Episode 23 | The Alex Daly Overview | Sales, Discomfort & Being YourselfWhat does Bovril have to do with a business podcast?Well, in this overview, you will find out!Every week, your lovable hosts, Sophia and Rob, bust out additional content from this week's guest. Here, we discuss Alex Daly's hilarious episode, and we take a look deeper into the world of sales, discounts, and the importance of being yourself. Plus, Rob launches a surprise gameshow on Sophia...Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 22: Connectivity, Confidence & Family Values, with Alex Daly We have had an array of guests on the podcast so far, but Alex has to be one of our funniest! Meet Alex Daly, of Dalys in Leicester. Alex talks openly about confidence, imposter syndrome, and how it feels to work in a family business! To learn more about Dalys, be sure to visit: https://dalys.co.uk/ Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 21: The Matt Hopper Overview | Falls, Gifts & Customer ShoesMy my my, what a hilarious episode this turned out to be!?Your lovable hosts, Sophia and Rob are back for another round-up of this week's episode, and cover Matt Hopper's incredible interview. Get ready to hear about disastrous falls, gifting, and how you should always put yourself in the customer's shoes. Plus, we uncover Sophia's hatred for a certain computer brand, and we learn just how many times Rob has been hit by cars!Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 20: Branding, Seed Bombs & Builder's Mugs | With Matt Hopper What does branding, seed bombs and builders mugs all have in common? Well of course, we are joined by one of the most knowledgable people in branding, and promotional material, Matt Hopper! Your hosts, Sophia and Rob sat down with Matt to discuss his business, his life, and his recent fundraising escapades! Plus, we learn about Matt's favourite ever branding exercise... This is an episode you do not want to miss! To learn more about Matt, please visit: https://www.recognition-express.com/derbynorthleics Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We got burgled!!As some of you may have heard, our offices and studio got burgled last week! And to answer some of your questions, and concerns, Rob thought it would be best to release a short little story time edition of the podcast...Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 17: The Sam Cooper Overview | Risk, Isolation & Army TrainingEvery Friday, Sophia and Rob deliver additional content just in time for the weekend, and this time around, they go over this week's full episode, featuring Sam Cooper. Despite being interrupted by a ringing telephone, your hosts talk about risk management, the feeling of isolation in business, and how Army training can set you up for life. Also, Rob starts more beef with a well known organisation...Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 18: Growth, Cleaning & Unexpected Deliveries | With Sam Cooper What does cleaning, business growth, The Army an unexpected deliveries all have in common? Well, they all feature on this week's episode of The How I Failed in Business Podcast. Joined by the legendary Sam Cooper, of the TSD Group, we dive into Sam's life, career, and some of the mistakes that have come along the way. The TSD Group are a leading cleaning company based in Leicestershire, and led by Sam, certainly have a great future ahead of them! To learn more about The TSD Group, be sure to visit: https://www.tsdgroup.co.uk/ Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 17: The Pete Kirkham Overview | Marketing, Turnover, and Online CoachingYour lovable hosts, Sophia Grace and Rob Spence are BACK with another Friday episode!Today, they are going over Pete Kirkham's episode that released earlier on in the week! Sophia reveals a rather unusual accent, and Rob admits a rather 'niche beef' with a large chain of DIY stores. Plus, the pair discuss Pete's remarkable episode!Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 16: Gyms, Testosterone & Press-Ups | With Pete KirkhamThis week, Rob is joined by a mountain of a man, Pete Kirkham, who owns and operates Mountain High Fitness.Pete talks openly about his journey from a debt collector, to a personal trainer, and now to a gym owner. Full of laughs, mistakes, and mishaps, we dive deep into some of the goings-on of local fitness instructors, and how marketing made a difference to Pete's career!To learn more about Pete, be sure to visit:https://www.mountainhighfitness.co.uk/Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 15: The Lucy Kay Overview | Britain's Got Talent, Butterflies and Live ShowsWelcome back to another overview episode, where your hosts, Sophia Grace and Rob Spence have a run-through on this week's main episode. Today, we discuss Lucy Kay, and some snippets from her episode, including Britain's Got Talent, Butterflies and much more!PLUS - an exciting announcement...Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday AND Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!PS - be sure to follow us on socials to stay up to date with all the latest episodes and goings on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 14: Nerves, Thrones & Simon Cowell | With Lucy KayIt's not every day you have a Britain's Got Talent FINALIST in your studio!This week, Sophia and Rob are joined by the beautifully talented Lucy Kay, who rose to fame after coming second in the 2014 series of Britain's Got Talent. Since then, Lucy has sung for celebrities, released albums, and performed for hundreds of thousands of people. We dive deep into performance anxiety, singing at Wembley, and what Simon Cowell really is like off the camera...Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday AND Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!PS - be sure to follow us on socials to stay up to date with all the latest episodes and goings on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 13: The Matt Brown Overview | Fundraising, Maggots & Exploding TonerA word of warning; your hosts had a gin before, and during, this episode was recorded!!In this episode, Rob Spence & Sophia Grace deliver additional thoughts, insights and opinions on Matt Brown's excellent episode!There are actual tears of laughter throughout this episode as we discuss deformed pecs, maggots, and so much more!Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday AND Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!PS - be sure to follow us on socials to stay up to date with all the latest episodes and goings on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 12: Youth Work, Ice Cream & Biblical Plagues | With Matt BrownIt's very rare on a business podcast that you get to hear about plagues of a biblical proportion; and yet, here we are!In this week's episode, we are joined by Matt Brown of The Grace Foundation, where we discuss not only his successes, but some of his failings too!Matt is very open and honest about some of the blunders he has pulled off, including unleashing biblical plagues, exploding ink toners, and always, running away!Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday AND Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or wherever you find your podcasts!The podcast that discusses the dilemmas, mishaps, mistakes and failings of business leaders with your hosts, Sophia Grace and Rob Spence.Every business owner, leader, entrepreneur and professional makes mistakes; we are all human after all!In this podcast, we take a fun outlook on the failures of these people with one main intention......that you do not make the same mistakes!Diving deep into the lives, minds, and pasts of these people, with some laughter and humour along the way!PS - be sure to follow us on socials to stay up to date with all the latest episodes and goings on!#podcast #interview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 11: The Jon Woodcock Overview | Issues, Success, and PressureFor those of you who missed it, our episode with Jon Woodcock just this week was perhaps the most honest, raw, and emotional interview we conducted. We discussed issues, depression, suicide, and hard-hitting pressure. Here, Sophia and Rob overview Jon's episode, and dive deeper into this cracking interview. Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday AND Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!PS - be sure to follow us on socials to stay up to date with all the latest episodes and goings on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes, we get things slightly wrong. You could say, we have FAILED!Here is a brief apology.Sophia and Rob x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 10: Passion, Support & The Sexiest Man in Marketing | With Jon WoodcockWhat can we say about this episode other than, 'WOW!' We are joined by Jon Woodcock, the founder of Arthur Jackman, a leading business based in Leicestershire. This episode brought across many emotions, and Jon was very open about his past, some big business failings, and what his mission in life now is. This episode is raw, funny, and show-stopping!Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday AND Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or wherever you find your podcasts! The podcast that discusses the dilemmas, mishaps, mistakes and failings of business leaders with your hosts, Sophia Grace and Rob Spence. Every business owner, leader, entrepreneur and professional makes mistakes; we are all human after all!In this podcast, we take a fun outlook on the failures of these people with one main intention......that you do not make the same mistakes!Diving deep into the lives, minds, and pasts of these people, with some laughter and humour along the way!PS - be sure to follow us on socials to stay up to date with all the latest episodes and goings on!