The Founders
Longship exists to help men build stronger lives through real-world connection, honest challenge, disciplined growth, and service.
Edmonton-born. IRL-first. Built around rucks, councils, events, crews, and practical accountability.
Most men are not short on information. They are short on trusted men who know them, challenge them, and walk beside them in real life.
Longship was created to rebuild that kind of brotherhood: local, practical, disciplined, and grounded in service. We are not a therapy group, networking club, or online self-improvement brand. We are building real rooms where men can become stronger husbands, fathers, friends, leaders, and members of their communities.
Co-Founder, Community & Events
Cody leads the emotional and cultural heartbeat of Longship: the rooms, stories, conversations, and events where men become known.
What he brings
Lived experience, men's mental health advocacy, public speaking, community-building, and the ability to create rooms where men tell the truth.
Focus inside Longship
Culture, events, storytelling, member experience, and public-facing community leadership.
Co-Founder, Relationships & Partnerships
Ryan builds the connective tissue around Longship: the relationships, partnerships, introductions, and local trust that help the community grow without becoming impersonal.
What he brings
Business relationships, community instincts, partnership-building, and a strong ability to connect men to the right people and opportunities.
Focus inside Longship
Onboarding, partnerships, local expansion, member connection, and sponsor/community relationships.
Co-Founder, Systems & Product
Mathias turns Longship's mission into systems that can scale without losing the human core.
What he brings
Technology strategy, product thinking, operational systems, AI, automation, and execution discipline.
Focus inside Longship
Digital infrastructure, membership systems, app/product strategy, operations, and scalable community design.
Co-Founder / Strategic Advisor, Leadership & Human Performance
Mark brings decades of leadership, discipline, and human-performance training to Longship's standards and philosophy.
What he brings
Elite leadership training, mental toughness, service orientation, breathwork, Kokoro, and a disciplined model of integrated masculine growth.
Focus inside Longship
Leadership standards, performance philosophy, strategic guidance, and the deeper training lineage behind Longship's growth model.
Longship is strongest because the founders do not all bring the same gift. Cody shapes the rooms. Ryan builds the relationships. Mathias builds the systems. Mark sharpens the standard.
Together, the work is simple: create places where men can show up consistently, speak honestly, train physically, think clearly, serve their families, and be held to a higher standard.
The best way to understand Longship is not to read about it. Come to a ruck, attend an event, or become a member.