Get a peek into the viral sensation, the Museum of Failure. The museum is a collection of over 100 failed products and services from around the world, items like Colgate Lasagna. What can we learn from these products? The museum’s founder Dr. Samuel West said the museum provides a unique insight into the risky business of innovation.
We spoke to Dr. Samuel West. He talked about why he started the Museum of Failure, and his own very personal struggles with failure, which include filing for bankruptcy.
Jun 25, 2019
20 min
When Kwame Onwuachi was 26 he had already experienced more career highs and lows than chefs twice his age. He competed on the TV series, “Top Chef,” and opened his own restaurant—The Shaw Bijou when he was 25. The restaurant was one of the most anticipated openings in the country and it closed after 11 weeks. How did Kwame recover after such a public failure? In his new book, Notes from a Young Black Chef, Kwame talked about how he rebounded from that failure, and delved into his childhood.
May 28, 2019
24 min
When Brian Scudamore was 19 years old he was in a McDonalds parking lot trying to figure out how to pay for college. He saw a dirty pick-up truck advertising a junk removal service. Realizing that he could pay for college by hauling junk, Brian invested $700 in his own junk-removal-service. With that initial investment, he built an unlikely empire: 1-800-Got-Junk. He's a regular contributor to Forbes and has a new book out, called WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success.
May 14, 2019
27 min
Why you should always check the fine print before checking out...
May 7, 2019
4 min
We spoke to Carlos Dengler, an actor, writer, musician and a former member of the band Interpol, that has produced several critically acclaimed albums.
Carlos left the band in 2010. He is an actor, writer and musician. He is working on a forthcoming memoir which will be a series of essays about his youth, his views on culture, and his experience as a “famous rock star turned acting student.”
Apr 30, 2019
22 min
Steve was at a casting call when a friend and agent begged him to audition for another commercial. She said it was a national campaign, he'd make a ton of money...it was an ad for Viagra.
Apr 23, 2019
7 min
At Penn, people are so successful in high school and aren’t used to experiencing failure or bouncing back from,” said Olivia O'Dwyer in a recent article about the Anti-Resume Project. The project’s goal is to normalize failure and promote the idea that “we are more than our resume, our GPA, our internship, or our job. Olivia is a sophomore at Penn and a co-leader on the project. I spoke to Olivia and her co-leader Sophia Ye (a junior) about the Anti-Failure project.
Apr 16, 2019
23 min
Nancy Giles is an actress, and a commentator, she was on CBS News Sunday Morning for more than a decade and acted in a number of well-known movies and TV shows, most notably: the TV series, China Beach; and the movies Big and Working Girl. But before she found success she was a painfully shy kid. Find out how she found her voice.
Apr 2, 2019
28 min
Steve’s first acting gig entailed a musket (an ancient rifle), a crowded hall, and the (then) Governor of New Jersey, Thomas Kane. What could go wrong?
Mar 19, 2019
8 min
Arabian Prince, was a founding member in N.W.A., one of the earliest and most significant gangster rap groups. he original members were: Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube and Arabian Prince. But he left the group after their debut-studio album, Straight Out of Compton, which was a critical and commercial success.
Here, Arabian talks about that decision, musical influences, his childhood and what he is doing right now.
Mar 12, 2019
29 min
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