About Our Podcast
Interviews with best-selling authors, speakers and experts that share practical strategies, tactics and insights to keep you informed and help you grow personally and professionally.
In this informative and practical podcast, Michael and his guests share the latest strategies and tactics to help you become the preferred provider (the emotional favorite) in the markets you serve.
The key insights and strategies discussed, come from Michael's experience working with many of the finest brands in business today and his guest interviews will inspire you, educate you, and give you the tools you need to be successful in today's turbulent and competitive marketplace.

Recent Episodes
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Esther Stewart - Premium Clients Do Not Buy Hype; They Buy Certainty
SEASON: 6 EPISODE: 29 Episode Overview: Welcome back to Becoming Preferred. The podcast designed to help you level up your game and become the best version of you. Our guest today built her career inside billion-dollar finance institutions before launching her own growth agency, Cottn Owl . Esther S...
Park Howell - The Business of Story: Shifting Your Brand from "What You Make" to "What You Make Happen"
SEASON: 6 EPISODE: 28 Episode Overview: Welcome to Becoming Preferred, the show where we level up your business and become the best version of you. Today we are tackling the one tool that separates iconic brands from the 'white noise' of the marketplace: Story. Our guest today is an Emmy Award-winni...
Ghazenfer Mansoor - Beyond the Download: Engineering Trust and Long-Term User Retention
SEASON: 6 EPISODE: 27 Episode Overview: Welcome to another episode of Becoming Preferred, the show where we dive deep into the strategies that help you level up your game and stay relevant in an ever-shifting marketplace. I am happy to introduce our guest today, a man who sits at the intersection of...
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Podcast Host
Michael Vickers
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Beth Smith
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Becoming preferred is a great podcast about finding the excellence in our expertise and in our lives. Becoming preferred is about the whole person. Must listen.
A Must-Listen for Entrepreneurs Ready to Lead at the Next Level
I absolutely loved being a guest on the Becoming Preferred podcast. The conversation was not only insightful and energizing, but also deeply aligned with what business owners need to hear right now. The host brings genuine curiosity and depth to the dialogue—asking the kind of thoughtful, sharp questions that draw out ...
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I’m really enjoying listening to this podcast. As an entrepreneur most of my life there is so much wisdom in these interviews. Thank you!!!
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