Episode #8 · September 18, 2023 · 52 min

Mackenzie McKee Opens Up on Teen Mom and Body By Mac

The MTV reality star turned fitness coach talks about life after 16 & Pregnant and building an online coaching business from her new home in Sarasota.

Mackenzie McKee - MTV Reality Star and Owner of Body by Mac

Mackenzie McKee arrives with the same energy that made her a fixture on MTV's 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom, and the hosts lean into it. She walks through what it was actually like being filmed for a national reality series, naming both the hardships of growing up on camera and the doors the show eventually opened for her.

The conversation turns personal when Mackenzie explains why she left Miami, Oklahoma, and how Sarasota became the place she now calls home for herself and her three children. She talks about what she loves about the area and how it shapes daily life for her family, a theme that keeps circling back throughout the episode.

Business gets equal time. Mackenzie built Body By Mac into an online fitness coaching operation that now serves clients across the country, turning her reality-TV visibility into a genuine second career. The hosts frame her as proof that a public platform can become a real business when paired with consistency and a clear niche.

It's a wide-ranging, high-energy hour that covers reality television, motherhood and entrepreneurship without lingering too long on any one topic, closing with an invitation for listeners to follow Mackenzie's next moves on Instagram and through Body By Mac's coaching programs.

What you'll take away

  • Mackenzie McKee turned her Teen Mom platform into Body By Mac, an online fitness coaching business.
  • She relocated from Miami, Oklahoma to Sarasota, which she now calls home for herself and her three kids.
  • The hardships of reality TV filming shaped her approach to the opportunities that followed.