Always Evolving with Coach Mike Bayer

Coach Mike reunites with former girl bander Ally Brooke after meeting her on Simon Cowell’s “X-Factor” eight years ago. In this touching interview, they reflect back on her swift rise to fame from singer in Fifth Harmony, to solo artist, contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" and now author of her newly released self-help guide, Finding Your Harmony. Ally reveals her most personal stories from the...

In this episode of Always Evolving With Coach Mike Bayer, Mike has a fun and honest discussion with comedian, author, social commentator and podcast host Adam Carolla. They get real about why some celebrities have so much to say about politics, ways in which he believes the Coronavirus pandemic has been mishandled by those in charge, how he deals with (or just doesn’t notice) the haters, and much...

In this compelling episode of Always Evolving with Coach Mike Bayer, he meets one of his favorite musical artists LP, who has gone from songwriter to rising international pop-rock star. In 2016, after writing songs for Grammy Award winning artists including; Cher, Rihanna, Céline Dion and Christina Aguilera, LP secured her own record deal and her star quickly rose. With five albums under her belt,...

In this very candid episode of Always Evolving with Coach Mike Bayer, Coach Mike and his close pal and choreographer Richy Jackson dive into the subject of social media etiquette and how it creates unrealistic perceptions of ourselves and others. The two discuss the deeper meaning of how these platforms were designed to connect people and yet the result is often just the opposite; eliciting negati...

In this episode of Always Evolving with Coach Mike Bayer, Mike meets #1 New York Times best-selling author and international speaker Gabby Bernstein. She and Mike swap stories about their “party days” and addictions and the powerful ways in which recovery radically changed their lives and ultimately led them on a journey toward helping others heal and discover inner happiness. Gabby reveals she fe...

In today’s episode, Mike gets to talk to Lane 8, a musician he’s admired for a long time. In this fun interview, Lane 8, who has been referred to as a “melodic genius” opens up about his remarkable journey, which started at just six years old when he first began creating music. While in high school, he was gifted Fruity Loops, an entry level computer program that helps mix music, and that’s when h...

This episode of Always Evolving with Coach Mike Bayer features actor Brian Baumgartner. Brian played Kevin Malone, the awkward and mathematically challenged accountant, on all nine seasons of one of TV’s most iconic sitcoms, “The Office.” Brian gives us a glimpse into the crazy world of acting and the trade off’s he’s made along his path to success in a truly tough business. He even reveals why a...

In this episode of Always Evolving, Coach Mike and Bravo’s “Don’t Be Tardy” star Kim Zolciak-Biermann get deep. They discuss everything from her decision to leave a career in nursing to pursuing her dreams of fame and fortune, all while raising six amazing kids. Kim talks about it all: why she walked away from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” her husband’s phone call to Bravo’s Andy Cohen, and he...

From the outside looking in, Mallory Ervin’s life looked picture-perfect. Raised on a picturesque farm with a huge, loving family, she was crowned Miss Kentucky, then a runner up for Miss America, and went on to star on the hit series, “The Amazing Race” three times. It looked like she had it all—a life filled with travel, adventure and fun. But appearances can be deceiving. Desperate to outdo her...

After spending years as Chef de Cuisine at the illustrious French Laundry in Northern California, Chef Tim Hollingworth, left the famed restaurant to carve his own path and become a restauranteur. Opening Otium, one of LA’s hot spots, and C.J.Boyd’s Fried Chicken to rave reviews, in March, like everyone else in the world, he was hit hard with bad news. Due to Covid19, he was forced to shutter his...

Admission Director Robert Lien of the Cast Center in West Hollywood, talks about his personal journey from his aspirations of playing hockey to, completely switching gears and, becoming the director of Coach Mike’s treatment center. Robert and Mike cut to the chase and discuss the serious crisis surrounding mental health and addiction in our country today and how, since the pandemic began, there i...

Coach Mike explores the world of memes and internet videos with Doing Things Media Founder Reid Hailey and its president Todd Anderman. While Reid and his co-founder Derek Lucas created more than 20+ brands, including instagram pages; shithead steve, All Gas No Breaks and animalsdoingthings, Todd was hired to create revenue streams for them all. Between advertising, merchandise and mainstream medi...

