Mostly Mistakes

“No professional entanglements” —  one of many goat quotes by our most recent guest, Lesley Toche, Founder and CEO of Nextplay! Nextplay connects Black and Latinx industry professionals with career opportunities in tech and media through recruiting services and community events. During this episode, Lesley discusses his unique journey into entrepreneurship, his upbringing in Cameroon, and the mistakes that helped him create a revolutionary business. Join the Nextplay community here https://www.nextplaycommunity.com/ Follow Lesley on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesleytoche/ Follow us on Instagram @mostlymistakespodcast  Follow us on Twitter @mostly_mistakes  Join our newsletter at www.mostlymistakes.com Follow us on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/company/79077908/admin/ Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com

Aristotle Thompson, Running Backs coach at UC Berkeley, joins us on this week’s episode. “Excuses are tools of the incompetent. They build monuments of nothingness. Those who choose to use them seldom amount to anything." Just one of the many GOAT quotes he laced us with.  True to his name, AT's philosophical coaching approach transcends the football field and teaches young boys how to become young men. Tune in!  Follow us on Instagram @mostlymistakespodcast  Follow us on Twitter @mostly_mistakes  Join our newsletter at www.mostlymistakes.com Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com

Jonathan Teklai, the creator of fools circle (a pop-up comedy party in NYC), discusses his transition from being a professional in tech to becoming a comedian in NYC. In this episode, we cover how Jonathan built a comedy brand during the pandemic while navigating the corporate world, his thoughts on imposter syndrome, cancel culture, and a bunch of mistakes. We also get to the bottom of Jonathan’s famous quote, “Pop culture is just expired black culture”. Tune in for laughs, authenticity, and a bunch of 🐐 quotes. 🎭 Follow us on Instagram @mostlymistakespodcast   Follow us on Twitter @mostly_mistakes   Join our newsletter at www.mostlymistakes.com  Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com

Lisa Bougie is a C-suite executive who serves as an independent board director for Eileen Fisher, Cora, Bulletin, and MakerSights. Prior, Lisa served as the GM and Chief Merchandising Officer of Stitch Fix, VP of Emerging Markets at Nike, and held various leadership roles at Patagonia & Gap. She discusses the importance of reflecting on mistakes to reach your full potential but balances that with her mantra of “it’s okay to visit pity city but you can’t live there.” And she drops plenty more 🐐 quotes. Tune in. Tap in. Follow us on Instagram @mostlymistakespodcast  Follow us on Twitter @mostly_mistakes  Join our newsletter at www.mostlymistakes.com Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com

Context is key. Get to know David Amadi and Jono Grayson as they shed light on the podcast while discussing the intended audience, their personal experiences with failure, GOAT quotes and what to expect in future episodes. David also calls out Jono for making some not-so-quick "quick shoutouts". Follow us on Instagram @mostlymistakespodcast  Follow us on Twitter @mostly_mistakes  Join our newsletter at www.mostlymistakes.com Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com

Blair Shane, former CMO at Sequoia Capital, has helped daring founders build legendary companies from idea to IPO, and beyond. She's also witnessed dozens of promising startups hardly make it off the ground and eventually fail. Blair is currently CMO at IVP and has held similar titles at The Chernin Group, Stanford Graduate School of Business and The California Academy of Sciences. Follow us on Instagram @mostlymistakespodcast  Follow us on Twitter @mostly_mistakes  Join our newsletter at www.mostlymistakes.com Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com

Joseph Okpaku, Chief Policy Officer at Booster Fuel and former VP of Government Relations at Lyft, shares the many headwinds Lyft faced as they paved the way for policy change in the transportation space. Despite receiving dozens of cease-and-desist-letters, Joe and the Lyft team were able to bring about reform that has enabled the essential rideshare services that we all utilize today. Follow us on Instagram @mostlymistakespodcast  Follow us on Twitter @mostly_mistakes  Join our newsletter at www.mostlymistakes.com Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com

Bomani Mintz, Founder and CEO of Crave It, highlights the early lessons learned as a new founder, his struggles with Imposter Syndrome and common pitfalls of potential candidates. Follow us on Instagram @mostlymistakespodcast  Follow us on Twitter @mostly_mistakes  Join our newsletter at www.mostlymistakes.com Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com

Courtney Wu, the CEO of AMNESIA media, discusses her relationship with failure and her struggles with imposter syndrome while being an Asian, female founder in the Cannabis industry.  Follow us on Instagram @mostlymistakespodcast  Follow us on Twitter @mostly_mistakes  Join our newsletter at www.mostlymistakes.com Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com

Boomer Cruz, Lead Copywriter at Salesforce, opens up about his first experience getting laid off and how he leveraged his expansive network to bounce back and land his next role. Follow us on Instagram @mostlymistakespodcast  Follow us on Twitter @mostly_mistakes  Join our newsletter at www.mostlymistakes.com Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com

The mission of the Mostly Mistakes podcast is to normalize failure by highlighting how successful people have learned from their mistakes. Fail Forward & enjoy! Follow us on Instagram @mostlymistakespodcast  Follow us on Twitter @mostly_mistakes  Join our newsletter at www.mostlymistakes.com Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com