Built by Mistakes Podcast

What happens when a high-performer becomes a leader — and never adjusts their expectations?

In Episode 1 of Built by Mistakes, host Skip Thompson takes you back to a pivotal moment in his career — a Sunday afternoon alone in the office, grinding away, getting madder by the minute that nobody else was there. What he didn't realize yet was that his frustration wasn't his team's failure. It was his.

It wasn't until a leader at a motivational event he almost didn't attend said something that stopped him cold:

"I fired and lost a lot of good people because I expected them to be me."

That line changed everything.

In this episode Skip gets honest about what it really means to lead people — and why the most dangerous thing a high-performer can do is become a leader without ever adjusting their standard.

🌐 Website: builtbymistakes.com
📧 Connect with Skip: [your email or contact page]
🎙️ Built by Mistakes Podcast — Lessons in Leadership, 
Resilience and Growth

Have you ever looked back at a mistake, a failure, a moment 
you'd do differently — and realized it was the thing that 
actually made you?

Welcome to Built by Mistakes — a podcast about leadership, 
resilience, and growth hosted by Skip Thompson.

With 43 years in the green industry, Skip has led teams, 
built companies, navigated mergers, and made every mistake in 
the book. Now he's sharing the real lessons — not the 
highlight reel. The hard-won truth about what it takes to 
lead, fail, get back up, and grow.

New episodes dropping soon.

🌐 Website: builtbymistakes.com
📧 Connect with Skip: [your email or contact page]
🎙️ Built by Mistakes Podcast — Lessons in Leadership, 
Resilience and Growth