Shut Up and Fail

In this episode of Shut up and fail, Woodie Landeros unravels the story of how Cristian Degroot got inspired by Gold Kills Clothing at the age of 14. After going through sage 4 Neuroblastoma Cancer, failed relationships, rough financial times, failed businesses, and much more, Cristian created a social media marketing agency to help others when building their brand or business. Listen in to learn more about what he calls “4 Core“.

Shut up and fail presents Memento, a hip-hop artist with a passionate statement he hopes everyone will adapt to, which is not doing what society wants you to do. In other words, fuck the system! With a signature name, he hopes to embed this kind of concept into a series of memorable points in time with his music being released almost every month. Dealing with frustration within himself while working at his craft, it allowed for flaws to be made and failures to happen, making him come to a self-realization that balance was needed to overcome struggles one at a time. Similarities between dance and music artist were talked about on how there is such a constant demand for content/ creations.

Clothing Designer, Jessy Ocegeda, opens up about the perseverance it took to land his celebrity clients Floyd Mayweather and Riff Raff. Our host, Woodie Landeros, takes Jessy Ocegeda back to his early days of creating customs designs and what it was like being told his designs were wrong. Jessy had to battle years of rejection, the curse of a "what if" mentality, and the self realization that he didn't know as much as he thought he did. Lots of highs and lows throughout his career are explained, and the Shut Up and Fail audience gets to hear it first.

The tables are turned as our regular host, Woodie Landeros, becomes the interviee for a change, and opens up about the many failed businesses he's started, but never shared with anyone outside his inner circle. Guest host Rebecca Rice asks about what it was like during the early years of his clothing company Goldkills and the impact it had to watch it fail in the end. Through the various highs and lows, Woodie Landeros learned the importance of failure, how to overcome analysis paralysis, and why it's a top priority to listen to both mentors and teachers. Here it all, and more stories never before shared, on this episode of Shut Up and Fail.

On this episode of Shut Up and Fail, Casey Askew opens up about what it was like to be a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance and how it's changed his career as a professional dancer. Our host Woodie Landeros goes in-depth with Casey about why he took a break from social media, how comparison can cripple your dance career, and why it's important to expose yourself to a competition studio before pursuing commercial projects.

Pablo Cruz, creative designer and founder of Foulari, opens up about why his first company failed prematurely and what he would do now if he could go back and try it again. With a long history in graphic design, business development, and brand awareness, Pablo gives our host, Woodie Landeros, a few lessons on how Woodie's Journey can grow and expand in the near future. Listen to find out how Pablo coaches his colleagues to deal with criticism and a few tricks to turn each negative into a positive, on this episode of Shut Up and Fail.

Today's guest Jose Montero, founder and CEO of the Blue Social App, reveals to us why he chose a career as a tech startup and what it means to really run away from your failures. What was once an idea scribbled into a notebook has now turned into Riverside's official social app and has carried Jose and his team of 6 into winning multiple pitch competitions throughout Southern California. Tune in today as Woodie Landeros gets the inside scoop on how Jose Montero is changing the way we use our phones to connect and build friendships, on this episode of Shut Up and Fail.

Music artist, Adrian Gamboa, makes his podcast debut this week and talks about why it's important to never stop searching for success. AG dives into the creative process behind his music, giving us an exclusive look on a few of his favorite projects, songs, and career milestones. Our host, Woodie Landeros, goes back and for with AG on the importance of constantly creating music despite the quality and overcoming negative opinion through mere determination, on this episode of Shut Up and Fail.

Creative director and branding consultant, Daniel Martinez, stops by the Shut Up and Fail studios to talk to us today about how his failures helped him pay off his car and grow his business. Daniel's relentless desire for growth pushed him to add some pretty big failures to his name early on in his startup career, but through making these mistakes he was able to recognize the importance of resilience and having a close knit circle of people to go to when things go awry. Lots of laughs, a few confessions from our host Woodie Landeros, and much more startup advice on this episode of Shut Up and Fail.

Undergoing the achievements and failures that Joseph Landeros has experienced, these experiences have all shaped Joseph to be who he has become today along his journey. Generating from all the loses and failures, these have all evolved to create the positive and strengthened Joseph Landeros. In this interview, Woodie Landeros dives in with Joseph Landeros (Aka El Tigre) to decipher and find the deep of why he does boxing and how he handled the everyday criticism/ struggles of the amateur boxing world.

Shut Up And Fail