Mylo and Friends: The Podcast

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Mylo and Friends: The Podcast is a bold, unfiltered look at friendships, self-awareness, and life through the lens of a dynamic voice in the LGBTQ+ community, and his diverse guests. Hosted by Mylo Draven the podcast blends humor, real talk, and cultural commentary to spark honest conversations around hot topics, personal growth, and the world we live in.

  1. 4d ago

    Nobody Warns You About the Owner's Seat | Ep 53 with Kyle Draper

    Honey, the couch has never been this dangerous. Mylo sits down with Kyle Draper, the man behind the Rethink Everything book series, founder of Higher Culture, and the only person who could survive being told, on day one, that Mylo wanted to nestle in the crook of his Christian bosom. Ten years of friendship, one green pair of pants, zero filter. Kyle admits he used to need a stage the way some people need coffee, and what happened when he stopped booking them. Mylo explains why he does not accept apologies, why the second "I'm sorry" is just a pattern with better manners, and what a little sip of notoriety water does to a person. There is a Kandi Burruss comparison that Kyle is absolutely taking home to his wife. Also pictured: Two grown men on a couch, agreeing that most people cannot handle a single uncomfortable conversation without running back to their comfort zone. Chapters:  0:00 Cold open: "Let me not cancel myself" 0:45 Ten years, one couch, zero secrets 3:00 The introduction Kyle had to explain to his 11-year-old 4:10 Green pants, saddle shoes and the bosom heard round Southlake 5:30 "My type of Christian" vs. the other kind 6:20 The bag from the f*g and Deweaza's heterosexual hug 8:00 Rethink Everything, 40 authors and the Kandi Burruss of it all 11:20 Nobody actually knows what a podcast is supposed to be 12:40 The year that broke the brokerage owner 13:40 A little sip of notoriety water 14:30 "You finally don't care": the approval seeking detox 15:50 You're enough (unless you're talking to a judge or the IRS) 17:10 Kyle needed the stage. Then he didn't. 18:30 MortgageCon and the moment Mylo clocked the shift 19:40 A nibble, not a bite: friendship and feedback 20:50 Why Mylo does not accept apologies 23:45 Emotional intelligence is the whole problem 25:40 Maya Angelou was right the first time 26:10 Five levels of friendship and the bullseye 26:45 The people who stop rooting for you when you become the owner 27:20 Why the brokerage is named Inclusive 28:20 Ten chances personally, one professionally 29:20 Pouring into a glass with a lid on it 30:20 Higher Culture, 70 people, and the weight of a yes 31:30 "Why aren't you coaching people?" 32:20 Twelve years to find the room, then wondering if you want it 33:20 The box people put you in #MyloAndFriends #KyleDraper #RethinkEverything #MortgagePodcast #BrokerOwner #MortgageIndustry #EmotionalIntelligence #ApprovalSeeking #ZeroFucksEra #LoanOfficerLife #HigherCulture #InclusiveMortgage #PersonalBranding #RealTalkPodcast #FriendshipGoals #MentalWellness #Authenticity #LeadershipPodcast #Entrepreneurship #DallasPodcast #PodcastClips #UnfilteredConversations #NextGenLoanOfficer #GrowthMindset

