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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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Stop Being a Vending Machine: The Art of Stakeholder Whispering - Bill Shander
What happens when you spend months building the "perfect" technical solution, only to realize nobody actually needs it? Bill Shander is an information designer…
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Why Most Founders Fail at the Exit: How to Stop Leaving Millions on the Table - Craig Morningstar
What happens when you spend 30 years building a business only to realize you’ve been leaving your wealth on the table every single day? Craig Morningstar is a…
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Why the Safe Corporate Job is Slowly Killing Men Inside - Sean McManus
What happens when you do everything you were supposed to do—get the safe job, buy the house, start a family—but find yourself completely dead inside? Sean…
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Turning Unbearable Loss into Art - Dr. Sheila K. Collins
What happens when your decades of clinical training as a therapist and social worker completely fail you in the face of your own tragedy? Dr. Sheila K. Collins…
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How to Start a Business When Your Life is Falling Apart - Bridget Hom
What do you do when your career collapses, you're navigating a Zoom divorce, and you suddenly find yourself raising three young boys alone in a small apartment…
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Why Willpower Isn't Enough to Break Your Bad Habits - Rose Ann Forte
What do you do when you’ve climbed the corporate ladder, served in leadership at your church, and look like the "picture of success"—but you’re privately using…
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My Public Fall: From Emmy Winner to the Drunk Tank - Beth McDonough
What do you do when you’ve spent 30 years holding the microphone, reporting on other people’s worst days, only to find yourself as the lead story on the…
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Who Are You If You Don't Sound Like You? (Losing My Voice to Spasmodic Dysphonia) - Eileen Meehan
What do you do when the voice you’ve used your entire life to teach, sing, and communicate suddenly stops working? Eileen Meehan was a passionate special…
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Passion Won't Pay the Bills: The Truth About Hustle Culture - Eric B. Horn
What do you do when you pour your blood, sweat, and tears into a launch, only to hear absolute crickets from the market? Eric B. Horn is a business operations…
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10 Fatal Mistakes That Kill Small Businesses - Bryan Wetzel
Why do 70% of small businesses fail, and how can you ensure yours isn't one of them? Bryan Wetzel is the definition of a serial entrepreneur. From editing…
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Why I Walked Away From a 15-Year Nursing Career to Save My Mind - Kevie The Dreamer
What do you do when your noble, selfless profession requires you to completely sacrifice your own identity to keep others alive? Kevin Jackson, better known as…
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I Survived 14 Years of Abuse, Then Rode 3,100 Miles to Heal - Teri M Brown
What does it take to finally reclaim your voice after being silenced for over a decade? Teri M Brown is an award-winning historical fiction author, but her…
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From Reckless Living to Global Impact: Rebuilding on a Strong Foundation - CJ Moneyway
What do you do when your greatest triumph—publishing your first book—is followed exactly seven days later by your greatest tragedy? Corwin "CJ Moneyway"…
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Why Your To-Do List is Making You Fail (The Agile Solution) - Helene Gidley
Are you staring at a mile-long to-do list, feeling paralyzed, and blaming yourself for being lazy or undisciplined? Helene Gidley is an Agile coach and project…
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I Burned Down My Successful Agency to Save My Life - Dylan Bost
What happens when you build a business that looks absolutely perfect on paper, but secretly drains the soul right out of you? Dylan Bost is the founder of…
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I Hid My Dream in a Drawer for 37 Years: It's Never Too Late - Rodney Phillips
Rodney Phillips had a highly successful career in the pharmaceutical industry and spent over two decades coaching youth sports in Pittsburgh. But hidden inside…
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Why Imposter Syndrome is Proof You’re Leveling Up - Carly Pepin
What if your biggest perceived flaws were actually your greatest leverage points for growth? Carly Pepin is a human behavior specialist and consultant who has…
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Why I Walked Away From a 25-Year PhD Career to Find True Freedom - Swami Nityananda
What happens when you reach the absolute pinnacle of your career, only to realize your soul is asking you to walk away from it all? Before she was a spiritual…
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I Pushed Until My Body Broke: The Toxic Trap of High Achievers - Terence Davy
What happens when you chase the executive suite so relentlessly that your own body violently forces you to stop? Terence Davy is an executive coach and former…
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3 Bankruptcies by 50: The Hidden Trap of Money Codependency - Amynicole Ellis
What do you do when you lose everything in the 2008 crash, only to find yourself sitting in a bankruptcy court again in your 50s? Amynicole Ellis is the…
