FailCraft

Whatdo you do when you spend 30 years in tech sales making great money, only torealize that you derived zero joy from your career because you chased apaycheck instead of alignment? MikeWysocki is an award-winning author,speaker, and advocate for career readiness. Coming from a first-generation,low-income (FGLI) background, Mike entered tech sales simply because it waslucrative. After three decades...

Whatdoes it take to rebuild trust and culture when you inherit a team that iscompletely broken, burned out, and working 12-hour days in a "darkbasement"? KenMerritt is an enterprise strategist andexecutive advisor with over 30 years of experience advising Fortune 500boardrooms and C-suite leaders. Having guided major organizations throughmulti-billion-dollar initiatives and complex syste...

Whatif your business is losing thousands of dollars every month to hidden fees,complex merchant statements, and pricing traps that even CFOs fail to catch? JoeZahaitis is a 30-year payments industryveteran, founder of ZahaitisConsulting , and creator of The Payment Process . Refusing to sell paymentprocessing software or services, Joe operates as an independent advisor andeducator to help business...

Whatdo you do when you are hit with every major life challenge all at once—battlinga rare cancer diagnosis, managing severe chronic illness, and gettingfurloughed from your dream corporate job during a global pandemic? RachelMinion is a B2B marketing strategist,founder and CEO of Rockstarr& Moon , and founder of the non-profit organization Beyond Basic Needs . After spending over two decades i...

Whathappens when you write and oversee more than 70 episodes of HBO's iconic Tales from the Crypt , only to have your career derailduring a disastrous movie production—and ultimately find your true voice inpodcasting? AlanKatz is a veteran Hollywoodscreenwriter, producer, and audio storyteller. After shaping the voice of theCryptkeeper and guiding Talesfrom the Crypt into a global pop-culture...

Whatif your hardest life setbacks, heartbreaks, and defeats aren't the end of yourstory—but simply the training arc before your ultimate level-up? MichaelYearby is an active-duty Air ForceMaster Sergeant with 24 years of service, author of The Anime Mindset , and host of the Unfiltered Conversations podcast. Growing up on thetough streets of Miami, Michael joined the military to build a better...

Whathappens when an AV-rated corporate attorney, law firm partner, and businessowner realizes that winning in the courtroom isn't enough to prevent personalburnout and domestic imbalance? ArleneCohen Miller (JD, PCC) spent years inthe fast-paced, high-stakes world of creditors' rights and legal negotiation. Managing a young law practice while pregnant, going through a divorce, andraising h...

Whatif the exact physical and mental principles that allow a wrestler to control anopponent on the mat—leverage, position, pressure, and systems—are the exacttools needed to scale a business and win in the boardroom? CoachJake Shannon is the founder of Scientific Wrestling , a top business performance coachfor Grant Cardone’s 10X organization, and the creator of No1 Coaching . Spending over two de...

Whatif your late-night insomnia and inability to rest aren't just medicalissues—but a spiritual struggle to surrender control in a hyper-connectedworld? Dr. Benjamin Long is a dual board-certifiedsleep medicine physician, pediatrician, seminarian, and author of The Sleep Habits Journal: Practices, Prayers, & Devotions toEase Your Sleepless Nights . Observing that clinical treatments alonew...

Whathappens when you survive a season of total life implosion—facing divorce,near-bankruptcy, and a paralyzing stroke—only to rebuild a $4 million realestate portfolio using systems instead of stress? TrevorSchade is a real estate investor, LeanSix Sigma Black Belt, and self-described "ambitiously lazy"entrepreneur. After building a high-performing real estate team of 26 agents,Trevor re...

Whathappens when a career-ending injury shatters your dream of becoming aprofessional soccer player at age 17—forcing an identity crisis before you areeven old enough to vote? Dr. Jacopo Iasiello is a PhD inInternational Business, real estate mogul, CEO of Luxury and Wealth Group, andauthor of Healthy, Rich, and Happy . After losing his athleticfuture in Naples, Italy, Jacopo channeled his competi...

Whatif the most important engineering project of your life isn’t your career—butthe human being you are raising? NathanielA. Turner is a speaker, author, andcreator of the Life Template Method . After a high school guidancecounselor told him he was "not college material," Nathaniel built alife of academic achievement, earning degrees in law, accounting, and theology. Vowing that his chil...