  2. Aug 10

    You Can't Chase Money, Just Stand Still and Let It Hit You | Ep 52

    Your company is not a family. Family doesn't lay you off in Q4. Mary said it, Mylo agreed, and then the two of them spent twenty-nine minutes airing out everything wrong with the way people manage people. Mary confesses she used to lose it every single morning over an employee who strolled in at NOT 9am, and even though clients adored the woman, Mary still fumed. Ten years later she doesn't care what time you clock in, which is either growth or surrender (you decide). Mylo brings the mortgage drama. A buyer offering something utterly ridiculous and genuinely offended anyone pushed back, until Mylo asked her one question and got dead silence. And the line to steal: buying a home is 98% emotion, 1% documentation, 1% Mylo magic. Also covered: how to fire a client and make it your fault on purpose, why "know who you are" is Mylo's whole vetting system, the one question that gets your team to tell you what's actually broken, and Mary sneaking a business announcement in at the very end like nobody would notice (we noticed).  Grab the book: Squash the Sunday Scaries: A Modern Playbook to Rebuild Trust, Transform Culture, and Reignite Your Workforce by Mary Baird. Amazon, your local indie, or in bundles for your whole team. Ask her about the corporate book club office hours, she buried that announcement at the very end. Chapters:  00:00 Cold Open: You Can't Chase Money 00:35 Chapter 10, Page 217, Go Buy It 01:30 The 3 Things Every Human Needs at Work 02:45 "We're a Family" Is a Red Flag, Not a Perk 04:10 Fear Is a Terrible Business Partner 04:50 How to Fire a Client Without Being the Villain 05:45 The $1.2 Million "Starter Home" Reality Check 07:30 Mary's Mistake: Wanting Clones of Herself 08:55 Better Employee Experience Equals Better Customer Experience 10:30 Social Media Is Free and It Never Dies 11:45 Come With a Warning Label, Just Know What's On It 14:05 Be Real First So Your Team Can Be Real Back 15:15 Do You Have to Show Your Whole Self? Girl, No 16:05 Manager or Therapist? Scars vs. Wounds 16:50 98% Emotion, 1% Documentation, 1% Mylo Magic 17:40 The Strategic Levers and the One Question to Ask 18:55 Onboarding, Succession, and Not Fumbling Day One 20:55 Depth of Sincerity Beats Frequency 22:50 The Deal That Died Over a Hail Deductible 24:35 How to Deliver Devastating News With Love 26:10 The Money Machine Rule: Stand Still, Be Aware 27:20 Buy the Book, Bundle It, Book Club It #MyloAndFriends #MaryBaird #TheSimplifiers #SquashTheSundayScaries #EmployeeExperience #EmployeeEngagement #PeopleLeaders #HRLeadership #WorkplaceCulture #LeadershipDevelopment #ManagerTraining #EmployeeListening #WeAreNotAFamily #ToxicWorkCulture #NewHireOnboarding #SuccessionPlanning #RetentionStrategy #FutureOfWork #SmallBusinessOwner #Entrepreneurship #MortgageBroker #InclusiveLending  (00:00) - Cold Open: You Can't Chase Money (00:35) - Chapter 10, Page 217, Go Buy It (01:30) - The 3 Things Every Human Needs at Work (02:45) - "We're a Family" Is a Red Flag, Not a Perk (04:10) - Fear Is a Terrible Business Partner (04:50) - How to Fire a Client Without Being the Villain (05:45) - The $1.2 Million "Starter Home" Reality Check (07:30) - Mary's Mistake: Wanting Clones of Herself (08:55) - Better Employee Experience Equals Better Customer Experience (10:30) - Social Media Is Free and It Never Dies (11:45) - Come With a Warning Label, Just Know What's On It (14:05) - Be Real First So Your Team Can Be Real Back (15:15) - Do You Have to Show Your Whole Self? Girl, No (16:05) - Manager or Therapist? Scars vs. Wounds (16:50) - 98% Emotion, 1% Documentation, 1% Mylo Magic (17:40) - The Strategic Levers and the One Question to Ask (18:55) - Onboarding, Succession, and Not Fumbling Day One (20:55) - Depth of Sincerity Beats Frequency (22:50) - The Deal That Died Over a Hail Deductible (24:35) - How to Deliver Devastating News With Love (26:10) - The Money Machine Rule: Stand Still, Be Aware (27:20) - Buy the Book, Bundle It, Book Club It

