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Weekly podcast episodes with the sharpest minds in the world to help you live a richer & more fulfilling life. Previous guests include Luke Belmar, Justin Waller, Sahil Bloom, Gad Saad, Peter Schiff, Stirling Cooper, Jack Hopkins, Sadia Khan, Matt Gray, Daniel Priestley, Richard Cooper, Justin Welsh, Arlin Moore and more.
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Fayl Tales

Loveth Ochayi

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Behind every startup success story is a trail of mistakes, pivots, broken plans and brilliant comebacks. Fayl Tales is the podcast where entrepreneurs, founders, investors and early employees share the real side of building something new - the failures that shaped them, the lessons they learned the hard way, and the resilience it takes to keep going. Hosted by Loveth, each episode dives into the raw, funny and honest moments most business stories leave out - so you can learn faster, fail sma ...
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Some founders build products. Others build the future. In this episode of Fayl Tales, I sit down with Roxanne Bardini-Medio, CEO and co-founder of GeoNeo, a climate tech company using geo-intelligence and data science to help governments and communities prepare for natural disasters like bushfires, floods, and deforestation. Roxanne shares her jour…
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Watch This NEXT: https://youtu.be/FA8kGL3JXx8 Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ Guest: Alfie Robertson Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Alfiegetshard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alfiegetshard 00:00 – Preview & Intro 02:25 – From Creator to Entrepreneur 05:03 – The Real Buyi…
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Welcome to the first ever solo episode of Fayl Tales. After interviewing founders across Vienna, Sydney, Melbourne and Tasmania, Loveth has noticed the same themes appearing again and again, regardless of industry, experience or geography. In this episode, she unpacks the truths founders whisper privately, the lessons they wish they’d learned earli…
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From booking bands to backing founders in Tasmania. Amy Fogarty has lived multiple lives. And somehow they all make sense. In this episode, Amy shares how she went from booking talent for live gigs, coordinating hundreds of performers and managing the chaos of the creative economy, to becoming a leader in the startup world. She explains why those e…
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Watch This NEXT: https://youtu.be/FA8kGL3JXx8 Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ Guest: Dan Martell Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavieFogarty Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daviefogarty 00:00 – Preview & Intro 01:43 – Growth and Virality 05:14 – Focus vs Scattered Thinking …
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What do you do when your first hire steals from you, your business partner stops working, and your media company burns nearly half a million dollars? For Steve Grace, founder of The Nudge Group and private members’ club The Pillars, the answer has always been the same: you keep going, even when the chaos feels personal. In this episode, Steve opens…
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Watch This NEXT: https://youtu.be/FA8kGL3JXx8 Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ Guest: Dan Martell Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@danmartell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danmartell 0:00 — Preview & Intro 3:06 — How to Start a Business Properly 5:51 — Free Models and Valida…
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Australian founder Taryn Williams built Wink Models at 21, then launched marketplace startup theright.fit, raised venture capital from Airtree, expanded into Asia and exited to international acquirers – all while surviving hyper-growth, chaos, and burnout. In this episode of Fayl Tales, we dive into how she rebuilt a broken modelling industry, the …
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What happens when you realise you’re building the wrong kind of success? In this episode of Fayl Tales, Georgie Healy ~ engineer, founder, ex-VC, AI podcaster and leader of one of Australia’s biggest accelerator programs ~ unpacks the real story behind her pivots. We dive into: Leaving chemical engineering and consulting to chase more meaningful wo…
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What happens when two consultants walk away from stable 6-figure careers… with no idea what they’ll build next? Meet Daniel Jo and Justin Jang, the co-founders of Attentv, who went from whiteboards and frameworks to late-night pub installations, broken TV systems, and a crash-course in hospitality, hardware, AI and co-founder conflict. In this epis…
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Watch This NEXT: https://youtu.be/FA8kGL3JXx8 Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ Guest: Josh Troy Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@joshuatroy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/troy.joshua/ 0:00 Preview & Intro 5:04 Call Economics Basics 15:48 Golden Revenue Formula 20:36 Funnels &…
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Strategist Adam Murray on the real startup killers: resentment, complacency, and fuzzy reality. We dig into scale-up breaking points, the danger of too much cash, “warm data” for better decisions, and a co-founder alignment ritual that prevents blow-ups. Plus a turnaround story, and how impermanence reshaped his approach to work and life. Follow us…
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Watch This NEXT: https://youtu.be/FA8kGL3JXx8 Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ Guest - Steve Tan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heystevetan X: https://x.com/heystevetan For two years… nobody actually knew what happened between Steve Tan and Luke Belmar. Just rumors. Screenshot…
