Becoming Self Made

About Becoming Self Made

Becoming Self Made is a video podcast presented by Relay and hosted by Wall Street Journal bestselling author and money expert Mike Michalowicz. Each episode uncovers the real stories behind entrepreneurs who built something from the ground up—and kept going when the stakes got higher. If you're starting a business, scaling a business, or navigating the realities of being a small business owner, this podcast delivers practical lessons, mindset shifts, and real founder journeys to help you build something that lasts. Because success isn't just what you build. It's who you become. Learn more at relayfi.com/becoming-self-made-podcast Becoming Self Made is produced by Relay in partnership with Pod People.

Publisher

Relay | Mike Michalowicz

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Nov 2025

Latest episode

4 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 15 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Caroline Weaver Is Supporting Small Businesses In New York City With The Locavore

   Host Mike Michalowicz interviews Caroline Weaver, founder of The Locavore Guide, about how supporting small businesses strengthens communities and economies.

2. 

   28 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How David Stark Turned a Small Flower Business Into One of the Most Innovative Design Firms in America

   Mike Michalowicz interviews David Stark, founder of David Stark Design, exploring how he transformed a small flower business into an innovative design firm by embracing creativity and unconventional opportunities.

3. 

   21 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dr. Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer Purcell: How the Beekman 1802 Founders Went From Self-Funded Soap Shop to a $300M Brand

   Host Mike Michalowicz interviews Dr. Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell about building Beekman 1802 into a $300M brand by prioritizing community and kindness.

4. 

   14 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Jamie Deering Took a Family Business Into Its Next Chapter at Deering Banjo Company

   Host Mike Michalowicz interviews Jamie Deering and her parents, Greg and Janet Deering, about leading a family business into its next chapter through trust, innovation, and empowering employees.

5. 

   7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Tim Milgram Helped Pioneer Dance Cinematography and Build a Creative Empire on His Own Terms

   Host Tim Milgram shares how he pioneered dance cinematography and built a creative empire by forging his own path.

6. 

   30 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Andrew Ahn Turned Boo's Philly Cheesesteaks Into an LA Institution

   Host Mike interviews Andrew Ahn, founder of Boo's Philly Cheesesteaks, as they discuss building a lasting business through family, resilience, and community focus.

7. 

   23 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Tiffany Aliche: How The Budgetnista Built a Financial Education Business Through Community

   Host Mike Michalowicz interviews Tiffany Aliche, The Budgetnista, as she reveals how she built a financial education business through community and personal experience.

8. 

   16 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Becoming Self Made Season 2 Trailer | Hosted by Mike Michalowicz | Relay

   Host Mike Michalowicz interviews entrepreneurs like Tiffany Aliche and Tim Milgram, uncovering the pivotal moments that shaped their business journeys and personal transformations.

9. 

   16 Dec 2025

   Falling in Love With the Problem: How Lauren Makler Built Cofertility

   Cofertility CEO Lauren Makler shares with host Mike Michalowicz how embracing the fertility problem fuels her mission to create a more accessible and dignified system.

10. 

    9 Dec 2025

    Question Everything: Independent Thinking, Hard Lessons & Scaling Smart with Relay’s Yoseph West

    Host Mike Michalowicz interviews Yoseph West, CEO and Co-founder of Relay, about questioning everything and personal reinvention for scaling a business.

11. 

    2 Dec 2025

    Amy Porterfield's Path to Entrepreneurial Confidence: "Trust Yourself & Go All In”

    Online marketing expert Amy Porterfield shares her entrepreneurial journey with host Mike Michalowicz, revealing how self-trust fueled her rise from debt to a multi-million dollar business.

12. 

    25 Nov 2025

    Becoming Self Made: Real Stories of Entrepreneurs and Business Growth

    Bestselling author Mike Michalowicz interviews entrepreneurs sharing their unfiltered origin stories of resilience and reinvention to inspire business growth.

13. 

    18 Nov 2025

    How Bestselling Author Donald Miller Turned Storytelling into a Framework for Business Success With StoryBrand

    Host Mike Michalowicz interviews bestselling author and entrepreneur Donald Miller about his journey from writing to building the StoryBrand framework for business success.

14. 

    11 Nov 2025

    Built on Belief: Jesse and Emily Cole on the Savannah Bananas’ Rise from Rejection to Entertainment Revolution

    Host Mike Michalowicz interviews Jesse and Emily Cole, Co-Founders of The Savannah Bananas, about their journey from rejection to entertainment revolution, built on fan-centric joy and creativity.

15. 

    4 Nov 2025

    How Brian Scudamore Made $700 into $700M

    Host Mike Michalowicz interviews Brian Scudamore, founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, about building a $700 million empire from humble beginnings and his philosophy of impactful leadership.

Inside a recent episode

How Caroline Weaver Is Supporting Small Businesses In New York City With The Locavore

Published 4 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I noticed that As our lives become faster and more complicated and more saturated with information, people are less likely to do the work to just even find the shops. Especially now in post-COVID, a lot of people still work from home. They're not really leaving their neighborhoods the way that they once did to go into Manhattan or to go to a different part of Brooklyn to go to work. And so I think that one of the fundamental problems is that people aren't willing to look outside their own neighborhoods. And in New York City, we have everything. There's a specialty shop for pretty much everything in this city. […]

Who has been a guest on Becoming Self Made

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Caroline Weaver
• David Stark
• Dr Brent Ridge
• Josh Kilmer-Purcell
• Jamie Deering

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

28 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

25 ratings

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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