Einstein said, "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new"
Join us, Lisa Rodwell & Pete Danks and meet inspirational founders, leaders, and experts in Fails Of The Unexpected - a podcast where we candidly explore how mistakes and mishaps have ultimately become a path to success.
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!
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Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 7 - Rikke Rosenlund
Welcome to episode 7 of Fails of the Unexpected.
Building a million-member community started with a "product" that was nothing more than a landing page.
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.
You'd be barking mad to miss it, and we promise that's the only dog joke.
Thanks for listening,
Lisa & Pete
Thanks for reading this far, from all the FOTU team and guests!
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2 Dec 2025
Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 6 - Neil Morris
In episode 6, Neil Morris breaks all the rules. We let him talk about success (briefly!), and he asks US a question.
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.
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.
As always, thanks for listening,
Lisa & Pete
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30 Oct 2025
Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 5 - Fares Marek Basmadji
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.
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!
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22 Aug 2025
Fails of the Unexpected - Ep4 - Louise Hill, GoHenry
In episode 4 we speak to Louise Hill. Louise's story of creating global financial services mega-brand GoHenry is simply astonishing, but even better is her candour.
She's here to give us a penny for her thoughts, sharing the unexpected struggles of global expansion, why growth can be so hard, and the moment she realised she was part of a problem. This is a powerful look at how successful founders can turn their blunders into a blueprint for success you can bank on.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-hill-5197614/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-hill-5197614/)
Thanks for listening, please tell a friend, and subscribe! Lisa & Pete
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31 Jul 2025
Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 3 - Phil Homsy
If you are reading this, you've made it to episode 3, and it won't disappoint!
In this episode, Lisa and Pete meet Phil Homsy, co-founder of global footwear and apparel brand LOCI. Phil and his co-founders have an incredible story of the journey to making LOCI hot property: A-list investors, global footprint(!) and leaders in sustainability.
But as you know, at FOTU, we focus on the problems our guests overcame to reach success. Phil is so open and humble about those - so hit that play button now to learn about the tough stuff!
Thanks for listening, and please tell a friend, and subscribe! Lisa & Pete
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4 Jul 2025
Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 2 - Ashleigh Tennent
Ashleigh Tennent, founder of More Happi, discusses the challenges faced while building a platform that connects coaches with individuals globally, as interviewed by Lisa and Pete.
13 Jun 2025
Fails of the Unexpected - Episode 1 - Richard Moross
Richard Moross, founder and CEO of MOO, shares the unexpected failures encountered during his journey to building a global e-commerce giant, in an interview with Lisa and Pete.
3 Jun 2025
Introducing Fails of the Unexpected
Hosts Lisa Rodwell and Pete Danks introduce "Fails of the Unexpected," a podcast exploring how mistakes pave the path to success through interviews with inspirational leaders.
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