FailCraft

In this episode of FailCraft ,award-winning actor, playwright, filmmaker, and head of the MFA Acting Programat the University of Alabama, Seth Panitch, joins Ezekiel to explore thefriction of starting over from scratch at age 50. After 30 years ofprofessional accolades—directing off-Broadway productions, filmingdocumentaries in Cuba, and holding a tenured professorship—Seth realized he hadreached...

  In this episode of FailCraft ,former Director of Engineering with over 20 years in tech, executive coach, andhost of the From a Woman to a Leader podcast, Limor Bergman Gross, joinsEzekiel to break down why the exact technical execution skills that made you astar individual contributor will actively sabotage your promotion to directorand executive leadership.   Limor recalls the wake-up callin h...

In this episode of FailCraft ,mindfulness teacher, author, and creator of The Return , KatharineChestnut, joins Ezekiel to break down the reality of high-functioning survivalmode and why chronic exhaustion cannot be fixed with mindset hacks. After 30years in corporate America as an ambitious executive—answering emails late intothe night and accumulating accolades while privately running on fumes—K...

In this episode of FailCraft ,veteran entertainment insider, audiobook coach, and founder of Robert LaneCoaching, Robert A. Lane, joins Ezekiel to break down why non-fiction authorsmust preserve their unique vocal identity. After spending over three decades inHollywood—including 14 years on the studio lot at 20th Century Fox as a FeatureProject Manager—Robert found himself in the first wave of lay...

In this episode of FailCraft ,writer, trauma educator, and author of the upcoming memoir Notes From aCertified Madwoman , Lisa Lacy, joins Ezekiel to break the silencesurrounding high-functioning survival in women. After spending more than threedecades excelling in corporate education and healthcare consulting, Lisa washospitalized earlier this year with near-fatal complications from a congenitalb...

In this episode of FailCraft ,award-winning author of over 50 books—including the acclaimed Dissonance and The End sagas—Aaron Ryan joins Ezekiel to discuss the brutal realityof an uncontrollable technological disruption. For years, Aaron enjoyed athriving, lucrative career as a professional voiceover artist and narrator. Butwhen the generative AI wave hit in 2023, automated voice cloning tools ra...

In this episode of FailCraft ,keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and co-author of the half-million-copybestseller Go for No! , Andrea Waltz, joins Ezekiel to break down whyavoiding rejection is the single most destructive habit holding capableprofessionals back from their potential. Alongside her husband and businesspartner Richard Fenton, Andrea spent a full decade grinding through obscurityas self-p...

In this episode of FailCraft ,author, corporate strategist, Navy submarine veteran, and 20-time Burning Manparticipant Sarah Marshall joins Ezekiel to explore what happens when the rigidstructures of enterprise consulting collide with the radically unscripteddesert culture of Black Rock City. Moving across worlds that rarelyintersect—from military naval duty and engineering at Google to serving as...

In this episode of FailCraft ,orthodontist, dental consultant, and founder of StraightSmile Solutions®, Dr. Amanda Wilson, joins Ezekiel to share how she transitioned from high-intensitycorporate clinic environments to building a sovereign, remote business tailoredto her neurodivergent brain. After decades of relentless academic training andhelping scale a dental startup to a billion-dollar NASDAQ...

In this episode of FailCraft ,founder of Human Ignition, former innovation executive across three Bostonstartups and two Fortune 5 enterprises, and seasoned leadership advisor EdBoudrot joins Ezekiel to expose why traditional corporate management frameworksare collapsing under modern pressure. Drawing on in-depth interviews with over150 senior executives, Ed uncovers the five systemic crises plagu...

In this episode of FailCraft ,award-winning educator, life coach, host of the Professor of PerseverancePodcast , and author Dr. James Perdue joins Ezekiel to share how adevastating football neck injury altered his life and redefined what it meansto compete. After dislocating three vertebrae in his neck, doctors told Jameshe would never walk again and advised his family to place him in a nursing ho...

In this episode of FailCraft ,mathematics professor, former software engineer of 28 years, and certifiedhypnotherapist Dr. Donald Pelles joins Ezekiel to break down the mechanics ofthe unconscious mind and why conscious discipline fails to eliminatedeep-seated mental blocks. At age 62, while working in tech, Don downloaded anintroductory hypnosis audio track that permanently eliminated a 50-yearkn...

