The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance
Megan Bruneau
All episodes
Best episodes
Top 10 The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance Episodes
Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
The Failure Factor Episode 14: The Whole 30's Melissa Hartwig on Overcoming Addiction, Repairing Business Relationships, and Building a "Fiercely Loyal" Community
The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance
10/04/16 • 51 min
Melissa Hartwig is a Certified Sports Nutritionist, co-author of the New York Times bestsellers The Whole30 and It Starts With Food, and the author of Food Freedom Forever and The Whole30 Cookbook. She's been featured by Dr. Oz, The Today Show, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Details, Shape, Outside, and SELF; she has presented more than 150 health and nutrition seminars worldwide; and she also provides support to more than 2 million people a month through the Whole30 website. But before Melissa's massive success, she struggled with heroin addiction. Listen in to hear the details of her journey, including how in the early stages of her business she made the mistake of undermining her competition as a strategy (that seriously backfired). Listen in to hear Melissa's advice for coping with shame, apologizing, and building a "fiercely loyal community."
The Failure Factor Episode 11: Matt Mayberry Ended His Football Career His First Game In The NFL
The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance
08/23/16 • 38 min
Matt Mayberry realized his dream of becoming a professional football player, then watched it all crumble in a instant. He suffered a career-ending injury in his FIRST game in the NFL. Shattered both physically and emotionally, Matt entered a deep depression. If he wasn't a football player, who was he? But Matt persevered and ultimately found his purpose in his pain. Drawing on his previous experiences of failure in the sport, and as a teenage drug addict, Matt recreated his identity as a keynote speaker and performance strategist. As the CEO of Matt Mayberry Enterprises, he now helps individuals and organizations all over the world maximize their potential. Listen in to hear how Matt survived the darkest time of his life, and the formula he uses for capitalizing on failure.
The Failure Factor Episode 8: Meet The Woman Who Revolutionized The Way We Date--Twice
The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance
07/12/16 • 31 min
Whitney Wolfe is a serial entrepreneur who, by the time she was 25, had already founded 3 companies. The first, a non-profit inspired by the BP oil spill; the second, Tinder, the app that normalized swiping left or right on potential dates; and most recently, Bumble, a female-first connection platform for anyone looking for love, friendship, and soon so much more. But it hasn't all been sunshine and rainbows for Whitney. In fact, Bumble was born after a painful--and very public--split from Tinder. Listen in for Whitney's view on failure that's kept her persevering through the challenging times, and what she does to gain perspective when it feels like her world is crashing down.
The Failure Factor Episode 33: Bluemercury Co-founder and CEO Marla Beck On Failing Her Way To Success
The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance
02/17/19 • 34 min
In this episode of The Failure Factor, Megan sits down with Bluemercury co-founder and Marla Beck. The CEO of the rapidly-growing luxury beauty retailer shares how the initially Ecommerce company almost ran out of money, sparking the inaugural pivot "from clicks to bricks." Thanks to Beck's perseverance, in 2015 Bluemercury was acquired by Macy's for $210 million. You won't want to miss Beck's advice on authoritative leadership, secrets to employee retention, why she doesn't endorse "productivity," and the growth-inspiring way she responds to failures and mistakes – both personally and in managing others.
The Failure Factor Episode 30: Lifeway CEO Julie Smolyansky On Leading While Grieving, Navigating A PR Crisis, And Managing Mansplainers
The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance
10/08/18 • 53 min
In this episode of The Failure Factor, Megan talks resilience, sexism, and changing the world with Julie Smolyansky. Julie became the youngest female CEO of a publicly held firm when she took over Lifeway Foods at the age of 27 in 2002 after the tragic death of her father. Even through her grief, she managed to send the company's growth trajectory and revenues soaring, while considerably expanding distribution. She has been named to Fortune Business ‘40 under 40,’ Fortune’s 55 Most Influential Women on Twitter and Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business 1000. Listen in as she and Megan talk about the challenges she has faced, the strength she has acquired, and the world she hopes to build for her two daughters as well as women everywhere.
The Failure Factor Episode 29: The League Dating App Founder Amanda Bradford on Having Difficult Conversations And Getting Comfortable With Rejection
The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance
07/31/18 • 45 min
The Failure Factor Episode 27: Lumion's Amy Briant and Lisa DeLarco Bonoff On Dealing With (and Learning From) a Painful Co-Founder Split
The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance
02/18/18 • 45 min
Amy Briant and Lisa DeLarco Bonoff are the founders of Lumion, a skincare product line revolutionizing skin health technology. In this episode, Amy shares the story of her painful split from a co-founder in her former venture, and what she learned the hard way. Tune into hear her advice on protecting yourself legally, setting boundaries, mitigating conflict, and optimizing co-founder relationships.
The Failure Factor Episode 12: How This Feminist Serial Entrepreneur Found "Beauty" In Failure
The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance
09/06/16 • 54 min
Shalini Vadhera is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, beauty expert and internationally recognized TV personality. From jewelry and fashion entrepreneur, to celebrity makeup artist, to Founder of a $21-million beauty brand, to founder and CEO of Passport 2 Beauty and Power Beauty Living, she helps women power up their business, beauty, and life. But Power Beauty Living was birthed from Shalini's most traumatic "failure." Listen in to hear Shalini's gripping story, and her advice for choosing the right investors, trusting in the process when life feels out of control, and finding the beauty in failure.
The Failure Factor Episode 7: Deepak Chopra Once Emptied The Contents Of His Briefcase On His Boss’s Head
The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance
06/28/16 • 53 min
Deepak Chopra MD, FACP is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, he is the founder of The Chopra Foundation, the co-founder of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing, and the author of more than 85 books. In this episode, Deepak shares a highly entertaining "failure" story--in which he emptied his briefcase on his boss's head. Tune into hear why, plus his advice finding and following your passion and why "happiness is actually a form of misery."
The Failure Factor Episode 19: Founder & CEO Megan Driscoll on Building A PR Agency, Using Fear As A Motivator, And Not Wanting Kids
The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance
06/13/17 • 44 min
Megan Driscoll is the founder and CEO of Evolve MKD, a public relations and social media agency in New York City. She's grown her business from one employee (herself) to 19 in two and a half years. But Megan's success came out of a "bad breakup" at her previous company. Listen in to hear her advice on building an agency, outsourcing PR, using fear as a motivator, negotiating the conflict of being a woman who doesn't want children, and more.
Show more best episodes
Show more best episodes
FAQ
How many episodes does The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance have?
The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance currently has 41 episodes available.
What topics does The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance cover?
The podcast is about Culture, Success, Branding, Motivation, Marketing, Management, Career, Leadership, Resilience, Entrepreneur, Startup, Risk, Podcasts and Business.
What is the most popular episode on The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance?
The episode title 'The Failure Factor Episode 32: Schmidt's Naturals Co-founder Michael Cammarata on Entrepreneurial Resilience, Leaving Your Mark Before You Die, and Making His First Million at Thirteen Years Old' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance?
The average episode length on The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance is 50 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance released?
Episodes of The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance are typically released every 14 days, 6 hours.
When was the first episode of The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance?
The first episode of The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance was released on Apr 12, 2016.
Show more FAQ
Show more FAQ