open up more, and feel effing better than you have in years.

  • Only if you’re allergic to odd time signatures, black holes, or lyrics that sound like they were ghostwritten by a philosophical wizard with a mullet. And yes, "his mind is not for rent" is basically the unofficial motto of this community—minus the 11-minute drum solos (most weeks).

THE MM GUARANTEE

Give Operation MMindShift a shot for 4 weeks. Show up. Do the missions. See what shakes loose.

If you’re not feeling it—we’ll refund your money. No hard feelings and yes, we’ll give back your Frampton Comes Alive CD.

We believe in this process. But more importantly—we believe you’ve still got something worth building.

Keep the dossiers. Keep the insights.
Consider it a parting gift from the Island of Misfit Creative Dudes.

Still Not Sure? Let’s Talk.

If you’re curious, skeptical, or just want to make sure this isn’t some kind of lizard people cult—we get it.

Book a free 15-minute Zoom call with SuperCharger to ask questions, check the vibe, and see if Operation MMindShift is a fit.

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