Raw conversations at the intersection of ambition and reality. We talk about how work actually gets done — and what ideas survive contact with the world.
Smash Cafe started as a simple idea: two people who couldn't stop talking about work, ideas, and the messy space between them. We hit record. Something stuck.
Every episode, we sit down with founders, thinkers, and builders who are doing things differently. No fluffy success stories. We go deep on what's hard, what breaks, and what actually works.
Think of it as a coffee shop conversation — except the coffee is strong, the thinking is sharper, and we never wrap up on time.
Former strategy consultant turned serial entrepreneur. Mika has built and sold three companies and is obsessed with the question of why smart people make bad decisions at work. He brings the frameworks and the tough love.
Journalist-turned-podcast-obsessive. Sonja spent a decade covering business for national media before deciding conversations were more honest than articles. She brings the questions nobody else dares to ask.
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