Founders
Leader Brother Son was founded in 2019 by Jindy Mann, a leadership coach, consultant and facilitator with a journey that has straddled corporates, startups, coaching, spiritual practice, and psychology.
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In 2023, Russ joined Jindy as Co-Founder, bringing deep experience of men's work from his time with Andy's Man Club and ManKind Project, as well as his PhD work in masculinity studies. Jindy, Russ and trusted associates use their wealth of experience to host all of the circles, retreats & workshops to nurture meaningful conversations and committed action.
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Jindy and Russ are experienced facilitators who inspire self-inquiry, self-discovery, and personal & collective development, with the belief that the most powerful insights come from within the group and the individual.
They encourage the group to tap into its intuitive collective wisdom, enabling men to deepen their wisdom and be their own guides.
Jindy Mann (Founder)
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Professional leadership coach
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Facilitator
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Way of Council guide
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Organisational consultant
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Author
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Public speaker
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20+ years in corporates, consulting & startups
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MSc Finance, BA Retail Marketing
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Throughout my life, I’ve seen a prevalence of a certain type of masculinity: in the patriarchal British Asian community that I grew up in, in football teams that I was a part of and in countless corporates, government institutions and startups I’ve worked with.
It is a type of masculinity that compels men to shut down valuable parts of themselves and the knock-on effect is that they live less rich and fulfilled lives, creating suffering for themselves and contributing to the suffering of others.
I believe that there are other ways to be a man than the limited set of roles and stereotypes on offer for men, especially as masculinity is, as James Hollis once said, "ultimately a mystery".
My mission now as a facilitator, coach and communicator is to enable men to rediscover old ways and explore new ways of being fully alive as who they truly are.
I sometimes describe this as 'slow work', perhaps the work of a lifetime and what Jung described as the process of individuation.
Russell Larrett (Co-Founder)
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Professional Coach
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Facilitator
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Business Mentor
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Way of Council guide
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Mental Health First Aider
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PhD candidate in masculinity studies (Hult Ashridge)
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20+ years in corporates, sales, marketing & leadership development
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MBA, BA (Hons) Business Studies
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At midlife, I found myself lost in a dark wood, caught between others’ expectations and my own idea of a “Real Man”. I was a high-achieving, divorced dad, carrying more than I could name or speak to, moving through a world that felt increasingly empty and disconnected.
Along the way, I began exploring masculinity through an inquiry grounded in contemplative, creative, and relational practices in the company of men - not to fix one another, but to ask: What keeps men locked into patterns of unhealthy masculinity? Why do we wear performative masks? How can we create spaces where men can speak honestly and embrace diverse masculinities, allowing real, life-affirming change to emerge?
As Jungian author James Hollis writes, “Our mythology is full of heroic adventures—mountains climbed, ogres fought, dragons defeated—but it takes even more courage for a man to speak his emotional truths.”
This is the courage I seek to nurture: befriending our male conditioning and wounds with compassion, drawing on our collective strength, and living more authentically from a place of inner authority, while supporting growth, connection, and belonging in men’s lives.