If You Can Make It Here with Mike Marza

“If You Can Make It Here with Mike Marza” uncovers what it really takes to “make it” in New York. From turning setbacks into comebacks to navigating unexpected opportunities, every story reveals something powerful. In this episode, Mike sits down with Mariann from Brooklyn, the unmistakable voice beloved by fans of “The Howard Stern Show” for more than 25 years. But this time, she's not just a fan...

This week, Mike Marza sits down with Ryan Serhant, CEO, entrepreneur, author, father, and the force behind one of the fastest-growing real estate firms in the world, SERHANT. In this episode, we cover: • CEO vs. fatherhood — and why being a dad is the hardest job 00:00 • Ryan’s early days in NYC, including acting and being killed off a soap opera 2:30 • Why “big decisions” are really just micro de...

In this episode of "If You Can Make It Here with Mike Marza," we get to know a real powerhouse on the basketball court and in life, George "The Messiah" Papoutsis. He's well known for his streetball videos at the West Fourth Street Courts in Greenwich Village. But, Papoutsis shares with Marza the grit and grind that it took throughout his life to get where he is today. He drove a cab and even pain...

There are 8 million people in New York City. That's 8 million stories, and this is one of them. In the premiere episode of the WABC-TV podcast "If You Can Make It Here with Mike Marza," we sit down with a true change-maker: Mike Muse - a former record label co-founder turned media entrepreneur, political expert, and tech innovator. Muse has built a career at the intersection of politics and pop cu...

New York City. 8 million people. 8 million stories. And I want to hear them all.  I’m Mike Marza. Every weeknight on WABC-TV Channel 7 Eyewitness News in New York I bring you the news at 5 and 11 p.m. Now I want to take you behind the headlines and past your social media feeds.  Who are these characters that flavor the greatest city in the world? From poets to politicians, celebrities to restaurat...