Failure, Liz Truss and lowered expectations
October 24, 2024
In this episode of AltitudeX: The Business Leaders' Podcast, Holly Clarke sits down with Tom Rivers, Brand Director at Speechmatics, to talk about failure. While some of us might feel embarrassed to have “how to deal with failure” in our search history, Tom Rivers believes embarrassment in the face of failure is ill-founded. The term “squiggly careers” would be an understatement to describe his career journey as a leader—from the highs of launching a venture capital-backed start-up alongside giants like UiPath and Tide, to false starts, failures and lowered expectations. Tom’s incredible story calls leaders to rethink failure, ambition and resilience.
In this episode of AltitudeX: The Business Leaders' Podcast, Holly Clarke sits down with Tom Rivers, Brand Director at Speechmatics. Tom is a charismatic leader with an incredible story to tell.
Starting his leadership journey at just 25 years old as a co-founder of his own business, Tom’s career has seen higher highs and lower lows than most. From launching a venture capital-backed start-up alongside giants like UiPath and Tide, to false starts, failures and lowered expectations.
Tom has learned a lot on his journey so far. In this episode, Tom explores what it truly means to fail, how to build true resilience, the importance of living in the moment and how to set and manage expectations for long-term success.
Expect humor, candor and deep insights as you join Tom on his journey, touching on what we can learn from Liz Truss’s failure and Alan Titchmarsh’s life along the way.
If you’re a leader dealing with a recent failure, or you’re just looking to learn how to navigate failure in the future, don’t miss out on this episode.
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