Schmidt's Naturals Co-founder Michael Cammarata on Entrepreneurial Resilience, Leaving Your Mark Before You Die, and Making His First Million at Thirteen Years Old | Failure Factor Podcast

In this episode of The Failure Factor, Megan interviews Michael Cammarata: serial entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder and CEO of Schmidt's Naturals – one of the worlds fastest-growing wellness brands. Despite being told he'd "never amount to anything" after being diagnosed with dyslexia, Michael had made his first million by thirteen years old. Listen in to hear why Michael can't stand "Five Year Plans," the mistake he believes entrepreneurs make that holds them back from opportunities, and the question he urges founders to ask themselves from day one.

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Forbes Failure Factor, PodcastMeg BruneauFebruary 7, 2019

The League Dating App Founder Amanda Bradford on Having Difficult Conversations And Getting Comfortable With Rejection | Forbes' Failure Factor

Ah, dating – a topic close to Megan’s heart. In this episode, she interviews The League founder and CEO Amanda Bradford on the building of the elite dating app. They discuss what it’s like to date as an “alpha woman,” the parallels between dating and entrepreneurship, why the skill of difficult conversations is integral to both dating and hiring, and how to cope with rejection.

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Forbes Failure FactorMeg BruneauAugust 1, 2018entrepreneurship, dating, resiliency, vulnerability

The Failure Factor Episode 28: Simon “Thor” Damborg on the Danger of the Personal Brand, Dating in a Culture of Toxic Masculinity, and the Only Way Entrepreneurship is Worth It | Forbes

Simon “Thor” Damborg is a former competitive CrossFit athlete, small business consultant, and the owner of Raincity Athletics and the Functional Fitness League in Vancouver, Canada. In this episode, which isn’t your typical TFF conversation, Simon opens up about the challenges of building his businesses, dating in a culture of toxic masculinity, his “privileged guilt,” the pain, isolation and shame of creating a “macho” personal brand, and how to make room for failure as an entrepreneur. LISTEN NOW

Forbes Failure FactorMeg BruneauApril 3, 2018wellness, entrepreneurship, business

The Failure Factor Episode 27: Lumion’s Amy Briant And Lisa DeLarco Bonoff on Dealing With – and Learning From – a Painful Cofounder Split | Forbes Failure Factor Podcast

Amy Briant and Lisa DeLarco Bonoff are the founders of Lumion, a skincare product line revolutionizing skin health technology. In this episode, Amy shares the story of her painful split from a co-founder in her former venture, and what she learned the hard way. Tune in to hear her advice on protecting yourself legally, setting boundaries, mitigating conflict, and optimizing co-founder relationships – plus challenges the duo’s currently facing in growing Lumion. LISTEN NOW

Forbes Failure FactorMeg BruneauFebruary 19, 2018leadership, entrepreneurship, business

Former Adult Film Star Turned Designer Jessie Andrews On Being Fearless And Not Letting The Past Define You | The Failure Factor Episode 26

At 25 years old, Jessie Andrews is the founder and CEO of four successful businesses. Formerly an adult-film star and international DJ/Producer, she’s now also a globally sought-after photographer, in-demand brand builder, and successful model and designer. In this episode, brought to you by Discover LMS, Jessie shares her unconventional journey from dropping out of high school to becoming one of the few adult actress to break through to mainstream. Listen in for her wisdom and grit-filled story, plus how to prevent the past from defining you, plus her advice in starting up and owning who you are.

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Forbes Failure FactorMeg BruneauNovember 30, 2017entrepreneurship

Mark Sisson On Risk-Taking, Resilience, And The Failure That Cost Him $1m | The Failure Factor Episode #25

Mark Sisson is an serial entrepreneur and ex-endurance athlete, turned ancestral health pioneer and New York Times bestselling author. What began as his blog (MarksDailyApple.com) has now become one of the top-rated health and fitness websites, and has led to Mark founding of several companies of “primal” nature: Primal Blueprint, Primal Kitchen, Primal Kitchen Resturaunts, and Primal Health Coach- all devoted to promoting the Primal lifestyle of balancing healthy nutrition, exercise and play.

In this episode, brought to you by Discover LMS, Mark shares his perspective on taking risks to obtain the life you want – and switching gears when you find yourself on a path that’s just not working for you anymore. He offers advice on integrating “failures,” as well as other lessons he learned through his television show-flop, a mindset that’s led to his being one of the most renowned figures in health and wellness today .

