Most people associate success with checking the right boxes—top schools, prestigious jobs, impressive titles. But what happens when you realize those boxes don’t reflect who you truly are?
In this episode, Mike Lloyd opens up to Bryan Wish about his journey from MIT to the startup world, and how chasing external validation nearly led him away from his real strengths. He reflects on the pressure to "prove" himself, how that drive shaped his early decisions, and the critical turning points that helped him let go of expectations that weren’t truly his.
Mike shares what it means to operate from alignment instead of ambition, how he found purpose through building Corvus Insurance, and why the hardest moments often reveal the most about what we’re meant to do. It’s a candid conversation about redefining success—and trusting your own path.
