From Pharma to Filmmaking: Faith, Failure & Finding Your Voice with Michael Brown
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Michael Brown spent 13 years in big pharma—climbing the corporate ladder, leading teams, and earning titles like “Associate Scientist.” Then he started asking questions no one wanted to hear… and everything unraveled.
In this raw and hilarious episode of Just Some BS, Michael shares his journey from corporate burnout to founding Seymour Mack Productions. Along the way, he opens up about job loss, mental health battles, faith, personal transformation, and how his past life as a freestyle rapper gave him the skills to thrive as a video storyteller.
🎙️ You’ll hear:
- Why corporate “realness” can be both your superpower… and your undoing
- How depression, therapy, and faith reshaped Michael’s life post-firing
- His surprising pivot from vaccine manufacturing to creative storytelling
- Why most companies get video marketing totally wrong
- The power of listening before you pitch
- How freestyle rap made him a faster thinker, better listener, and more effective entrepreneur
- Why he calls himself “the painter whose house isn’t painted” when it comes to personal branding
- What really builds trust—and how to use video to do it
If you’ve ever been through a setback, pivot, or moment of doubt… this episode is your permission to build something honest.
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