Freedom to Fail
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 073 - Year One w/ Isaac Parkinson (SkinGrip)
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Year One episode is a continuation of my interview from Episode 070 with Isaac Parkinson of SkinGrip. He has worked hard to build a b...
Episode 072 - Year One w/ Scott Brown (PaddleSmash)
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Year One episode is a continuation of my interview from Episode 071 with Scott Brown of PaddleSmash. He built and sold one business i...
Episode 071 - Starting a Business by Licensing a Product w/ Scott Brown (PaddleSmash)
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever looked at the games on the shelves at the store and asked yourself, "Who in the world came up with that?" You wouldn't be...
Episode 070 - Finding Business Ideas from Every Day Problems (SkinGrip)
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac Parkinson has been a really good friend of mine for over 10 years now. AND he was the original (and better, I might add) host of Freedom to Fail...
Episode 069 - Year One w/ Shane Ball (Stay)
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Year One episode is a continuation of my interview from Episode 068 last week, with the founder of Stay, Shane Ball. He has built an ...
Episode 068 - Using Your Brand to Help Others w/ Shane Ball (Stay)
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of mental health disorders and suicidal thoughts. Please use self-awareness in deciding to listen o...
Episode 067 - Year One w/ Monte Deere (Kizik)
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Year One episode is a continuation of my interview from Episode 066 last week, with the CEO of Kizik, Monte Deere. He comes from a ve...
Episode 066 - From Career Lawyer to Million-Dollar CEO w/ Monte Deere (Kizik)
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I just flew home from across the country today. While I was going through security I actually saw an advertisement posted right before the security en...
Episode 065 - Year One w/ Hayden & Jake Wadsworth (HydroJug)
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I'm bringing you all the Year One episode with Hayden & Jake Wadsworth, the creators of HydroJug. They have grown their business to...
Episode 064 - Year One w/ Amy Lund (The Dough Lady)
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is my Year One episode with Amy Lund! She's seen massive growth and constantly had lines wrapped around the corner for h...
Episode 063 - Year One w/ Bennett Maxwell (Dirty Dough)
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NOTE: This episode was recorded in May 2022 before the #utahcookiewars began. We stand behind Dirty Dough and Crave and the right to an open and compe...
Episode 062 - It's What's on the Inside (of the Cookie) that Counts w/ Bennett Maxwell (Dirty Dough)
07 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NOTE: This episode was recorded in May 2022 before the #utahcookiewars began. We stand behind Dirty Dough and Crave and the right to an open and compe...
Episode 061 - Blueberry Lemon Sweet Rolls?? Growing a Bakery by Being Nice w/ Amy Lund (The Dough Lady)
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's the best part of Christmas morning? I guess I should clarify and say the best part of Christmas morning after presents. The clear and obvi...
Episode 060 - Everybody Has a Story That Deserves to be Told w/ Jeanette Bennett (UV Magazine)
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Remember how print media is supposed to be dead? Well, Jeanette Bennett knows that MOST print media is, but not hers. She is the creator of Utah Valle...
Episode 059 - Practicing Gratitude for Life's Trials Helps Us Manage Our Trials w/ Tori Geiger
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tori Geiger has faced challenges that most of us can only imagine in our wildest dreams. Since birth she has lived with congenital heart defects and h...
Episode 058 - Staying the Course Through Unforeseen Challenges w/ Sterling Jones (Jojo's Chocolate)
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jojo’s Chocolate started in 2013 with one goal: To be able to indulge in a “sweet” treat without all the added sugars. Sterling Jones started th...
Episode 057 - Learning to Prioritize Leads to Success w/ Matthew Krul (Imagineer Podcast)
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Krul is the host and creator of the Imagineer Podcast, one of my all-time favorite podcasts. Not only is it about the behind-the-scenes of Dis...
Episode 056 - From Surviving to Thriving During COVID w/ Hayden & Jake Wadsworth (HydroJug)
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Founders Hayden & Jake Wadsworth started HydroJug just a few years ago, sensing an opportunity that wasn't being seized despite the large pot...
Episode 055 - 2022 Podcast Plan & Recommitment to Consistency
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As you guys can go back and clearly see, I have had a few times since I launched this podcast where I stopped releasing episodes for a while. Well con...
Episode 054 - From Start-Up to $2 Million Raised in One Year w/ Mike Rowland (Droplet)
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I've been lucky enough to know Mike Rowland for a couple years now, back before he started his company, Droplet. He is a genuine friend and extre...
Episode 053 - Recognizing You Aren't Special Helps You Do Something Special w/ Shannon Warr (Clad & Cloth)
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon Warr is the owner and creator of Clad & Cloth, a women's clothing boutique that has been blowing up since she started it just a few y...
