Hosted by Mike Jackson · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 37 episodes
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Join host Mike Jackson as he uncovers the authentic stories behind success on 'Why Not Me?' With engaging interviews and practical insights, discover diverse paths to achievement and empower your own journey. Tune in and ask yourself: Why not me? Produced by Get Lifted Inc. and Rabbit Grin Productions
Mike Jackson hosts Why Not Me? with Mike Jackson, a business show with 37 episodes published.
On our final episode of Season 1, Mike is joined by Tika Sumpter! Tika talks all about growing up in New York, finding success on the soap opera One Life to Live and being nominated for a NAACP Image Award, being followe
Tim Story is on the podcast this week talking all about the highs and lows of the film industry, attending film school at USC, inspiration he took from Kevin Smith’s movie Clerks and deciding to make his first movie for
Prentice Penny joins Mike on the podcast this week! He talks all about growing up in the heart of the filmmaking world in Los Angeles and working as a substitute teacher, to feeling inspired by Spike Lee and deciding to
Zuri Hall joins Mike on the podcast! She talks about her journey growing up in Toledo, Ohio and attending Catholic school, how she grew out of her shy personality, her first date being at her Senior Prom, having integrit
This week, Mike’s good friend and talented multi-hyphenate artist Bresha Webb joins the podcast! She chats all about her move from Baltimore to Los Angeles, taking a gap year to figure out her acting goals, attending Cal
Robin Thede is on the podcast this week talking about her journey from Iowa to Hollywood, finding your voice in storytelling, the pursuit of your passions and what to pitch when you’re given the opportunity, her advice t
In this special episode, Mike takes a look back at a few listener favorite episodes from 2024! This year Mike was joined in conversation by an entire roster of talented aritsts that have overcome hurdles to get to where
This week on the podcast, Mike Jackson is joined by Bresha Webb for a special AMA! Bresha moderates questions for Mike submitted by listeners about his own career journey: how he got into the industry, what different pro
This week on the podcast, Cory Hardrict joins Mike! He talks about growing up in Chicago, the impact of losing his mom during his formative years, moving to Inglewood with no money, working at Kmart even after booking ic
This week on the podcast, Kerry Washington joins Mike to talk all about her journey from growing up in the Bronx, to attending a private school and how that shaped her trajectory. She also talks about the impact of findi
Stephen A. Smith is on the podcast this week talking all about the difficulty in navigating his complicated family dynamics growing up, what it was like losing a scholarship, his reaction when a mentor told him he was qu
Yara Shahidi joins the podcast this week and shares all about her journey from growing up in Minnesota to attending Harvard—a dream she never initially envisioned. She reflects on the life-changing experience of starring
Leslie Odom Jr. joins the podcast this week! He talks all about how he was only 17 when he was offered a professional job on Broadway, moving from NYC to LA, working with legends like Lin-Manuel Miranda and Kingsley Ben-
This week on the podcast, the talented Aldis Hodge joins us! He talks about what it was like being raised in New York, the support he always got from his mother, starting in the industry at a young age alongside his brot
La La Anthony joins the podcast this week! She talks all about her journey from radio to film and TV, being told she was at the peak of her career as a young adult working for MTV, her favorite character she’s ever playe
This week, Gabby Thomas joins the podcast to share her journey—from moving to an all-white town in Massachusetts as a young girl to attending Harvard, where her coach had a game-changing heart-to-heart with her about run
Jemele Hill joins the podcast to talk all about her tumultuous childhood growing up in Detroit, the “Why not me?” moment she had becoming the only black female sports columnist at a daily newspaper in North America, gett
D-Nice joins the podcast this week to talk about growing up in New York, encountering fame at a young age and how that shaped him, the support system he had in the entertainment idustry, producing the famous song” Self-D
Quincy Isaiah joins the podcast this week to talk about booking the role of Magic Johnson in the HBO series Winning Time, what life was like post-filming, if Magic Johnson signed off on the TV series, understanding the p
EMMY-nominated writer, actor, and show runner Diallo Riddle joins the podcast this week. He talks all about the struggle of figuring out how to pay for your life while you’re pursuing your art, the confidence of your 20’
Tika Sumpter
1 appearance on this show
Tim Story
director
1 appearance on this show
Kerry Washington
author
1 appearance on this show
Stephen A. Smith
1 appearance on this show
Stephen A Smith
1 appearance on this show
Leslie Odom Jr.
Tony Award Winning Career Musician
1 appearance on this show
Leslie Odom, Jr.
Hamilton Broadway's Original Aaron Burr
1 appearance on this show
Gabby Thomas
1 appearance on this show
Jemele Hill
Author, "Uphill: A Memoir" and contributing writer, The Atlantic
1 appearance on this show
Diallo Riddle
EMMY-nominated writer, actor, and show runner
1 appearance on this show
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Why Not Me? with Mike Jackson is hosted by Mike Jackson. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 37 episodes.
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