Business, Beer & BS with Mike & Blaine
Dive into "Business, Beer, and BS" with seasoned entrepreneurs Mike Milan and Blaine Bertsch! Each episode is a lively mix of business insights and casual conversation fueled by cold beers and real talk.
Mike and Blaine share their rollercoaster journeys of running businesses and tackling real-world challenges with humour and honesty. Expect practical tips, unforgettable stories, and plenty of laughs along the way. It’s the perfect blend of expert advice and laid-back fun.
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Episodes
226 episodes
Everything Got Better… and Worse: Why Complexity is Killing Your Business
At some point, everything got harder to use. This week on the Mike & Blaine Podcast, we dive into the growing frustration with modern "innovation" and how businesses are accidentally sabotaging their own growth through over-engineering. Fro...
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Season 6
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Episode 230
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56:03
Authenticity vs. Corporate Strategy: The CEO Product Challenge
The internet recently discovered something hilarious and oddly satisfying: watching CEOs try their own products can be extremely uncomfortable. After the CEO of McDonald’s posted a video awkwardly tasting the new Big Arch burger, the internet i...
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Season 6
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Episode 229
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58:37
The Loneliness Economy: Why Companies Are Charging for Connection on Mike & Blaine
The "Loneliness Economy" is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world right now, and this week on the Mike & Blaine Podcast, we look at the surprising number of companies building massive revenue streams around the simple fact that pe...
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Season 6
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Episode 228
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54:57
Should Brands Go Synthetic? The Rise of AI Influencers & the Future of Trust
AI influencers are no longer science fiction—they’re already in your feed, landing brand deals, and reshaping digital marketing strategy in real time. This week on the Mike & Blaine Podcast, we unpack the rapid rise of virtual creators, CGI...
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Season 6
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Episode 227
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55:36
The Quiet Rise of Offline Value (Why People Are Opting Out of Optimization Culture)
Everyone was told to optimize everything. Optimize your mornings. Optimize your funnel. Optimize your content. Optimize your life. And somehow, in the middle of all that “winning,” everyone got more anxious, more burned out, and more overwhelme...
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Season 6
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Episode 226
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52:38
Outrage Sells: How Algorithms Reward Drama and What That Means for Your Brand
This week on the Mike & Blaine Podcast, we dig into one of the strangest realities of modern internet culture: the smaller and more ridiculous the conflict, the more attention it seems to attract. From comment-section battles and “subtle sh...
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Season 6
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Episode 225
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51:50
“5-Star Lies, Fake Reviews, and the Collapse of Online Trust” on Mike & Blaine
Online reviews used to be a shortcut to confidence. Now they feel more like a coin toss. One minute a product has thousands of glowing 5-star ratings, the next minute you’re convinced half of them were written by bots, paid influencers, or AI t...
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Season 6
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Episode 224
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57:49
“AI Fatigue Is Real: When More Tools Create Worse Business Decisions” on Mike & Blaine
AI is everywhere. Subscriptions are everywhere. And somehow, everyone feels more tired than helped. In this episode of the Mike & Blaine Podcast, we dig into the very real rise of AI fatigue and subscription fatigue—and why tools that promi...
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Season 6
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Episode 223
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58:05
“MrBeast Didn’t Go Viral, He Engineered It.” on Mike & Blaine
Reinvestment, Flywheels, & Why “Viral” Is a Myth on Mike and BlaineEveryone sees the stunts. The giveaways. The eye-popping subscriber counts. What most people don’t see is the system underneath it all — and that’s exactly...
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Season 6
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Episode 222
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54:06
“Nostalgia. Now in 4K” How Rebooting the Past Affects Brands on Mike & Blaine
Everything old is new again — just sharper, louder, and somehow filtered. From memes and music to mid-2010s fashion, UI throwbacks, and recycled internet trends, the culture has hit rewind in full 4K. This week on Mike & Blaine, we dig into...
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1:00:32
What If That Wasn’t a Meteor? Reality, Meaning, & Making Decisions in Chaos
With the UDRIS meteor shower lighting up the night and Atlas supposedly still holding the sky together, Mike & Blaine ask the big, dumb questions that actually matter. How much of what we’re seeing is real, and how much is just our brains t...
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Season 6
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Episode 220
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58:04
From Barrels to Boom: Why Whisky Is Having a Moment Again
Why is whisky suddenly everywhere again?In this episode, we explore the surprising resurgence of both Scotch and bourbon — and why new distilleries are opening, bottles are becoming collectibles, and whisky culture feels more relevant th...