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Before running startup pitch nights and ecosystem tours, Desmond John was showing backpackers around Melbourne’s bars and laneways. When COVID hit, it all collapsed, but that collapse became the blueprint for something new. In this episode, he shares how curiosity, connection, and failure led him to create Vibe Guide Ventures and help founders go f…
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Watch This NEXT: https://youtu.be/FA8kGL3JXx8 Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ (00:00) Why Your Content Isn’t Bringing Clients (00:32) How Copying Creators Kills Your Brand (02:54) Use Personality to Build Loyal Followers (04:14) How to Sell Yourself, Not Just Your Service (06:08) B…
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Dr Sam Donegan is a medical doctor turned AI founder and the creator of SupportSorted, one of Australia’s fastest-growing digital health startups. In this candid episode, Sam opens up about his leap from medicine to healthtech, co-founder breakups, VC pressure, burnout and rebuilding. He shares what he got wrong at his first startup, Fora (validate…
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Watch This NEXT: https://youtu.be/FA8kGL3JXx8 Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ Guest- Matthew Dicks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiglJWc9Ah0qNhZvbQ9Mnwg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewdicks (00:00) Why Every Entrepreneur Must Master Storytelling (01:46) The…
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Product dies where onboarding breaks. Fintech product adviser, founder and podcast host Ray Yee shares Buy Now Pay Later lessons, audits without the blame game, scaling teams as risk increases, and why FastlaneIQ is helping charities modernise payments. You'll learn: Why “progress = happiness” in onboarding How to run low-risk experiments regulator…
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Watch This NEXT: https://youtu.be/FA8kGL3JXx8 Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ Guest- Matt Ryder YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MatthewRyder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmattryder/ (00:00) Intro (00:32) Difference Between a Good and Great Sales Rep (03:42) Why Most Sa…
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Anton Roe thought he was doing everything right - growing fast, hitting targets, building teams. But somewhere along the way, things broke. People started leaving. The board lost confidence. And Anton had to face the kind of feedback no one wants to hear. In this episode, he opens up about what it’s really like to lead through failure, and how thos…
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Watch This NEXT: https://youtu.be/FA8kGL3JXx8 Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ Guest- Taki Moore YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TakiMoore Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takimoore/ (00:00) Intro (02:45) When Scaling Becomes Painful (05:30) The Autopilot Acquisition Model (08…
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Watch This NEXT: https://youtu.be/FA8kGL3JXx8 Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ (00:00) Preview (00:40) Building Partnerships for Long-Term Success (01:32) Lessons in Leadership (04:11) The Process of Mastery (08:23) Breaking Down Decision Making Processes (10:24) The First Principle…
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At 15, Michael Reitzenstein was already selling games. By 21, he’d helped build one of the first web-game businesses with in-game payments - pulling in thousands per day - while hiring fast, navigating co-founder tensions, and learning on the fly from an island off Auckland. In this Fayl Tales episode, Michael opens up about: Early wins and why pro…
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Watch This NEXT: https://youtu.be/FA8kGL3JXx8 Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ Guest - Cardinal Mason YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CardinalMason Twitter: https://x.com/cardinalmason?lang=en (00:00) Staying Relevant in the Info Product Space (02:15) From Influencer to Business O…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ Guest Elizabeth Walker - https://www.instagram.com/elizabethannewalker_eawtc/ (00:00) Why Entrepreneurs Need NLP (02:57) Aligning Life, Work & Mindset (06:05) Finding the Root Cause of Entr…
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In this episode, entrepreneur and technologist Dietmar Gombotz shares the story of founding UGP Materials, a spin-out built around a novel high-performance polymer with a greener, water-based production process. Early traction with aerospace partners and major corporates suggested a clear path forward - until COVID hit, timelines stretched, and co-…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ (00:00) Preview and Intro (01:12) Building a Lean Team Without Burnout (04:06) Revenue vs. Profit: The Coaching Dilemma (06:47) Why Coaching Businesses Aren’t Sellable (08:14) Jeremy’s Back…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ Guest: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRgqOS5NfE9KivsZ2b9QU4Q (00:00) Preview and Intro (02:48) Why Matt Built a Team Instead of Going Solo (05:16) Losing Creativity as the Business Grew …
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ (00:00) Introduction (00:57) First Steps to $1M/Month (06:11) Clients Success Stories (08:16) Finding The Right Time to Scale (10:23) Breaking Down the Business Math for Scaling (13:03) How…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Join Aura: https://www.aura-app.ai/ (00:00) Using Writing to Build a Business in 2025 (02:58) Why Action Beats Waiting for Clarity (04:04) From Dentistry to Discovering a Love for Writing (06:02) Following What You Enjoy (08:…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Guest: @RyanClogg (00:00) How Ryan Made $70M in Sales (03:17) Phone Sales 10X’d Their Revenue? (06:59) Paid Ads, Funnels, and the Power of One Offer (11:46) What Happens When Funnels Plateau (17:27) Why Tracking Metrics is Im…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube Guest: @LukeBarnattOfficial (00:00) Preview and Intro (02:34) Why Luke Went All In on Content (05:56) Building an In-House Content Team (12:58) Luke’s Fitness & Lifestyle App (15:39) Helping Men Build Confidence (19:45) What …
