How to Fail Successfully

Len “All About the Lenjamins” Giancola

Finance Guru, Real Estate Mogul, Tech Entrepreneur….Great Guy.

In this episode of How To Fail Successfully, I have a conversation with the man who disagrees with the term failure, Len Giancola.

Len Giancola. Len does not use the word “failure”. In Pt.2, Len shares how he taught his kids about investing and how he trains his kids to learn more from winning then from failing.

Who is Len?

Len Giancola grew up in NYC and started his career on Wall Street. He eventually became the youngest Managing Director of the Americas for a global prime brokerage firm. After experiencing 9/11 firsthand, Len decided to cash in and retire from the financial industry and moved his family to Florida in 2004 to reinvent himself and enjoy more family time. Len entered the world of entrepreneurship and created the premier custom home building, vacation rental and real estate organization in NE Florida.

Len is now an Officer/Board Member of over 30 corporations.  With well over $100 million in sales over the last decade, including a successful residential development company, vacation rental property management company and diversified investment and online technology portfolio, Len is a Founding Partner of MJ.com and is a frequent media guest on international podcasts such as Rich Dad Radio with Robert Kiyosaki along with many other entrepreneurial and mentorship vehicles.

Listen to Len on his podcast at: http://allaboutthelenjamins.libsyn.com

Learn more about MJ.com: www.mj.com

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Len “All About the Lenjamins” Giancola

Finance Guru, Real Estate Mogul, Tech Entrepreneur….Great Guy.

In this episode of How To Fail Successfully, I have a conversation with the man who disagrees with the term failure, Len Giancola.

Len Giancola does not use the word “failure”. He doesn’t believe he has ever failed. After having a great heated discussion about our differences on the importance of failure, I invited Len to join me on my podcast.

Who is Len?

Len Giancola grew up in NYC and started his career on Wall Street. He eventually became the youngest Managing Director of the Americas for a global prime brokerage firm. After experiencing 9/11 firsthand, Len decided to cash in and retire from the financial industry and moved his family to Florida in 2004 to reinvent himself and enjoy more family time. Len entered the world of entrepreneurship and created the premier custom home building, vacation rental and real estate organization in NE Florida.

Len is now an Officer/Board Member of over 30 corporations.  With well over $100 million in sales over the last decade, including a successful residential development company, vacation rental property management company and diversified investment and online technology portfolio, Len is a Founding Partner of MJ.com and is a frequent media guest on international podcasts such as Rich Dad Radio with Robert Kiyosaki along with many other entrepreneurial and mentorship vehicles.

Listen to Len on his podcast at: http://allaboutthelenjamins.libsyn.com

Learn more about MJ.com: www.mj.com

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Nick “the Kick” Lowery

NFL Legend, Champion, Humanitarian

In this episode of How To Fail Successfully, I have a conversation with NFL legend, Nick Lowery as he shares how after being cut eleven times by eight NFL teams, he refocused to become the Kansas City Chiefs’ all-time leading scorer, with 1,466 points in his 14 seasons with the club.

Who is Nick?

Nick “the Kick” Lowery is an NFL legend whose 18 years as a kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs earned his induction into the Hall of Fame. As the first pro athlete with a Masters degree and Fellowship from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, he served three U.S. Presidents as an advisor on youth and drug policy in the White House. He is also the winner of the most prestigious humanitarian award an NFL player can receive, The Byron Whizzer White Award and, as founder of the Nick Lowery Youth Foundation.

Nick uses principles of the game of football to empower young people how to aspire to achieve their dreams. In light of recent discoveries about CTE, Nick became an ardent advocate of cannabis and has joined a growing number of former and current NFL players campaigning for policy change to allow for cannabis as an alternative to opiates and other drugs used to treat symptoms of CTE. He is a national spokesperson for Kannalife Sciences, which is conducting a studies on the use of CBD as a protective measure to prevent long term brain damage caused by repetitive concussive injuries.

Show Notes

* Nick the Kick with Cerebral Palsy Foundation

* Power of Philanthropy “What real success is all about”

* Mom was Hazel Ray, first full women’s class in Oxford.

* Father was a pilot under General Patton

* Father was a part of “CIA to help sustain the victory we won in WWII”

* grew up around the Kennedy’s

* Went to school with the Bush’s

* Started playing soccer in England

* How did you get into the NFL?

