FailCraft

In this episode of FailCraft , author, speaker, and host of The Journey of My Mother's Son , Dan Clouser, joinsEzekiel to share what happens when you dismantle a comfortable, predictablelife to pursue purpose on the open road. After 30 years building and running abeloved youth sports nonprofit organization, Dan and his wife Sandy made theradical decision in 2020 to sell their house, purge two...

In this episode of FailCraft , former head of school, certified executivecoach, and founder of NeuroDiscipline, Adam Tilove, joins Ezekiel to unpack whyhigh-achieving, intelligent professionals struggle with an invisible graveyardof unfinished projects. After spending 11 years leading complex educationalinstitutions, Adam was forced to confront his lifelong struggle with executionwhen his contract...

In this episode of FailCraft , licensed clinical social worker, traumatherapist, and bestselling author of Out of the FOG Into the CLEAR , Shannon Petrovich, joinsEzekiel to break down the psychological mechanics of narcissistic abuse andcodependent patterns. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and her YouTubeplatform Therapist Talks , Shannon reveals how childhood survivaltemplates create u...

In this episode of FailCraft , practicing attorney of 39 years,international abstract artist, certified high-performance coach, and author of The Midlife Reboot , Julie Waas, joins Ezekiel todismantle the cultural myth that life after 50 is a slow decline. Havingwitnessed her own mother collapse into a six-week depressive paralysis when theempty nest arrived decades earlier, Julie made a solemn ch...

In this episode of FailCraft , rapid growth specialist, executive coach,and creator of the SMT Method™ (Subconscious Monetization Technology™), Dr. Joseph Drolshagen, joins Ezekiel to break down why task-based hustle failswithout subconscious alignment. Drawing from a 28-year career rising to VP ofSales alongside a doctorate in psychology, Dr. Joseph reveals how childhoodconditioning in Detroit co...

In this episode of FailCraft , multi-company founder, executive delegationstrategist, and CEO of Virtually Aligned, Anna Brambilla, joins Ezekiel toshare how high-performing entrepreneurs can escape the operational weeds toscale without burnout. While running a high-demand franchise coachingconsultancy, Anna hit a severe wall: by micromanaging every administrativedetail herself, she had quietly be...

In this episode of FailCraft , award-winning screenwriter, high-performancebusiness coach, founder of Crown Yourself®, and CEO of Communication Queens,Kimberly Spencer, joins Ezekiel to unpack how radical self-ownership transformsadversity into exponential impact. From surviving a household with an addictfather, battling severe bulimia, and breaking free from abusive dynamics, todropping out of co...

In this episode of FailCraft , mentor, coach, author, and host of theglobal top 1% Personal Development Mastery podcast, Dr. AgiKeramidas, joins Ezekiel to share how he walked away from a prestigious careerin aesthetic dentistry to build a life of purpose. After graduating with amaster’s degree in dentistry and realizing the summit left him confused andunfulfilled, Agi began the internal journey o...

In this episode of FailCraft , entrepreneur, former Navy sonar technician,executive chef, and founder of Red Spinach Company, Richard Perry, joinsEzekiel to share how a devastating cycling accident became the catalyst forpioneering a breakthrough functional food category. Drawing from decades ofnavigating high-pressure commercial kitchens, publishing companies, andhigh-stakes startup setbacks, Ric...

In this episode of FailCraft , accomplished stage actor, ordainedinterfaith minister, and resident voice coach for MagicThread Media, SandraBargman, joins Ezekiel to break down how leaders can move beyond sterile,polished performance into genuine vocal authority. Having spent over 35 yearscommanding theatrical stages, Sandra reveals the moment she realized she washiding behind scripts and characte...

In this episode of FailCraft , researcher, educator, Dean of the HonorsCollege at the University of New England, and author of Certain About Uncertainty , Dr. John Austin, joinsEzekiel to explain why traditional strategic planning fails in chaoticenvironments. Drawing on 25 years of research working with executive teams, Dr. Austin explores how adult conditioning breaks our natural tolerance foram...

In this episode of FailCraft , 15-year sales veteran, mentor, and author of Pitching Sales! , Bryan Charleau, joins Ezekiel tounpack the brutal reality of the first 18 months in a sales career. Startingout pitching car wax on full commission at gas stations, Bryan learned early onhow to dismantle the fear of rejection and overcome crippling impostersyndrome. He pulls back the curtain on why mass-h...

In this episode of FailCraft , former firefighter turned beverageentrepreneur Alex Baumeister joins Ezekiel to share the chaotic reality of launchingDelta Vine, the nation's premier THC-infused wine, with zero prior businessexperience. After serving a decade in the fire service and facing a bilateraldouble hip replacement at just 38 years old, Alex and his wife bootstrapped abrand to fill the...

