How I Failed in Business

Episode 58 | Telesales, Hospitality & Dancing on Tables | Jack Ferguson, Bistro Live

Welcome back to another episode of How I Failed in Business; the podcast that aims to remind everyone that life isn't always plain sailing, told through the stories of business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs.

This week, your wonderful hosts, Sophia Grace and Rob Spence, are joined by the incredible general manager of Bistro Live Leicester, Jack Ferguson. Having partied many a time at Bistro Live, it was only right we sat down with Jack to understand more about his journey, and to learn more about Bistro Live, and how they do things differently! In this episode, we learn about how telemarketing ramped up the sales of Bistro Live, and what hospitality venues can do differently to see their bookings rise!

To learn more about Jack Ferguson, and Bistro Live, be sure to visit:

https://www.bistrolive.com/

Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!

Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! About How I Failed in Business: Welcome to How I Failed in Business, the podcast where business leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals share their biggest mistakes, failures, and missteps—so you don’t make the same ones! Hosted by Rob Spence and Sophia Grace, this light-hearted yet insightful podcast dives deep into the world of business failure, covering everything from entrepreneurial struggles to startup pitfalls, all with a fun twist.

Tune in twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays) for interviews with successful entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders who’ve learned valuable lessons from their biggest business blunders. Whether you’re a small business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or seasoned professional, this podcast will help you navigate the often challenging world of business growth.

In each episode, we explore stories of business failure, touching on topics like overcoming imposter syndrome, building resilience, and learning from the failures of others. Get actionable insights on how to avoid common mistakes, build a stronger business, and keep moving forward—because failure is just a step on the path to success.

🎧 Subscribe now for real stories, laughs, and lessons you won’t hear anywhere else! Don’t forget to hit the like button, share with fellow business enthusiasts, and leave a comment to let us know your favourite failure story!

Key topics covered:

Business Failures & Lessons Learned

Entrepreneurial Challenges

Overcoming Mistakes in Business

Resilience in the Face of Failure

Leadership & Professional Development

#BusinessFailures #Entrepreneurship #StartupLessons #BusinessGrowth #Leadership #OvercomingFailure #BusinessPodcast #LearnFromMistakes #HowIFailedInBusiness

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Episode 57 | The Stef Wardle Overview | Failing, Millionaire Dreams and Being on Your Game

Welcome back to another episode of How I Failed in Business; the podcast that aims to remind everyone that life isn't always plain sailing, told through the stories of business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs.

This week, your hosts, Sophia Grace and Rob Spence, come together for this week's overview episode; where they review and give extra content from this week's guest!

Of course, today, they go over Stef Wardle's hilarious, yet fascinating episode. They dive deeper into the definition of failure, how trolls can affect a business, and what to do to overcome business speed bumps.

To learn more about Stef Wardle of Medical Made Easy, be sure to visit:

https://www.medicalmadeeasy.co.uk/

Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!

Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! About How I Failed in Business: Welcome to How I Failed in Business, the podcast where business leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals share their biggest mistakes, failures, and missteps—so you don’t make the same ones! Hosted by Rob Spence and Sophia Grace, this light-hearted yet insightful podcast dives deep into the world of business failure, covering everything from entrepreneurial struggles to startup pitfalls, all with a fun twist.

Tune in twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays) for interviews with successful entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders who’ve learned valuable lessons from their biggest business blunders. Whether you’re a small business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or seasoned professional, this podcast will help you navigate the often challenging world of business growth.

In each episode, we explore stories of business failure, touching on topics like overcoming imposter syndrome, building resilience, and learning from the failures of others. Get actionable insights on how to avoid common mistakes, build a stronger business, and keep moving forward—because failure is just a step on the path to success.

🎧 Subscribe now for real stories, laughs, and lessons you won’t hear anywhere else! Don’t forget to hit the like button, share with fellow business enthusiasts, and leave a comment to let us know your favourite failure story!

Key topics covered:

Business Failures & Lessons Learned

Entrepreneurial Challenges

Overcoming Mistakes in Business

Resilience in the Face of Failure

Leadership & Professional Development

#BusinessFailures #Entrepreneurship #StartupLessons #BusinessGrowth #Leadership #OvercomingFailure #BusinessPodcast #LearnFromMistakes #HowIFailedInBusiness

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Episode 56 | Insurance, Trolls & Bags on Heads | With Stef Wardle

Welcome back to another episode of How I Failed in Business; the podcast that aims to remind everyone that life isn't always plain sailing, told through the stories of business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs.

This week, your wonderful hosts, Sophia Grace and Rob Spence, are joined by the hilarious, the charming, and the witty, Stef Wardle of Medical Made Easy; a leading insurance and employee benefit company based in Melton Mowbray.

In a How I Failed in Business FIRST, Stef wears something perculiar for his round of Fail or Fiction! And we also learn about some of his biggest failures in his business life.

