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S1E61 How to Know If TikTok Shop Is Right for Your Brand with Pete D
Social commerce only works when brands treat TikTok Shop as infrastructure, not a campaign. Pete D learned that inside TikTok, and now runs his own TikTok Shop agency.He joins Mike for a candid…
S1E60 Why "Just Hire More Creators" Is the Wrong Brand Move with Aja Dang
After a decade as a creator. Aja Dang has thoughts on where brand-creator relationships go next: brands become the creator.She joins Mike for a candid conversation about her own pivot era, the AI…
S1E59 Why an Unboxing Experience Is a Story, Not a Box with Maria Karr
Maria Karr says the unboxing experience is a story, not a box. After two decades across agency, in-house, bootstrap, and incubator seats, she has built brands at every scale.She joins Mike for a…
S1E58 What Goldie Locks Took Out to Stand Out with Devin Graciano
Devin Graciano took protein out of professional haircare and built Goldie Locks around what she saw from the chair.She joins Mike for a candid conversation about going back to school for chemistry as…
S1E57 Why Home Is a Feeling, Not Just a Look with Jenny Wolf
The offices Jenny Wolf's commercial clients ask for don't feel like offices. They feel like home.Jenny, founder of Jenny Wolf Interiors and The Huntress, joins Mike to talk about why home is a…
S1E56 What Brands Misunderstand About the Men's Market with Ian Michael Crumm
Ian Michael Crumm built Boys in Beauty around a simple idea: beauty doesn't have to be gendered. In this candid conversation, Ian walks Mike through the line connecting his esthetician practice, his…
S1E55 Move Fast and Make Things with Mike Rovner
Mike Rovner has spent 30 years in New York advertising and now runs a successful independent shop. Whether he's teaching his City College grad students or the junior creatives at TiNY Ad Agency, he…
S1E54 The Clean Beer Playbook: Taste Good, Brew Clean, Grow Local with Conor Begley & Joe Cloyes
Conor Begley and Joe Cloyes spent $25K testing the top 20 US beers. What they found led to Fathers Brewing, a clean American lager that won gold before it hit Whole Foods.A candid conversation on the…
S1E53 How to Stack Small Wins When Building Your Brand with Bryan Daniels
Bryan Daniels turned brewery spent grain into a granola bar business. What's it like to run the whole thing solo?He tells Mike how a beer hobby became All Good Craft Granola Bars, what closing his…
S1E52 What Beauty & CPG Companies Get Wrong About AI with Nick Howard
Nick Howard has a three-part framework for where AI actually works inside a company. Most businesses skip straight to the tools and miss the strategy entirely.He tells Mike why the first conversation…
S1E51 Hire Smart People and Then Let Them Lead: Shelly Socol on 16 Years of Agency Leadership
Shelly Socol built 1R Agency by hiring experts and letting them lead. Sixteen years later, that philosophy is why people leave, explore, and come back.She tells Mike what happened when she gave a new…
S1 50 Episodes In: The Power of Conversations That Actually Matter
This special 50th episode of Minutes with Mike flips the script.For the first time, Mike Ryan, Chief Networking Officer at PIMS and the voice behind the show, steps into the guest seat, interviewed…
S1E50 From Letter Writing to Leading Beauty with Elana Drell Szyfer
Elana Drell Szyfer, the newly appointed president of CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women), joins Mike for a candid conversation about her unconventional path into beauty, the corporate culture lessons that…
S1E49 From Print to Real-Time: Why PR Now Moves at the Speed of Culture
In this episode of Minutes with Mike, Nathalie Banker, Head of U.S. Communications & Advocacy at No7 Beauty Company, shares a candid look at how the communications and marketing landscape has…
S1E48 Why Founders Have to Be a Little “Unhinged” with Natalie Mackey
In this engaging interview, Natalie Mackey, co-founder of Winky Lux, shares her entrepreneurial journey from starting her first business at 16 to building the successful beauty brand Winky Lux. She…
S1E47 Mastering Creative Services in the Beauty World with Heidi Henneman
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Heidi Henneman, co-founder of groaº, a creative and operational leader in the beauty industry, as she shares her journey from small-town beginnings to…
S1E46 When Friendship and Business Do Mix with Kamaru Clothing Founders
In this engaging interview, best friends Kate and Kelly share their inspiring journey from high school friends to successful entrepreneurs in the fashion industry. Discover how they built their brand…
S1E45 Figure It Out - The Career Strategy No One Teaches with Ayla Anaya
In this engaging conversation, Ayla Anaya shares her journey from a young girl in New Mexico who aspired to be a secretary and wound up becoming the president of PIMS instead. She discusses her early…
S1E44 Marketing Without Borders With Lara Schmoisman
Marketing Without Borders With Lara Schmoisman In this engaging conversation, Mike and Lara Schmoisman explore Lara's multifaceted career journey from a teen radio host to a networking powerhouse and…
S1E43 Hustle, Housewives, & High Heels: The Margaret Josephs Story
In this engaging conversation, Mike and Margaret Josephs explore their long-standing friendship, Margaret’s creative journey, and her evolution as a successful entrepreneur and reality TV star. They…
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Minutes With Mike has published 62 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Business, Management.
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