Freedom to Fail

Susan Petersen started Freshly Picked by selling aluminum window frames as scraps in order to fund her initial orders. From those humble beginnings Susan has grown Freshly Picked to millions of dollars in revenue, and has appeared on Shark Tank, as well as partnering with Disney, Star Wars, Nordstrom, among others. In this episode she shares why the biggest sales day in Freshly Picked history almo...

Rachel Nilsson is the perfect example of starting from nothing and finding success. From buying supplies for her initial run at Home Depot to using her husband's old shirt for the first iterations of her product, she created the perfect romper for children, without any snaps, called the Rag, which is why her company is now called Rags. Immediately after launching Rags, Rachel found success. L...

Thread makes the coolest elastic wallets in the market, complete with special designs to make them your own. Years ago when they were first starting out I actually was one of their original Kickstarter backers. What you might not have known is that it was originally just supposed to fund a sock company, their initial idea. Now, Thread is a 7-figure company that has landed on a multitude of top bus...

Dane Maxwell has created his own million-dollar businesses, along with teaching and coaching many other millionaires as well. However, it hasn't always been smooth sailing for him. In this podcast you will hear him share how he stole from some of his competitors, and how he got put on blast by one of them that has a major voice in the marketing world. Dane also shares why integrity has become...

During his path to success with his commercial cleaning company, Night Owl Janitorial, Stetson Crane has faced many different trials. His parents didn't approve of him starting a business after theirs went under, he struggled to relate to his employees and know how to lead them, and he quit on himself a couple times as well. But in spite of all of these challenges, he has grown his company to...

Jeremy Ryan Slate is the founder of Command Your Brand Media and the host of the Create Your Own Life podcast who has interviewed the likes of Grant Cardone, Danica Patrick, Robin Sharma and many others. He is also a graduate of Oxford University, and in this episode he shares some of the many lessons he's learned, along with the number one piece of advice that he has received in his life. Re...

Dustin Hughes is an expert realtor and one of my favorite photographers around. He has gone through his fair share of failures and struggles in life and business, and shares some of the tricks and tools that he has learned to move forward and experience success in whatever he has attempted. Resources Better Legal LLC Formation : Click Here Instagram Profile: Click Here

For our listeners out there with good taste in shoes or style, you may have heard of the shoe and boot company, Taft. Easily one of my favorite companies and brands, I was ecstatic to find out that they were based in my backyard here in Utah. Kory Stevens is the founder of Taft, along with his wife. Besides being the CEO of a multi-million dollar company, he was also named the EY Entrepreneur of t...

Danny Deaton is a successful franchisee and entrepreneur who has reached levels of success that most people can only dream of. Yet he has also gone through more dark times and struggles than many of us can fully understand. From becoming addicted to drugs, to spending time in prison, Danny shares his path towards recovery as well as what he is now doing to help others along the same path. If you,...

AJ Osborne is the owner of Bitterroot Holdings and runs the blog, CashFlow2Freedom.com. His story is incredible, from losing millions of dollars in a business deal gone wrong, to becoming paralyzed from his head down to his feet. In this episode, AJ shares what kept him going through all the hard times of his life, as well as what he did to prepare himself so that his family didn't struggle f...

Taylor Christensen is a musician, producer, entertainer, and a budding entrepreneur creating his own products. But he wasn't always like that. Growing up, he faced major social anxiety and wasn't able to do some of the things he wanted to because of it. On episode 12 of Freedom to Fail, Taylor talks about how he manages his social anxiety and what he does to be able to perform on stage i...

Stef Iliff is the owner of Powerhouse, a company that helps women take control of their lives and businesses and overcome the fears that hold them back. She was a perfect fit for this podcast, because that is almost exactly what the goal of this podcast is! In this episode of Freedom to Fail, Stef talks about working her way up to being VP at her current job before ditching the guaranteed salary t...

Chances are, you've heard of LegalZoom. You probably also know that it can be really expensive. Today, I talk to the co-founder of a company that does the same LLC creation at a lower price, BetterLegal. Chad Sakonchick is my guest today, and in this episode you will hear about what BetterLegal is and its story, as well as other entrepreneurial shortcomings. He also talks about the mental hea...

Angela Dayton is the CEO and co-founder of MedForums, a company that describes itself as the Yelp of medical continued education courses. She is also an author, and an inventor, and has started multiple companies previously as well. In this episode, Angela Dayton talks about how creating a product she liked but wasn't passionate about resulted in 6-figure losses for her, but how that massive...

Ian Wendt is the corporate trainer for Caliber. In fact, he actually convinced the owners of the company to create that position specifically for him to fill. In order to do that, he spent an entire summer traveling to each branch on his own dime to prove that his training system actually produced results. In this interview you'll hear about Ian Wendt's experience at Caliber, but also mo...

Travis Rosser is one of the co-founders of Kajabi, a software company that enables anyone to share their knowledge in a consumable manner. Kajabi itself has grown to be an 8-figure company, and has allowed those sharing their knowledge to earn over $100 million themselves. Travis is also the author of the book You, Inc. that has reached the Amazon bestsellers list and I personally recommend as one...

In today's episode Kyle talks to Corbin Kaufusi about his journey of growing up in the shadows of two extremely successful older siblings, including one who is in the NFL, to being a two-sport athlete at BYU and now making a name for himself in the NFL as well. Corbin talks about how he almost lost his chance of reaching his dream of playing in the NFL due to injuries this past year, as well...

In Episode 005, Kyle talks with Justin Prince! For years he has been an entrepreneur and top distributor for companies such as Xango, and currently Modere, while also being an author, a speaker, and a coach. During this episode you will hear Justin talk about being raised as a child of divorce, losing everything and having to restart at age 25, as well as what his secrets for success are (HINT: no...

We had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Mitch Mathews today and hear a little bit of his incredible journey! In this episode Mitch talks about playing in the NFL, getting cut from multiple NFL teams, losing an immediate family member, and starting his own business, Anthem . On top of that he shares his tips and tricks for being extremely efficient each day, as well as his specific tips for...

In this episode, Scott Schwab talks about his experience as an education entrepreneur and building Bottega into the award-winning, rapidly-growing coding school that it is. He has served as a personal mentor to me, and he has many great practical tips to taking control of your life that he shares with us today.   Resources Mentioned Start With Why: Click Here How Will You Measure Your Life?: Click...

On Episode 002, Kyle Bringhurst talks to Isaac Parkinson about nearly losing tens of thousands of dollars worth of inventory to the FDA, as well as some of his daily routines that help him face his fears and adversity.

Today, Isaac Parkinson interviews Kyle. In this episode, Kyle talks about some of his failures in business and in life, and shares what he has learned that has pushed him to keep moving forward in the face of trials and adversity.

Welcome to the show, FailNation! In our inaugural episode Kyle and Isaac explain the backstory of the podcast and how it will work moving forward. We are extremely excited to go on this journey of sharing how when we fail it is really just a First Attempt In Learning.