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Where entrepreneurs get real about their stories and turn failures into lessons for success.

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About the Failure Factor

Invaluable lessons learned from failures

Hosted by Megan Bruneau, The Failure Factor explores the journeys of business owners and entrepreneurs who have faced significant challenges, persevered through adversity, and emerged triumphant, providing listeners with insights to navigate their own entrepreneurial paths.

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🎙 We’re back! The Failure Factor podcast has relaunched

There’s a myth out there that failure is career-ending and that success is achieved without any bumps in the road. In reality, it’s surviving rock bottom what gives entrepreneurs the experience, confidence and edge that ultimately causes them to thrive.

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Latest Episodes

Listen to the season five of The Failure Factor podcast

Packed with actionable insights, vulnerability, and inspiration, each episode aims to help you navigate your own challenges and grow stronger through adversity.

Robbie Bent, Co-Founder & CEO
of Othership

A $20M startup failure, addiction recovery, and creating a “trojan horse” for emotional healing.

Sasha Plavsic, Founder
of ILIA Beauty

Turning $25K into $100M, defining clean beauty, and why her kidneys shutting down saved her life.

Olivia Landau, Co-Founder & CEO
of The Clear Cut

Growing an “accidental side hustle” to nearly $100M, diamond myths, and proving investors wrong.

Peter Rahal, Co-Founder
of RXBAR

From ‘Special Education’ to a $600M exit. Peter’s dyslexia became his superpower.

Gara Post, Co-Founder
of The NOW Massage

Business partnership breakups and building a franchise empire as a “hyper-emotional” founder.

Scott Harrison, Founder & CEO
of charity: water

A 180° course correction with a purpose: Bring clean and safe water to every person on the planet. 

Alexandra Zatarain Co-Founder
of Eight Sleep

Leading by having difficult conversations promptly and taking feedback as a gift.

A Very Personal Solo Episode - From Me

How I rebuilt from inside out. The hardest year of my life became the most transformational.

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The Failure Factor Podcast is sponsored by Off The Field Transformative Coaching.