  3. Aug 3

    Your Boss Was Never Trained (And It Shows) ft Mary Baird | Ep 51

    Only one in five managers worldwide are actually engaged at work. The other four are doing what Mary Baird calls solid C-minus work, and calling it a career. She wrote a whole book about it. Mylo has notes. Mary runs The Simplifiers, just published "Squash the Sunday Scaries", and shows up with eight ways to fix a miserable team  (none of which involve money). Mylo shows up with four loan officers, a brokerage, and a very real question about how to keep everybody motivated without doing their jobs for them. She gives him three things to steal. One is a sentence she makes him write down on mic. One is a fifteen-minute meeting with exactly one question in it, and the reason it works is that nobody has ever asked your employee that question in their life. Also: a Walmart wig and a thrift store muumuu.  Chapters:  00:00 Write This Down 01:20 "If You Write a Book, Call Me First" 03:10 The Walmart Wig That Wouldn't Scan 04:30 Squash the Sunday Scaries: What the Book Actually Is 05:00 The Gallup Stat That Should Scare Your C-Suite 07:50 Nobody Enrolls in College Hoping To Hate Their Job 08:15 Parenting, Dreams and the OnlyFans Question 09:35 Corporate America Is Middle School With Payroll 11:10 Employees First, Then Customers, Then Money 12:40 Spinning Plates and the Wednesday Scaries 15:20 "I Opened the Brokerage So Nobody Could Tell Me What To Do" 16:50 Most Managers Have Never Had a Good Boss 19:00 Job Hugging and What Bad Bosses Really Cost 19:45 The Production Pulse and Atlas the ChatGPT 22:10 Nobody Cares What You Look Like 27:30 "What Are You Scared Of?" Inside Mylo's One on Ones 29:10 "Stop Telling Me What White Men Do" 30:50 Chapter 10, Page 217: The People Leader's Playbook 31:50 Where To Get the Book #SundayScaries#EmployeeEngagement #WorkplaceCulture  #HRLeadership #EmployeeExperience #QuietQuitting #JobHugging #TeamCulture #BurnoutRecovery #CorporateAmerica  #MyloAndFriends #SmallBusinessOwner #MortgageBroker #InclusiveLending #LGBTQBusiness #PodcastClips

  4. Jul 27

    Less Is More, Honey (Put the Syringe Down) | Ep 50

    Mylo drags the fabulous Lisa Bauer onto the couch (yes, the comfy one) for a masterclass in aging disgracefully in the buckle of the Bible Belt. One nosy neighbor is convinced these two only talk about one thing… so naturally they pivot to peptides, lasers, and how to snatch a neck without flying to Turkey for it. You're welcome, Barbara. Lisa spills on the gospel of less is more (because nobody asked to walk around looking like a Lego with boulders in their cheeks) and drops the tea on tox, filler, Sofwave, Sculptra, and the great GLP-1 reformulation happening on everyone's scale right now. They debate the $6,500 Turkey facelift trend, ugly-cry over Dallas being a certified mecca of plastic surgeons ("T**s by Fritz," anyone?), and confirm the one universal truth of the recession: hair doesn't know if you're broke. Chapters:  0:00 Find Your Why (Or You're Just Clucking Around) 0:40 "Do They Always Have to Talk About D*ck?" 1:00 All Things Skin: Peptides, Lasers & Tox 2:50 Turning 58 & The Great Facelift Debate 3:20 Dallas: Mecca of Plastic Surgeons (T**s by Fritz) 3:50 Flying to Turkey for a $6,500 Facelift 4:40 Hair Doesn't Know You're Broke: Recession-Proof Careers 6:15 Mom's 90-Year-Old Facelift & Irish Genetics 7:50 How Randall Introduced Us + Sofwave Shout-Out 8:40 Stop Injecting Like a Lego: The Case for Less Is More 11:50 The Last 6 Months Behind the Chair 13:20 Entitlement Abroad vs. American Privilege 14:45 Doing Your Inventory: Where's My Cap? 17:20 My Why Is My Husband (Milo & Bruce) 19:30 Turn Up the TV: On the Spectrum With Noise 21:40 The Original Skin x Garden of Eden T-Shirt Pitch 25:00 Summer of Sculptra Event + Shout-Outs 27:30 Go to Original Skin or Stop Watching, Honey #MyloAndFriends #OriginalSkin #Botox #Filler #Injectables #Tox #AestheticNurse #MedSpa #DallasMedSpa #Sculptra #Sofwave #Skincare #AntiAging #Facelift #Peptides

