Fun With Failure

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A podcast where we laugh with (and at) you about your flaws, fears, and failures. Hosted by Dr. Alexis Carreiro

Queen City Podcast Network


    • Jan 17, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Dr. Shante Williams’ Superpower is Invisibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 52:29


    Dr. Shante William is a healthcare venture capitalist and Co-Founder of Black Pearl Global Investments. Her goal is “to change healthcare worldwide,” and she uses her invisibility as a black woman in the VC space to her advantage.

    Garth Moulton Sold One Company to Salesforce and Shut Down Another

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 54:12


    Garth Moulton talks about the highs and lows of entrepreneurship. He co-founded two companies. One sold for about $140 million to Salesforce. The other failed, and he gave all the money back to investors.

    Keith Luedeman Champions Mentorship in the CLT Start-Up Scene

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 45:15


    Keith Luedeman sold his company in 2016 and is now a vocal advocate for start-ups in Charlotte, N.C. He’s the Executive Director at Innovate Charlotte, and an active venture investor in the Charlotte Region.

    Greg Brown: Why Investors Have to be Comfortable with Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 47:51


    Greg Brown, the President of Cardinal Finance and the Administrator of the Charlotte Angel Fund, talks about funding, failure, and how to pitch investors.

    Rob Cummings: Use Storytelling to Pitch Your Start-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 58:53


    Rob Cummings, Co-Founder of DealCloud, talks about the importance of storytelling, lead investors, and his favorite slide in the pitch deck.

    Haley Bohon Inspired This Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 52:52


    Haley Bohon explains how she left her job in mechanical engineering to become the Founder & CEO of SkillPop.

    Meggie Williams on "Riding the Scooter in the Rain"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 51:47


    Meggie Williams, the Founder & CEO of Skipper, shares how the biggest failure in her life led to her proudest accomplishment. 

    Samantha C. Smith Shares a Mathematical Formula for Resilience

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 39:06


    Samantha C. Smith is the Founder and CEO of Vishion, a color matching & design app. She talks about dropping out of business school to become an entrepreneur, and shares a simple mathematical formula to help you recover from failure. 

    Davita Galloway on Why Art is Her Life Jacket

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 49:48


    Davita Galloway is an artist & co-owner of Dupp & Swat in Charlotte. She studied at Parsons School of Design & shares why one of her worst/best failures helped turn her life around.

    Ra Ra Riot Bassist Mat Santos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 73:31


    Alexis catches up with her cousin Mat Santos, the bassist for Ra Ra Riot. They discuss life, death (and everything in between), and chat about the new album, Superbloom.

    Rick Thames, Former Editor of the Charlotte Observer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 44:45


    Rick Thames is the former executive editor of the Charlotte Observer. He shares a very funny failure story about Barbara Bush (and her body parts) and reveals how he feels about the future of journalism.

    Alesha Stegemeyer On Food, TV, and Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 46:13


    Alesha Stegemeyer, owner of Little Spoon restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina discusses her background in fashion design, the TV industry, and why a debilitating car accident “is one of the best things that ever happened” to her.

    Jeff Dugdale On Winning and Sacrifice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 48:31


    Jeff Dugdale Trains Olympic Swimmers. He’s also a 5X Winner of the Division II Swim Coach of the Year.

    Brian Formato Teaches Leadership Through Surfing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019 42:34


    Brian Formatto is the Founder of two talent development companies: Groove Management and Leadersurf. He's an accomplished leader with 20+ years of corporate experience.

    Kelly Finley Wants Girls To Make Noise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 56:16


    Kelly Finley is the Founder and Executive of Girls Rock Charlotte, a non-profit that empowers girls to make noise and find their voice through music. They're a revolution not a conservatory.

    Bruce Clark Is Fired Up About Social Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2019 55:19


    Bruce Clark, Executive Director at Digital Charlotte, joins Dr. Alexis Carreiro in-studio to talk about his journey through tech, what's standing in the way of progress, and breaking his ankle in an embarasing way.

    Hope Vibes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 61:12


    Dr. Alexis Carriero is joined by husband and wife team Adrienne and Emmanuel Threatt from Hope Vibes, to talk about their Charlotte non-profit that provides laundry services to the Queen City's homeless, and the time they pitched their ideate Seed20, and failed to get funding.

    Chris Elmore is Afraid of Missed Opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 52:22


    Chris Elmore is a hugely successful Charlotte entrepreneur.  He's also failed a lot and is afraid of missed opportunities.  Dr. Alexis Carreiro talks with Chris about his success, the failure that preceded it, and the ones that got away.

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