Divorced to Dynamite

About Divorced to Dynamite

The Michelle May O'Neil Show is where reinvention becomes more than an idea; it becomes a movement. If you are standing at the edge of what is next, this is where you will find the stories, strategies, and clarity to create your future by design instead of default. From boardrooms to personal crossroads, we confront the hard part of change: the failures that felt final, the resets that required courage, and the disciplined strategy that turns a comeback into a competitive edge. Hosted by Michelle May O’Neil, a nationally recognized strategist and one of America’s leading lawyers, the show explores how top performers rebuild after real setbacks, reframe identity, and reimagine what success can look like in business and in life. Conversations with world-class entrepreneurs and cultural thought leaders go past the highlight reel to the moments they thought they were finished, how they clawed their way back, and achieved success greater than they could have imagined. Between interviews, Michelle delivers solo episodes that translate decades of guiding leaders through high-stakes transitions into a clear playbook for navigating change with intention. Expect straight talk on resilience, leadership, culture, and the practical mechanics of designing a second act that actually works. This is not theory. It is real stories, real strategy, and real transformation for people who have failed, fought, and forged ahead. If you are ready to stop drifting and start designing your next chapter, this show equips you with the insights and tools to make your next move count.

Publisher

Michelle May O'Neil

Category

business · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Aug 2024

Latest episode

2 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

10 of 48 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   2 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Cherise Williams on Reinvention, Burnout, and Corporate Authenticity

   Cherise Williams, Director at Maker’s Mark, discusses her experiences with reinvention, burnout, and corporate authenticity as a woman of color, emphasizing the importance of leading through joy and cultural competency in an interview with Michelle May O'Neil.

2. 

   30 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Most Overlooked Leadership Lesson in Unreasonable Hospitality

   In this episode, Michelle explores the deeper, often overlooked lessons inside Unreasonable Hospitality. This book isn’t just about restaurants; it’s a transformational leadership framework about identity, culture, and creating organizations where people feel truly seen. In this episode: -Hospitality as an identity practice, not a performance -Why hospitality trains teams to develop awareness and leadership judgment -How hospitality strengthens resilience, retention, and emotional safety in organizations -The truth that hospitality must happen inside the company first, not just with customers -How these ideas connect to the Fifth Move Strategy through diagnosing and documenting culture *Follow* Michelle May O'Neil https://www.instagram.com/themichellemayoneil/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

3. 

   26 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Growth Never Breaks a Business: Systems Are What Unlock Scale

   Success isn’t supposed to feel like suffocation, but for many founders, it does. In this solo episode, Michelle O’Neil tells the story of an entrepreneur whose business grew faster than the foundation beneath it. What looked like momentum on the outside became chaos on the inside, until she realized the truth: growth doesn’t break businesses… lack of systems does. Michelle breaks down the operational and mindset shifts every founder must make to scale without burnout, including why hustle isn’t the answer, why delivery matters more than marketing, and how repeatable systems create real freedom. In this episode: -Why success exposes weak systems instead of strong ones -The danger of scaling chaos in a growing business -Why fixing delivery comes before chasing more clients -How founders must shift from worker to architect -The difference between custom work and repeatable scale -Four lessons to move from stress to structure *Follow* Michelle May O'Neil https://www.instagram.com/themichellemayoneil/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Inside a recent episode

Cherise Williams on Reinvention, Burnout, and Corporate Authenticity

Published 2 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] A lot of folks define themselves based off of everyone else's definition of them versus like, who are you? I know we'll get into that a little bit later, but yeah. Yeah, well, I mean, we might as well go there now, but how do you view life balance? Like, I think that's a topic that is a little bit controversial right now. You know, some people say life balance is a myth that, you know, that you can only ever focus on one thing at one time. Other people say, you know, we have to have balance. You have to, you know, do some of this and some of that. How do you view life balance having your children and your corporate career and then all the other things that are thrown at you as well? […]

Who has been a guest on Divorced to Dynamite

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

• Cherise Williams
• Dustin Sanchez
• Todd Frankfort
• Ron Pinkerton
• Stefan Junaeus

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

58,089

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4,003 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

12

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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