Today's guest is content marketer Brooklin Nash, whose early career in a Guatemalan non-profit led him to a "fight or flight" situation with a stubborn, insecure director who gaslit him.Brooklin's mistake was the bad presentation of good ideas,

Why One Pushover Principal Slammed the Door on This Teacher | Marc Maxhimer, The Tilt

Oct 12th, 2021 12m 54s

Marc Maxhimer, a former middle school teacher, talks about the time he tried to help his new principal -- only to get the door slammed in his face.Marc's big mistake wasn't confronting problematic behaviors in his boss. Rather, it was not antic

How Her Mistake Led to 6 Months' Worth of Bad Projects | Charlotte McBride, Charlotte McBride Design

Oct 3rd, 2021 14m 51s

Graphic designer Charlotte McBride talks about how her greatest strength turned into a weakness so big, she delivered 6 months' worth of bad projects.Charlotte's biggest professional mistake was rushing her projects to completion, prompting a c

How His First Business Sold a Service No One Asked For and Wouldn't Buy | Joe Pulizzi, The Tilt

Sep 26th, 2021 18m

"The Godfather of Content Marketing" Joe Pulizzi describes how his first business flopped by selling the wrong service to the wrong audience.Joe's big mistake was actually two-fold. First, he fell in love with his product before his customers v

How His Mistake Chained Him to the Wrong Job for Three Wasted Years | Robert Rose, The Content Advisory

Sep 19th, 2021 16m 42s

Content marketing champion and Fortune 100 consultant Robert Rose reveals how his private insecurities kept him chained to the wrong job for 3 years.Robert's big mistake was waiting so long to leave his corporate gig -- but more than that, it w

How His Mistake Embezzling Computer Parts Made Him Homeless | Steve Teare, PagePipe

Sep 13th, 2021 13m 1s

Serial entrepreneur Steve Teare's core mistake led him to embezzle computer parts and plunged him into homelessness before he could pick up the pieces.Steve's big mistake was his lack of awareness of his own personality, and how it could compro

How His Mistake Lost an Impossible, Quota-Doubling Commission | Rob Finn, TraceLink

Sep 5th, 2021 10m 26s

Global sales manager Rob Finn introduces us to his younger self: A first-time closer with a chip on his shoulder so big, he lost a quota-doubling account.Rob's biggest mistake was letting his personal ambitions and thirst to prove himself blind

How His Mistake Almost Cost $1.5 Billion in Lost Revenue | Mark Schaefer, Schaefer Marketing Solutions

Aug 29th, 2021 11m 39s

Social media branding consultant Mark Schaefer explains how his sales team almost lost $1.5 billion in revenue from a profitable (if problematic) client -- and how he managed to recover the account.Mark's biggest mistake was not hanging up fast

How Her Mistake Almost Got Her Fired for Being "Dead Right" | Ashley Stryker, Professional Confessional

Aug 22nd, 2021 20m 15s

Content marketer Ashley Stryker remembers the "feedback" meeting that nearly got her fired through her own self-righteous arrogance.Ashley's biggest mistake was her (my!) insistence that just because I was correct on a given strategy -- and the

How His Mistake Bankrupted a Viral Video Company | Scott Stratten, Unmarketing

Jul 27th, 2021 15m 7s

Today's guest is entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and unapologetic Canadian, Scott Stratten, who explains how his biggest mistake drove a mind-bogglingly successful viral video production company into bankruptcy--and how he pivoted back into succ