In this episode of Always Evolving with Coach Mike Bayer, meet Holistic Psychologist Nicole LePera. Nicole became a household name when her Instagram account blew up and millions of people began following her. She and Coach Mike discuss her unique brand of holistic psychology and how her departure from traditional methods resonate with so many people.  She believes anxiety and our “stuckness” in l...

Meet Dr. Cheryl “Action” Jackson, one of the most inspirational CEO’s in America today, on this gripping episode of Always Evolving With Coach Mike Bayer. Dr. Jackson shares her heartfelt journey from her own painful experience with food insecurity to helping feed millions of people, through her organization Minnie’s Food Pantry, named after her mother. Cheryl recounts the last 12 years and all wh...

Today’s episode of Always Evolving With Coach Mike Bayer is an insightful look at white-collar drug addiction and one man’s amazing road to recovery. For more than 15 years, Dan Peres held the coveted editor-in-chief position at Details, one of the hippest men’s lifestyle and fashion magazines in the world. In his new book, As Needed for Pain: A Memoir of Addiction, Dan discusses his tenure at Det...

In this revealing episode of Always Evolving with Coach Mike, Duane “Dog” Chapman opens up about it all. In this no holds barred interview—Dog talks candidly about his troubled youth and how he was able to turn his trauma into an empire. Dog explains that his first bout in jail was also his last, a meeting with Tony Robbins encouraged him to be the world’s best bounty hunter and how his life since...

In this episode, Brad Mondo talks to Coach Mike about his personal evolution from hairstylist to YouTube Star. Brad discusses his journey from his humble beginnings in Massachusetts, where he worked his way up at his dad’s salon, to his brave move to New York City that led to his initial success. Always looking for ways to improve—Brad continued to developed his technique and through his unique se...

Fitness guru Eric Janicki might be a thirst trap on Instagram, but in this interview with Coach Mike, he reveals he is so much more than a hot guy with killer gluts. Eric discusses his journey to becoming an international fitness trainer and how he used his business acumen to build an empire. After college, Eric thought he found his dream job at one of world’s largest financial firms, Merrill Lync...

In this stirring episode, Sybrina Fulton opens up to Coach Mike about the traumatic journey she has taken since George Zimmerman, a neighbor vigilante shot and killed her 17-year-old son, Trayvon Martin. From this tragedy, which sparked the inception of the Black Lives Matter movement to her courageous decision to run for Miami Dade County Commissioner on August 18, Sybrina has refused to sit back...

In this episode of Always Evolving With Coach Mike Bayer, UFC champion and Best-Selling author of Born To Fight, Mark Hunt, gets real from Sydney, Australia. Mark, a UFC legend, shares stories about the inner workings of the MMA world, describing unfair pay wages, a lack of health insurance and alleged rampant cheating and scandals due to drug use. In a rare interview, Mark discusses his journey a...

Finance guru, NY Times Best-Selling author and currently the podcast host of the "Suze Orman Women & Money,” Suzy Orman makes clear it’s never too late to get smart with your money, build financial freedom and create long lasting investments. Suze reveals her steep climbed to the top of the finance world, when women had little place in the business world, and never let her own blunders defeat her....

In this podcast, Coach Mike welcomes the HBO’s cast of “We’re Here,” an unscripted series that has warmed the hearts of America. This show centers around beloved drag queens, Shangela, Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka roaming the country, stopping in small conservative towns and recruiting local residents to participate in one-night only drag performances. In this interview, they let down their bouff...

In this episode, Bruce Vilanch, one of Hollywood’s most revered comedy writers and recipient of numerous Awards for his brilliant work, shares stories with Coach Mike about his thirty-year love affair with the entertainment industry. Bruce describes what it’s like writing for the Oscars, Emmy Grammy and Tony Awards, and his tricks to ensuring Hollywood’s biggest stars sound funny. Bruce also gets...

Coach Mike meets civil rights veteran, philanthropist and founder of The Kinsey Collection, Bernard Kinsey, who, in 1992, was tasked with spearheading “rebuild LA” after the LA Riots, that stemmed from the brutal beating of Rodney King.  In this episode, Bernard chronicles this $2.4 billion undertaking and describes his lifelong passion studying African American history, through the lens of art an...

In his most personal podcast to-date, Coach Mike talks candidly with his brother, David Bayer, about the good, the bad and the ugly. In this very revealing episode, they lay bare the difficult challenges they both faced getting sober, how it radically transformed their lives and led them to becoming two of the leading life coaches in the country. In discussing their different coaching styles, they...