Transformed: Leadership. Loss. Reinvention.

Arc 2/Season 2 of Transformed begins with a bold story of business reinvention. Michael Chandler takes you inside one of the world’s most iconic brands as it faces a stark reality: evolve or fade.

From aging customers and cultural irrelevance to a complete strategic turnaround, this episode unpacks how transformation actually happens—through alignment, empathy, and the courage to subtract.

You’ll hear how leadership shifts, customer ...

EPISODE 6: The Reflection and the Look Forward
As Arc 1 comes to a close, Mike steps back to reflect on the journey so far—the setbacks, the pivots, the personal losses, and the rebuilding. In this capstone episode, he shares 7 hard-earned lessons from the first five entries, reinforces the deeper why behind this journal, and offers gratitude to the people who shaped his path. This isn’t just a recap—it’s a turning point. A paus...

After loss, after upheaval—what do you build next?
In Episode Five of Transformed, Michael Chandler reflects on the years following his father’s passing and the unraveling of a business he helped build. What follows is not a clean pivot, but a slow reconstruction: Alpha Leonis, Bound Hat Co., and a deeper understanding of the hidden cost of resilience.

This is a story about fire—what it consumes, what it clarifies, and what it fu...

What happens when the foundation cracks—personally and professionally? In this episode, I step into the years that brought growth, grief, and unexpected rebuilding. From launching a firm and mentoring students to the quiet moment I realized I was losing my father, this chapter explores how loss doesn’t just take—it teaches. I talk about grief, creative therapy, and the beginning of Alpha Leonis. Because sometimes, the fire doesn’t ...

What happens when success starts to feel like a slow unraveling?

In this episode, Mike shares the climb from a $14/hour contract role to executive leadership inside a Fortune 100 company—and the pressure, politics, and personal trade-offs that came with it.

It’s a story about ambition, recognition, and the whisper that there might be another way.

From corporate momentum to consulting reinvention, this chapter captures the cost of chas...

This journal didn’t start with a marketing plan.
It started with a need for honesty and a desire to help others going through personal or business transformation.

In this episode, I share the “why” behind Transformed—what shaped it, what cracked open, and why some stories aren’t meant to be polished… just told.

If you’re navigating change—personally or professionally—this is where it begins.

Some people will listen once. Others mi...