What happens after the big win - or before anything makes sense?

12 Steps to Success isn’t a podcast about polished success stories or highlight reels. It’s a series of honest conversations about the messy middle - the moments where identity shifts, certainty disappears, and you keep going anyway.

Hosted by Eric Mackay, this podcast explores purpose, pressure, identity, recovery, leadership, and change through real conversations with founders, creatives, executives, and builders who have had to redefine success more than once.

Across this season, you’ll hear from guests including Marni Wandner, Mo Hiromoto, and Christopher Brereton (plus many more), reflecting on burnout, evolution, grief, faith, community, legacy, and what happens when the identities we build no longer fit.

This trailer offers a first look at the tone and intent of the season:

• Conversations that don’t rush clarity
• Stories that include doubt, recalibration, and resilience
• A refusal of performative success and empty optimisation
• Space for humour, honesty, and being present rather than productive

Each episode stands on its own, but together they form a bigger picture - not of what success is supposed to look like, but of how people actually live with it, question it, and sometimes walk away from it.

If you’re in a moment of transition, pressure, burnout, recovery, or quiet re-evaluation, you’re in the right place.

Season 1 Launch Information

🎧 Episode 1 of 12 Steps to Success drops on January 13th, 2026.

New episodes will be released weekly.

Subscribe now so you don’t miss the start of the season.

About the Podcast

12 Steps to Success is a long-form conversation podcast about navigating change, redefining success, and building a meaningful life - without shortcuts, hype, or neat answers.

Hosted by Eric Mackay.

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