My Favorite Mistake, by Mark Graban
Dr. Julia Garcia — psychologist, author, and host of The Journey with Dr. J — built two businesses that didn’t survive. Episode page with links, video, and more The first …
Mike Chaput bought his first company at 24, went bankrupt at 28, and started over. When he co-founded Endsight, he and his partners worked hard to establish company values — …
Kendall Berg was the most productive person on every team she joined. She was so technically good at her job that she thought she didn’t have to be nice. Then …
Patrick Engasser spent two years ranked near the bottom of a 615-person sales organization — broke, in debt, and grinding through trial and error — before one decision changed everything. …
Dr. Jen Fry’s favorite mistake is a disagreement with her best friend of over ten years — a small miscommunication that led to eight months of silence. Neither of them …
Baseball has always made room for human error. Umpires miss calls. Fans complain. Life goes on. But this season, MLB is rolling out the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system — ABS …
In this episode of My Favorite Mistake, Mark Graban talks with Dr. Tyler B. Evans, infectious diseases and addiction medicine physician, public health leader, and author of Pandemics, Poverty, and …
A forgotten water heater tap led to an overnight leak, an unexpected ice rink, and a reminder that the real lesson isn’t about blame — it’s about designing systems that …
In Episode 339 of My Favorite Mistake, Mark Graban talks with Genevieve Skory, executive coach and former Chief Field Development Officer, about a leadership mistake that many high performers make: …
After winning gold at the Winter Olympics, skier Breezy Johnson did what champions do — she jumped for joy. And her medal fell off. She later joked, “Don’t jump in …