To learn more about Stef Wardle of Medical Made Easy, be sure to visit:

https://www.medicalmadeeasy.co.uk/

Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!

Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! About How I Failed in Business: Welcome to How I Failed in Business, the podcast where business leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals share their biggest mistakes, failures, and missteps—so you don’t make the same ones! Hosted by Rob Spence and Sophia Grace, this light-hearted yet insightful podcast dives deep into the world of business failure, covering everything from entrepreneurial struggles to startup pitfalls, all with a fun twist.

Tune in twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays) for interviews with successful entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders who’ve learned valuable lessons from their biggest business blunders. Whether you’re a small business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or seasoned professional, this podcast will help you navigate the often challenging world of business growth.

In each episode, we explore stories of business failure, touching on topics like overcoming imposter syndrome, building resilience, and learning from the failures of others. Get actionable insights on how to avoid common mistakes, build a stronger business, and keep moving forward—because failure is just a step on the path to success.

🎧 Subscribe now for real stories, laughs, and lessons you won’t hear anywhere else! Don’t forget to hit the like button, share with fellow business enthusiasts, and leave a comment to let us know your favourite failure story!

Key topics covered:

Business Failures & Lessons Learned

Entrepreneurial Challenges

Overcoming Mistakes in Business

Resilience in the Face of Failure

Leadership & Professional Development

#BusinessFailures #Entrepreneurship #StartupLessons #BusinessGrowth #Leadership #OvercomingFailure #BusinessPodcast #LearnFromMistakes #HowIFailedInBusiness

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Episode 55 | The Scott Mathie Overview | Letters, Driving a Business, & Making Hay

Welcome back to another episode of How I Failed in Business; the podcast that aims to remind everyone that life isn't always plain sailing, told through the stories of business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs.

It's time for another overview episode! Every Friday, we run down this week's guest, and cover off as much as we can whilst providing you fresh new content! This week, it is the turn of Scott Mathie, and your hosts discuss their holidays, the upcoming LIVE SHOW, and, diver deeper into driving a business forward, not putting your eggs in one basket, and how letters could be your marketing best friend!

To learn more about Scott Mathie, of 1st Choice Safety Training and Consultancy, be sure to visit:

https://1cstc.co.uk/

And for more information on the live show, please visit:

https://lbf.ticketleap.com/the-how-i-failed-in-business-podcast-live/

Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!

Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! About How I Failed in Business: Welcome to How I Failed in Business, the podcast where business leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals share their biggest mistakes, failures, and missteps—so you don’t make the same ones! Hosted by Rob Spence and Sophia Grace, this light-hearted yet insightful podcast dives deep into the world of business failure, covering everything from entrepreneurial struggles to startup pitfalls, all with a fun twist.

Tune in twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays) for interviews with successful entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders who’ve learned valuable lessons from their biggest business blunders. Whether you’re a small business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or seasoned professional, this podcast will help you navigate the often challenging world of business growth.

In each episode, we explore stories of business failure, touching on topics like overcoming imposter syndrome, building resilience, and learning from the failures of others. Get actionable insights on how to avoid common mistakes, build a stronger business, and keep moving forward—because failure is just a step on the path to success.

🎧 Subscribe now for real stories, laughs, and lessons you won’t hear anywhere else! Don’t forget to hit the like button, share with fellow business enthusiasts, and leave a comment to let us know your favourite failure story!

Key topics covered:

Business Failures & Lessons Learned

Entrepreneurial Challenges

Overcoming Mistakes in Business

Resilience in the Face of Failure

Leadership & Professional Development

#BusinessFailures #Entrepreneurship #StartupLessons #BusinessGrowth #Leadership #OvercomingFailure #BusinessPodcast #LearnFromMistakes #HowIFailedInBusiness

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Episode 54 | Safety, Pre-Internet Thinking & Aldi Fire Extinguishers | Scott Mathie

Welcome back to another episode of How I Failed in Business; the podcast that aims to remind everyone that life isn't always plain sailing, told through the stories of business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs.

This week, your wonderful hosts, Sophia Grace and Rob Spence, are joined by the incredible, Scott Mathie, of 1st Choice Safety Training and Consultancy. As a leading health and safety trainer and consultant (but, a fun one) Scott brings a whole heap of hilarious stories and tales as a business owner, and also from his time in the military, and other escapades.

The team learn more about the dangers of investing in Aldi fire extinguishers, why you should incur 'pre-internet thinking' within your business and marketing strategy, and why it is important to stay safe in the work place!

To learn more about Scott Mathie, of 1st Choice Safety Training and Consultancy, be sure to visit:

https://1cstc.co.uk/

Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!

Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! About How I Failed in Business: Welcome to How I Failed in Business, the podcast where business leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals share their biggest mistakes, failures, and missteps—so you don’t make the same ones! Hosted by Rob Spence and Sophia Grace, this light-hearted yet insightful podcast dives deep into the world of business failure, covering everything from entrepreneurial struggles to startup pitfalls, all with a fun twist.

