FailCraft

What happens when anexecutive who spent nearly five decades defining global corporate brandsrealizes that quarterly profits and market share aren't enough—and pivots tohelp heart-centered entrepreneurs define their true calling?   Rich Kozak is the founder of RichBrands ,co-author of Cracking the Rich Code Vol. 6 , and a 49-year brandingveteran. After leaving a corporate agency with partners a...

What happens when asingle settlement meeting spending $2,500 on four separate legal professionalsturns into an endless argument over minor acne medication expenses, exposingthe total systemic breakdown of court-driven divorce?   Brenda Bridges is a divorce mediator, Certified DivorceFinancial Analyst (CDFA), author, and founder of Bridging Divorce Solutions .After experiencing a disastrous, high-c...

What happens when youspend years studying 500+ near-death experiences (NDEs) to write a book on theafterlife, only for your husband of 13 years to pass away suddenly the very dayafter it is published?   Leah Chrest is an author, Christian meditation teacher,speaker, and creator of The Contemplative Christian .She is the author of At the Edge of the Jordan (anarrative nonfiction exploration of NDEs...

What if accountingisn't just a corporate compliance tool, but a survival framework to audit yourchoices, balance your personal life, and build lasting generational wealth?   Albert Butler, CPA, MBA is a Resident Partner-in-Charge at a nationalaccounting firm, strategic advisor, and author of LIFE: Truth, Love, Loss,Success & Failure . Holding over 25 years of financial leadershipexperience...

What happens when anoccupational therapist who spent two decades teaching people how to recoverfrom brain injuries suddenly hits an undeniable physical wall of burnout andclinical depression, leaving her bedridden for three months?   Dr. Elizabeth Pritchard is an international keynote speaker,researcher, authentic leadership coach, and co-founder of the WALT Institute . Co-author of TheAuthentic L...

Why do expensivesix-figure corporate culture programs quietly evaporate by Q3, and why dotraditional resumes consistently fail to predict how a candidate will performunder pressure?   Omar L. Harris is a former Fortune 500 pharmaceuticalexecutive, culture systems architect, founder of Intent Consulting ,and author of 7 bestselling books on leadership. Having spent 22 years leadingcommercial operat...

What do you do whenyou are overseeing 10,000 employees and multi-billion dollar budgets acrossgovernment and non-profit sectors, only to realize that your own unmanagedreactions to annoying, high-performing colleagues are compromising yourdecision-making?   Ilene Marcus is an executive coach, author, speaker, andinventor of the iLean-Pan . Holding dual master'sdegrees (MSW and MPA) from Columb...

What if the singleemployee or colleague who drives you most crazy at work actually holds the keyto solving your company's most complex problems?   Jeremy Doran is a leadership coach, keynote speaker, andauthor of NeuroConversant Leadership . Holding dual backgrounds inmechanical engineering and psychology, Jeremy spent years feeling like he wasspeaking a different language than the people arou...

What do you do whenyou are building a booming business, organizing massive conferences, writing abook, and interviewing top medical experts—only to glance down at yoursmartwatch and realize your resting heart rate has plunged to a dangerous 34beats per minute?   Liz Watt is an author, speaker, holistic wellnessexpert, and co-founder of Be Healthy Utah —oneof the largest natural health conferences...

What do you do whenyou are an ambitious high achiever functioning on the outside, only for yearsof chronic stress and a traumatic NICU experience to crash your physicalhealth—leading multiple doctors to tell you to simply "manage your stress"without giving you a single actionable tool?   Dr. Melissa Lewis-Duarte, PhD,NBC-HWC is a stressmanagement and resilience coach, organizational beha...

What do you do whenyou spend years shifting across different careers—from corporate positions andteaching to non-profits and a psychic bookshop—only to realize that changingyour external environment won't solve internal misalignment?   Samantha Kane is a conscious guide, certified holistic lifecoach, and founder of Roots Wings Wellness . Through agrounded blend of shadow work, intuitive coachi...

How do you transitionfrom a shy child who was explicitly told in the police academy that shewouldn't succeed into a globally ranked #1 sales performer and top-tierexecutive trainer?   Radia Carr is a high-performance coach, Meta-NLPpractitioner, founder of The Elite Unlock ,and host of the Evidence of the Elite podcast. Having spent over 16 years coaching sales and executive teams at Dale Carn...