  5. Jul 20

    Dying Thin & Fabulous ft. Lisa Botox | Ep 49

    This episode Mylo welcomes his first-ever Friends guest to the couch: the one, the only, Lisa "Botox" Bauer, aka the Madonna of Mortgages, aka the woman living rent-free in Mylo's phone under an alias.  These two spill everything with zero chill and even less filter. Lisa gets real about being forced into her 2.0 era after Jennifer's Law benched her needle (40 years of experience apparently means nothing next to a fresh RN, but sure, Texas, okay), why $149 unlimited Botox should make you run and NOT walk, and the frozen-face horror story that'll have you clutching your good side.  Then it's a full send into the peptide rabbit hole: Ozempic that ghosted, tirzepatide that delivered, and Retta the "soul taker" that turns off the food noise and the drama noise in one shot. Add in a scale that dared to lie, a mentor who confirmed that growth happens when you stop giving a damn, and a handbag hoard so unhinged Bruce is inheriting a guest room that looks like a Louis Vuitton crime scene. It's messy, it's medical-grade, it's fabulous.  As Lisa says: if she's dying, she's dying thin, looking young, and leaving the bags to Bruce.  Chapters:  00:00 If I Die, I'm Dying Thin 00:38 Welcome Back, Baby: Meet Lisa Botox 02:05 The Madonna of Mortgages Reinvents Herself 04:10 Jennifer's Law & the Injection Ban 06:20 40 Years vs. a Piece of Paper 09:00 Find Your Why: Tony Robbins & Simon Sinek 10:15 Original Skin & Why Medical Backing Matters 11:20 $149 Unlimited Botox? Don't Walk, Run 12:00 The Frozen Face Horror Story 13:10 Peptides, Ozempic & the "Soul Taker" 17:00 Broker Owner Era: Growth When You Stop Caring 19:00 The Willow Bend Zen Escape 20:30 Botox Shoutouts: Necks Snatched 21:30 Buyer Beware: The Wild West of Peptides 23:00 Dying Thin & the Great Handbag Hoard #MyloAndFriends #BotoxTalk #MedSpaTea #PeptideJourney #DallasBeauty #GLP1 #ReinventYourself #PodcastClips

  6. Jun 10

    The No-No Zone, Ozempic Truths & Releasing Generational Trauma | Ep 48

    If your life keeps serving you the same drama in a different outfit, this episode is the intervention you didn't know you needed. Mylo sits back down with transformational coach Kristen (of Sunflower Connections and activatemyvision.com) for Part 2 of a conversation that is equal parts therapy session, comedy special, and straight-up truth bomb. From "matching era energy" to the legendary Mylo No-No Zone (a 360-degree energetic force field, not just a geographic location), this episode is a masterclass in knowing who you are, protecting what you've built, and finally giving yourself permission to thrive — loudly, unapologetically, and without the $600K goal card. This is the part where Mylo says what you've been thinking but were too scared to put into the universe. Chapters: 0:00 - The moment: cyclical life means you haven't learned the lesson 1:00 - Ozempic, peptides & healing your relationship with food 2:45 - Cookies, portion control & food as love (shoutout to Grandma) 4:30 - How a safe relationship changed everything 5:30 - Spicy Milo is back: matching era energy & reciprocation 7:30 - The world has gone cray: protecting your internal value 9:00 - Your value is independent of everyone and everything 11:00 - Why Milo doesn't flex the price tag (and when numbers DO matter) 12:00 - Understanding your tribe vs. the people you just love 14:00 - Friendships that fall apart: what Brittany Ray taught Milo 15:30 - The moment: cyclical life and the "am I the problem?" reckoning 17:00 - The no-no zone explained — it's a 360-degree force field 19:00 - You were born to breathe — stop chasing your "passion" 21:00 - From hairdresser to mortgage broker: the unplanned life 22:00 - Thriving is okay even when others aren't — stop dimming your light 24:30 - Everyone is special: stop comparing your success to theirs 25:00 - The $600K card that got lost (and why that's a good thing) 27:00 - Energy matching, attracting the right people & no-choice is a choice 29:00 - Gossip, shenanigans & being unapologetically 58 31:00 - You can't make anyone feel anything — on real apologies 33:00 - Kristen's resources: activatemyvision.com + Sunflower Connections 34:00 - Releasing old programming: this is who you truly are #MondaysWithMylo #HealingEra #GenerationalTrauma #NervousSystemHealing #EnergyMatching #BoundariesAreSexy #ThriveUnapologetically

