Fails of the Unexpected
Claim This Podcastby Lisa Rodwell & Pete Danks
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<p>Einstein said, "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new" </p><br><p>Join us, Lisa Rodwell & Pete Danks and meet inspirational founders, leaders, and experts in <strong>Fails Of The Unexpected</strong> - a podcast where we candidly explore how mistakes and mishaps have ultimately become a path to success.</p><br><p>At the end of each episode, the team will also explore the ups and downs of trying to build the FOTU podcast, sharing our wins, and of course, our fails too!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
April 1, 2026
Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 7 - Rikke Rosenlund
<p>Welcome to episode 7 of Fails of the Unexpected.</p><p><strong>Building a million-member community started with a "product" that was nothing more than a landing page.</strong></p><br><p>Rikke Rosenlund joins Lisa & Pete to reveal how she navigated the complexity of a non-transactional marketplace while overcoming the skepticism of investors and insurers alike. It is a candid look at the resilience needed to ignore the "experts" and the hard lessons learned from pursuing a year-long corporate sales distraction.</p><br><p>You'd be barking mad to miss it, and we promise that's the only dog joke.</p><br><p>Thanks for listening,</p><br><p>Lisa & Pete</p><br><p><br></p><p>Thanks for reading this far, from all the FOTU team and guests!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
December 2, 2025
Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 6 - Neil Morris
<p>In episode 6, Neil Morris breaks all the rules. We let him talk about success (briefly!), and he asks US a question.</p><br><p>On a journey through multiple startups, and many ups and downs, we ask Neil about the 'downs' and what he has learnt. We cover some Latin, some arrogance, we talk AI for the first time in Fails of the Unexpected, and we finish in highly regulated environments, and the unique challenges they create.</p><br><p>Neil is now Founder and Chairman of Kelpi - he and the team are developing a renewably-sourced, biodegradable material to replace plastics made of fossil fuels in food packaging. The FOTU team couldn't be more excited about their work, so we encourage you to listen, share and follow Neil and the Kelpi team to find out more.</p><br><p>As always, thanks for listening,</p><br><p>Lisa & Pete</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
October 30, 2025
Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 5 - Fares Marek Basmadji
<p>Episode 5 is a musical special. Fares tells us what life was like building up to the Chopin Competition, effectively the Olympics of piano that takes place every 5 years. This story covers unbearable pressure, geopolitics, racism, sexuality and tonne of self-reflections after Fares' mistakes and mishaps, but is beautiful and entertaining at every stage - we hope you love listening to it as much as we loved producing it.</p><br><p>Recorded next to the piano, throughout the episode Fares plays for us, and he composed the *amazing* outro you'll hear at the end of the episode!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Fails of the Unexpected?
<p>Einstein said, "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new" </p><br><p>Join us, Lisa Rodwell & Pete Danks and meet inspirational founders, leaders, and experts in <strong>Fails Of The Unexpected</strong> - a podcast where we candidly explore how mistakes and mishaps have ultimately become a path to success.</p><br><p>At the end of each episode, the team will also explore the ups and downs of trying to build the FOTU podcast, sharing our wins, and of course, our fails too!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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