Everyone has an origin story — even if nobody asked for it.

In this first episode of Beyond the Mic, Sam and Wayne sit down on the sofa and go off-script to talk about where Beyond really came from. Not the polished version — the real one. The doubts, the conversations, the moments that almost stopped it from happening, and the people who quietly shaped it along the way.

Midway through, the mic flips and the focus shifts to Wayne — how the partnership formed, why Beyond mattered enough to get involved, and what happens when two very different perspectives come together around the same values.

This conversation sets the tone for everything Beyond the Mic is about: no interviews, no agenda, just honest conversation. If you’re curious about the people behind Beyond, the thinking behind it, and the connections t ...