
Continuing from episode one, I thought it’d be important not merely to acknowledge that there is still time on the clock but also to highlight that there’s still a play to be made. And furthermore, executing a play doesn’t always mean you’ll get the win, but we need to value the attempts just as much as (and maybe even more than) the final result. It’s a nod to the process.
Jul 26, 2023
7 min

There's still time to make a play, even if it feels like the last second...
Jul 3, 2023
9 min

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Dec 23, 2022
28 min

Vaughn Edmeade and Jelp Shinholster discuss how they changed their dream from an idea to reality.
Dec 23, 2022
48 min

In this episode Vaughn talks with Jelp about how focusing on money and business had gotten Average is Failure off focus. Average is Failure had become about trying to help people with careers, etc. but at its core, AIF had always been about building people individually and collectively. Their conversation centers around future moves and how they hope to help their communities through their multifaceted projects.
Jul 7, 2022
59 min

In this episode Vaughn and Jelp chisel away at figuring out what’s at the heart of what they want to do through this podcast. They discuss fatherhood, male mentorship, leadership, Juneteenth, Steph Curry, Andre Iguodala and how all these ideas tie together. Intro (Coffee) & Outro music produced by White Hot
Jun 30, 2022
46 min

In today's episode Jelp and Vaughn discuss sharing the workload with their spouses, the expectations that are put on them by both society and themselves as well as the implications that the hard work within marriages have for the greater society.
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Jun 11, 2022
50 min

Hosts Jelp Shinholster and Vaughn Edmeade discuss how they're actually incorporating the Average Is Failure principle in their day to day lives. Vaughn also discusses the revelation he's had about the pursuit of "everyday greatness".
Apr 11, 2022
37 min

In this episode hosts Vaughn Edmeade & Jelp Shinholster dive into the phrase Average is Failure, a phrase that Vaughn developed a decade ago in 2012 and discuss how it’s evolved and what it means now.
Apr 8, 2022
45 min
