Heart 2 Talk: Making Your Dreams Come True (Replay Hosted by Theresa Cesare)
MIKE'D UP! with Mike DiCioccio
Release Date: 10/28/2023
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info_outlineThis week I’m on the road visiting my daughter Isabel to celebrate Halloween together. Rather than release a guest interview, I decided to replay my interview on Heart 2 Talk hosted by Theresa Cesare. She is a fantastic interviewer and we talked about my journey going from W2 to creating my business Social Chameleon & launching Mike’D Up!
During the interview, I discuss:
- My Dreams as a Youngster
- My Background in Music Performance & Media Production
- My Sales Career
- Falling in Love With Podcasting
- My Early “Mid-Life” Crisis
- Building My Podcast Agency Social Chameleon
- Launching Mike’D Up!
Theresa and I appreciate you tuning in! I hope this interview gave you a moment of reflection as well, thinking about YOUR STORY & how YOU CAN make your dreams come true!
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Mike
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Interview Recorded via Riverside.fm
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