FailCraft

In this episode of FailCraft , celebrated choreographer, theater director,educator, and author Alexandra Beller joins Ezekiel to pull back the curtain onthe messy, vulnerable, and often painful reality of making art. With more than25 years inside the creative trenches—from performing with the legendary BillT. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company to directing Alexandra Beller/Dances andteaching somatics...

In this episode of FailCraft , 25-year mortgage lending veteran and founderof Next Wave Mortgage, Philip Ganz, joins Ezekiel to break down how real estateinvestors can scale their portfolios past the dreaded personal Debt-to-Income(DTI) wall. Having personally originated and closed over $1 billion in loansthrough extreme regulatory shifts and economic cycles, Philip exposes whytraditional Fannie/F...

In this episode of FailCraft , real estate investor, private money lender,and author of The 45-Day Investor , Kevin Amolsch, joins Ezekiel topull back the curtain on the mechanics of real estate financing and privatelending. After serving four years in the United States Army and earning hisfinance degree, Kevin worked on Wall Street in 2005 and 2006 analyzing subprimemortgage bonds—right before th...

In this episode of FailCraft , marketing strategist, fractional CMO, andhost of The Virtual CMO and Beyond Expertise ,Eric Dickmann, joins Ezekiel to confront the unspoken identity crisis thatstrikes when high-achieving corporate leaders step away from traditionalladders. After nearly two decades at Oracle and climbing senior executiveranks, Eric made the leap in 2019 to launch his own consulting...

In this episode of FailCraft , author, legal nurse consultant, formereducator, and hospice specialist Nancy Jasin Ensley joins Ezekiel to share apoignant, eight-decade life journey marked by profound adversity, frontlinecompassion, and radical healing. Having spent decades caring for patientsduring life's most fragile threshold—the transition between living anddying—Nancy reveals how putting p...

In this episode of FailCraft , behavioral scientist, former senior wealthmanagement executive, and author of The Uncertainty Edge ,Sam Sivarajan, joins Ezekiel to unpack why highly capable leaders consistentlyfreeze during major business crises. Having built and led three major wealthadvisory firms overseeing $80 billion in assets, transitioned across careers inlaw and investment banking, and atte...

In this episode of FailCraft , decision scientist, former Fortune 500 Headof Strategic Analytics, and founder of the PAVNESS Unbreakable Leadership Lab,Pav Lertjitbanjong, joins Ezekiel to break down what actually happens whenprofessionals surrender their intellect to corporate norms and artificialintelligence. After surviving 15+ rounds of corporate restructurings andlayoffs across two decades, a...

In this episode of FailCraft , international trade strategist, consciousgrowth advisor, and founder of Symbiosis Infinity Group (SIG), Jean-Christian Rindoni(JC), joins Ezekiel to explore the profound imbalances embedded in modernglobal supply chains. With over two decades executing high-stakes deals across30+ countries—navigating everything from luxury boardrooms in New York andEurope to negotiat...

In this episode of FailCraft , leadership researcher, author, coach, andfounder and CEO of Joyful Leadership Academy, Dr. Katie McIntyre, joins Ezekielto challenge the traditional corporate mindset that forces a false choicebetween driving high performance and protecting employee well-being. Drawingfrom over two decades leading in demanding educational environments as a schoolprincipal and as a no...

In this episode of FailCraft , founder of SalesMentor.pro, qualifiedpsychotherapist, NLP master, and Hall of Fame professional speaker Sean Weaferjoins Ezekiel to dismantle why technically brilliant professionals constantlystruggle to close deals and win business. Transitioning from marine engineeringand the merchant navy into high-stakes IT sales leadership, Sean uncovered acostly truth: encyclop...

In this episode of FailCraft , award-winning musical theatre writer,performer, and creator Sair Kaufman joins Ezekiel to pull back the curtain onthe inaccessible barriers of traditional theater—and how to build your owncreative world from the ground up. In 2020, facing sudden unemployment andtotal career standstill during a homebrew Dungeons & Dragons campaign, Sair sat down to flesh out a sim...

In this episode of FailCraft , real estate investor, founder of MagneticProperty Management, and author of The Resiliency Blueprint ,Michelle Rogers, joins Ezekiel to share how she climbed out of dark personaladversity to build multi-million-dollar companies. Having survived severechildhood abuse, hospitalizations, abandonment, and a violent family collapsein 2011 that preceded a painful divorce,...

