Failure Bites

Failure Bites

Failure is painful, discouraging and embarrassing. It’s time to change the way we think about failure. Behind every great success story is a long series of failures and challenges that were also learning experiences. Join host Dr. Kristin Brynteson as she talks with successful people about failure, growth and success to inspire you and take the bite out of failure.

Episodes

June 3, 2021 13 mins
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Visit Mbadika!

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April 1, 2021 12 mins
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March 18, 2021 12 mins
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March 4, 2021 13 mins

Visit Common Grounds - https://www.commongroundsdekalb.com/

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April 3, 2020 13 mins

Kristin Brynteson spoke with one of our favorite authors at C2E2 this year: John Scalzi. Scalzi is an American science fiction writer known for books like Red Shirts, Lock In, and many others. Check out his newest book The Last Emperox, coming April 2020!

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March 19, 2020 14 mins

Join host Kristin Brynteson as she talks to successful people at Chicago's pop culture event: C2E2!

Check out our guests:

Bianca Roman-Stumpff - https://biancaart.storenvy.com/ La Vie Cosplay – https://laviecosplay.com/ Pearlfire: Discovery - https://pearlfirerpg.com/ Chuck Costas - https://propstore.com/

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March 5, 2020 12 mins

Even financial advisors can find themselves in a spot of financial difficulty. Wendy West talks about how some money troubles eventually gave her the understanding she needs to be successful.

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January 30, 2020 13 mins

After spending too many years feeling stupid, Carmen Santiago-Keenon came to understand that failure doesn't make you stupid. Sometimes, outside factors influence success. The best thing to do is fail forward.

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January 21, 2020 10 mins

Retired professional soccer player Anne Poulin talks about the transition from athlete to retiree. Check out http://kidsplayintl.org/ and follow Anne on Twitter @AnnePoulin21.

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January 9, 2020 11 mins

Coaching For Geeks Overlord Robin Bates shares his hard-earned wisdom on this episode of Failure Bites.

https://www.coachingforgeeks.com

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December 6, 2019 11 mins

Tanya Kiefer has experienced success. A lot of it, in fact. But sometimes, success isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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November 14, 2019 11 mins

Skateboarder and business-owner Ariel Ries explains how integral failure is to progress.

https://fargoskateboarding.com/ instagram.com/fargoskateboarding/

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Failure isn't a destination. It's a journey, and every step gets you closer to where you're going. CEO of 3D Bear, Jussi Kajala, shares his struggles from start up to success.

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Dr. Kristin Brynteson hosts AND shares her experience with failure, along with a tasty tidbit from educator/author George Couros.

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September 6, 2019 9 mins

Dr. Amanda Durik returns with more tasty information on how failure and our brains are connected. Stay tuned this fall for the second season of Failure Bites.

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August 5, 2019 11 mins

While we prepare for the next season, we still want you to have a little snack to tide you over. In this episode, Dr. Amanda Durik will walk you through how failure and your brain are related.

www.niu.edu/niusteam

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June 21, 2019 6 mins

Sometimes, avoiding failure means changing our outlooks. George Couros discusses his attitude adjustment on the season one finale of Failure Bites.

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May 30, 2019 5 mins

Ryan Prouty worked hard to get to her current position within NASA, but the road wasn't as straight as she might have expected.

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