The Failure Effect

01/05/2024

It's been a tough first quarter for Kenya's resilient workforce; here's to keeping the faith, and knowing that social justice and decent work is our right.

10/04/2024

A joyful day and a prosperous year to all of you, from all of us at The Failure Effect.

09/04/2024

Many can relate to this:

You leave your job because you have a brilliant business idea. You might have some money stashed away, but not enough to hire staff. You figure you'll bootstrap it as you go along, and hire as you make money.

A year or two later, solopreneur burnout starts to hit. You realise it's lonely work, doing it all by yourself. Business doesn't pick up as fast as you thought it would, partly because you have no one to brainstorm or create with. And your funds are running out. This is when you start cleaning up your CV and going back into the job market.

Violette Nduku Wambua, founder and CEO of the popular networking platform Networking in Heels, is very familiar with all of this. She founded and ran this networking event for a few years... until the stress of doing it by herself caused her to nearly give it up.

Ten years later, Networking In Heels is back, bigger and stronger... but not without Violette learning a few hard lessons along the way - including why an should give their business 100% of their focus instead of making it a side-hustle.

Out now on The Failure Effect. Link to the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/dtPkT7qX

09/04/2024

Solopreneur life can be hella stressful! 😅☺️

12/12/2023

Founders and start-up owners, are you familiar with this? 😂

It's going to go off!!!!!! 🤣

15/09/2023

ICYMI: Here’s a snippet from our interview with Muthoni Ngugi, The Queen of Carpentry, on how she started her business with nothing but a bag full of clothes and one kikoyi.

Go here https://youtu.be/YOR68hHD4rA?si=S1Spx8pUP87wcibO to hear the rest of her interview, and don’t forget to like, subscribe and share!

13/09/2023

Have you caught up with our illuminating interview with the fantastic Carol Banks yet? If not, please head on over to our YouTube channel (link in bio) to find out how her personal and professional lives intertwined to cause a massive shift in her life, and what lessons she took from them.

Remember, you can also catch us on your favourite audio platform. Don't forget to like, subscribe and share, share, share!

09/08/2023

31/07/2023

Guess who's coming up soon! 😊😊

What's his Failure story? How did he overcome it? What did he learn? More details to come soon.

In the meantime, don't forget to subscribe to The Failure Effect on YouTube, or The Failure Effect Podcast on your favourite audio streaming platform!

21/06/2023

Yes, yes, business partnerships often come apart, but here's why, as a start-up owner, you cannot afford to go it alone if you only have one area of expertise. Start-up accelerator Joram Mwinamo explains why it is important to get together with people whose skills are different from yours if you want to fast-track your business. Catch up with the full conversation at The Failure Effect YouTube channel, or listen on your favourite audio streaming platform!

21/06/2023

We'll be back soon!

01/06/2023

We at The Failure Effect hope you're all having a super Madaraka Day!

Don't forget to get your weekly inspirational content fix @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWjfP_O6Ncg7gN0KXlj3gpw and on every major podcast streaming platform.

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22/05/2023

In case you didn't know, you can now find us on Spotify! Go there real quick if you prefer to listen to Pst Pauline Mwarabu describe her experiences with the failures that made her the successful woman she is today!

10/05/2023

Imagine cycling 480km from Nairobi to Mombasa... alone. For a charitable cause, yes, but still... imagine the physical pain and the loneliness. Butch Singh did just that, to raise funds for Kenya Kesho School for Girls. Here, he describes the immense pain he was in halfway through the journey. To find out how he overcame the physical odds, click here https://youtu.be/qlSwVqsI_qw for the full video - and don't forget to subscribe to The Failure Effect on YouTube and on IG!

Butch Singh describes what it means to undertake a 482km bicycle ride all by yourself. Click here https://youtu.be/qlSwVqsI_qw for the full video.

19/04/2023

OUT NOW:

Muthoni Ngugi: A Lesson In How To Thrive After A Bad Relationship Gets You Sh10m In Debt

Muthoni Ngugi was a successful young businesswoman who, at the age of 23, was already making Sh5 million a month from her furniture business, Gaze Furnishings Kenya. Then she met a man... and six months into their relationship, found herself at his mercy, with a baby in tow, suffering severe beatings every day and wondering how to escape her circumstances. What followed was a series of painful events that saw the near-collapse of her business, and forced her to not only take hold of her life, but also reckon with how she had arrived at that point and what she needed to do to change her life for the better. This is The Lady Carpenter's story.

29/03/2023

Hey lovely people!

This week's Lesson comes to you piping hot from The Failure Effect kitchen, featuring podcaster and coach Amani Maranga - link here: https://youtu.be/ziOj5WqSlBM - and don't forget to like our Instagram: !

Amani Maranga, a marketing and communications executive and current host of the men-only podcast Living Truthfully, was doing really well in his career, hold...

08/03/2023

Happy International Women's Day!

Next recording uploads in a few minutes on both YouTube and Afripods - and we're so pleased to let you know that we upgraded our shoots, and this first upgrade features an all-female crew and a female guest and interviewer.
Enjoy this video; as always, there's lots of learnings for all of us, whether male or female. But above all, ENJOY TODAY!

24/02/2023

, founder of High Ticket Consulting, shares three tips for success - and our favourite is no. 2! 🤩🤩

15/02/2023

We at the Failure Effect hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day - but in case you didn't (and even if you did but are feeling like you've got a love hangover from yesterday) here's a little sum'n sum'n to lift your mood.

Our first podcast is out! This week we're featuring Khalif Kairo, former CEO of Imports by Kairo and now the CEO of Kai & Karo Shipping Company, who tells us how he bounced back after a business ownership dispute between him and his partners nearly killed his spirit.

Click on the link below to hear it in audio - and if you'd rather watch the full interview, here's the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/ECib8JTuWO8

Enjoy, and remember to never label yourself a failure just because a project didn't go the way you wanted it to.

In 2022, Khalif Kairo, former CEO of car imports company Imports by Kairo, watched as a dispute between him and his business partners turned into an…

13/02/2023

Happy Love Day to all of you entrepreneurs from all of us at The Failure Effect!

10/02/2023

We're nearly there! The first episode of The Failure Effect comes out next week Wednesday, and we're excited to bring it to you! But first, here's a little snippet of what you can expect.

02/02/2023

Happy February, everyone! And if you're just starting out on your own entrepreneurship journey, the most important thing to do is to re-learn how to learn!

30/01/2023

Being a business owner means being in charge of a family - of people you care about, who depend on you for their basic needs. What do you do when you're unable to meet their needs and you feel pushed to the wall?

, co-owner of Uaeautospares, will soon be here to tell us all about how she moved past this to build a thriving business.

And if you're currently going through this, remember: Winter doesn't last forever. The harvest season will soon come.

29/01/2023

Failure is never a loss - it is simply an opportunity for you to get closer to your goals much faster than you would have had you not failed in the first place.

offers this and more when she tells us all about how she faced her fears... and learned to thrive.

27/01/2023

Character development happens in business too! Here's how one of our upcoming interview subjects dealt with his. Find out more when we speak to him in February!

26/01/2023

Want growth? Embrace and be grateful for the hard times, because they build resilience, creativity and forward movement.

25/01/2023

Great quote from one of our upcoming interview subjects: Stay humble.