The Plan B Podcast

The Plan B Podcast

Hi, I'm Sonya! My goal is to challenge the stigma of failure. and discover how Olympians, Silicon Valley giants, serial entrepreneurs, egomaniacs had to pivot, learn, adjust and grow when plan A didn’t work out.

Episodes

June 7, 2021 27 mins

This is Robert Strong

We talk about:

  • The importance of improvisation and how to seek opportunity in failure
  • How he merged magic and technology to reinvent himself during COVID
  • His secret marketing strategy and what it means to apply the "Robert Strong" technique 
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This is Adam Cheyer.

Researcher, Silicon Valley entrepreneur with an impressive track record including Siri Inc., which sold to Apple, Siri 2.0 called Viv Labs, which sold to Samsung, Change.com the world's largest petition platform; and a AI company called Sentient. 

On today's episode, we'll talk about:

  • Why Adam doesn't believe in having a Plan B
  • His concept of 'verbally stated goals'
  • His thinking on ...
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This is Paul Edwards.

Bestselling Author, Ghostwriter and self-proclaimed egomaniac for 30 years.

On the surface, Paul is the typical successful entrepreneur. A charismatic leader and loving family father who seems to have achieved everything that life has to offer. He's precisely the type of person that I created this podcast for. Because behind the perfectly polished facade lies a recovering egomaniac with an incredi...

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This is Evan Money - Bestselling Author & Global Entrepreneur.

Evan went to what he calls 'surf bum' university. He got fired from every job and self-sabotaged himself for most of his early life. After failing in the school system and not finding a place in the corporate world, he relied on being a rebel entrepreneur to find his purpose. 

We'll talk about:
-  'Failure' university <...

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This is Andrew Fein, Founder and Director of Saturn Agency.

Andrew approached me after listening to the podcast to share his gut-wrenching story.  After bringing on a big new client to his agency, things seemed all great until that company filed for bankruptcy. Not only did Andrew lose 60% of his revenue overnight, but he also had to re-think his business growth strategy. His story is a powerful reminder that sometimes thi...

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I wanted to talk with Sasha as she set up her consultancy at the beginning of a full-blown global pandemic. Jumping off the corporate bandwagon is always scary; however, doing it like these can feel like jumping off a cliff without a parachute.  

We'll talk about:
* how her initial plan to work with large big-name companies got impacted by the power of TikTok
* how she discovered small businesses and what impa...

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I wanted to talk with Kirsty because of the journey she's been on around trust and boundaries in a professional work environment. While in other episodes, we've been focusing on actions that might not have gone as planned, this time 

We'll be talking about:    
*emotions, how they drive us and provide us with essential pivot points in our lives
*lessons learned on building professional relationships ...

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I wanted to talk with Ashleigh because as an elite athlete; she has experienced both the highest highs and the lowest lows. After a 40 year dry spell, she was the first British woman to win a European medal in the individual 100m in 2014. But on the other hand, she had to stand on the sidelines at the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2017 London World Championships after an injury prevented her from competing.     

We'll talk ab...

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I wanted to talk with Dave because of his fantastic story.  After losing his £5 million business in 2018, he walked away with no job and over £350,000 in personal debt. Nowadays, he's the successful business owner of multiple small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. However, he admits that the scars he got from his first venture have been essential to his success now. 

We'll talk about:
* the necessity fo...

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I wanted to talk with Kelley because of her extensive experience and openness when it comes to managing teams. Not so long ago, Kelley used to be my manager, and I have learned to admire her leadership style. However, as part of today's podcast, we'll discover that it has not always been smooth sailing.

We'll talk about:
* the difference between management and leadership and why it's  important to b...

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On the Plan B podcast, my goal is to challenge the stigma of failure. and discover how  Olympians, silicon valley giants, serial entrepreneurs, egomaniacs had to pivot, learn, adjust and grow when Plan A didn’t work out.

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