* Cut by 8 NFL teams 11 times during the 2 years of “failure”

* Government and theater major from Dartmouth College

* Got a job for a Senator

* Playing for the Oakland Raiders

* Turned down jobs in DC for work

* I went from the 77% accuracy to the 86 percentile in the 90s for field goals

* Playing with Joe Montana

* Marty Schottenheimer, coach of the KS Chiefs

* Bronco game memory Joe Montana against John Elway

* Sport Illustrated letter written by Peter King to Nick

* What is it about the brain?

* Focused on concussion issues in the NFL and what it does to the brain

* Chronic Traumatic Encypolopy

* Kannalife Sciences

* Cannabis is incredibly effective in protecting the brain

Learn more about Cannabis: https://echoconnection.org/education/

Learn more about Kannalife on Dateline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUvli4Wnmtw

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Al Calozzi

Owner, Fighter, Entrepreneur

In this episode of How To Fail Successfully, I have a conversation with Al Calozzi, owner of Calozzi’s Cheesesteak. 

Al shares his story and teaches us that the journey may not be pretty, but the reward is always worth the fight. As you listen to this episode, pay attention to his passion, his determination and the excitement he feels when talking about a good ol Philly CheeseSteak.  

Topics Covered

* How Al got started cooking

* The move to Seattle from Philadelphia

* The Street Cart (table)

* The Night Club

* No More Money

* The Brick and Mortar

* What is Failure/Success

Al Calozzi

Al Calozzi was born and raised in Philadelphia. He moved to Seattle in 2006 and brought the beloved Philly staple of the cheesesteak along with him. He started serving cheesesteaks on a small portable grill under an umbrella on the streets in Belltown, Seattle and now has two brick and mortar locations in both Seattle and San Diego. This sandwich is his true passion and nothing makes him happier than seeing people enjoy his cheesesteaks!

Calozzi’s Yelp Video

Instagram: @calozzischeesesteaks Facebook: @calozzisgeorgetown and @calozzispacificbeach

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Parker, Sam, Evan and Zaine

Band of Engineering Brothers

In this episode of How To Fail Successfully, I have a conversation with Zaine, Evan, Parker and Sam. These four 13-year-old aspiring engineers, share the story of their grand stage failure and how after months of preparation, everything falls apart one wheel at a time.

We get an opportunity to see through the mind of four young boys and listen as they share the struggles they faced to overcome the obstacles and ultimately learning a few lessons along the way.

Topics Covered

* What is Destination Imagination

* Rules of the competition

* How the Tank was created

* The first competition (Lesson’s Learned)

* Thier main stage failure

* Lesson’s learned through failure

* What is Failure/Success

Destination Imagination

Destination Imagination is a hands-on system of learning that challenges students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics…also known as STEM, fine arts and service learning. In this competition, with a $200 budget, they had to create a vehicle that navigated through an obstacle course while completing certain tasks all within a certain timeframe.

 

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Matthew Carrier

Failed Athlete, Failed Artist, Failed Entrepreneur, Podcast Host

In this episode of How To Fail Successfully, I will continue to share my story. Stories of pain, successes, and ultimately the knowledge and wisdom I have gained through all my failures. This is the story of a successful failure.

Today, we will discuss my failures in high school and college. I will share how I became a great bowler and how I went from working in the studio with A-List artists to living in my car. I will also the story of how hanging out with 800 girls helped changed the direction in my life.

* Suicide

* Switching Schools

* Basketball

* Bowling

* College

* Dating

* Moving

* Homeless

* Background Actor

* Tv Star

Who is Matthew? 

Failed athlete, failed artist, failed entrepreneur, and current podcast host of How to Fail Successfully. After finding failure through many ventures, I set out to discover the joys of failure and ultimately what it means to be successful.

Listen to this episode to find out more

Matthew Carrier

Failed Athlete, Failed Artist, Failed Entrepreneur, Podcast Host

In this episode of How To Fail Successfully, I will continue to share my story. Stories of pain, successes, and ultimately the knowledge and wisdom I have gained through all my failures. This is the story of a successful failure.

Today we start at the very beginning picking up in Okinawa, Japan. While most of today’s stories are silly I believe they helped shape me into who I am today. I wanted to spend this episode sharing 3 of my biggest sports failures and how each impacted me in its own unique way.

I hope you enjoy this episode and I can’t wait to continue to share the rest of my story in the coming weeks.

 

Who is Matthew? 

Failed athlete, failed artist, failed entrepreneur, and current podcast host of How to Fail Successfully. After finding failure through many ventures, I set out to discover the joys of failure and ultimately what it means to be successful.