In this episode of FailCraft , executive coach, musician, former Fortune 5corporate leader, and 10-year stage IV cancer survivor Andy Nelson joinsEzekiel to discuss how facing mortality stripped away the illusions of controland reshuffled his life's priorities. Given just a 6% five-year survival chanceafter being diagnosed with stage IV cancer despite being in peak athletichealth, Andy experie...

In this episode of FailCraft , dementia clinician, educator, and founder ofBetter Dementia™, Amy Shaw, joins Ezekiel to explore the messy, unseenrealities of cognitive decline and family caregiving. With over a decade ofclinical and hospice experience guiding more than 700 families throughcognitive disorders and serious illness, Amy exposes the systemic failure thatleaves families navigating progr...

In this episode of FailCraft , alignment strategist, real estate veteran,and creator of the 4W Strategic Identity Process, Joe Arnao, joins Ezekiel toexplore what happens when outward professional achievement masks deep internalmisalignment. After decades building brokerage operations and leading growthinitiatives, Joe found himself questioning why so many talented professionalsburn out despite hi...

In this episode of FailCraft , small business veteran and real estateinvestor Ian Noble joins Ezekiel to expose the grueling reality behind conventionalentrepreneurial success. For 14 years, Ian owned and operated an extensiveservice business in Austin, scaling it to 14 locations and managing over 90employees. But while it looked glamorous on paper, the day-to-day reality meantgoing to work in the...

In this episode of FailCraft , positive psychologist, world-record-holdingendurance athlete, and creator of Psychosomatic Intelligence (PSQ), MaxWeigand, joins Ezekiel to unpack why external milestones never cure internalanxiety. At just 17 years old, Max crossed the finish line to qualify for theGerman national team and secure a U.S. running scholarship—only to wake upthree days later feeling hol...

In this episode of FailCraft , certified coach, Lean manager, and founderof the Set Priorities transformation program, Tijana Tucić,joins Ezekiel to share an extraordinary journey of survival, personalsovereignty, and radical healing. Born in Yugoslavia, Tijana spent her first 37years trapped in extreme poverty—living in a house made of mud and hay withoutrunning water or an indoor bathroom, survi...

In this episode of FailCraft , speaker, career coach, and author AndreaGash joins Ezekiel to dismantle one of the most toxic myths in personal growth:the idea that we can simply "bounce back" after our lives fall apart. Having endured a cascade of profound losses—including the deaths of herbiological parents, the grandparents who adopted her, her father-in-law, yearsof infertility, and p...

In this episode of FailCraft , high-performance executive coach, author,and creator of The Game of Ten® , Steve Barton,joins Ezekiel to unpack why hitting financial and business goals often fails todeliver genuine fulfillment or inner peace. After scaling his family’s retailenterprise from $200,000 to over $2 million in annual revenue, Steve foundhimself completely drained—having achieved outward...

In this episode of FailCraft , clinical psychologist, HR-certified advisor,and founder of HBL Advisory Group, Dr. Lani Jones, joins Ezekiel to unpack whyhigh-achieving founders and C-suite executives hit a brick wall at the 99% markof conventional success. Drawing on her deep background in corporate healthcareand human behavior, Dr. Lani pulls back the curtain on the "messymiddle" where...

In this episode of FailCraft , men’s transformation coach, founder of theLiving Fearless coaching programs, and host of the Living Fearless Today podcast, Mike Forrester, joins Ezekiel to pull back the curtain on the silentsuffering destroying men, marriages, and families. Drawing from his own painfuljourney through childhood trauma, dyslexia, and corporate IT imposter syndrome,Mike shares the ter...

In this episode of FailCraft , Amanda Trisdale joins Ezekiel to reveal howtraditional arts education routinely fails neurodivergent youth—and how she andher daughter built a revolutionary alternative. When Amanda's daughter, Leta,was diagnosed on the autism spectrum and non-verbal at age three, tap dancebecame her breakthrough lifeline for communication and motor skills. But asLeta excelled, t...

In this episode of FailCraft , international speaker, speaker trainer, andmentor Marianne Hickman joins Ezekiel to unpack the reality of public speaking,stage fright, and turning your voice into a sustainable movement. Long beforecommanding over 2,400 stages across 17 countries and raising six children whilerunning a thriving company, Marianne was a single mother on food stamps prayingfor financia...

In this episode of FailCraft , Australian poet, medical academic, andauthor of The Grey Between , Nadine Ellis, joins Ezekiel to sharehow she completely dismantled and rebuilt her life after surviving childhoodtrauma and a volatile marriage. Raising three children under the age of threein an abusive, isolating environment, Nadine realized she could not rely onanyone else for survival.   She shares...