  7. Jun 1

    Generational Trauma, Peptide Stacks & Losing $20K | Ep 47

    Buckle up, because Mylo brought in the big guns — and no, we don't mean a new mortgage product.  Guest Kristen Maurer, Master Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming, Mental Emotion Release, and Hypnotherapy (yes, that's her actual title — say it three times fast), joins the pod to get into the deep, unfiltered, root-cause work of healing.  We're talking about the stuff that's been living rent-free in your subconscious since before you were even born — because yes, generational trauma is science, honey, look it up. Mylo gets personal about losing $20K in back-to-back deal collapses, choosing faith over frustration, and why pausing is a power move, not a delay.  From surviving sexual trauma to standing fully in her power, Mylo delivers the kind of raw, unscheduled honesty that therapy charges by the hour for. Don't miss this one. Chapters:  0:00 Intro & Welcome — Kristen Maurer, Voice Whisperer 1:30 What Is Neurolinguistic Programming, Really? 5:00 Why Most Coaching Programs Are Recycled Nonsense 7:00 Generational Trauma Is Literally in Your DNA 9:00 Getting to the Root Cause (Plants Don't Lie) 12:00 Mylo's Mortgage Coach Frasier & the Midnight Deadline Heist 16:00 Losing $20K in Two Days — Choosing Faith Over Frustration 18:00 The Match in the Dark Room: Choosing Your Light 20:00 "If Nobody Tells You, I'm On Your Side" 22:00 Retatrutide, Peptide Stacking & the GLP-3 Breakdown 26:00 When Food Noise Goes Quiet, Your Emotional Noise Gets Loud 29:00 The Whiskey Cake French Fry Ratio Injustice 31:00 Healing Through Trauma & Standing in Your Power #MyloAndBenPodcast #NeurolinguisticProgramming #HealingJourney #GenerationalTrauma #GLP3Peptides #FaithOverFrustration #SubconsciousMind

  8. May 11

    31 Institutions, 1 Survivor: Amber Rogers Tells ALL | Ep 46

    In Part 2 of this raw, unfiltered conversation on generational trauma, Amber breaks down 31 involuntary psychiatric commitments, a harrowing stay at Green Oaks in Dallas, and what it truly means when the system designed to help you becomes another abuser.  From Britney Spears' conservatorship to Wendy Williams' financial takeover, the girls connect the dots between power, silence, and who gets to decide when a woman is "well." Plus, a fire conversation about her new diversity committee role, the ugly backlash she didn't expect, and why she's done internalizing other people's mess.  This episode closes with some of the most quotable energy you'll hear this year: "It is a reflection of you, not a projection from me."  Subscribe, share, and join us — Ben is closing deals, but Mylo, Amber, and all the truth are right here waiting for you.  Chapters:  0:00 - Intro: 31 Institutions in 17 Years 1:00 - The Green Oaks Experience (Dallas) 3:00 - Medication, Rights & the Mental Health System 5:00 - Britney, Wendy & Conservatorship Corruption 7:00 - Healing, Parents & Knowing When to Be a Friend 9:00 - What People on Wellness Journeys Actually Need 10:00 - Grooming, Trauma & Being a Capital Murder Witness 12:00 - Victim vs. Survivor: Reclaiming the Label 15:00 - Diversity Committee Drama & Reverse Racism Backlash 18:00 - Why Trauma Survivors Internalize the Blame 21:00 - Survivor Superpowers & Living in Affirmations 23:00 - Surrounding Yourself With the Right People 28:00 - Reality TV: The Dark Side Behind the Camera 30:00 - Setting Boundaries & Matching Energy 33:00 - No More Paying for People Who Only Take #MyloAndBenThePodcast #GenerationalTrauma #MentalHealthAwareness #TraumaHealing #SurvivorStory #MentalHealthAdvocacy #AmberRogers #WomensEmpowerment #BreakTheSilence #ConservatorshipReform #BritneySpears #WendyWilliams #HealingJourney #BoundariesMatter #DFWPodcast #BlackAndBrownMentalHealth #MatchingEnergy #PodcastLife #NewEpisode

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Mylo and Friends: The Podcast is a bold, unfiltered look at friendships, self-awareness, and life through the lens of a dynamic voice in the LGBTQ+ community, and his diverse guests. Hosted by Mylo Draven the podcast blends humor, real talk, and cultural commentary to spark honest conversations around hot topics, personal growth, and the world we live in.

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  • Creator
    Hello Studios
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Hello Studios