April 15, 2025

We Won an Emmy… Then Hit Rock Bottom w/ Michael Ayjian & Stephen Skeel | EP 27

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Michael Ayjian and Stephen Skeel, Emmy-winning co-founders of Seven Wonders, join Jarek Tadla on the Mastering the Inner and Outer Wealth podcast. In this episode, Michael and Stephen share their journey from film school at NYU to building a creative agency that now works with Fortune 500 brands and the personal crash they hit after years of chasing success.

The conversation starts with how fast their business grew, how their work got them an Emmy award, the pressure they felt to keep going, and how it all fell apart. They talk about losing their sense of purpose, struggling with anxiety and identity, and how they used ‘hitting rock bottom’ to rebuild their inner world and achieve even greater success.

Jarek, Michael, and Stephen explain how to separate your worth from your work, the power of male vulnerability, and how to keep people you can be fully honest with around you. They also share the 3 important factors that helped them find real fulfilment again.

Join us as we explore what it means to grow something big, stay true to yourself, and keep going even when the outside world thinks you’ve made it.

• Michael Ayjian's Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelayjian/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-ayjian-789296126

Website: https://www.7wonders.com/

•⁠ ⁠Stephen Skeel's Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skeelberg/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-skeel-0a576454/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Skeelberg/

• Jarek Tadla's Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tadlajarek/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jarek.tadla/