Tune in twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays) for interviews with successful entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders who’ve learned valuable lessons from their biggest business blunders. Whether you’re a small business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or seasoned professional, this podcast will help you navigate the often challenging world of business growth.

In each episode, we explore stories of business failure, touching on topics like overcoming imposter syndrome, building resilience, and learning from the failures of others. Get actionable insights on how to avoid common mistakes, build a stronger business, and keep moving forward—because failure is just a step on the path to success.

🎧 Subscribe now for real stories, laughs, and lessons you won’t hear anywhere else! Don’t forget to hit the like button, share with fellow business enthusiasts, and leave a comment to let us know your favourite failure story!

Key topics covered:

Business Failures & Lessons Learned

Entrepreneurial Challenges

Overcoming Mistakes in Business

Resilience in the Face of Failure

Leadership & Professional Development

#BusinessFailures #Entrepreneurship #StartupLessons #BusinessGrowth #Leadership #OvercomingFailure #BusinessPodcast #LearnFromMistakes #HowIFailedInBusiness

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* BONUS * You Are Invited to Our Live Show!

Hello, and welcome to a very special episode of the How I Failed in Business Podcast; the podcast that aims to remind everyone that life isn't always plain sailing, told through the stories of business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs.

Today, we would like to tell you all about our special LIVE EVENT - and we would love it if you could join us!

As part of the Leicester Business Festival, we shall be hosting a live recording of our show. The How I Failed in Business Podcast Live show will be a live recording of the show, in front of a live studio audience, who will be encouraged to get involved in a panel style question and answer format, and participants will be able to share their stories, their memories, and their learnings!

There will be open networking before the show, and the intention of the show is to share mistakes, to remind us all that we are human, and perhaps to learn from the mistakes of others!

Plus, we shall be joined by the first ever CEO of Leicester City Football Club, Barrie Pierpoint!

With lots of surprises, fun, and conversation to be had on the night - you will not want to miss this!

PLUS - tickets are FREE!

• Paragon Creative Studios
• Wednesday 13th November
• From 6pm

If you would like to secure your space, do so before they sell out! Hit the link below, or hunt it down on our social media accounts

https://lbf.ticketleap.com/the-how-i-failed-in-business-podcast-live/details

Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!

Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts!

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Episode 53 | The Adam Baskill Overview | Confidence, Podcasting & Marketing

Welcome back to another episode of How I Failed in Business; the podcast that aims to remind everyone that life isn't always plain sailing, told through the stories of business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs.

As per usual, our Friday episode gives an overview to this week's guest, and this week, we shall be covering the podcasting phenomena that is, Adam Baskill.

As the owner of Elevate Studios, and host of Business on a Beanbag Podcast, Adam gave some great insights into the world of podcasting; and your hosts, Sophia and Rob, cover these off in more detail today!

We discuss how being confident in yourself is a must, the importance of podcasting, and how you should never give up on marketing!

Plus, Rob drops a BOMBSHELL about the popular game, Fail or Fiction!

Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!

Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts!

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Episode 54 | Podcasts, Sound Production & Being Unemployable | With Adam Baskill

Welcome back to another episode of How I Failed in Business; the podcast that aims to remind everyone that life isn't always plain sailing, told through the stories of business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs.

This week, we are joined by someone who can only be described as a podcasting phenomena; Adam Baskill. Adam is the founder of Elevate Studios, the host of Business on a Bean Bag, and the creator of a multitude of fantastic podcasts.

In this episode, Adam speaks openly about imposter syndrome, why podcasting is great for marketing, and developing a business, and how hard it is to become employed after owning a business for so long.

To learn more about Adam, or Elevate Studios, please visit:

https://elevate-studios.co.uk/

Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!

Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts!

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Episode 51 | The 50th Overview | Champagne, Fake Crocs & Who the F*** is Barry Scott

Welcome back to another episode of How I Failed in Business; the podcast that aims to remind everyone that life isn't always plain sailing, told through the stories of business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs.

In this weekend release, your hosts, Sophia Grace and Rob Spence finish up where they left off on Tuesday; just slightly more tipsy, giddy, and giggly!

In this episode, the pair discuss more business failings, Sophia's hatred toward Fillet o Fish, Rob unleashes his new game, Jingle Tingles, and they discuss the ever-present question...

...just who the f*** is Barry Scott?!

Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!

Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts!

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Episode 50 | The 50th Episode SPECIAL

How on earth have we hit 50 episodes already?!

To celebrate this WILD achievement, join your hosts Sophia and Rob (and Molly), as they get a bit tipsy on champagne, reminisce, and also talk about some monumental, and famous failures!

We do want to take this time to thank each and every single one of your for your support, kind words, and for sticking with us. We could not do any of this without you.

Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!

Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts!

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