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Forbes Failure FactorGuest UserNovember 9, 2017entrepreneurship, mental health

Ollie Pet Food Co-Founder Gabby Slome | The Failure Factor Episode 24

Gabby Slome is the co-founder of Ollie; an all-natural, human grade dog food delivery service. In this episode, brought to you by Discover LMS, she shares how she overcame “analysis paralysis” and what she believes is most important for a successful business.Warning: Gabby shares some stomach-turning truths about the pet-food industry, so you might not want to eat while listening to this episode!

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Forbes Failure FactorGuest UserOctober 25, 2017entrepreneurship

Sarah Merrill of “Big Kid Problems” on Growing & Monetizing Social Media, Overcoming Fear, And Leaving Your 9-5 Responsibly | The Failure Factor Episode 23

It’s one thing to leave a job you hate to follow your dreams; but what about leaving that “cushy” job that’s not totally terrible? In this interview, brought to you by Discover LMS, Sarah Merrill of “Big Kid problems” walks Megan through how she traversed this decision in her own life and how she’s made a successful business out of social media.

From appearing as a guest on the day- time Emmy winning Steve Harvey Show on three separate episodes teaching “Social Media 101” segments, and being featured on various podcasts and websites as a “millennial thought leader”, listen in as Sarah shares how she embraces fear and failure, and lets us in on her secrets to growing and monetizing her following to a quarter-million.

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Forbes Failure FactorGuest UserOctober 8, 2017SOCAIL MEDIA, mental health, health

Cassandra Bodzak on Scaling The Conscious Personal Brand – Twice | The Failure Factor

Cassandra Bodzak is the founder of the online mind-body-soul support community, Aprecity.com,and best-selling author of Eat With Intention. She’s a global meditation and wellness teacher, host of Eat with Intention TV, and former host of ABC’s The Taste. Hear Cassandra’s story on how she successfully built an online community and personal brand alongside the grief of heartbreak and her brother’s life-changing diagnosis – then rebranded and did it all over again – as well as her advice for how to combat perfectionism and own your success.

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Forbes Failure FactorGuest UserJuly 12, 2017entrepreneurship

Founder & CEO Megan Driscoll on Building A PR Agency, Using Fear As A Motivator, And Not Wanting Kids | The Failure Factor

Megan Driscoll is the founder and CEO of EvolveMKD, a public relations and social media agency in New York City. She’s grown her business from one employee (herself) to 19 in two and a half years. But Megan’s success came out of a “bad breakup” at her previous company. Listen in to hear her advice on building an agency, outsourcing PR, using fear as a motivator, negotiating the conflict of being a woman who doesn’t want children, and more.

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Forbes Failure FactorGuest UserJune 13, 2017entrepreneurship

Danielle LaPorte Was Fired From Her Own Company | The Failure Factor Podcast

First, a huge thanks to Thrive Market for bringing us this episode with Danielle! If you’re a listener, go to www.thrivemarket.com/factor for an additional 25% off your already 25-50% discounted groceries, a free 30-day trial, and free shipping.

Second, we’ve got an awesome episode up today with spiritual guru, inspiration speaker, writer, entrepreneur, and personal branding badass, Danielle LaPorte.

Listen to this rich interview filled with Danielle’s personal story of challenge and “failure” – being fired from her own company – as well as her advice for protecting oneself when building your company, dealing with haters, and building a successful brand.

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Forbes Failure Factor, PodcastGuest UserMay 30, 2017entrepreneurship

The Mistake These Women Made When They Launched Their Apparel Brand | The Failure Factor

As I sit in the waiting area of the Primary HQ, my attention is diverted from the brightly accented office to an interaction taking place on the other side of the room: A smiling, casually dressed woman has one knee on a chair she’s rolled over to her male colleague’s desk. Holding her laptop by the base with one hand, she uses the other to point to something on the screen of his desktop computer. I can’t hear what she’s saying, but her demeanor radiates warmth and presence. What a lovely exchange, I think to myself. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if she were one of the founders?

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Forbes Failure FactorGuest UserMay 2, 2017entrepreneurship, wellness

Starting With Forte’s Lauren Foundos on Failing Every Day And Being A Successful First-Time Founder | The Failure Factor

The Failure Factor is back! Awww yeah! We’re kicking things off with Lauren Foundos, who spent a decade on Wall Street before starting Forte, a boutique fitness streaming platform.

A first-time founder, Foundos stresses spending wisely, building authentic partnerships, detaching from an expectation of what the company will be, and several other nuggets of wisdom you won’t want to miss. Check out the interview to hear Lauren’s inspiring story, and advice on how to optimize your starting-up success. And find interview highlights here on Forbes!

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Forbes Failure FactorGuest UserApril 18, 2017entrepreneurship, wellness

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