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Season 6
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Episode 219
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1:01:36
The Big Fat Hairy Truth About Bigfoot: Myth, Marketing, and Monsters in the Woods
Is Bigfoot real… or just the greatest brand never officially launched? As Mike and Blaine kick off Season 6 with a bold pivot diving into the business of pup culture and today’s ‘biggest’ stories, they head straight into the forest to tackle on...
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Season 6
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Episode 218
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1:04:32
“The Innovator’s Trap: Building Genius. Selling Confusion” on Mike and Blaine
Ever build something truly game-changing… only to watch your audience go glassy-eyed the moment you demo it? In this episode, Mike and Blaine break down The Innovator’s Trap—that painful gap between building something brilliant and act...
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Season 5
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Episode 217
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59:10
“Why Great Client Relationships Start With Listening” on Mike and Blaine
In this episode, Mike and Blaine dive into the uncomfortable truth every entrepreneur, advisor, and salesperson eventually faces: sometimes we talk way too much. And when we do, we lose deals, disconnect from clients, and miss the gold hidden i...
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Season 5
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Episode 216
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56:20
“Is Humor the Secret Sales Weapon? The Real ROI of Making People Laugh” on Mike and Blaine
Some marketing campaigns leave you laughing for days—and reaching for your wallet—while others land with the grace of a broken shopping cart. In this episode, Mike and Blaine dive deep into one of the most misunderstood (and most powerful) tool...
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Season 5
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Episode 215
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56:30
Cracking the Personality Code: Mastering Communication, Culture, and Connection in Business | Mike and Blaine Podcast
Ever tried to close a deal with someone who just stares at you while you nervously ramble for ten minutes? Or maybe you’ve worked with a team that values harmony over hustle—and you can’t quite figure out why. In this episode of Mike and Bl...
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Season 5
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Episode 214
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59:05
When KPIs Lie: Why Hitting Your Numbers Can Still Sink Your Business | Mike and Blaine
Every dashboard tells you you’re winning — green lights, perfect metrics, record performance. But if the business still feels stuck, it might be because you’re chasing the wrong numbers. In this episode of Mike and Blaine, we tackle th...
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Season 5
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Episode 213
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56:58
Does “Under Promise and Over Deliver” Still Work in Today’s World? | Mike & Blaine Podcast
It’s one of the oldest rules in business—under promise and over deliver. But is it still the best strategy in today’s fast-moving, client-driven world? In this episode, Mike and Blaine dive into the delicate dance of managing expectati...
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53:36
“Less automation, more conversation.” Why Relationships Matter More Than Ever in Business
In an age of AI, automation, and remote everything, it’s easy to forget that business still runs on people. In this episode, Mike & Blaine dive into why relationships, trust, and genuine human connection are still the foundation of success—...
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Season 5
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Episode 211
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55:31
Smart Cuts: How to Reduce Business Expenses Without Killing Growth
In this episode of Mike and Blaine, we tackle one of the toughest parts of running a business—cutting costs without cutting corners. Some owners approach expense reduction like a surgeon—precise, deliberate, and strategic—while others swing the...
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Season 5
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Episode 210
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53:04
“Too Much Process, Not Enough Progress”: Why Overengineering Kills Small Business Growth on Mike and Blaine
Ever build a process so perfect that no one actually uses it? In this episode, Mike and Blaine tackle one of the biggest traps entrepreneurs and small business owners fall into: overengineering. From automating tasks that never needed automatin...
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Season 5
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Episode 209
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57:46
Scaling Challenges: How Business Growth Creates Chaos and How to Fix It
Growth is exciting, but it often leaves behind a mess of broken systems, unused tools, and outdated processes that slow you down. In this episode of *Mike and Blaine*, we dive into the concept of “Growth Exhaust”—the hidden clutter that builds ...
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Season 5
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Episode 208
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58:37
Efficiency Over Expansion: How Lean Teams Scale Smarter Without Hiring
Hiring isn’t just expensive—it’s complicated. Between salaries, onboarding, benefits, and the endless HR headaches, adding to payroll can slow you down more than it helps. In this episode of Mike and Blaine, we break down why efficienc...
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Season 5
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Episode 207
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54:55
Entrepreneurship Lessons: Hindsight Is the Key to Trusting the Process | Mike and Blaine
Every entrepreneur begins with a vision of how their journey will unfold—but reality often takes unexpected turns. In this episode of Mike and Blaine, we dive into the essential skill of trusting the process, even when the road looks u...
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Season 5
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Episode 206
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52:55