Whatdoes it take to break an 8-year cycle of losing weight only to gain it back,and completely transform your health after 40? AllanMisner is a NASM Certified PersonalTrainer, Level II Master Health Coach, author of The Wellness Roadmap , and host of the 40+ Fitness Podcast . Before becoming a health expertliving in Bocas del Toro, Panama, Allan was a corporate executive weighing over250 pounds, t...

Whatdoes it take to pivot from mechanical engineering into business leadership andoversee digital transformations that scale a company from $3 million to $125million? TonyBradshaw is a C-level executive,entrepreneur, and author of TheMillionaire Choice and 31 Daysto Get Money Smart . Starting as a mechanical engineer, Tony pivotedto digital technology, joining Ramsey Solutions where he served in e...

Whatdo you do when you reach the top of your career, hit every milestone, andrealize you are exhausted and trapped in a life you secretly want to escapefrom? MichaelIan Cedar is an executive coach,leadership development facilitator, and keynote speaker. Before founding The Legacy of You , Michael led Broadway tours across130 cities and produced live events for over 40,000 performers a year. Managi...

Whatdo you do when a sudden injury during your senior year of college completelyderails your path as an engineering student and Air Force ROTC cadet—leavingyou with a chronic, invisible disability? DavisBain is a neurofeedback specialist,chronic condition advocate, and author of Chronic Pain Warrior: Practical Help and Everyday Hope for ChronicPain, Illness, Injury . Living with post-concussion sy...

Whathappens when an educator trained in anatomy and biology loses her first-bornson to opioid addiction, discovering that grief physically mirrors the exactstages of pregnancy? KatieRizzo holds master's degrees from YaleUniversity and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, having taughtbiology and anatomy for 15 years. In September 2024, her life was upended bythe loss of her son, Nich...

Whatif pushing your resume, credentials, and degrees online is the exact reasonpotential clients keep passing you over for competitors? AndrewColsky is the founder of Be-Picked , creator of the Credibility Generator , and author of Left of Trust . As a former trial attorney and mentalhealth professional, Andrew spent years learning the hard way that simplygetting found online isn't enough to b...

Whatdo you do when you lose your father at 14 and your mother in your mid-twenties,leaving you completely unparented without a roadmap for life? RobertDelFave is a specialized grief coach,host of the Carried Forward podcast (formerly Unparented ), and author of the upcoming book The Other Side of This: The Messy Truth About Grief for Teens .For nearly two decades after his losses, Robert tried to...

Whathappens when you spend 20 years leading people strategy through hyper-growth, brutalcorporate layoffs, and executive crises—only to hit a wall of severe C-suiteburnout yourself? OksanaLukash is a former Chief People Officer,culture architect, and executive advisor. Immigrating to the US from Moscow atage 13, Oksana learned early how to navigate uncertainty. Becoming a singlemother at 24 while...

Whathappens when the exact traits that made you successful—relentless discipline,high performance, and pushing past limits—end up destroying your physicalhealth and leaving you bedridden for a decade? NancyDeyo is a former Silicon Valley CEO,Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow, and author of the forthcomingmemoir Perilous Ascent . When her high-profile tech startupfailed, she sought re...

What do you do whenevery pillar of your life implodes all at once—moving across continents as asingle parent, losing your job in a freezing foreign climate, and swallowingyour pride to take an entry-level position? Dr. Khutso Madubanya is an international change strategist,economist, author, and transformational speaker who has lived and worked acrosseight different countries. After experiencing a...

Whathappens when a top neuroscientist with 30 years of brain research lives throughthe paralyzing reality of chronic anxiety—only to find that traditionalmedications fail when needed most? Dr. Troy Rohn is a neuroscientist,professor, co-founder of the biotech company Cognigenics, and author of Brain Medicine . Having authored over 80 peer-reviewedpublications on neurobiology and Alzheimer's, D...

Whathappens when you spend your days ghostwriting for top business leaders inForbes and Harvard Business Review, only to discover that underneath thecorporate polish lies deep, quiet spiritual desperation? WandaThibodeaux is a professionalghostwriter, author, trauma survivor, and host of the Faithful on the Clock podcast. While craftinghigh-level communications for corporate executives, Wanda was...

Whatdoes it take to lose everything—your business, home, and savings—and rebuild a$2.5M in-person fitness empire that defies the modern industry's digital churn? TimBeynon is an entrepreneur, businessstrategist, and the founder of EliteLadies Kickboxing, Dance and Yoga . Defying the fitness industry'sobsession with cheap transactions and online subscriptions, Tim built one ofthe fastest-gr...