Listen to this episode to find out more

Matthew Carrier

Failed Athlete, Failed Artist, Failed Entrepreneur, Podcast Host

In this episode of How To Fail Successfully, I will start the journey of sharing my story with you. Stories of pain, successes, and ultimately the knowledge and wisdom I have gained through all my failures. This is the story of a successful failure.

Before I start at the beginning, I wanted to take this episode to share some of my thoughts on why I’m telling my story. I wanted to explain the way I look at success and how that has changed over the years. I wanted to take this episode to emphasize the importance of reevaluating your definition of success and how that is the key to happiness and fulfillment.

I hope you enjoy this episode and I can’t wait to share the rest of my story in the coming weeks.

 

Who is Matthew? 

Failed athlete, failed artist, failed entrepreneur, and current podcast host of How to Fail Successfully. After finding failure through many ventures, I set out to discover the joys of failure and ultimately what it means to be successful.

Listen to this episode to find out more

Ashlyne Huff

Artist, Author, and Entrepreneur

In this episode of How To Fail Successfully, I have a conversation with artist, author, and entrepreneur, Ashlyne Huff. Former touring artist, opening for bands like Backstreet Boys,  New Kids on the Block and Tori Kelly, Ashlyne shares intimate stories of the harsh reality of having your life on a stage. Join us as we take a look at what is expected of pop artists and the struggles many of them face to keep maintain their own identity.

Topics Covered

* The Dancer (How it all begin)

* The Teacher (Learning Protools with her dad)

* The songwriter (Writing songs for other artists)

* The Discovery (at a Titans game!)

* The Life of a touring artist

* The Ellen show experience

* TheInhalerr (Losing identity)

* The Divorce (Who am I?)

* The Book (The healing process)

* What is Failure/Success

The Entrepreneurial  

The Piecemeal Shoppe

The Author

Falling Stars 

The Artist

“Heart of Gold” – Ashlyne Huff

 

Who is Ashlyne? 

Ashlyne is an American singer, songwriter, author, yoga instructor, realtor, and dancer. She is the daughter of Nashville record producer and session-guitarist Dann Huff and the niece of Giant and White Heart drummer David Huff.

As a child, Ashlyne took dance lessons and music classes. After winning an award at the Actors, Models and Talent for Christ (AMTC) 2004 Winter Convention in the category ‘Overall Dancer, she headed to Belmont University and enrolled in the Belmont University Music Business program.

While at a Titans football game, Ashlyne was discovered and signed to a record deal with Wal-Mart.

Ashlyne was the opening act alongside Just Kait for Honor Society on their Spring 2010 Here Comes Trouble Tour.

Her self-titled album was released May 11, 2010 by Liquid Digital Media. She wrote or co-wrote every song on the album. She was the featured performer at Liquid’s awards dinner on May 17, 2010. Her song Heart of Gold is offered as a bonus track with the compilation album Now That’s What I Call Music! featuring Daughtry, Kris AllenandAdam Lambert.

In the summer of 2010, she embarked on selected dates of Jordin Sparks‘ “Battlefield Tour” as opening act alongside Days Difference. The following summer, in 2011, Ashlyne joined the New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys as an opening act on the NKOTBSB Tour.

After leaving the touring scene, Ashlyne went on to publish a book called Falling Stars.

 

Merrick Porcheddu

Founder, CEO, Magnet

In this episode of How To Fail Successfully, I have a conversation with Founder & CEO of Artist Uprising, Merrick Porcheddu.

Merrick shares her personal journey of walking away from the entertainment industry only to have her true passion revealed while traveling in the deserts of Dalanzagad, Mongolia.

Follow along as she shares intimate stories of her first failed company and how after pivoting and cutting her losses she was able to turn that company into Dallas’s #1 Hottest company, more recently being featured in Forbes magazine.

 

Who is Merrick? 

Merrick is the founder & CEO of Artist Uprising.

Merrick Porchéddu graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Mike Curb College of Music Business from Belmont University with a bachelors in Entertainment Studies and Business.

Since, Porchéddu’s background has ranged across many creative mediums: from radio syndication & licensing, to A&R/artist management, to web-design, public relations, social media management, and becoming the General Manager of the fastest growing Dallas coworking space, where she oversaw activities of over 300 startup businesses.

In 2017, she set out to start her own startup, Artist Uprising – a concept she believed could efficiently bridge the gap between creatives and commerce.

Porchéddu lives in Dallas, TX with her husband and their two sons, Oliver and Silas.

 

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