Men, Midlife, and the Day Success Stopped Working: A Conversation with Bob Cavnar
June 16, 2026 10:00 AM PT 01:00 PM ET
MEA CEO Derek Gehl sits down with transitions coach Bob Cavnar for an honest conversation about what happens when the playbook stops working.
At 65, Bob was a high-flying oil and gas executive in Texas — at the top of his career. Then the phone stopped ringing. Deals dried up. The identity he’d spent four decades building started to crack.
What he did next is what every successful man heading into the second half of life needs to hear.
In this live session, Bob walks through the four shifts most men eventually face: from performance to presence, accumulation to integration, achievement to significance, and isolation to real connection. You’ll hear what worked, what didn’t, and how to start asking the questions that matter — before life forces you to.
This session is for men in midlife and beyond, and for the people who love them.