In this episode of FailCraft , business growth coach and founder of ScalifyOS, James Graham, joins Ezekiel to reveal how founders of $1M–$20M businessescan build owner-independent operations that scale without chaos. After leavingnearly $900,000 on the table when exiting his first company, James spent adecade as an operations executive at 1-800-GOT-JUNK? mastering the systems thatturn founder-depe...

In this episode of FailCraft , podcast mentor, strategist, and host of Say Yes to Podcasting , Anja Lordanić, joins Ezekiel toshare the unvarnished reality of turning ideas into sustainable audioplatforms. Despite recording over 200 episodes across multiple formats andlanguages, Anja didn't start as an effortless broadcaster—she spent two fullyears completely paralyzed by overthinking, perfect...

In this episode of FailCraft , founder of The Cooper Culture, certifiedleadership consultant, and former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Ron Cooper joinsEzekiel to share his 15-year journey from crippling childhood self-doubt tocommanding high-stakes aviation squadrons. Growing up internalizing careless,well-meaning remarks like "you should have knownthat," Ron convinced himself he was inte...

In this episode of FailCraft , Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®),22-year financial advisory veteran, and founder of Progress Solutions LLC,Connor Tyson, joins Ezekiel to unpack why book-smart financial knowledge failswithout emotional and behavioral change. Growing up watching his parents endurethe crushing stress of business failure and debt, Connor vowed to break thecycle by earning a finan...

In this episode of FailCraft , veteran stand-up comedian, actor, and authorDanny Johnson joins Ezekiel to explore what it actually takes to survive thebrutal entertainment grind while fighting hidden battles off-stage. Havingspent more than two decades touring the comedy club circuit, sharing stageswith comedy royalty like Chris Rock, Bob Saget, and Norm Macdonald, andheadlining specials on Dry Ba...

In this episode of FailCraft , adventure novelist, songwriter, and sailorRick Glaze joins Ezekiel to share how surviving mistakes in the wild fuelsgripping fiction. Rather than writing stories from the safety of an armchair,Rick immerses himself in extreme environments—from running unforgiving mountainrapids in solo kayaks to sailing the Sir Francis Drake Channel in the BritishVirgin Islands, divi...

In this episode of FailCraft , ICF accredited coach and 30-year veteran ofcorporate technology transformation Virginia Hitch joins Ezekiel to pull backthe curtain on the exhausting reality of identity masking and the"perfection trap." Having spent three decades in banking and ITenvironments where she was frequently the only woman in the room, Virginiamastered the art of adapting—dialing...

In this episode of FailCraft , grief coach, podcaster, and advocate ChrisWorkman joins Ezekiel to explore the messy, unspoken realities of loss, familyrupture, and emotional survival. Chris carries an extraordinarily complex dualreality: navigating the physical loss of her younger son, Nate, to epilepsy 13years ago, while simultaneously enduring the unresolved agony of estrangementfrom her older s...

In this episode of FailCraft ,self-worth coach, boudoir photographer, and founder of Cloud Cover Photography,Christina Cloud, joins Ezekiel to break down the heavy, exhausting cost ofchronic people-pleasing and self-abandonment. After years of pouring her time, energy, and emotionalbandwidth into everyone else—defining herself solely as a mother, wife,daughter, and sister—Christina experienced a p...

In this episode of FailCraft , former petroleum geologist, counselor, andcertified yoga therapist Cecelia Baum Mandryk joins Ezekiel to tackle thedeeply frustrating gap between intellectual self-awareness and actualbehavioral transformation. After spending nearly a decade analyzing complexgeological data on offshore oil rigs in the North Sea, Qatar, and Brazil,Cecelia walked away from a lucrative...

In this episode of FailCraft , executive leadership expert, keynotespeaker, executive coach, and host of Rachel’s Leadership Lounge ,Rachel Bolton, joins Ezekiel to break down what actually happens when highachievers reach the pinnacle of corporate ambition only to realize the summitisn't what they expected. Having designed enterprise leadership developmentsystems inside Fortune 500 and Fortun...

In this episode of FailCraft , hip-hop artist, Amazon bestselling author of Heroin Heroine , and founder of the nonprofit RaceTowards Recovery, Chelzzz Henson, joins Ezekiel to pull back the curtain on theraw, unspoken realities of addiction, trauma, and identity reconstruction. After battling through the deepest valleys of severe heroin addiction, Chelzzztransformed her survival into national adv...