🍗 From Tax Law to Chicken Wings (With a VERY Famous Boss!) Michael went from tax attorney to El Pollo Loco franchisee to media mogul — and wait until you hear about his former boss whose name you'll definitely recognize from the headlines. This story has more twists than a Netflix series!
💡 The Birth of "3C Ventures" Over Coffee When friend John Miller asked what Michael would do next, he literally wrote down "consult, convene, co-invest" on paper. Sometimes the best business names are hiding in plain sight!
🐔 Breaking Bad's Chicken Connection Gets Real Michael tells Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad creator) that El Pollo Loco was the original chicken operation — except they made marinade, not crystal meth. Slightly different business models!
🌪️ Chaos Theory as a Career Strategy Michael's secret sauce? Finding opportunity in the "crowded and chaotic intersection" of marketing, media, advertising, entertainment, sports, and tech. Embrace the chaos, find the gold!
🧭 Grandma's Wisdom for Uncertain Times His grandmother's saying rings truer than ever: "If you don't know where you're going, you're going to end up somewhere else." In today's market uncertainty, that hits different!
