Episodes

  • UNPLUGGED | You Have to Save Yourself | Brandi Thee Millennial Manager x Lee Cage Jr.

    UNPLUGGED | You Have to Save Yourself | Brandi Thee Millennial Manager x Lee Cage Jr.
    Sep 10 2026
    The internet knows her as Thee Millennial Manager. We got into what it costs to hold a standard, why being liked and being respected are two different jobs, parenthood, culture and life! Brandi: @brandi_theemillennialmanager #TheeMillennialManager #15MinutesWith #Management
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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • UNPLUGGED | Just Let Me LIVE | Nisha & Lee

    UNPLUGGED | Just Let Me LIVE | Nisha & Lee
    Aug 20 2026
    Nisha posted one video poking fun at how the military renames basic exercises, went to sleep, and woke up viral. Not everyone in the comments came kindly. Twenty years of service, four kids, and a husband who keeps asking her who she is outside the uniform. We talk about the first day of internet fame, the health wake-up call at 28 that turned her into a personal trainer, a first marriage she calls a good meal prepared wrong, the red flags she now teaches her daughters, and a few rounds of Things That Are Not My Business, But I Have to Know. Follow Nisha: @Fit_Goddess87. 15 Minutes With is part of the WRKdefined Podcast Network, recorded at Studio 11 in Nashville, TN.
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    59 mins
  • UNPLUGGED | It's Not My Business, But I HAVE to Know | Kayla & Lee

    UNPLUGGED | It's Not My Business, But I HAVE to Know | Kayla & Lee
    Jul 1 2026
    Kayla is bringing unhinged honesty, zero filter, and all the questions you're too scared to ask...a data scientist by day, influencer by night! Lee sits down with the internet bestie — known online as @baddiewithabelly — to talk about building a viral following by minding everybody's business, the manager who brought social media screenshots to a 1:1, her first Black church experience, why plot is an art form, hot mic confessions, unacceptable ways to die, death row meals, and whether either of them would play hero on a hijacked plane. It's fun, unhinged, hilarious, and 100% authentic — Kayla Edwards style. "15 Minutes With Unplugged" is the summer series of 15 Minutes With — real conversations with the unique, the gigster and the delightfully atypical people who get a little joy out of doing the extra thing.
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    49 mins
  • Best Of Season 3 | Our Favorite MomentsI

    Best Of Season 3 | Our Favorite MomentsI
    Jun 24 2026
    One season. A lineup of unforgettable voices. And a finale built to celebrate every single one of them. Here's what we're getting into: The moments we loved. The bloopers and pure craziness that made us laugh. And the real behind-the-scenes of what it actually took to pull this whole thing off. Nakisha Hicks, Nick MatthewsNicole Ortiz FleischmannDaniel KadebaDesiree Goldey, Ceci Blomberg, Angela ShawJulia Arpag, Jasmine Anderson, Samantha Bell, Anthony P. Howard, General Smith, Zeeshan Khan, Kumari Williams, Tim Stein, Tim Stein, Amiee Sadler, Rose BrowneSonya Thompson, Andrea Mata, Ph.D., Jordan Jones, Byrd Bagget We're closing this season out the only way we know how: together, and at full volume.
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    52 mins
  • Leadership, Purpose & Living A Good Story

    Leadership, Purpose & Living A Good Story
    Jun 10 2026
    Byrd told us he hopes his life can be summarized in one sentence: "He lived a life that inspired hope in others." An All-American athlete. An author of 15 books. A speaker who has influenced thousands of leaders And yet, none of those accomplishments were the most memorable part of our conversation. The people who change us, rarely do it from a stage. They do it across a table. In a hallway. During an unexpected conversation. In the moments where they aren't trying to be impressive but are just being human... and honest. We talked about forgiveness. About fathers. About regret. About the weight people carry that no résumé will ever reveal. And maybe that's the lesson. The most important conversations aren't about success. They're about humanity. About the moments that break us. Shape us. And ultimately teach us how to hope again. Byrd told me he hopes his life can be summarized in one sentence: "He lived a life that inspired hope in others." After spending time with him, I believe that's exactly what he's done. Byrd Baggett
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    58 mins
  • Authenticity Isn't a Strategy, It's Survival | Jordan Jones | 15 Minutes With #48