#podcast #interview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 9: The Matt Glover Overview | Pivots, Pitches & Bad JokesGoodness, what a fun episode this was?! Welcome to the overview of Matt Glover's episode, where Rob and Sophia dig deeper into the episode, and pull out even more laughs, and more value!I think we are all in agreement, Matt was a complete sport, and made this a really enjoyable episode!Give this episode a listen to dive deeper into pivotting, pitches, and Rob's bad dad jokes!To find out more about Matt Glover, please visit: https://mattgloverphotography.co.uk/Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday and Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 8: Episode 8: Photography, Cooking & Missing Dining Tables As episodes go, this perhaps turned into the most chaotic, the most giggly, and the most entertaining episode to date! In this episode, Sophia and Rob are joined by Matt Glover; not only the founder of Matt Glover Photography, but also the author of 'Where the F*** is my Dining Table'. We discuss photography mishaps, fundraising on KickStarter, and where his obsession with a certain green lasagna stemmed from... ...we also learn that Rob is TERRIBLE at joke telling!!! To find out more about Matt Glover, please visit: https://mattgloverphotography.co.uk/Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@HowIFailedInBusiness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With it being Sophia's birthday TODAY (we won't tell you how old she is), we thought we should put together a compilation of some of her funniest bits, including, some unheard moments!Happy Birthday Sophia!Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday AND Friday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 7: The Jayne Brewer Overview | Business Plans, Dates & NegotiationsWelcome back to another overview episode, where Sophia and Rob go over our recent guest interview, we pull out additional value, additional thoughts, and of course, additional laughs!In this episode, we go over Jayne Brewer's recent episode, where we discuss business plans, dates, negotiations and much more!If you would like to learn more about Jayne Brewer, or 2B Enterprising, be sure to visit:https://www.2benterprising.co.uk/Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Be sure to watch our FULL episodes on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@HowIFailedInBusiness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 6: Wales, Education & Speed Dating | With Jayne BrewerAs guests go, we couldn't get much better than Jayne Brewer; the CEO at 2B Enterprising!Jayne was a delight to interview, and this is a wonderful conversation that ran through all sorts! Including, business plans, speed dating, negotiations, and a marketing genius that wore a wedding dress...To find out more about Jayne, and 2B Enterprising, be sure to visit:https://www.2benterprising.co.uk/Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist!Visit our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HowIFailedInBusiness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5: The Ben Knowles Overview | VAT, Schoolboy Errors, and Anonymous MishapsIt's time for our second ever overview!Every week, Sophia and Rob go over the previous week's guest, so we can dive deeper into the interview, and provide a summary, or an overview!This week, we have a listen back to some highlights from our interview with Ben Knowles, and we discuss everything from being chased by the HMRC (who hasn't), schoolboy errors, and we share a very popular, 'anonymous' mishaps - oh, and the most common cause of deaths within the sloth world!For more information about our guest, Ben Knowles, be sure to visit:https://benskitchenleicester.com/Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 4: Pilots, Autocorrect and Giftcards | With Ben KnowlesThis week we are going back in time to the original first episode, or pilot, as some may call it!Joined by chef royalty, Ben Knowles, we discuss some of the business challenges he faced - and how Covid really shaped his business outlook. We dive deep into some of the mishaps he has faced when running his businesses, and most importantly, how he faced and learned from those mistakes!We discuss the HMRC, putting kisses on the end of messages to staff, and buying hundreds of pounds of giftcards for scammers!To learn more about Ben, be sure to visit: https://benskitchenleicester.com/Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 3: The Lisa Tennant Overview | Sex Shops, Networking & Hotel SheetsIt's time for our first overview!Every week, Sophia and Rob go over the previous week's guest, so we can dive deeper into the interview, and provide a summary, or an overview! This week, we have a listen back to some highlights from our interview with Lisa Tennant, and discuss plans for our much-beloved word; roadshow.Join Rob Spence, and Sophia Grace, every Tuesday for more business mistakes, mishaps and failings, with a fun twist! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

* BONUS * An Exciting Announcement...Sophia and Rob have something very exciting to share with you! We were going to hold this off, but, we just could not wait!Give this episode a listen to find out just what they have to say.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.