What happens when the old definitions of success stop working? 12 Steps to Success is a long-form podcast about identity, purpose, burnout, and the messy, uncertain middle of building a life and career. It explores moments of transition, pressure, reinvention, and recovery, especially when clarity disappears and familiar paths no longer fit. Hosted by Eric Mackay, a senior music industry executive, founder, author, and recovering perfectionist, the show sits between success stories and self-help. These are not highlight reels or tidy frameworks. They are honest conversations with artists, founders, executives, creatives, and operators who have built things, lost things, walked away from roles that looked perfect on paper, and had to rethink who they were along the way. Each episode examines themes including identity, leadership, burnout, sobriety, creativity, pressure, and the quiet recalibrations that happen when life does
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12 Steps to Success: Navigating change, uncertainty, and what comes next is a education podcast hosted by Eric Mackay, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.
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Eric Mackay hosts 12 Steps to Success: Navigating change, uncertainty, and what comes next, a education show with 12 episodes published.
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Episode #11
Identity, Pressure, and Reinvention: Season 1 Highlights (with Eric Mackay)
Mar 24, 202617 minS1
<p>This final episode of Season 1 steps back from the individual conversations and looks at what emerged across the season as a whole. </p><p>What became clear is that despite very different backgrounds, guests kept arriving at the same questions. Identity, pressure, belonging, reinvention, and what happens when the version of you that got you here no longer fits your life. </p><p>This is not a typical highlights episode. It is not built around the loudest moments or neat takeaways, but the ones that pointed to something deeper. </p><p>Across this episode, you will hear reflections from...
Resilience, Reinvention, and the Refusal to Stay Down (ft. Moira Carmenate)
Mar 17, 202652 minS1
<p>This conversation with Moira Carmenate is slightly unusual for the podcast, because Moira isn’t just the guest. She’s also my mum. </p><p>Recording this episode felt a little like opening a family archive that probably should have stayed closed. Behind the stories, though, is a mindset that shaped much of how I think about resilience and getting back up when things fall apart. </p><p>Moira grew up in Scotland under extremely difficult circumstances and lost the only stable figure in her life by the age of seventeen. From there she rebuilt repeatedly. She ran a hote...
Legacy, Joy, and the Work of Not Fighting Alone (ft. Dr. Chelsey Green)
Mar 10, 202651 minS1
<p>This conversation with Dr. Chelsey Green is about legacy, but not in the polished, career-summary sense of the word. It’s about what we build day to day, what we protect, who we make space for, and what happens when responsibility gets heavy. </p><p>Chelsey is a classically trained string player, educator, community builder, and Chair of the Recording Academy. What stayed with me most in this conversation was how openly she talks about the emotional cost of perfectionism, the tension between individuality and belonging, and the way community has repeatedly been the thing that brought her back to...
Legacy, Joy, and the Work of Not Fighting Alone (ft. Dr. Chelsey Green)
Mar 9, 202651 minS1
<p>This conversation with Dr. Chelsey Green is about legacy, but not in the polished, career-summary sense of the word. It’s about what we build day to day, what we protect, who we make space for, and what happens when responsibility gets heavy. </p><p>Chelsey is a classically trained string player, educator, community builder, and Chair of the Recording Academy. What stayed with me most in this conversation was how openly she talks about the emotional cost of perfectionism, the tension between individuality and belonging, and the way community has repeatedly been the thing that brought her back to...
Money, Identity, and the Cost of Avoidance (ft. Spenser Liszt)
Mar 3, 202647 minS1
<p>This conversation with Spenser Liszt is about money. But not in the “optimize your portfolio” sense. </p><p>It’s about identity. Shame. Performance. And what happens when your external success doesn’t match how you feel internally. </p><p>Spenser went from a 17-year career as a professional musician to becoming a Certified Financial Planner. Along the way, he had to separate money from music to heal his relationship with both. </p><p>We talk about growing up around bankruptcy and scarcity, the pressure to prove people wrong, the hidden financial instability behind creative careers, and why so many hig...
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