Client Horror Stories

24/08/2023

🕵️‍♂️ 44: That time when you performed a routine investigation only to find out that the billing error was close to $40 million dollars (with Sam Drauschak)

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Big discoveries deserve happy endings, but that doesn’t seem to be the case for this client's horror story. Find out how politics plays a big part in making significant financial decisions in multi-million-dollar companies and how executives play the big game.

01/08/2023

📣 An awesome quote from an awesome guest!

📣 Be inspired by one of our latest episode's guest "That time when you thought you’d receive a whole box of fully functional goodies but get slapped with the reality that you aren’t part of their inner circle to deserve it (with Irina Poddubnaia from TrackMage.com)"

04/07/2023

🗣 A wonderful quote from a wonderful guest!

🗣 Be inspired by one of our latest episode's guest "That time when you’ve been working your butt off for a project but your client decides to disappear off the face of the earth because he can no longer afford to pay you and everyone else (with Sherrilynne Starkie)"

08/06/2023

👹 43: That time when you thought you landed your miracle client and ended up in the depths of court’s hell… (with Ameet Khabra Marketing)

👉 https://bit.ly/3NmGjBC

Freelancing is the new in, and people have been scrambling to keep up with the new trend of unrestricted work hours and infinite holidays. With financial freedom as the main motto of freelancing, it’s easy to get blinded by high-paying clients while ignoring obvious red flags. Today, Ameet will te...

09/05/2023

🎬 An amazing quote from an amazing guest!

🎬 Be inspired by one of our latest episode's guest "That time when your client had a meltdown about her bridal look and you ended up not getting paid (with Kelsey Marie Knutson)"

03/05/2023

😭 42: That time when you thought you’d receive a whole box of fully functional goodies but get slapped with the reality that you aren’t part of their inner circle to deserve it (with Irina Poddubnaia, founder of TrackMage.com)

👉 https://bit.ly/3LQTBW3

How would you feel being in a place where individuals made a living out of scamming people? The answer lies here. In this episode, Irina Poddubnaia will be sharing her traumatic experience with Chinese suppliers and providing insights on how to avoid them.

13/04/2023

🫣 41: That time when you’ve been working your butt off for a project but your client decides to disappear off the face of the earth because he can no longer afford to pay you and everyone else (with Sherrilynne Starkie)

👉 http://bit.ly/418YcZ4

Wouldn’t it be such a breeze if you could just do your work, complete it, and get paid for all your efforts? Alas, life always has a way of keeping things exciting. In this episode, Sherrilynne Starkie will be talking about her struggles in dealing with problematic clients and providing a few lear...

11/04/2023

🎞 An awesome quote from an awesome guest!

🎞 Be inspired by one of our latest episode's guest "That time when your client forgot to disconnect her Facebook and Instagram accounts but you unintentionally saw a spicy “tea” from her DMs" (with Amplify with Anika)

29/03/2023

🚩 40: That time when your client had a meltdown about her bridal look and you ended up not getting paid (with Kelsey Marie Knutson)

👉 http://bit.ly/3zguAwp

Certain events and situations can be stressful, and sometimes, people can be pretty unpredictable. As someone at the receiving end of all the stress and drama, it can be challenging to keep a cool composure. Learn how to avoid being in the middle of these disasters in this episode!

07/03/2023

📽 An amazing quote from an amazing guest!

📽 Be inspired by one of our latest episode's guest "That time when your client wanted to retire early, but his wife was spending $8k a month while he spent only $2k" (with R Persichitte)

03/03/2023

📣 39: That time when your client forgot to disconnect her Facebook and Instagram accounts but you unintentionally saw spicy “tea” from her DMs (with Anika Jackson Amplify with Anika)

👉 http://bit.ly/3Zxm2MG

       

Landing on a client with multiple projects sounds like a great deal. But, some would say that having such a client is like a pool of red flags hidden underneath the client’s passion for their work. Our guest, Anika Jackson, shares her experience working with this type of client and the many lesson...

14/02/2023

🗣 An awesome quote from an awesome guest!

🗣 Be inspired by one of our latest episode's guest "That time when you stepped in to put out the fires in a project, only to have the head of the project play matches and throw gasoline everywhere" (with Mark Herschberg)

08/02/2023

🎬 38: That time when your client wanted to retire early, but his wife was spending $8k a month while he spent only $2k (with Robert Persichitte)

👉 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/32zX

In this episode, Robert Persichitte, a Financial Planner of Delagify Financial, shares a relatable adulting story of a client who absolutely hated his job and just wanted to get out of it.

26/01/2023

💫 Throwback to our 12th Episode:

💸 That time your boss cared only about spending the client’s whole ad budget (with Rachel Smith)

👉 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/2Zpa

When your horror client turns out to actually be your boss, who portrayed your client as a monster, to keep you from meeting them and realizing how great they actually were.

18/01/2023

💫 Throwback to our 11th Episode:

😱 That time your client was so smoothly turning into your BFF, you didn’t realize he had made up all his investors (with Jess McCarter)

👉 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/2YnA

The horror story that ends up with the client coming back with an apology and a job offer decades later.

