REAL PEOPLE / REAL BUSINESSES / REAL INSPIRATION. In this raw and unfiltered podcast, nationally recognized host Michael Alden discusses fresh business ideas as well as timeless and proven success principles with real people, doing real things, running real businesses and providing real inspiration. These recordings offer a rare glimpse into what it takes to start, grow and succeed in business and in life. Mike Alden is the Founder of a premier Direct Response Marketing firm, recognized for three consecutive years by the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest growing private companies. Alden is also a three-time Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of Ask More Get More, 5% More, and Blueprint to Business. These books offer pragmatic and simple self-help guides teaching readers how to get more out of life and reach new levels of success.