Life's Essential Ingredients
Life’s Essential Ingredients is spinoff of C4 Leaders, a California based non-profit who uses PIZZA to guide all people in RISING TOGETHER. The show is hosted by two best friends who were college roommates at the University of San Francisco – (Jeff with a Mike). Season 5 started in 2025 and the show is currently listened to in 112 countries and 1009 cities.
The educational and entertaining show takes a deep, yet humorous look at life’s essential ingredients. The hosts engage in interesting conversation with some of the world’s best leaders, authors, athletes, musicians, chefs, architects, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, comedians, CEOs, coaches, professors, teachers, and many, many, more industries and professions.
The goal of the show is to have the guest highlight their life’s essential ingredients and for the listener to add an ingredient or two to their life recipe.
The hosts create space for the guest to be the star of the show and provide an incredible platform to highlight their life, their business, their passion, and most importantly, their gift they share with the world.
Our listeners are diverse and 9% are 18-24, 18% 25-29, 13% 30-34, 18% 35-44, 18% 45-54, and 55+ 24%.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 171
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
EP: 11 - The Transformation of Bennie Murray
Bennie Murray is an incredible young man with an even more incredible story. Bennie has been blessed with two loving parents who have guided him on his life journey. Bennie's journe…
EP: 10 - Blessed Through Redemption - The Sierra Jones Story
Sierra was raised by two incredible military parents who guided her with faith. Sierra used the challenge of moving all over the country as a way to develop her best self. Blessed w…
EP: 9 - Coach Jay John is Looking Back on Chasing his Dream
Coach Jay John is the Associate Athletic Director at UC Berkeley. Coach John has an illustrious college basketball coaching career including stints at USF, CAL, STANFORD, OREGON, OREGO…
EP: 8 - Growing Young with 83 Year-Old Known to the World as UNCLE JOHNNY
Uncle Johnny Matesich was born in New Orleans to loving and hard working Croatian immigrant parents. At the young age of four, Johnny's parents decided to move to San Pedro, California…
EP: 7 - Listen, Love, & Laugh with Waynee Wayne - The Master Creator
Sacramento Legend! Waynee Wayne takes the viewers on his life journey. Waynee Wayne is a gifted musician, healer, producer, father, friend, advocate, and brother. Regardless of how…
EP: 6 - The Work Ethic of Bill Cartwright
USF Hall of Famer, 5 time World Champion, husband of 41 years, father of four, and grandfather to seven... Bill Cartwright. Bill shares his Life's Essential Ingredients from his younge…
EP: 5 - Taylor Edge takes us over the edge with ENCOURAGEMENT
Taylor Edge of EdgeGainer shares his Life's Essential Ingredients and takes the listener on a journey of encouragement, belief, meeting challenges head on and using those difficult time…
EP 4: - Energizer Dru Sanchez of D&L Movers of the SF Bay Area
Dru Sanchez of D&L Movers of the SF Bay Area sits down with C4 Leaders and discusses his Life's Essential Ingredients: Take Action, Poison vs. Productivity, Priming, and Discomfort Zon…
EP: 3 - Overcoming Fear to live a DETERMINED life - meet Paul Mifsud!
Paul Mifsud - CEO of The Melita Group, husband, father, sibling, and best friend discusses his "wonderful life." Paul grew up with no role models and living life with fear as his essen…
EP: 2 - LSU Student Daniela Sestich
Meet LSU junior Daniela Sestich! Daniela shares her life's essential ingredient of CHANGE and embracing all that life has to offer. Daniela talks about going to school 2000 miles fro…
EP: 1 - Meet the Hosts
Mike and Jeff talk about friendship, family, and Mike's four kids. We also introduce the listeners to C4 Leaders, a California grassroots non-profit that Mike, Jeff, and Paul (future g…