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From $90 to Executive: Why Imposter Syndrome Means You Are Leveling Up - Christine Valdes
What happens when you go from sleeping on a friend's couch with $90 to your name and an 18-month-old child, to leading teams driving hundreds of millions in…
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I Was Bullied to the Point of Giving Up: How to Rebuild Your Mind - Maikel Michiels
What do you do when years of severe bullying completely destroy your self-esteem, leaving you on the verge of giving up on life? Maikel Michiels is a personal…
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A Psychologist Explains Why Men Bury Their Emotions (The Silent Epidemic) - Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst
Why do we actively train young boys to disconnect from their feelings, leaving them stranded in an emotional desert as adults? Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst is a…
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When the System Fails Your Child: Finding Clarity in Rare Diagnoses - Michelle Choairy
What do you do when everyone tells you your child is "just a little delayed," but your gut tells you something is deeply wrong? Michelle Choairy spent years as…
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Why Most Leaders Fail at Building Trust (The Speed of Trust) - Mathias Lemos Castillo
How do you build a bridge when you’re the "new kid in the room" and there is zero trust to start with? Mathias Lemos Castillo is a consultant and cultural…
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Why Setting Massive Goals is Making You Fail (The Neuroscience of Sabotage) - Genevieve Skory
Why do we constantly set massive, ambitious goals, only to subconsciously self-sabotage our own progress a few weeks later? Genevieve Skory is a…
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I Battled Binge Eating for 30 Years: Why Diets Are a Trap - Ronni Robinson
What happens when you spend 30 years fighting a silent, isolating battle with your own relationship to food? Ronni Robinson is an author, eating disorder…
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The System Tried to Silence Me: How Storytelling Saved My Son - Kate Markland
What do you do when the system tries to take your voice and your child away? Kate Markland was a physiotherapist for 20 years, trained to hear the stories…
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ADHD is Not Laziness: How the School System Fails Neurodivergent Kids - Tiara Brumberg
Why do we so often label a child's executive dysfunction as "laziness" or a personal character flaw, rather than recognizing it as a simple mechanical issue…
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The Chilling Reality Behind Hollywood's Famous Murders - Paul Drexler
What really happened behind closed doors before Hollywood turned a real-life tragedy into a polished blockbuster hit? Paul Drexler is a renowned true crime…
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Why Screen Time is Destroying Your Child's Imagination - Linda Harkey
Why does modern children's media prioritize fast-paced, digital stimulation over the patience and character-building required to actually navigate the real…
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Why Climbing the Corporate Ladder is a Trap (Finding True Wealth) - Therese Nicklas
What happens when you spend 20 years climbing the corporate ladder, only to reach the top and realize you hate the view? Therese (Terri) Nicklas is a Certified…
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Doctors Said Healing Was Impossible: The Danger of Self-Reliance - Kathleen Johnson
What do you do when your life completely unravels, and the doctors tell you that a cure is impossible? Kathleen Johnson, known as "Scripture Girl," was a woman…
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Raised by Toxic Parents? How to Reparent Your Inner Child - Vandana
What happens when the adults who were supposed to protect you become the reason your nervous system is trapped in survival mode? Vandana grew up in a highly…
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A Class-Action Lawyer Exposes the Legal Traps in Your Everyday Life - Danny Karon
What if the biggest threat to your financial security isn't the stock market, but the everyday contracts you click "Accept" on without ever reading the fine…
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Why Coping with Stress is a Trap: How to Build a Mental Gym - Cory Chadwick
Why do we exercise to prevent heart attacks, but wait until a total crisis to take care of our mental health? Cory Chadwick is the Founder and CEO of Lyceum, a…
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The Silent Decline of the Alpha Male: Why High-Achievers Crash at 40 - Brian
Why do so many high-performing men let their health slowly decline until they no longer recognize the person staring back at them in the mirror?Coach Brian…
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Why Your Supplements Might Be Snake Oil: A Cardiologist Explains Gut Health - Dr. Bilal Ahmed
Why are 57% of cardiology patients taking heart health supplements, and how many of those products are actually doing more harm than good? Dr. Bilal Ahmed is…
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I Scaled a Company to $4 Billion: Why Gut Instinct is a Leadership Trap - John Makarewicz
What happens when an impatient leader moving a million miles an hour suddenly hits a wall? John Makarewicz is a seasoned executive and real estate investor who…
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Why Perfectionism is Destroying You (And How the 2% Rule Fixes It) - Willie Blake
Have you exhausted yourself trying to fit into a mold that wasn't built for you? Diagnosed with dyslexia in the first grade, Willie Blake spent the majority of…