Episode 052 - How a Personal Touch Built a Million-Dollar Company w/ Brent Beck (Grandpa Beck's Games)
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*From now until 11/24/2021 you can receive 15% off any Grandpa Beck's Games purchased on Amazon or grandpabecksgames.com when you use code "...
Episode 051 - Using Customer Feedback to Make Your Product the Best w/ Kelley Higney (Bug Bite Thing)
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kelley Higney is an inspiration when it comes to business. Her business, Bug Bite Thing, does 8-figures in revenue annually, and was featured on Shark...
Episode 049 - Surviving a Plane Crash w/ Betsy Mikesell (Beddy's)
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode with Betsy Mikesell has been a year and a half in the making. We were initially scheduled to have the interview last March, but Covid hap...
Episode 048 - Learning Marketing Strategies from Other Industries
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For these solo episodes I want to share more about my personal entrepreneurial journey and give practical tips to help you in your businesses. My goal...
Episode 047 - Liz Findlay (Albion Fit)
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is a Legends episode with Liz Findlay from March 2020. Her story was so good and impactful that I wanted to share it again fo...
Episode 046 - Chase Harrington (Entrata)
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up, Chase Harrington always thought he was going to be a dentist. That was part of his identity. But fate said it wasn't to be. Instead, ...
Episode 045 - Kylie Chenn (Acanela Expeditions)
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Having a successful company is exciting. Going from hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue to zero overnight is not. But that's exactly what...
Episode 044 - Fernanda Bohme (Bohme)
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you will learn about how Fernanda and her sister had the idea for Bohme in 2006, and since then grown the company to have over 200 em...
Episode 043 - London Chandler (The Muse Supply)
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I'm doing something a little different than in the past! I want to highlight more local businesses that are just in the startup stage s...
Episode 042 - Kory Stevens (Taft)
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a repeat of an episode with Kory that first aired on January 6, 2020.For our listeners out there with good taste in shoes or style, you may ha...
Episode 041 - Tate Stock (Chirp)
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At 28, Tate Stock is still very young in the entrepreneur community. Yet based on what he's been able to accomplish, you would never expect it. H...
Episode 040 - Moving Past 2020 and Towards Your Goals
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
2020 was a crapshoot for everybody. Good things happened, but so did plenty of difficult things. And nobody was immune. Yet while some people faltered...
Episode 039 - Judy Edwards (Squatty Potty)
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ten years ago, at age 60, Judy and her husband were trying to figure out what they were going to do for their retirement. They had started multiple bu...
Episode 038 - Kyle Bringhurst
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello again! It has been a hot second since I have come out with a podcast episode. That is on me 100%. I spent the last couple months just waiting fo...
Episode 037 - Johnny Hanna (Homie)
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you know anything about the Utah entrepreneur scene, odds are you've either heard of Johnny Hanna or the businesses he's started. In 2003...
Episode 036 - Sierra McCleve (Thirst Drinks)
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sierra McCleve is a local Utah entrepreneur who now runs multiple successful businesses. She started with Dottie's Kolaches in a little town call...
Episode 035 - Tristen Persons (Tristen Ikaika)
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tristen Persons is a Utah entrepreneur who has grown his jewelry business significantly since he started just a few short years ago. He makes unique r...
Episode 034 - Heather Osmond (Osmond Designs)
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Osmond Designs started 19 years ago when Heather Osmond was initially a realtor. She started staging the homes she was trying to sell in order to incr...
Episode 033 - Five Steps for Dealing with Depression
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode discusses the reason why the podcast has been so intermittent and why I've been in such a funk. It's hard for me to...
Episode 032 - Jon Richards (Nomatic)
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Richards and his cousin, Jacob Durham, launched Nomatic on Kickstarter with a simple minimalist wallet. That Kickstarter ended up raising over $10...
Episode 031 - Cubby James (Cubby's)
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cubby James grew up working in the restaurant industry, but never in a million years thought he would start a business in that industry. Initially his...
Episode 030 - How to Avoid Burnout at Work
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week is a solo episode where I talk about some of the ways I've learned to avoid burnout with work, which has been a challenge for me in the...
Episode 029 - Jake Toolson (BYU Basketball)
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Toolson went from walk-on athlete to WAC Player of the Year and All-WCC 1st Team. In this episode, he takes his through his journey from BYU to U...
Episode 028 - Val & Tyler Kukahiko (Crust Club)
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Valerie and Tyler Kukahiko started Crust Club a few years ago, selling pies out of their house. Since then, they have grown it into a million dollar c...
Episode 027 - Improving Your Mental Strength with Justin Su'a
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Su'a is the mental performance coach for the Tampa Bay Rays, but has worked with the Boston Red Sox (go Sox), IMG Academy, the military, a...
Episode 026 - Jenna Parker (Macs a la Mode)
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna Parker basically stumbled upon her business while baking macarons just for fun. Since that time, she has grown her business from a home-based bu...
