Beyond the Fail
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Beyond the Fail is a business podcast hosted by Jez Wood. It has 48 episodes, with the latest published February 2025.
Beyond the Fail, hosted by Jez Wood, aims to challenge the beliefs of entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders who think that setbacks are anything but okay. We share stories of successful leaders and entrepreneurs who have overcome failure and offer practical tips and advice on how to bounce back from challenges. Because failure is not only acceptable, it's also an integral part of the journey to success.
business ·en-US ·48 episodes
BANKRUPT and Nearly HOMELESS in China: Howard Whiteson's Unbelievable Entrepreneurial Journey
From Fully booked to ZERO clients with Andrew Muir Wood
When FRAUD sinks the ship: losing an impact project & investor funds w/ Bessi Graham
$1 million lawsuit LOSS, days away from bankruptcy : with Henry Woodman
Festival Chaos, £300k Loss, and Legal Disputes: Harsh Entrepreneurial Lessons with Arias WebsterBerry
FOUR Business Failures due to FEAR of judgement w/ Dan Seligman
Losing everything to multi-million $ exit with Eric Malka (Art of Shaving founder)
How Steve Jobs held Apple BACK: lessons from 47 years in Tech with David Fradin
Fighting the US Government: when disruption goes WRONG with Noah Healey
When Ambition BACKFIRES: Lessons from Growing Too Fast with Anthony Boyce
Too much trust: the PAIN of losing £50K with Mr Biz
Closing FOUR companies via burnout & self-sabotage
Chinese military plane deal DISASTER
Navigating a $200k Design Fail
When Partnerships Go WRONG: lessons from a painful split
High Stakes, HARD Lessons: Losing Big in the Restaurant Game
3 LESSONS of business failure from 31 entrepreneurs - end of season special episode
Childhood trauma leading to FEAR & a FAILED business: with Lisa Tennant
FEARFUL to grow his business & take risks - Matt Saunders
£2 MILLION short, 9/11 & liquidation: Scott Russell
Losing £500 MILLION & being SACKED as CEO: Gerald Ratner
How to LAYOFF staff in a human & sensitive way - with CEO Andres Klaric
Board CONFLICT & how to resolve it - Minisode with Shaa Wasmund
Business collapse due to investor INFIGHTING & being SACKED by his Board - Peter Sorgenfrei
Childhood TRAUMA leading to business closure with Jannette Anderson
$65m in ads to MILLIONS in debt & mass layoffs - with Marco Torres
Founder: FOUR year product build & NO SALES - with Sonia Couto
Billionaire Investor: FALSELY accused of $33M DRUG smuggling - with Bernard Chong
Entrepreneur: $200k REFUND CRISIS - with Anatoliy Labinskiy
Founder: $17M to ZERO in 45 days - with Jeff Barnes
Coach: From $100k business to PTSD & DEBT - with Jeanne Omlor
Founder: DEATH of Dr Atkins & a business - with Chris Joyce
Director: A BREAKDOWN and near bankruptcy - with Phil Nassau
Owner: awards, Covid struggles & INSOLVENCY - with Naomi Rose
Entrepreneur: RECKLESS decision making & a £29K loss - with Andrew Batt
Owner: LOSING £150K on a childhood dream business - with Jo Stimson
DIRECTOR: DEATH THREATS and a £4 MILLION loss: 40 years in construction with Richard Stone
Entrepreneur: 12 months of MULTIPLE product failures - with Ahmed Khan
FOUNDERS: Dangers of following your EGO - with The Money Mavens
CEO: “My BIG mistake..being BULLIED by the Board & not listening to myself” with Shaa Wasmund MBE launching a new company in the 2008 crisis
NEW OWNER: Buying a business days away from RUIN - “a baptism of fire” with Rachel Wellbelove
RESTAURANT OWNER: “WHY am I here? What rewards am I getting?”: a frank conversation with Shaz Ahmed
SERIAL FOUNDER: “I was partly suicidal…I turned to drink…I needed some kind of solace. I had no one to talk to” - Mark Lloyd’s roller coaster story
FOUNDER: Losing a £multi-million business due to embezzlement - Dee Ludlow
OWNER: Picking the wrong business partners, TWICE. Losing £125k, and suffering from mental health issues as a consequence - Robbie Dunchow
ENTREPRENEUR: Gym business closure due to cash flow issues & the personal impacts of having to “let people down” - Natalie Bailey
INVESTOR: “I have broken down, I'm overwhelmed & going to lose money” - Tej Singh on his challenges in property & business
CEO: Trying to do business in Russia surrounded by shootings and black money - Jeannette Linfoot
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