In his very first independent consulting gig, Jeff Gothelf delivered brutal honesty — and paid for it by getting fired on the spot. This episode explores what happens when truth, ego, and client …
Why Merging a Business with Your Spouse Can Be a Costly Mistake
What happens when love, business, and identity collide? Moe Carrick shares a candid story about merging her consulting firm with her husband’s—and the hard-earned lessons about boundaries, leadership, …
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Hiding a Late Project Nearly Cost His Credibility as a Leader
Strategy leader and musician Matt Boos shares a career-defining mistake about hiding bad news on a struggling project—and the leadership lesson he learned when his boss responded with trust, candor, …
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Entrepreneurship Mistakes: Building Your Business on Somebody Else’s Platform
Jewelry designer and entrepreneur Victoria Wieck shares a painful but powerful mistake about giving away control of her brand—revealing why entrepreneurs must own their audience, platform, and digital …
What Responsibility Really Means When Others Depend on You
What happens when a single mistake teaches you that others are counting on you? In this episode, Terry Iverson shares two formative mistakes—from high school athletics to the family manufacturing …
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Burnout Was Her Wake-Up Call: Lessons on Work, Identity, and Recovery
Burnout doesn’t usually happen all at once—and preventing it requires more than just time off. In this episode, Twyla Verhelst shares how a period of overwork led to burnout, a silent retreat in Bali, …
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