Mimosas With Michael

In September of 2017 I approached my friend Richard Trejo and told him I wanted to launch my own podcast. He was gracious enough at the time to open his home studio for me to record at. He even served as my engineer - and was my third guest on the show! I was fairly new to podcasting - I suppose even one year in I would still be considered a newbie - I just knew I had a good idea and that I loved talking!

My first several guests called into the show as Richard's studio was not in Los Angeles and we scheduled around both of our active film schedules. Having guests call in was easier. I would schedule two or three in one afternoon and then we would edit them and release them every other week.

Then as the podcast grew I started receiving requests from guests and friends who wanted to talk about an upcoming project they had and wanted a platform in which to talk about it. So for more timely and relevant news I decided to start a blog portion where I could feature artists, musicians, and actors - as well as my own thoughts on life. I would even attend fun events and blog from them, including red carpet interviews and random introductions of people I met at festivals and conventions and post them on the YouTube page.

Podcasting is a full time job, between scheduling interviews, editing episodes, and trying to consistently grow the audience, but I won't lie - I love it! Being a filmmaker I meet many amazing actors and artists who have great stories to tell...and who also love mimosas, naturally!

I am truly grateful to those who have helped this podcast grow and those who continually support it. Thank you to Richard Trejo for helping my vision come to life. Thank you to Josh and Jennifer Burnell, who allow me to use their studio, it is because of them that I am able to grow - and now have in-studio guests! Thank you to my dearest friends Tyler Gallant and Veronica Kuzents and Brantley J. Brown and Tyler Piedmonte for always listening to my ideas and helping promote the show - as well as liking every tweet or Instagram post. I also want to say thank you to everyone who has been on the show - and who will be on the show - and to those who have emailed me, texted me, or messaged me their feedback about the show. I hope you will grow with me during the next year and the years to follow.

Met this gentleman on Instagram and we became friends. I found him interesting and asked him to come have mimosas with me!

BIO: Brian is an actor, producer from the Dominican Republic and living in Los Angeles.

Episode 22 - Ben Patrick Johnson by MwMPodcast

Episode 21 - Veronica Kuznets by MwMPodcast

Ben and I have been friends for a while now and I knew he would be a fun guest to have on the show....so he took a trip to the studio, grabbed a nice cold mimosa, and sat down to have a quick chat:

BIO:

Ben Kaplan is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He was born in West Hartford, Connecticut but grew up in Columbia, Missouri. At a young age, Ben showed a love for performing and film. In high school, he began filming sketches and short films with friends. While in college at the University of Missouri, he began performing stand-up comedy and improv. In 2009, Ben was a semi-finalist in Rooftop Comedy's National College Stand-Up Comedy Contest. He was also a frequent finalist and semi-finalist in the Midwest's Last Comic Standing. After graduating from college, he moved to Los Angeles to continue his career. In 2014 he produced his first feature film, SLASHER.COM, and was also the lead

So Jordan is like my little brother. We met on the set of the BRAT TV show Boss Cheer. It was a fun show to work on. Jordan and I became friends on set and asked to be on the show...so he stopped by the studio and had mimosas and talked!

We talk about acting, modeling, the show we met on, and exchange scary stories.

BIO:

Jordan Ver Hoeve is an actor, known for Boss Cheer (2018) and 666: Teen Warlock (2016).

Met this wonderful handsome guy Andres, a Colombian actor, model, and athlete from Colombia. He is also a writer, producer, and YouTuber...and Mimosas with Michael is his first podcast!

BIO:

Colombian actor, writer, producer and you-tuber. Raised in Colombia Andrés comes from a family of artists. At the age of 3 he started to play the piano and since his early years he has received musical and dance training. At the age of 12 he became an accomplished speed-skater wining several tournaments. And around the same time he joined a theater group in Colombia. After doing a lot of theater in his own country Andrés moved to the USA to focus 100% on his artistic career. Today Andres resides in Los Angeles, California where he actively pursues his career as an actor. He has worked for companies like Universal Music Group as a publicist. Univision Networks as a Producer and Bunim Murray Productions as an Associate Producer and a writer. He launched his YouTube channel and a web series in early 2016 and ever since he's building a name for himself as a digital influence-r. He recently stared in Shakespeare in Love as Ned Alleyn in Bogotá, Colombia and has a movie on demand, in English, called Reel Nightmare. He's done a lot of theater in Hollywood and thanks to one of his performances Al Pacino came up to him after a show and congratulated the Colombian actor for his role. His excellent background both behind and in front of the cameras make him a well rounded artist. And his focus, nonstop persistence and dedication have put Andrés, very quickly, on the map of the Hollywood entertainment show business.

I met Ryan through my friend Taylor J. Martin at the AT&T Shape event held at Warner Bros Studios. I was there networking and checking out new technology, and Ryan was there as an actor - as they allow filmmakers to shoot short films on their lot that weekend for free. Which I LOVE more than anything. Note to self: shoot a short film on the Warner Bros lot next year!

So check out my interview with Ryan as we drink mimosas and talk!

BIO

Ryan Kendrick is an American actor born and raised in Northern California. His father is of Persian decent and his mother is American. He studied acting and played basketball at San Diego State University. He is most known for being a recurring police officer on Days Of Our Lives. He is also known for his heavy social media presence on Facebook and Instagram.

Follow him on all social media at: RyanKendrickTV

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Elected Los Angeles Official and Governor Appointed Keith Kirkwood to have a mimosa and chat. This was a fun podcast to record - as Keith has an amazing amount of energy but this was also the first podcast we did that was recorded with video and you can check it out on our YouTube page.. So you can see what I look like when I am having mimosas with my guests!

David Namminga is a dear and close friend of mine. We met one day while he was doing background work on a film. We struck up a conversation and became friends - even ended being neighbors once. I have the pleasure of watching him grow as an actor and a model.

BIO:

David Namminga is a Los Angeles based Actor and Model. He stars in the upcoming films "Tournament" and "Apocalypse Rising". He often ponders the meaning of life