I'm here today with Vanessa M.W. She works for one of the largest travel tech firms in the world as an API tech consultant, but her second scene is as a wealth educator having helped thousands get a better grip on their finances, Today, she helps people build better lives inside the US and abroad through her ‘Move Abroad’ Master Class and financial literacy programs.

I’m here today with Arash Shirazi, a  successful business owner who started The Bullit Agency from the ground up with offices around the world. He has been recognized as a leading entrepreneur by Fast Company Magazine, profiled in Inc, the Washington Business Journal, Men’s Health, Huffington Post and more. His second scene includes producing documentaries, being a social influencer and tastemaker along with his beautiful wife and now dealing with his business suddenly changing under the COVID epidemic, something we can all relate to.

Michael interviews Izzy Lapidus, whose first scene is her work in the STEM community and her passion for woman in science while her second scene is in theatre.  Thanks for being here Izzy!

Andrea Jones-Rooy is best known for data science and political science, as a professor at NYU. She and Michael talk about academia and also her other career: as a stand up comedian and circus performer.

Wes Fulkerson is a novelist and an award-winning screenwriter. In this episode, Michael interviews him about his second scene as a wrestling coach and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. He has coached wrestling students from junior high to college, but is also the same person who writes his first drafts long-hand on paper.

Darren Zook is best known as a professor of Political Science and International Studies at UC Berkeley.  He keeps winning awards for best professor as chosen by the students. His second scene has taken him from India to North Korea twice, the stage of TEDx, he speaks a large multitude of languages, is an author, and can also crack a joke.

I’m here today with Tomomi.   She is well-known as a Yoga teacher/guru  but today we’re here to talk about her second scene:   She is a self described professional nomadic immigrant. She has lived in Japan, Bali, an island called Pulau Weh and that’s just a start...  

To learn more about Tomomi and her first scene at Flying Elephant Yoga go to https://flyingelephantyoga.com/.

You might know Robin Laird as an international model. Here, she and Michael talk about her second scene: health and wellness and microbiology. Plus what it's like as an entrepreneur, differences between the US and the Netherlands, and more!

In the Second Scene podcast, Michael talks to people you might know about things you don't know them for.

In this mini-episode, he introduces the podcast and himself and fills you in on what you can expect each week!