Why do high achieversoften hit invisible ceilings in health, wealth, and relationships despite usingwillpower and traditional positive thinking?   Dr. G. Rex Kruhly is a quantum energy healer, lifelong martialartist, former chiropractic physician, and founder of Depth Healing . With over five decades of study acrosskinesiology, martial arts, and spiritual traditions, Dr. G transitioned hispractice...

Whatdo you do when you are a decade into a career you love, only to find yourselfsitting in a doctor's office hearing that your physical fatigue, jaw clenching,and Sunday scaries are actually severe burnout? HelenMalinowski is a Licensed Clinical SocialWorker, founder of Beacon ofHope Counseling , and creator of The Catalyst Collective at the Somatic Integration Institute . After reaching a po...

Whydo high-achieving, talented professionals get paralyzed when stepping onto astage or speaking in front of an audience—and why do so many speeches fail toland? TerryL. Fossum is a survival reality TV showwinner ( Kicking and Screaming ), #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author, TEDx speaker(with over 1 million views), and founder of The World Class Speaker Program and The Stage Advantage . Dra...

Whatwould happen if the United States walked into a psychotherapist's officetoday—and what diagnosis would explain our nation's escalating politicaldivision, anger, and social unrest? PhyllisLeavitt spent 34 years as a licensedpsychotherapist treating severe family dysfunction, abuse, and childhoodtrauma. In her book Americain Therapy: A Practical Guide to Healing What Ails Us , Phyllisapp...

Whatdo you do when the foundation you lead loses its entire endowment overnight inthe Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, leaving you to rebuild trust and your careerfrom absolute zero? DavidHoman is a classical composer, startupfounder, philanthropy advisor, and founder of Orchestrated Connecting —a global network of over 2,500super-connectors. After spending 15 years feeling socially isolated due to ach...

Whatdo you do when a national 12-facility recycling operator is losing millions indelayed cash flow simply because its billing process is decentralized andmismanaged at the plant level? BiffJennings is a consulting CFO, co-founderof NetgainCFO , and former board member of the Solid WasteAssociation of North America. With over two decades of financial leadershipexperience across private-equity-back...

What do you do when asingle themed birthday party leaves you packing 30 plush toys into your car,facing a house already overflowing with clutter? Mic Foster is an entrepreneur of 26 years, a girl dad ofthree, and the founder of No Gifts Please .Realizing that the modern birthday cycle produced clutter, parentalawkwardness, and overwhelmed kids, Mic launched an AI-powered experienceregistry platfor...

Whatdo you do when a quick 5-minute phone break turns into 30 minutes of mindlessscrolling, sparking the terrifying realization that you are giving away yourdreams minute by minute? CindyBaker is a productivity coach, speaker,founder of Cindy Baker Coaching , and author. Holding a Master’sdegree in counseling alongside 19 years of experience as an educator, Cindyspent decades battling undiagnosed...

Whatdo you do when you are secretly filming in communist Moscow's Red Squarewithout a permit and a KGB agent marches directly toward your camera setup? CraigD. Forrest is an Emmy-winning TVdirector, documentary filmmaker, author, and former film professor. Over a40-year career spanning more than 250 overseas assignments across 160countries, Craig has filmed in the trenches of tribal warfare, c...

Whydoes standard anger management fail so many people, leaving them stuck in acycle of counting to 10, deep breathing, and managing symptoms without fixingthe root cause? Dr. Mort Orman, M.D. is an internal medicinephysician with 50 years of medical experience and a 40-year anger eliminationexpert. In his 20s and 30s, despite his success as a doctor, Dr. Orman wasvolatile, easily triggered, and at...

How do you guide agrieving widow or family through the emotional process of letting go of alegacy home while making smart financial decisions about decluttering, staging,and renovation? Erica Kalkofen is a real estate agent, interior designer,and founder of Get Your Home Today and EK Kitchens and Design . Holding an MBA in ExecutiveManagement and Strategic Planning alongside over 20 years of const...

Whatdo you do when your dream of a professional running career is crushed overnightafter being hit by a truck, only for a second metaphorical"truck"—the 2020 pandemic—to dismantle your 25-year corporate career? RobRené is a faith-based health researcher,author, and founder of ExodusStrong and BiohackingVille .After surviving multiple near-death experiences and a Stage 3 Melanomadiagnosis...

Whatdoes it actually take to acquire an operationally distressed senior livingcommunity, turn around its finances and culture, and capitalize on the massivedemographic wave known as the "Silver Tsunami"? Radhika Rastogi is a former healthcare IT management consultant, real estateinvestor, and Co-Founder of Relik Capital Group . After realizing that scaling single-family rentals wouldn&#3...