About Us: "Welcome to Unscripted Climb, where we ditch the polished success tales and dive headfirst into the real stuff. Hosted by Chris Beecham and Michele Mower, this is the podcast where founders, CEOs, and even a celebrity or two come to spill the stories they usually don’t tell HR. Forget the sugar-coating—we’re here for the messy, raw, sometimes awkward truth of what it really takes to make it. Why Listen? Because we’re not about ‘living your best life’ fluff. We’re here to ask, 'What ...
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Ep 3 – Mike Ware: Serial Entrepreneur, Snow Removal King & Sales Strategist
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35:55Send us a text From selling newspapers as a kid to building snow removal empires and launching fireworks companies, Mike Ware has done the thing—many times over. In this episode, Mike joins The Unscripted Climb to share the real lessons learned across a lifetime of business. We talk about sales that don’t feel slimy, marketing that actually works, …
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Ep 2.5 – The Essence of Branding (Mini Marketing Series)
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8:56Send us a text Your logo isn’t your brand. Your beliefs are. In this mini episode of The Unscripted Climb, Chris and Natalie break down what branding actually is—and why most people are doing it wrong. From values to visuals, boldness to positioning, this is the gut-punch guide to building a brand that’s real, relatable, and actually memorable. Whe…
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Ep 2 – Natalie Micale: How She Built a 6-Figure Marketing Agency from Scratch
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49:07Send us a text Before she built one of the most recognizable marketing agencies in the Midwest, Natalie Micale was flipping garage sale finds and negotiating like a tiny CEO-in-training. In this episode, Natalie shares her journey from journalism student to the founder of Oh Hello Agency—and all the missteps, mindset shifts, and marketing mayhem al…
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🎧 Ep 1.5 – What Is a Brand? (Mini Marketing Series)
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6:56Send us a text Mini Episode = Big Truths. In this first mini episode of The Unscripted Climb, cohost Natalie Micale unpacks the real meaning of branding—and spoiler alert: it’s not just your logo. Your brand is your belief system with a visual identity. It’s what you stand for, how you show up, and why people connect (or don’t). This bite-sized epi…
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Ep 1 – Chris Beecham: From Selling Plasma to Selling Merch
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49:38Send us a text 🎙️ Episode 1: How Losing Everything Became the Start of Everything Welcome to the relaunch of The Unscripted Climb, where business isn’t always pretty—but it’s always real. Host Chris Beecham kicks things off by sharing his own story of screwing things up, starting over, and building again (and again). From riding high in real estate…
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