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I Lost the Ability to Walk for 2 Years: Why the "Bounce Back" is a Trap - Heather Ann Ferri
What do you do when the very thing that defines your identity is suddenly stripped away from you? Heather Ann Ferri spent the first part of her life defining…
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I Spent $80,000 on a Custody Battle: Why Traditional Fatherhood is Broken - Odeani McBean
What happens when you spend $80,000 fighting for custody of your child, only to realize that society's definition of a "good father" is completely broken?…
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Why 70% of CEOs Experience Imposter Syndrome - Eric Nitzberg
What do you do when the calling you dedicated your life to completely rejects you—four separate times? Eric Nitzberg spent a decade in ministry, only to be…
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Award-Winning CEO Loses Everything and Disappears for 14 Years - Ray Martin
What do you do when you lose your marriage, your business, and your father all in the span of three months? Ray Martin was an award-winning CEO in London who…
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A Child Psychologist Explains Why Modern Parenting is Failing - Dr. David Marcus
Why does it feel like traditional parenting advice completely fails when dealing with today's kids? Dr. David Marcus, a clinical psychologist with 40 years of…
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Given 6 Months to Live: From Hopeless Addict to Psychology PhD - Dr. John McMahon
In 1984, Dr. John McMahon was lying in a psychiatric hospital, battling severe alcoholism and drug addiction. The doctors gave him just six months to live and…
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An Ex-Recruiter Exposes the AI Resume Trap (Why You Keep Getting Ghosted) - Dan Waskow
Have you sent out 50 resumes this month only to receive nothing but automated rejection emails—or worse, total silence? Dan Waskow spent over 20 years as a…
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A Pentagon Strategist's Warning: Are We Headed for Dystopia? - Christopher Choate
What happens when a strategic planner whose job was to predict disasters at the Pentagon turns his sights on the current trajectory of society? Christopher…
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Starting Over in Your 50s: How I Survived Divorce, Empty Nest, and Grief - Debra Bowers
What do you do when the life you've spent decades building disappears almost overnight? Debra Bowers spent years as a successful corporate leader before…
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The 30-Year Mortgage Trap: Why Being House Rich is Keeping You Poor - Michael Newmann
Is the traditional 30-year fixed mortgage actually the safest financial choice—or is it a cleverly disguised wealth trap keeping you in debt? Michael Newmann…
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Gaslit by Doctors, Saved by Mushrooms: Healing a Severe Brain Injury - Tim Randall
What do you do when the medical system you trust to save your life completely gaslights you instead? Tim Randall was a professional artist and tattooist for 20…
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Detained in Russia & Lost in Italy: The Messy Reality of World Travel - Ann & John Cinnamon
If you expect an international trip to be a flawless, relaxing vacation, you are setting yourself up for a massive failure. Ann Craig-Cinnamon and John…
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Teen Mom on Welfare to CEO: Why Doing It All is Killing Your Business - Renee Hastings
Are you suffering from "Superhero Syndrome"? Many founders look incredibly successful on the outside but are secretly drowning in their own operations because…
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Why Executives Are Terrified of Your Ideas: The Truth About Corporate Innovation - Bruno Pešec
Why do most corporate innovation projects crash and burn, even when the technology is flawless? Bruno Pešec is a master at fixing broken innovation. He has…
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Biology is Not Destiny: Why I Stopped Chasing My Family's Approval - Tiffany Smith
What do you do when the very people who are supposed to understand you—your own family and community—make you feel completely unseen? Tiffany Smith, a…
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They Lied About the Trades: Why Blue-Collar is the New Gold Rush - Michael Cappa
Did your high school guidance counselor ever make you feel like working with your hands was just a "Plan B"? Michael Cappa, founder of Altona Painting, is here…
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I Built a $15M Company and Broke It: The Danger of CEO Armor - Chris Shurian
What happens when a highly successful entrepreneur takes off the armor and admits that they didn't just build companies—they broke them? Chris Shurian has…
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I Finished My Book in Prison: Why Healing Keeps You Stuck - Andrew Drasen
What goes through your mind when you finish writing a memoir about your own addiction, just minutes before walking out of a prison dayroom for the last time?…
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The Myth of the Overnight Artist: Reframing Failure & Creativity - John Voelz
Are you falling for the toxic myth of the "overnight viral sensation"? John Voelz, a full-time musician, former pastor, and author of Becoming an Idea…
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A $10B Fund Manager Explains Why You're Getting Poorer - Paul Musson
Why does it feel like no matter how hard you work, you are constantly falling behind financially? Paul Musson, a veteran investment professional who managed…