What Went Wrong: The Untold Stories of Bouncing Back w/ Tabatha Thorell

In today's episode of What Went Wrong podcast, we're interviewing Christian Espinosa on the show.

Christian is a motivated, forward-thinking CEO, and an expert in his field. His thought leadership, coaching skills and speaking skills are reflected in his passion for educating others in cybersecurity.

But as we all know it don't start from there so let's find out what went wrong in the life of Christian and how he made it right.

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In this episode of What Went Wrong Podcast, we are interviewing Amilynne Carroll. Amilynne "Babs" Carroll is a TEDx speaker, author, and spiritual and trauma coach. She is the founder and Chief Travel Partner at Realization Academy, a Sacred Kaleidoscope Community, helping individuals transform overwhelm into clarity and purpose. With over 15 years of experience as a certified holistic practitioner, she helps her clients discover their true identities, shift emotional blocks, and connect authentically to their true selves.

Joining us today, Amilynne shares her impactful story and her strongest failures. She dives into her unsuccessful marriage sharing the crazy surprises in that marriage from the children her partner had that she did not know of, his reluctance to participate in marriage counseling, and eventually his leaving while she was dealing with chemotherapy.

Amilynne discusses her struggle with the failure of her marriage and how it made her question her beliefs about success and happiness. She also dives into the difference between conditioned and borrowed beliefs and why it’s very important to acknowledge them.

The discussion emphasizes the importance of self-awareness in forming healthy relationships, and Amilynne reflects on how her understanding of love and happiness evolved after meeting her current husband, Tom. She also discusses how unresolved emotional issues can lead to physical ailments.

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In this episode of What Went Wrong Podcast, we are interviewing Sherman Perryman. Sherman Perryman is the founder of Militant Grind. Sherman is a tax preparer, an expert in finance and project management, a fitness enthusiast, a devoted husband, and a father to four incredible children.

Joining us today, Sherman shares the struggles he faced after graduating college and how his career felt frustrating when the Great Depression hit. He shares his struggles to find any form of employment at the time even with his professional finance background.  

Sherman shares his diverse career journey during that time as he got involved in organizing events successfully, did car flipping for extra income, and even joined Wells Fargo and was a top employee before getting laid off.

He shares how he got into Tax preparation which changed his life leading to a series of successful business ventures, including commercial real estate. Sherman also touches on faith and how some of his experiences like organizing events were not the most rewarding at their time, but later helped him a lot with relationships later.

Sherman shares the best source of new clients in the tax business, the challenges, and how to promote correctly. He also shares the exciting projects he is currently working on for business development.

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In this episode of What Went Wrong Podcast, we are interviewing Lance Cayko. Lance Cayko is a multi-talented serial entrepreneur, architect, builder, lecturer, and podcaster. He has a diverse background in architecture, construction, and real estate development. He is the co-founder and partner of F9 Productions Inc., a successful design + build firm, specializing in single-family residential, multi-family residential, and small commercial projects.

Joining us today, Lance shares his journey from being laid off during the Great Recession to becoming a thriving business owner. He was laid off despite great success and winning the Peter F. McKinsey award, which led him to a lot of anger and frustration.

Lance discusses how he quickly adapted after being laid off and was able to secure some jobs. He then shares how he met his partner and started a company, focusing on competitive pricing and efficient processes.

Lance shares the most important steps they took to carve out a niche in the competitive architecture and construction industry, the key factors behind the success of F9 Productions, the unexpected advantages of starting a business during a huge economic crisis, and his favorite books that inspired him throughout his journey.

In this episode of What Went Wrong Podcast, we are interviewing Terry Fossum. Terry Fossum is an international entrepreneur, bestselling author, and top TEDx speaker. Terry was raised in the poorest city in the United States, McAllen, Texas, where he faced significant hardships, including gang violence and the murder of his father. Despite these challenges, he was able to turn his “What went wrong:” to “What went right.”

Today, Terry dives into his journey when he attempted self-improvement and business ventures, met with repeated failures. He shares how relying on positive visualization only led him to more and more failures, so instead of relying on it alone, he embraced his failures as motivators.

He discusses how this new approach led to the development of the "oxcart technique," a goal-setting method that emphasizes using setbacks as fuel for progress. Terry’s technique, detailed in his bestselling book, has been hailed as a significant advancement in the science of goal setting.

Join us today as we dive into goal setting, overcoming failures, finding the right mindset and approach, overcoming harsh circumstances, and much more.

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