What happens when success starts to feel like a slow unraveling?
In this episode, Mike shares the climb from a $14/hour contract role to executive leadership inside a Fortune 100 company—and the pressure, politics, and personal trade-offs that came with it.
It’s a story about ambition, recognition, and the whisper that there might be another way.
From corporate momentum to consulting reinvention, this chapter captures the cost of chasing success at all costs—and the quiet courage it takes to build something new.
If you’ve ever felt like you were playing the game... and losing yourself in the process—this one’s for you.
