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FailCraft
FailCraft is a podcast about the messy, real side of success. Host Ezekiel Iferia dives into the stories of creators, founders, and everyday people who turned setbacks into stepping stones. From failed ideas to reborn dreams, each episode uncovers how failure shapes mastery — and why learning to fall is part of learning to fly.
Episodes
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From Marine Combat Pilot to International Best-Selling Novelist - M.D. Selig
Whathappens when a highly trained military intelligence expert decides to break hissilence and expose the massive, historical deception hidden right…
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The Expert Trap Keeping Corporate Managers Overwhelmed - Ed Tyson
Whatif the reason you are drowning in workplace stress isn't a lack of talent, butyour refusal to stop doing your team's work? EdTyson is a former Marine…
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The Sandwich Caregiver Trap & Late-Stage Autism Discoveries - Karen Hale
Whathappens when your entire adult life is completely consumed by high-stakescaregiving demands, and you realize the cultural systems built to support youhave…
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The Cancer Shock That Took My Husband in 6 Weeks - Kim Sorrelle
Whatdo you do when your own terrifying cancer diagnosis is followed just fourmonths later by an even more aggressive, terminal diagnosis for your spouse?…
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The Toxic Résumé Obsession & First-Gen Corporate Burnout - Sophia Mikelionis
SophiaMikelionis is a certified life andcareer coach, executive strategist, and founder of Gearing Together.Before launching her consultancy, Sophia spent over…
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The $4 Billion Executive Who Reversed 25 Years of Diabetes - Mike McGlothlin
What happens when youare winning at the highest corporate level in the boardroom, but quietlyfighting a losing battle with your own metabolic health? Mike…
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The Dark Side of Hollywood Fame & Surviving My Final Addiction Overdose - John David Gregory
Whathappens when you spend your life on theater stages, athletic fields, andHollywood sets under the intense glare of the spotlight—yet you look in themirror…
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The Toxic Workplace Trapped Inside the Fire Station - Lynnette Fritshaw
Whathappens when your lifelong dream job turns into a localized prison ofpsychological warfare, and you realize the people tasked with saving lives areactively…
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The Terminal Cancer Shock That Rewrote My Leadership Theory - Dr. Matt Kutz
Whathappens when an expert who teaches global executives how to handle complexityfaces a sudden, terminal health catastrophe? Dr. Matt Kutz had to take…
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The Motherhood Penalty & Toxic Gatekeeping in Academia - Dr. Jodi Vandenberg-Daves
Whathappens when highly driven, idealistic professionals hit an invisiblestructural ceiling because modern workplaces are still designed for a 1950sworker who…
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The Million-Dollar Business Hidden inside Your Returns - Rob Bach
Whatif the secret to building an unstoppable, highly profitable brand hasabsolutely nothing to do with expanding your front-end sales, but completelymastering…
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The Dual Involuntary Corporate Layoff Sparked My Million-Dollar Business - Mike Deaton
Whathappens when your decades-long pursuit of corporate safety nets breakscompletely open? Mike Deaton and his wife experienced an absolute economicfailure…
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The Cash Flow Crisis Hidden in Bootstrap Startups - Mike Barefoot
What happens when youraccounts receivable lag 120 days behind, your corporate factoring fees starteating your margins, and you are entirely responsible for…
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Why Motivation is a Lie & Timeline Expectations Fail - Zulma Williams
Whatif the timeline society dictates for your life—graduating at 22, building acareer at 30, and settling down—is a rigid trap keeping you from your truepath?…
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The 2007 Real Estate Crash Wiped Me Out. Here is How I Rebuilt - Terry Bean
Whatdo you do when a sudden, catastrophic macroeconomic collapse completely takesyour livelihood, identity, and financial security with it overnight? TerryBean…
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The Predatory Contract Trap Hidden in Book Publishing - Michele DeFilippo
Whatif signing with a flashy modern book publisher is actually the worst financialdecision an aspiring author could make? MicheleDeFilippo is a 50-year veteran…
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Why Personal Development Fails Your Nervous System - Pennie Wilson
Whydo so many high-capacity adults consume endless self-help information yet stillfeel completely stuck, overwhelmed, and trapped in reactive loops?…
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The Emotional Miranda Law Keeping Men Toxic & Silent - Ronald "Zion" Roseboro
Accordingto certified trauma-informed coach Ronald "Zion" Roseboro, men areconditioned by an unwritten societal rule: the "Emotional Miranda Law." Ronald"Zion"…
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The Unhappy Millionaires of Silicon Valley - Julian Lighton
Whyare some of the most high-achieving corporate executives in the world secretlythe most unfulfilled? According to Silicon Valley strategy veteran…
