The Re-Routed Podcast

In this special bonus episode of The Re-Routed Podcast, we honor the life and legacy of Laura Brown. Mike reflects on meeting Laura at 19, their nearly 25 years together, her love for family, faith, adventure, and their children, and the strength she carried through joy, grief, adoption, illness, and love. This episode is a tender reminder that some people never really leave us; they become part o...

In this final closing reflection of The Re-Routed Podcast, Mike Brown Jr. thanks listeners for walking through the journey of Re-Routed and reflects on the heart of the series: pain, purpose, people, faith, leadership, healing, and grace. This closing reminds us that life’s detours do not have to define us; they can become part of the story God uses to shape, restore, and re-route us.

In Episode 8 of The Re-Routed Podcast, we close the book journey with a personal reflection on purpose, grace, healing, leadership, and the reminder that your story is not over. This episode invites listeners to look at their own re-route with hope and consider how God can use every turn, lesson, and season for something meaningful.

In Episode 7 of The Re-Routed Podcast, we explore The Re-Route That Changed Everything. This episode looks at restoration, healing, love after loss, family, faith, and the reminder that God is not finished writing our story. Even when life takes unexpected turns, the re-route can lead us toward purpose, joy, and a new chapter.

In Episode 6 of The Re-Routed Podcast, we explore Leading with Love and Kindness. This episode looks at how real leadership is measured not just by what we accomplish, but by how we treat people along the way. Through honesty, humility, care, accountability, and grace, we are reminded that love is not weakness and kindness is one of the greatest forms of leadership.

In Episode 5 of The Re-Routed Podcast, we explore Chapter Four of Re-Routed: Passion — Relational and Mission-Focused. This episode looks at how real passion is more than energy or emotion; it is a calling rooted in people, purpose, love, and the mission that keeps us moving even when the road changes.

In Episode 4 of The Re-Routed Podcast, we explore Chapter Three of Re-Routed: Discipline — Working to Get Results. This episode looks at how discipline is more than structure or hard work; it is the quiet faithfulness that helps us keep showing up, stay grounded, protect what matters, and continue moving forward when life feels heavy.

In Episode 3 of The Re-Routed Podcast, we explore Chapter Two of Re-Routed: Initiative — The Drive to Make It Happen. This episode unpacks how leaders move from learning to action, take the next faithful step, and create momentum even when the road is uncertain. It is a reminder that nothing moves until someone is willing to go first.

In Episode 2 of The Re-Routed Podcast, we explore Chapter One of Re-Routed: Teachability — The Capacity to Learn. This episode unpacks why leadership begins with humility, listening, curiosity, and the willingness to keep becoming. Through stories of mentorship, failure, family, faith, and growth, listeners are challenged to ask: Am I still teachable?

In this premiere episode of The Re-Routed Podcast, we introduce Re-Routed: The Pain, Purpose, and People That Made Me a Leader by Mike Brown Jr. Before diving into the leadership principles, this episode explores the heart behind the book, the people it honors, the meaning of being re-routed, and how life’s detours can become the road to purpose.