Feb 10 2024 66 mins 7
In this episode, we interviewed singer, songwriter, producer, and Grammy-nominated artist Mike Posner who has climbed the charts becoming one of the most famous artists in the world with hits, “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” and “Cooler Than Me” as well as many others. Mike has also accomplished feats such as walking across America and summiting Mount Everest. These days, Mike continues to create music and now also has a podcast, “The Mike Posner Podcast”. Thank you to Prize Picks for sponsoring this episode, see link here and use code "Danny": https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/DANNY About The Hosts: Danny Duncan is a top YouTuber with 7M+ subscribers and $150M+ in merch sales. He's also the co-owner of the popular frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles, founder of Good Sport, and Danny's Cream Pies. Jon Youshaei worked inside Instagram and YouTube for 8 years where he was Head of Creator Product Marketing before becoming a creator and journalist for Forbes, TIME, and more. 0:00 - 0:42 Intro 0:43 - 3:22 Making Music 3:23 - 10:13 Getting Started and Rejecting Jay Z 10:14 - 12:54 Danny's first DM to Mike 12:55 - 17:52 Why Mike walked across America 17:53 - 18:29 Prize Picks 18:30 - 24:24 What It's Really Like Climbing Everest 24:25 - 28:45 Mike’s experience with walking across America (cont.) 28:46 - 36:09 Seeking discomfort 36:10 - 38:28 Goals changing as life goes on 38:29 - 47:56 Mike’s experience climbing Everest (cont.) 47:57 - 51:30 Meeting new people 51:31 - 54:08 What songs have been most impactful 54:09 - 57:22 How the walk across America changed Mike’s career 57:23 - 59:34 Creating hits 59:35 - 1:02:54 How people reacted to Mike’s beard 1:02:55 - 1:05:26 When “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” blew up 1:05:27 - 1:06:42 People having different views 1:06:43 - 1:06:51 Outro #HappyEndings #DannyDuncan #JonYoushaei #HappyEndingsPodcast #mikeposner
