The Bryant Ellis Show

This week's episode of the Fail Journal features Bryant speaking on his personal struggle with anxiety and depression. He talks about how they originated and how he's gotten healthier and healthier at dealing with them. Perhaps the most important lesson learned along the way is that achievements don't make mental illness disappear. They can actually intensify mental illness. There&a...

Continuing from where we left off last week, Trey Ellis (Bryant's brother) is back on the Fail Journal to discuss their childhood as homeschoolers, and the subsequent battle against the stereotype of being awkward and antisocial. Among many topics, they highlight what it takes to avoid the traps of overthinking and comparison. If you're someone who deals with some type of insecurity, (i....

Trey Ellis (Bryant’s brother) returns to the Fail Journal to discuss their childhood as homeschoolers, and the subsequent battle against the stereotype of being awkward and antisocial. They delve into the differences between healthy and unhealthy self-talk and how people rarely notice the imperfections we often brood over. If you're someone who deals with some type of insecurity, (i.e. you&ap...

Stories of massive failure are normally shared after recovery and comeback. This episode of The Fail Journal is different. Recorded on his iPhone only a week after it happened, Bryant opens up the costliest failure he’s ever experienced and his process through it. He discusses the importance of grieving loss and being grateful for what remains. Needless to say, this episode is an exciting one. 

In this first Fail Journal Q&A, Bryant discusses everything from approaching risks to the appropriate time to stop taking them. (Or if there ever even is an appropriate time!) He drops solid advice and, believe it or not, gets a little sassy. You won’t want to miss it. 

In this episode, Bryant and Abi discuss why it's important to embrace risks/failure when dating and how changing your goals can quickly turn those failures into success.  Practice is the key to confidence. 

In this podcast, Peyton and Sydney talk about removing the pressure of having to release "perfect work" as an artist and embracing where you're currently at. Success doesn't look like perfection... it looks like giving it your all.

Interview with parkour enthusiast, Night Norona. This episode talks about the challenges and obstacles Night overcomes when pursing his craft - parkour. 

Giving in to the fear of failing actually causes us to not give our best performance; and in turn, creates a greater chance of us actually failing.  What does it look like to create a culture where we make failures feel “low stakes”? 

David Noroña, from shows such as Jack Ryan, The Mentalist, and One Tree Hill, talks about different failures, successes, and how it’s shaped him and his craft today.

We mix it up on this episode and Justin Stumvoll interviews Bryant about becoming an entrepreneur and eventually starting his company “The Adventure Challenge”

Bryant sits down with his brother Trey Ellis to discuss the failures of stand up comedy and how he has learned from it all. 

Interview with entrepreneur and public speaker, Mike Maeshiro on failures in business, career, dating, investments and more. Listen in to hear Bryant Ellis unpack Mike's thoughts on stepping out to become his own boss & taking charge of his life. 

Where does the confidence to take a risk come from? Here is the number one problem we face as creators when we can’t submit to the process of growing.

Was this podcast episode an epic fail? I hope not! But even if it was, that's what this podcast is all about. So let's get started on this epic fail of a podcast, where we will talk about failure.