“The Hire That Nearly Broke Me” ~ Steve Grace on Bad Hires & Pivots Into Wild Ventures

What do you do when your first hire steals from you, your business partner stops working, and your media company burns nearly half a million dollars?For Steve Grace, founder of The Nudge Group and private members’ club The Pillars, the answer has always been the same: you keep going, even when the chaos feels personal.In this episode, Steve opens up about:The shocking betrayal he uncovered the day before his weddingWhy growing too fast nearly destroyed NudgeHow a fully funded media venture lost ~$480,000 and forced him to shut it downThe hidden emotional toll of entrepreneurship (and what his wife never hears)Creating a 2,000 sqm private members club with six co-founders and zero hospitality experienceHis unapologetically honest take on failure, risk-taking and why “fail fast” is terrible life adviceFrom recruitment floors in London to filming tanks in the outback, Steve’s career has been anything but predictable. This convo is packed with pivots he’s never shared publicly before.#StartupLessons #EntrepreneurLife #FounderStories #BusinessFailures #LeadershipLessonsFollow us on all platforms!Instagram ~ @fayltalesTiktok ~ @fayltales LinkedIn ~ @fayltales