My Favorite Mistake - Careers & Business, Growth & Lessons Learned From Mistakes & Failures Podcast
1) Failing My Way to Success: Phillip Cantrell on Scaling vs. Scrambling in Business
My guest for Episode #325 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Phillip Cantrell, EVP of Strategy at United Real Estate, founder of Benchmark Realty, and author of Failing My Way to Success: Lessons f...Show More
2) Spinal Tap’s Greatest Mistakes — And Why They Still Matter 41 Years Later
In this very special solo episode of My Favorite Mistake, Mark Graban breaks down the gloriously ridiculous — and surprisingly instructive — mistakes made by the characters in his all-time favorite fi...Show More
3) How an MLM Failure Taught Trevor Schade to Lead, Grow, and Succeed in Real Estate
My guest for Episode #324 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Trevor Schade. Episode page with video, transcript, and more Trevor began his career as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with a strong backgr...Show More
4) NFL Kickers on Mistakes, Pressure, Rejection, and How to Succeed in Football and Life
NFL kickers Jay Feely, Shane Graham, David Akers & Nick Lowry—and South Carolina’s Parker White—on mistakes, pressure, and performance.
5) Mistakes in Houses and Hospitals: Grace Bourke on Trust, Verification, and Lasting Improvement
My guest for Episode #323 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Grace Bourke, Consulting Director of the Performance Excellence Practice at Baker Tilly. With nearly 40 years of experience in healthcar...Show More
6) Quitting My PhD: Rob Dorgan on Redefining Success, Beating Burnout, and Finding Purpose
My guest for Episode #322 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Rob Dorgan, a multi-talented professional whose career path has taken him from paralegal to college professor, retail store owner, manuf...Show More
7) Why Listening to Yourself Is the First Step to Better Communication — Cynthia Kane on Learning to Pause
My guest for Episode #321 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Cynthia Kane, founder and CEO of the Kane Intentional Communication Institute and author of several books, including How to Communicate ...Show More
8) From Lab Work to Leadership: Dr. Jen Heemstra’s Guide to Thriving in Science Careers
🎙️ In this bonus episode of My Favorite Mistake, Mark Graban welcomes back Dr. Jen Heemstra, Charles Allen Thomas Professor and Chair of Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis. Jen joins us ...Show More
9) The Costly Expansion Mistake That Made Damon Lembi a Better 'Learn it All' CEO
My guest for Episode #320 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Damon Lembi, CEO of Learnit, a live learning and development platform that has helped upskill over 2 million professionals. Episode page...Show More
10) Your Work Won’t Speak for Itself: Mistakes & Branding Lessons from Sapna Pieroux
My guest for Episode #319 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Sapna Pieroux, award-winning author of Let’s Get Visible!, a branding consultant, and the founder of Inner Visions ID. Episode page with...Show More