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The $80,000 House Flipping Mistake Beginners Make - Jason Roberts
Whatis the single most destructive mistake a rookie real estate investor can make? Accordingto Jason Roberts, it has nothing to do with paint colors or…
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Why Modern Healthcare Fails Chronic Disease - Anthony Guastella
Whatif our failure to manage chronic disease isn't caused by a lack of advancedmedical tech, but by our obsession with overcomplicating basic biology?…
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Why the Lone Wolf Mentality Will Destroy Your Business - Mark Bruce & Duane Gibbs
Whydo so many brilliant, hard-working entrepreneurs hit a professional ceiling andcompletely stall out? According to business partner duo Mark Bruce and…
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The Operational Reality Gap in School Management - Dr. Cynthia Rapaido
What happens when an educator holding a doctorate ininternational and multicultural education enters the practical domain of schooladministration? Dr. Cynthia…
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Why Chasing the UK Charts is a Recipe for Failure - Greig Watts
What do you do whenyou’ve spent a decade balancing a dry banking career with exhausting four-hourSunday train commutes to London, only to face an endless abyss…
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How I Wrote a Novel to Learn a "Boring" Industry - Ryan Ross
What do you do whenyou accept a partnership in a high-stakes B2B industry you know absolutelynothing about? Instead of panic-faking his way through it…
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The Biggest Lie Creative People Tell Themselves - Franky Corcoran
What if the biggestbarrier holding you back from launching your creative career isn't your lack ofconnections or budget, but a comfortable lie you keep telling…
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Why 99% of Businesses Commit "Suicide" - Larry Mandelberg
What if the economy,bad luck, and fierce competition aren't actually what kill companies? Accordingto fifth-generation business legacy consultant Larry…
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The Pain of Infertility & The Truth About Foster Care - Rachel Fulginiti
What happens when adecade-long battle with unexplained infertility, devastating miscarriages, andcrushing daily-compounding debt forces you to completely…
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Why High-Achieving Women Burn Out (And How to Fix It) - Rachel Korb
What if the standard24-hour corporate hustle schedule is biologically wired to drive high-achievingwomen directly into chronic exhaustion? Rachel Korb is an…
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How I Forgave My Father's Assassins & Healed My PTSD - Susan Snow
What happens when yoursafety net is violently ripped away at 17 years old, and you spend the next 14years masking your severe trauma behind the words everyone…
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The Real Reason Top Executives Get Fired - Courtney Intersimone
What is the actualreason high-level executives fail? According to the person who used to sit inthe room where Fortune 500 succession decisions were made, it…
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How to Break Free When You Feel Completely Stuck in Life - Hana Dolgin
Why do so manyhigh-functioning adults check all the boxes of a successful life, yet stillfeel completely stuck, blocked, or empty inside? Hana Dolgin is a New…
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Managing Million-Dollar Set Disasters & Hollywood Egos - Michael Mandaville
What is it really liketo be the guy responsible for keeping a massive, multi-million dollar Hollywoodblockbuster on track when chaos strikes and egos collide?…
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How to Rebuild Your Identity After Hitting Rock Bottom - Liam Wakefield
What do you do whenthe identity you spent your entire life building is permanently stripped awayby an incurable diagnosis? Liam Wakefield spent 11 years as a…
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The Struggle of Leading People Twice Your Age - Dom Brightmon
What is it really liketo step into a corporate leadership position at just 23 years old and be forcedto manage a boardroom full of people who are twice your…
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The Heavy Truth Behind the Happy Ending Adoption Narrative - Jean Kelly Widner
What if thecomforting, romanticized fairy tale society tells about adoption is actuallypreventing families from healing? Jean Kelly Widner is an award-winning…
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Why Equality is a Myth & The Silent War on Truth - Tony El
What happens whenasking the simple question "Why?" becomes an act of rebellion in yourown country? Tony El is an author, historian, and the creator ofthe…
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Why Quitting Your 9-to-5 Can Make You a Slave to Your Business - Nandita Brahmbhatt
What do you do whenyou have a mortgage, a new baby, and the secure corporate job you relied onvanishes overnight? Nandita Brahmbhatt spent 12 years thriving in…
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From the Underground Cannabis Industry to Alien Documentaries - Jeremy Norrie
What do you do whenthe wild, unregulated industry that gave you your identity suddenly goescorporate? You pick up a camera and start completely over. Jeremy…
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Inside the Navy’s Deadliest Aircraft Carrier: A Nuclear Veteran's Story - Mr. Whiskey