11/01/2023

💫 Throwback to our 10th Episode:

🤔 That time your client needs you to make them $1 million in six months but will only pay you to work Thursday afternoons (with Paul Stephenson)

👉 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/2WjN

Everyone is rational until the friend of a friend gets rich by doing something they are not doing, and that’s when you need to press pause and back down.

04/01/2023

💫 Throwback to our 9th Episode:

😴 That time your client wanted you to sleep your way to the top of Google's search results (with Josh Silverbauer)

👉 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/2UBh

When everyone has a strong opinion on your work, even though they know nothing about doing your job, learn how to set boundaries before you have to end up charging them $120k for a blog.

28/12/2022

💫 Throwback to our 8th Episode:

🤬 That time your client sent a "FU" email to the guy you're negotiating with--at the very moment you closed a win-win deal with him (with Will Haire)

👉 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/2Tuj

Doing the proper background check and finding out who actually makes the decisions goes a long way, and so does trusting your instincts.

21/12/2022

💫 Throwback to our 7th Episode:

☎️ That time your client was really your client’s client’s client’s client (The Telephone Game) (with Stephanie Schwab)

👉 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/2RYK

Watch out for out of the blue matches made in Heaven, if it looks way too good to be true, it probably isn’t. A lesson on how ​​chains of command that look much more like a children’s phone game can and will blow up.

14/12/2022

💫 Throwback to our 6th Episode:

🏅 That time you cursed at the man who sponsored the 2008 Beijing Olympics after going all-out to pitch him (with F. M. Byers)

👉 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/2Rp7

A tale on how frustrating it can get to have an awesome idea, just too many years ahead. And on how a really tough crowd can push you to the edge on the worst possible moment.

07/12/2022

💫 Throwback to our 5th Episode:

🧨 That time you got your desperate friend a job and he destroyed your company's work (with Roger Parent)

👉 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/2QUj

When going out of your way to help someone does not pay off as you expected it to: a tale that includes a human moral debate, and also a lot of drama.

30/11/2022

💫 Throwback to our 4th Episode:

👨🏾‍⚖️ That time your client-win-of-the-year sues you for most of the contract’s value (with Jason Pittock)

👉 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/2Qou

A story specially made for our superstitious audience: if your PM leaves right before the start, the elevators fail and/or the storage basement floods on the delivery day, you might as well get out of there before you have stalkers chasing you on the beach.

23/11/2022

💫 Throwback to our 3rd Episode:

👻 That time you were ghosted by a client after their 48-hours emergency launch (with Manar Hussain)

👉 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/2PXN

Sometimes things happen so fast you don't even realize how it's all going out of control: a tale that begins with cleaning up your entire weekend schedule to dedicate completely to one client, only to end up losing complete access to their software two days later. The cherry on top: people hiding un...

16/11/2022

💫 Throwback to our 2nd Episode:

🍕 02: That time your client had a pizza party just to announce he’s hiring your employees (with Chris Johnston)

👉 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/2PBC

The best stories make you learn while you can't hold your laugh: Chris' tale has so many unexpected twists as important lessons on how to set boundaries with pushy clients, learning how to read them, and prioritizing your mental health.

09/11/2022

💫 Throwback to our 1st Episode ever:

📝 01: That time your client’s software died at the launch party, after they ignored all your scaling suggestions (with Artur Maklyarevsky)

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An interesting lesson on what can happen when you do business with buddies, and ignore all of their yellow flags. Artur's powerful tale teaches us the one thing we should all keep in mind when working with StartUps: the high failure probability.

14/09/2022

🎞 An amazing quote from an amazing guest!

🎞 Be inspired by our latest episode's guest "That time when you stepped in to put out the fires in a project, only to have the head of the project play matches and throw gasoline everywhere" (with Mark A. Herschberg from The Career Toolkit)

07/09/2022

📺 37: That time when you stepped in to put out the fires in a project, only to have the head of the project play matches and throw gasoline everywhere (with Mark Herschberg)

📺 http://clienthorrorstories.peek.link/2J9h

In this episode, Mark Herschberg, a Chief Technology Officer and author shares his story when he was working under “Evil Corp” (a code name for the company).

31/08/2022

🎤 An awesome quote from an awesome guest!

🎤 Be inspired by our latest episode's guest "That time when your client didn’t pay his bill, and you ended up getting a 1000 word text from his new wife instead" (with Matthew Davis)

24/08/2022

🎙 36: That time when your client didn’t pay his bill, and you ended up getting a 1000 word text from his new wife instead (with Matt Davis)

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We all had that one straw in life where we just said, “That’s it. I’m done.” For Matthew Davis of Davis Business Law, this drama triangle-themed client-horror story led him to not deal with family law anymore.

17/08/2022

📻 An amazing quote from an amazing guest!

📻 Be inspired by our latest episode's guest "That time when your client and his business partners just assumed that each of them know what to do to build a high-rise building" (with Jeremy Streten from Business Legal Lifecycle Worldwide)