Fails of the Unexpected

Welcome to episode 7 of Fails of the Unexpected. Building a million-member community started with a "product" that was nothing more than a landing page. Rikke Rosenlund joins Lisa & Pete to reveal how she navigated the complexity of a non-transactional marketplace while overcoming the skepticism of investors and insurers alike. It is a candid look at the resilience needed to ignore the "expert...

In episode 6, Neil Morris breaks all the rules. We let him talk about success (briefly!), and he asks US a question. On a journey through multiple startups, and many ups and downs, we ask Neil about the 'downs' and what he has learnt. We cover some Latin, some arrogance, we talk AI for the first time in Fails of the Unexpected, and we finish in highly regulated environments, and the unique challen...

Episode 5 is a musical special. Fares tells us what life was like building up to the Chopin Competition, effectively the Olympics of piano that takes place every 5 years. This story covers unbearable pressure, geopolitics, racism, sexuality and tonne of self-reflections after Fares' mistakes and mishaps, but is beautiful and entertaining at every stage - we hope you love listening to it as much as...

Join Lisa Rodwell & Pete Danks meeting inspirational founders, leaders, and experts in  Fails Of The Unexpected  - a podcast that candidly explores how mistakes and mishaps have ultimately become a path to success.  At the end of each episode, the team will also explore the ups and downs of trying to build a podcast, sharing our wins, and of course, our fails, too! Please subscr...

In episode 4 we speak to Louise Hill. Louise's story of creating global financial services mega-brand GoHenry is simply astonishing, but even better is her candour. She's here to give us a penny for her thoughts , sharing the unexpected struggles of global expansion, why growth can be so hard, and the moment she realised she was part of a problem. This is a powerful look at how successful founders...

If you are reading this, you've made it to episode 3, and it won't disappoint! In this episode, Lisa and Pete meet Phil Homsy, co-founder of global footwear and apparel brand LOCI. Phil and his co-founders have an incredible story of the journey to making LOCI hot property: A-list investors, global footprint(!) and leaders in sustainability. But as you know, at FOTU, we focus on the problems our g...

Welcome back to Fails of the Unexpected. In episode two, Lisa and Pete interview Ashleigh Tennent, founder of 'More Happi'. More Happi enables Coaches to build the experience and practice that they need to become exceptional Coaches at a rate that would be impossible in other ways. More Happi gets them individuals globally to coach, fast-tracking their experience from qualified, to exceptional. It...

In episode one we are thrilled to welcome Richard Moross, founder & CEO of MOO as our first-ever guest. His incredible journey to MBE , a global e-commerce giant and design evangelist, had plenty of bumps in the road. At FOTU, we like to talk about those bumps! Thanks for listening, and don't forget to subscribe. Lisa & Pete Thanks for reading this far, from all the FOTU team and guests! H...