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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

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1

BANKRUPT and Nearly HOMELESS in China: Howard Whiteson's Unbelievable Entrepreneurial Journey

2

From Fully booked to ZERO clients with Andrew Muir Wood

3

When FRAUD sinks the ship: losing an impact project & investor funds w/ Bessi Graham

4

$1 million lawsuit LOSS, days away from bankruptcy : with Henry Woodman

5

Festival Chaos, £300k Loss, and Legal Disputes: Harsh Entrepreneurial Lessons with Arias WebsterBerry

6

FOUR Business Failures due to FEAR of judgement w/ Dan Seligman

7

Losing everything to multi-million $ exit with Eric Malka (Art of Shaving founder)

8

How Steve Jobs held Apple BACK: lessons from 47 years in Tech with David Fradin

9

Fighting the US Government: when disruption goes WRONG with Noah Healey

10

When Ambition BACKFIRES: Lessons from Growing Too Fast with Anthony Boyce

11

Too much trust: the PAIN of losing £50K with Mr Biz

12

Closing FOUR companies via burnout & self-sabotage

13

Chinese military plane deal DISASTER

14

Navigating a $200k Design Fail

15

When Partnerships Go WRONG: lessons from a painful split

16

High Stakes, HARD Lessons: Losing Big in the Restaurant Game

17

3 LESSONS of business failure from 31 entrepreneurs - end of season special episode

18

Childhood trauma leading to FEAR & a FAILED business: with Lisa Tennant

19

FEARFUL to grow his business & take risks - Matt Saunders

20

£2 MILLION short, 9/11 & liquidation: Scott Russell

21

Losing £500 MILLION & being SACKED as CEO: Gerald Ratner

22

How to LAYOFF staff in a human & sensitive way - with CEO Andres Klaric

23

Board CONFLICT & how to resolve it - Minisode with Shaa Wasmund

24

Business collapse due to investor INFIGHTING & being SACKED by his Board - Peter Sorgenfrei

25

Childhood TRAUMA leading to business closure with Jannette Anderson

26

$65m in ads to MILLIONS in debt & mass layoffs - with Marco Torres

27

Founder: FOUR year product build & NO SALES - with Sonia Couto

28

Billionaire Investor: FALSELY accused of $33M DRUG smuggling - with Bernard Chong

29

Entrepreneur: $200k REFUND CRISIS - with Anatoliy Labinskiy

30

Founder: $17M to ZERO in 45 days - with Jeff Barnes

31

Coach: From $100k business to PTSD & DEBT - with Jeanne Omlor

32

Founder: DEATH of Dr Atkins & a business - with Chris Joyce

33

Director: A BREAKDOWN and near bankruptcy - with Phil Nassau

34

Owner: awards, Covid struggles & INSOLVENCY - with Naomi Rose

35

Entrepreneur: RECKLESS decision making & a £29K loss - with Andrew Batt

36

Owner: LOSING £150K on a childhood dream business - with Jo Stimson

37

DIRECTOR: DEATH THREATS and a £4 MILLION loss: 40 years in construction with Richard Stone

38

Entrepreneur: 12 months of MULTIPLE product failures - with Ahmed Khan

39

FOUNDERS: Dangers of following your EGO - with The Money Mavens

40

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

41

NEW OWNER: Buying a business days away from RUIN - “a baptism of fire” with Rachel Wellbelove

42

RESTAURANT OWNER: “WHY am I here? What rewards am I getting?”: a frank conversation with Shaz Ahmed

43

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

44

FOUNDER: Losing a £multi-million business due to embezzlement - Dee Ludlow

45

OWNER: Picking the wrong business partners, TWICE. Losing £125k, and suffering from mental health issues as a consequence - Robbie Dunchow

46

ENTREPRENEUR: Gym business closure due to cash flow issues & the personal impacts of having to “let people down” - Natalie Bailey

47

INVESTOR: “I have broken down, I'm overwhelmed & going to lose money” - Tej Singh on his challenges in property & business

48

CEO: Trying to do business in Russia surrounded by shootings and black money - Jeannette Linfoot

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