Episode 025 - Lessons I Re-Learned From Coronavirus
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This past month has been the most wild month of my lifetime so far. Covid-19 has changed the way we live and interact, and in my case it also brought ...
Episode 024 - Kortni Niccoli (Kortni Jeane)
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kortni Niccoli grew Kortni Jeane to be one of the top 5 fastest growing company under 5 years, but it almost didn't even get off the ground. She ...
Episode 023 - Liz Findlay (Albion Fit)
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the smartest people I've ever met, Liz Findlay received a Master's degree and was 4 years into a PhD program when she decided to star...
Episode 022 - Susan Petersen (Freshly Picked)
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Petersen started Freshly Picked by selling aluminum window frames as scraps in order to fund her initial orders. From those humble beginnings Su...
Episode 021 - Rachel Nilsson and the Importance of Relationships
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Nilsson is the perfect example of starting from nothing and finding success. From buying supplies for her initial run at Home Depot to using he...
Episode 020 - Colby Bauer and Freeing Yourself from Uncontrollable Situations
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thread makes the coolest elastic wallets in the market, complete with special designs to make them your own. Years ago when they were first starting o...
Episode 019 - Dane Maxwell and the Ethical Dilemma
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dane Maxwell has created his own million-dollar businesses, along with teaching and coaching many other millionaires as well. However, it hasn't ...
Episode 018 - Stetson Crane and the Habit of Quitting
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During his path to success with his commercial cleaning company, Night Owl Janitorial, Stetson Crane has faced many different trials. His parents didn...
Episode 017 - Jeremy Ryan Slate and Making Every Moment Count
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Ryan Slate is the founder of Command Your Brand Media and the host of the Create Your Own Life podcast who has interviewed the likes of Grant C...
Episode 016 - Dustin Hughes and Building Connection with Others
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Hughes is an expert realtor and one of my favorite photographers around. He has gone through his fair share of failures and struggles in life a...
Episode 015 - Kory Stevens and the Daily Battle for Mental Health
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For our listeners out there with good taste in shoes or style, you may have heard of the shoe and boot company, Taft. Easily one of my favorite compan...
Episode 014 - Danny Deaton and Battling Back From Addiction
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Deaton is a successful franchisee and entrepreneur who has reached levels of success that most people can only dream of. Yet he has also gone th...
Episode 013 - AJ Osborne and Learning From What Life Throws at Us
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
AJ Osborne is the owner of Bitterroot Holdings and runs the blog, CashFlow2Freedom.com. His story is incredible, from losing millions of dollars in a ...
Episode 012 - Taylor Christensen and Overcoming Social Anxiety
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Christensen is a musician, producer, entertainer, and a budding entrepreneur creating his own products. But he wasn't always like that. Gr...
Episode 011 - Stef Iliff and Becoming the Powerhouse You Are Meant To Be
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stef Iliff is the owner of Powerhouse, a company that helps women take control of their lives and businesses and overcome the fears that hold them bac...
Episode 010 - Chad Sakonchick
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chances are, you've heard of LegalZoom. You probably also know that it can be really expensive. Today, I talk to the co-founder of a company that...
Episode 009 - Interview with Angela Dayton
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Dayton is the CEO and co-founder of MedForums, a company that describes itself as the Yelp of medical continued education courses. She is also ...
Episode 008 - Interview with Ian Wendt
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Wendt is the corporate trainer for Caliber. In fact, he actually convinced the owners of the company to create that position specifically for him ...
Episode 007 - Interview with Travis Rosser
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Rosser is one of the co-founders of Kajabi, a software company that enables anyone to share their knowledge in a consumable manner. Kajabi itse...
Episode 006 - Interview with Corbin Kaufusi
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode Kyle talks to Corbin Kaufusi about his journey of growing up in the shadows of two extremely successful older siblings, includ...
Episode 005 - Interview with Justin Prince
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 005, Kyle talks with Justin Prince! For years he has been an entrepreneur and top distributor for companies such as Xango, and currently Mo...
Episode 004 - Interview with Mitch Mathews
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Mitch Mathews today and hear a little bit of his incredible journey! In this episode Mitch talks about...
Episode 003 - Interview with Scott Schwab
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Scott Schwab talks about his experience as an education entrepreneur and building Bottega into the award-winning, rapidly-growing cod...
Episode 002 - Interview with Isaac Parkinson
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 002, Kyle Bringhurst talks to Isaac Parkinson about nearly losing tens of thousands of dollars worth of inventory to the FDA, as well as so...
Episode 001 - Interview with Kyle Bringhurst
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Isaac Parkinson interviews Kyle. In this episode, Kyle talks about some of his failures in business and in life, and shares what he has learned...
Episode 000 - Freedom to Fail Introduction
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the show, FailNation! In our inaugural episode Kyle and Isaac explain the backstory of the podcast and how it will work moving forward. We ...