Over the years, after talking with tens of thousands of entrepreneurs, artists and creatives, almost every success story we’ve heard has been filled with stories of failure. Unfortunately, in our view the media rarely covers these parts of the story – instead we often read summaries that make it seem like success happened “overnight.” However, what we’ve learned in our conversations with so many successful folks is that failure is core ingredient in the recipe for future success. Below, we’ve shared some fascinating stories of failure from folks who have ultimately found great success.

Neil Jones

My game developer story is a testament to resilience and determination. Despite facing significant challenges and discrimination in the game industry, they refused to be deterred. Read more>>

Temeka Teshunda

When I sent out a press release prematurely for a big client who was launching a book nationally, and who a globally recognized serial entrepreneur. Read more>>

Albert Shim

I’ve had many failures in my career, but the biggest one I can share is walking away from a business I built with a partner over 7 years. Read more>>

Amanda Woade

I would say the biggest failure I’ve experienced is what made me shift to creating catnip pasta toys – the failure of my stuffed toy business. Read more>>

Sahil Faraz

I was fairly new in Canada, covering a rave party recommended by a prominent DJ I had worked with before. The organizer and I had a good vibe from a previous event, so optimism fueled my efforts. Read more>>

Jeremy Housewright

Yes, I do have a story about a time that I failed. Since I can remember, I have loved to write and always wanted to be a writer. Read more>>