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.

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

June 16, 2026 • 58 secs

Becoming Self Made is a video podcast presented by Relay and hosted by entrepreneur and bestselling author, Mike Michalowicz. In Season 2, host Mike Michalowicz sits down with entrepreneurs, founders, creatives, and business leaders, including Tiffany Aliche (The Budgetnista), Tim Milgram (TMilly Studio), Jamie Deering (Deering Banjos), and Dr. Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell (Beekman 1802), and more to uncover the moments t...

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

December 16, 2025 • 44 mins

Lauren Makler, co-founder and CEO of Cofertility, joins Mike Michalowicz to share how a life-altering medical diagnosis became the catalyst for building a more human, accessible fertility system with Cofertility. Lauren explains how falling in love with the problem, not just the solution, led her to reimagine egg freezing and donation in a way that removes financial barriers for individuals and couples while preserving dignity and ...

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

December 9, 2025 • 39 mins

Yoseph West, CEO and Co-founder of Relay, joins host Mike Michalowicz to share his journey of transformation, moving from an entrepreneur with a chip on his shoulder to a leader focused on learning, growth, and maximum impact. The conversation explores the lessons learned while scaling Relay, emphasizing the critical insight that the ability for the business to grow is a function of how much you grow. Mike and Yoseph get into the ...

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

December 2, 2025 • 35 mins

Online marketing expert, author, and podcast host Amy Porterfield sits down with host Mike Michalowicz to share the unfiltered story of her journey to becoming self-made. Amy went from being a note-taker on Tony Robbins' team to building a digital courses empire. She discusses personal high and low points, like being picked on as a kid, and how those early experiences inevitably shaped her as an entrepreneur. She also reveals a cha...

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Becoming Self Made: Real Stories of Entrepreneurs and Business Growth

November 25, 2025 • 1 min

Every successful entrepreneur has a messy, unpredictable origin story, and Becoming Self Made brings those stories to life. Hosted by bestselling author and entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz (Profit First), this podcast reveals how real business owners built thriving companies from small beginnings. Hear the unfiltered stories of resilience, rejection, and reinvention that shaped their success, and discover why being “self made&...

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

November 18, 2025 • 42 mins

Donald Miller didn’t set out to build a multi-million-dollar, world-class business, he just wanted to write a book. In this episode of Becoming Self Made, host Mike Michalowicz sits down with the renowned author and entrepreneur to discuss his journey from childhood and academic struggles to achieving success as the bestselling author of Blue Like Jazz and Building a StoryBrand. Donald eventually found his greatest success by...

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

November 11, 2025 • 40 mins

Jesse and Emily Cole, Co-Founders of The Savannah Bananas, have built one of the most inspiring success stories in sports and business. In this episode of Becoming Self Made, host Mike Michalowicz sits down with Jesse and Emily to uncover how they turned a struggling baseball team into a global entertainment phenomenon, one built not on profit, but on fans. From embracing rejection as their greatest teacher to creating a com...

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How Brian Scudamore Made $700 into $700M

November 4, 2025 • 33 mins

Brian Scudamore, the founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, has had a long and winding entrepreneurial road. From starting with $700 and an old pickup truck, to building a $700 million junk removal empire, to starring on Canada’s “Dragon Den”, there aren’t many challenges he hasn’t faced. In this episode, host Mike Michalowicz, bestselling author of ‘Profit First’ and ’The Money Habit,&rsq...

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Episodes

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

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

Becoming Self Made: Real Stories of Entrepreneurs and Business Growth

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

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

How Brian Scudamore Made $700 into $700M

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

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