In this episode of FailCraft ,sales executive, speaker, former actor, and comedian Walter Rusniaczek joinsEzekiel to break down what happens when all your stories and self-deceptionsrun out. Raised on probability and point spreads by a street-smart father whotaught him that "figures don't lie, but liars can figure," Walterlearned that pressure always reveals truth. Yet the hardest te...

In this episode of FailCraft ,serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and CEO of Loca, Joe Edgar, joins Ezekielto share how growing up with 12 siblings in a working-class reservation townshaped his appetite for extreme risk and problem-solving. From shoveling snowand buying his first rental property at age 14 to managing a massive 1,000+door real estate portfolio and scaling TenantCloud into a global...

In this episode of FailCraft ,founder and CEO of The 1 and Only Publishing Company and creator of The LegacyProject, Meme Mulugeta, joins Ezekiel to share how an abrupt job loss after twodecades in finance propelled her into a higher calling: helping everydayindividuals turn their life lessons and spiritual legacies into published booksand heirloom documentaries.   Meme details the origins of TheL...

In this episode of FailCraft ,counselor educator, LPC-Supervisor, four-time martial arts black belt, andcreator of the Fully Alive Personal Mastery System, Dr. Larry Freeney, joinsEzekiel to break down what happens when high-achieving leaders look successfulon the outside but remain completely disconnected within. Behind years ofclinical excellence, prestigious board seats, and professional accola...

In this episode of FailCraft ,Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA), Accredited Financial Counselor(AFC), Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF), and founder of IntentionalDivorce Solutions, Leah Hadley, joins Ezekiel to unpack the high-stakesfinancial realities of divorce and post-separation wealth building. After tenyears of marriage, Leah walked through her own divorce while raising...

In this episode of FailCraft ,transformational coach, creator of SoulSet™, and host of the Your TruAwakening podcast Sandra Tru joins Ezekiel to unpack why mindset hacks andproductivity systems fail to cure executive burnout. For years, Sandra excelledin exclusive, high-intensity nightlife spaces while training as an actor andyogi. To the outside world, she appeared successful, poised, and capable...

In this episode of FailCraft ,performance coach, speaker, and bestselling author of The Practice ofFeeling Good , Fletcher Ellingson, joins Ezekiel to share how hitting rockbottom transformed his understanding of psychology and success. After losing abusiness as a young entrepreneur, Fletcher found himself with zero income,maxed-out credit cards, and food assistance coupons rejected at a grocery s...

In this episode of FailCraft ,Chief Communications Officer of a $3 billion enterprise, two-time TEDx speaker,and executive keynote speaker Shira Miller joins Ezekiel to reveal whyconventional employee engagement programs are failing modern workplaces. WithGallup reporting 69% of American workers feeling disconnected and two-thirdsterrified of being left behind by rapid technological change, manage...

In this episode of FailCraft ,20-year Navy veteran, CEO of Neptune Holdings Group ($30M security and servicesgroup), and author of Dictator: How to Unfuck Your Leadership , MatthewJacques, joins Ezekiel to challenge traditional top-down leadership models. Joining the military at 17, Matt was taught that the mission always comesfirst. But after two decades of watching high performers break under to...

In this episode of FailCraft ,healthcare leadership strategist, Doctor of Physical Therapy, co-founder ofBest Practice Strategies, and author of I'm the Problem: Take YourLeadership Skills from Toxic to Transformative , Dr. Dan Neissany, joinsEzekiel to break down why clinical competence does not automatically translateinto effective leadership. After 14 years of clinical practice, Dan was pro...

In this episode of FailCraft ,former Wall Street investment banker, ownership transition strategist, andfounder of Theodora Africa, Michael Podolny, joins Ezekiel to unpack whytraditional charity models fail to solve chronic poverty and how market-drivenbusiness design creates lasting human restoration. After decades of structuringhigh-stakes corporate acquisitions, Michael traveled to West Africa...

In this episode of FailCraft ,single father, coach, and founder of Inspiring Father, Tyler McAdams, joinsEzekiel to explore the raw realities of single parenthood, surviving emotionalburnout, and breaking generational trauma. After navigating a painful divorce,a difficult subsequent separation, financial pressure, and his youngestdaughter’s three-month stay in the NICU, Tyler found himself trapped...

In this episode of FailCraft ,retired U.S. Navy Chief Operations Specialist, defense analyst, and communityleader Adam Hinds joins Ezekiel to break down what authentic leadership lookslike once rank, titles, and authority are completely stripped away. Over a22-year military career spanning sea duty, reserve service, and deployments toDjibouti, Qatar, Afghanistan, and Bahrain, Adam learned how to t...