What happens when thesystem designed to protect a nation becomes a toxic, pressure-cookerenvironment that breaks the very sailors operating it? Mr. Whiskey is…
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The Six-Figure Corporate Executive Who Ended Up in a Dark Night of the Soul - Paul Flood
What happens when youcheck every single box of traditional success—the six-figure career, thefamily, the community accolades—but privately, you are drowning in…
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The $99 Mistake That Cost Me Thousands - Kirk Voclain
What happens when you spend 40 years mastering a craft, only to start entirely from scratch in a completely different field? Kirk Voclain spent four decades as…
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The Brutal Valuation That Forced Me to Rebuild My Agency - Wes Towers
What happens when you spend 20 years building a digital agency, only for an expert valuer to tell you your business is practically worthless because AI is…
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How I Saved My Marriage When My Husband Refused Therapy - Veronica Nabizadeh
What do you do when your marriage is falling apart, but your spouse absolutely refuses to go to therapy? Veronica Nabizadeh is a divorce attorney, mediator…
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Why a Messy Resume is Actually Your Greatest Asset - Siena Dean
What do you do when your resume looks like a random series of accidents, career gaps, and failed pivots instead of a strategic plan? Siena Dean is a talent…
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Silence is Not Survival: Reclaiming the Voice You Were Told to Tame - Amy Lou Jenkins
What happens when you spend your entire life mistaking compliance for kindness and silence for respect? Amy Lou Jenkins is an award-winning author, nurse, and…
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The 1977 Note That Helped Me Raise $150 Million - Larry O'Nan
What do you do when you are handed a billion-dollar responsibility that you are entirely unqualified for, simply because no one else in the room wants to do…
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I Lost My Executive Job of 15 Years... Here is How I Recovered - Andre W. Thornton
What do you do when the corporate identity you spent 15 years building is stripped away in a single meeting? Andre W. Thornton was a high-flying engineering…
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Why Being the Smartest Person in the Room Will Destroy Your Business - Tyler Chisholm
What happens when your absolute certainty as a leader becomes the exact thing that destroys your business? Tyler Chisholm is the CEO of clearmotive, a national…
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Why Corporate Success Was Killing Me - Simon Luthi
What do you do when the corporate ladder you've been climbing is the exact thing making you terminally ill? Simon Luthi spent years chasing the standard…
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Uncovering My Father's Dark Past to Write a Bestseller at 70+ - Shirley Novack
What do you do when you discover that your quiet, dignified father spent his childhood trapped in a Polish brothel? Shirley Novack was told by a teacher at age…
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I Ran a Business for 26 Years Until My Body Broke (How I Healed) - Craig Cooke
What do you do when the drive that built your multi-million dollar company is actively destroying your health? Craig Cooke started his digital agency in 1996…
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Why the 5 AM Wake-Up Call Will Change Your Life - Michael Klassen
What do you do when you’ve climbed the ladder in a high-profile broadcast television career, only to realize you are completely running on empty? Michael…
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From Death Row Records to UFC Executive Producer - Gary DeFranco
What do you do when you are days away from moving back home, drowning in debt, and sharing a two-bedroom apartment with 20 other people? You fake a resume and…
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Rejected by Hollywood, Fired, & Fighting Cancer: My Ultimate Reinvention - Kay A. Oliver
What do you do when the career you’ve dedicated 30 years of your life to fires you in the exact same week you are diagnosed with breast cancer? Kay A. Oliver…
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Why Putting Yourself Last is Ruining Your Life - Debbie Weiss
What happens when you spend 30 years sacrificing your own happiness to take care of everyone else, only to wake up at age 50 and realize you have absolutely no…
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Why Hard Work is the Fastest Way to Fail in Corporate - Kendall Berg
What happens when you keep your head down, work harder than everyone else, and wait patiently for a promotion—only for your boss to tell you they completely…
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Why You Stay Broke: The Hidden Trauma of Money - Bob Wheeler
What if your financial struggles have nothing to do with your ability to do math, and everything to do with your unhealed childhood trauma? Bob Wheeler sits at…
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The Fatal Mistake That Cost a Founder $30 Million (How to Sell a Business) - Eric Coonrod
What does it take to sell a business successfully, and why do so many founders leave tens of millions of dollars on the table at the finish line? Eric D…
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The Resilience Trap: Why High-Achievers Don't Realize They're Burning Out - Dr. Lizette Warner
What happens when you reach the pinnacle of your career as a Chief Science Officer, only to have your global organization dismantled overnight? Dr. Lizette…