    Authenticity Isn't a Strategy, It's Survival | Jordan Jones | 15 Minutes With #48
    Jun 3 2026
    The bravest thing most of us will ever do is refuse to abandon ourselves in order to be accepted. Jordan Jones is living that out loud. It's easy to see someone in their role and assume they always had it figured out. This conversation pulls back the curtain on the real journey: leaving public health, looking honestly at the next ten years, and choosing not to let the work turn him into someone he doesn't recognize. Jordan names something a lot of us feel and rarely say out loud, that people can sense when you're performing, and they can feel it when you're real. Who he is: Jordan is a Project and Engagement Manager at Workday who left public health to get here. He didn't follow a straight line, he made a deliberate choice about who he wanted to be over the next ten years. What he does: He leads projects and engagements at Workday, and on the side runs a food page, Meals by Jordan, on Instagram. What he believes: That you have to belong to yourself first, and that the bravest thing you can do is refuse to abandon yourself just to be accepted. How he works: By staying real instead of armoring up. Jordan brings his whole self to the work, trusting that people can feel the difference between performance and authenticity. In this episode: Why belonging to yourself has to come first Leaving public health and choosing the next ten years on purpose Why people can always sense when you're performing The pull to armor up, and the courage not to New episodes of 15 Minutes With drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss a conversation.
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    17 mins
  • Psychology & Resilience | Andrea Mata, Ph.D. | 15 Minutes With #47

    Psychology & Resilience | Andrea Mata, Ph.D. | 15 Minutes With #47
    May 27 2026
    Even the people who help others heal are still doing the work themselves. This is the most vulnerable conversation we've ever had on camera. It's easy to see a clinical psychologist and author and assume she has it all figured out. This conversation pulls back the curtain on the real story, how tragedy turned to triumph in Andrea's life and in Lee's, and what it actually takes to keep showing up for your kids and yourself in the middle of it. Who she is: Andrea Mata, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, the founder of BrightSpot Families, and the author of The No. 2 Parenting Book. She's spent her career in the trenches of family life, and like everyone, she's still doing her own work too. What she does: She helps parents build stronger bonds with their children, protect their own mental health, and find clarity in the daily chaos no parenting class ever fully prepares you for. What she believes: That even the people who help others heal are still healing themselves, and that there's strength, not shame, in naming that out loud. How she works: With honesty and hard-won clarity. Andrea meets parents where they actually are, turning her own experience of tragedy and recovery into a path others can follow. In this episode: What actually matters in raising kids today How tragedy turned to triumph in Andrea's life and Lee's Why even the people who help others heal are still doing the work Protecting your own mental health in the middle of family chaos A powerful close to a powerful month. This one closes out Mental Health Month with a voice every parent and every survivor of tragedy needs to hear.
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    38 mins
  • Veteran x Therapist x Life After Service | Rose Browne | 15 Minutes With

    Veteran x Therapist x Life After Service | Rose Browne | 15 Minutes With
    May 20 2026
    She's a licensed therapist and an Army veteran who knows firsthand what it means to serve, to struggle, and to heal. It's easy to see a therapist and assume their understanding comes only from training. This conversation pulls back the curtain on a perspective most clinicians simply can't replicate, one that sits at the intersection of clinical expertise and lived experience. Rose talks about what veterans actually need from mental health care, how trauma shows up long after the uniform comes off, and why healing is never linear. Who she is: Rose is a licensed therapist and a U.S. Army veteran. Her path gives her something rare, an understanding of service and struggle from the inside, not just the textbook. What she does: She provides mental health care grounded in both clinical training and lived military experience, with a particular focus on veterans. What she believes: That the work of healing is never linear, and that veterans need care from people who actually understand what they carry. How she works: From the intersection of expertise and experience. Rose meets people honestly and without pretense, in a way only someone who's served and healed can. In this episode: What veterans actually need from mental health care How trauma shows up long after the uniform comes off Why healing is never linear The perspective that comes from serving and surviving
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    24 mins