Fails of the Unexpected

Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 7 - Rikke Rosenlund

Welcome to episode 7 of Fails of the Unexpected. Building a million-member community started with a "product" that was nothing more than a landing page. Rikke Rosenlund joins Lisa & Pete to reveal how she navigated the complexity of a non-transactional marketplace while overcoming the skepticism of investors and insurers alike. It is a candid look at the resilience needed to ignore the "experts" and the hard lessons learned from pursuing a year-long corporate sales distraction. You'd be barking mad to miss it, and we promise that's the only dog joke. Thanks for listening, Lisa & Pete Thanks for reading this far, from all the FOTU team and guests! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 6 - Neil Morris

In episode 6, Neil Morris breaks all the rules. We let him talk about success (briefly!), and he asks US a question. On a journey through multiple startups, and many ups and downs, we ask Neil about the 'downs' and what he has learnt. We cover some Latin, some arrogance, we talk AI for the first time in Fails of the Unexpected, and we finish in highly regulated environments, and the unique challenges they create. Neil is now Founder and Chairman of Kelpi - he and the team are developing a renewably-sourced, biodegradable material to replace plastics made of fossil fuels in food packaging. The FOTU team couldn't be more excited about their work, so we encourage you to listen, share and follow Neil and the Kelpi team to find out more. As always, thanks for listening, Lisa & Pete Thanks for reading this far, from all the FOTU team and guests! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 5 - Fares Marek Basmadji

Episode 5 is a musical special. Fares tells us what life was like building up to the Chopin Competition, effectively the Olympics of piano that takes place every 5 years. This story covers unbearable pressure, geopolitics, racism, sexuality and tonne of self-reflections after Fares' mistakes and mishaps, but is beautiful and entertaining at every stage - we hope you love listening to it as much as we loved producing it. Recorded next to the piano, throughout the episode Fares plays Chopin for us, and he composed the *amazing* outro you'll hear at the end of the episode! Here is the playlist; * Etude in e major op.10 no.3 * Mazurka in a minor op.17 no.4 * ⁠⁠Chopin’s piano concerto no.1 , 2nd movement Thanks for reading this far, from all the FOTU team and guests! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Introducing Fails of the Unexpected

Join Lisa Rodwell & Pete Danks meeting inspirational founders, leaders, and experts in Fails Of The Unexpected - a podcast that candidly explores how mistakes and mishaps have ultimately become a path to success.  At the end of each episode, the team will also explore the ups and downs of trying to build a podcast, sharing our wins, and of course, our fails, too! Please subscribe, and tell us what you think - we can't wait to hear from you Lisa & Pete Thanks for reading this far, from all the FOTU team and guests! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 4 - Louise Hill, GoHenry

In episode 4 we speak to Louise Hill. Louise's story of creating global financial services mega-brand GoHenry is simply astonishing, but even better is her candour. She's here to give us a penny for her thoughts, sharing the unexpected struggles of global expansion, why growth can be so hard, and the moment she realised she was part of a problem. This is a powerful look at how successful founders can turn their bloopers into a blueprint for success you can bank on. https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-hill-5197614/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-hill-5197614/] Thanks for listening, please tell a friend, and subscribe! Lisa & Pete Thanks for reading this far, from all the FOTU team and guests! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.