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Apply to Work with Voics: https://www.voics.co/schedule-youtube (00:00) Preview (01:21) How to Turn Passion into Profit (04:05) Attention vs. Business - Which Comes First? (06:23) Building a Personal Brand That Actually Converts (09:14) The Anti-Niche Strategy (15:42) The Real Reason Peop…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Want me to give you some help with your content business? Book in a call with me to discuss working together: https://www.voics.co/schedule (00:00) Preview (00:46) How to Use Viral Content to Drive Business Revenue (10:08) Scaling Without Losing Revenue Per Follower (12:04) Importance of …
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Want me to give you some help with your content business? Book in a call with me to discuss working together: https://www.voics.co/schedule (00:00) How Nik Built a $170K/Month Business at 21 (04:18) Why Tracking Data is Important (10:11) Nik Setting’s Content Strategy (13:21) Nik’s Client…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Want me to give you some help with your content business? Book in a call with me to discuss working together: https://www.voics.co/schedule (00:00) Preview (01:19) Money Won’t Make You Happy (03:52) Elliot’s Wake-Up Call (05:47) The Real Cost of Chasing Status (09:32) How AI Is Changing P…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Want me to give you some help with your content business? Book in a call with me to discuss working together: https://www.voics.co/schedule (00:00) Preview (00:48) Behind Iman’s $100M Empire (02:49) How to Build The Right Team (07:08) Iman’s Greatest Life Lesson (11:41) What Keeps Iman Hu…
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In this episode, we sit down with Katja Lisanskaya, a talented software engineer and creative thinker, who shares the story behind Everent, her ambitious peer-to-peer tenting platform for everyday items. Katja rapidly built a sleek, functional product, but soon discovered a hard truth many creators face: a great solution doesn’t matter if it’s not …
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Want me to give you some help with your content business? Book in a call with me to discuss working together: https://www.voics.co/schedule (00:00) Intro (02:35) Rob Lipsett’s New Training Routine (06:46) Are Bodybuilders Actually Fit? (09:18) How Rob Reinvented His Lifestyle (16:09) Why …
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Want me to give you some help with your content business? Book in a call with me to discuss working together: https://www.voics.co/schedule Asking Rory Sutherland what actually grows a business… Most founders get this completely backwards. They obsess over sales tactics… And completely ne…
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Dieter Rappold has been at the forefront of the digital and startup scene for over two decades - as a serial entrepreneur, business angel, and founder of one of the DACH region’s largest independent agencies. In this episode, we dive into Value Lab, his venture aimed at solving Europe’s SME succession crisis. Dieter also reflects on the growth engi…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Want me to give you some help with your content business? Book in a call with me to discuss working together: https://www.voics.co/schedule Do you really need sales calls to grow a 7-figure coaching business? In my latest episode with Taki Moore, we challenge the traditional model. He’s b…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Want me to give you some help with your content business? Book in a call with me to discuss working together: https://www.voics.co/schedule (00:00) Why Most Agencies Fail (06:26) The Psychology of Client Retention (12:17) How to Manage Client Expectations and Build Trust (18:46) The Ethic…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Want me to give you some help with your content business? Book in a call with me to discuss working together: https://www.voics.co/schedule I saw Lara Acosta make $140k in 5 days last week. She told me exactly how (I recorded it). In this episode, she broke down... The behind the scenes o…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Want me to give you some help with your content business? Book in a call with me to discuss working together: https://www.voics.co/schedule (00:00) Preview (00:36) Jake’s Method to Win Any Argument (01:46) Why Logic Beats Emotion in Debates (05:51) What Debating Religion is Actually Like …
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Krisztina Szarvas always knew she wanted to build something of her own—but she didn’t expect to take over a family medical business while caring for a newborn. In this episode, she shares how that unexpected challenge shaped her as a founder and led to her next big venture: rethinking respiratory machines during the pandemic. It’s a story of resili…
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Want me to give you some help with your content business? Book in a call with me to discuss working together: https://www.voics.co/schedule (00:00) Preview and Intro (03:26) Lessons from Scaling and Failing Fast (06:19) The OFM Business Model (08:45) Picking the Right Clients (12:14) The …
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Watch This NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlK2P76_ZZs Want me to give you some help with your content business? Book in a call with me to discuss working together: https://www.voics.co/schedule The #1 reason your online business isn’t growing has nothing to do with strategy. It’s that you’re building something you’re not aligned with. You’re…
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