In episode 6, Neil Morris breaks all the rules. We let him talk about success (briefly!), and he asks US a question.

On a journey through multiple startups, and many ups and downs, we ask Neil about the 'downs' and what he has learnt. We cover some Latin, some arrogance, we talk AI for the first time in Fails of the Unexpected, and we finish in highly regulated environments, and the unique challenges they create.

Neil is now Founder and Chairman of Kelpi - he and the team are developing a renewably-sourced, biodegradable material to replace plastics made of fossil fuels in food packaging. The FOTU team couldn't be more excited about their work, so we encourage you to listen, share and follow Neil and the Kelpi team to find out more.

As always, thanks for listening,

Lisa & Pete

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Episode 5 is a musical special. Fares tells us what life was like building up to the Chopin Competition, effectively the Olympics of piano that takes place every 5 years. This story covers unbearable pressure, geopolitics, racism, sexuality and tonne of self-reflections after Fares' mistakes and mishaps, but is beautiful and entertaining at every stage - we hope you love listening to it as much as we loved producing it.

Recorded next to the piano, throughout the episode Fares plays Chopin for us, and he composed the *amazing* outro you'll hear at the end of the episode! Here is the playlist;

• Etude in e major op.10 no.3
• Mazurka in a minor op.17 no.4
• ⁠⁠Chopin’s piano concerto no.1 , 2nd movement

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Join Lisa Rodwell & Pete Danks meeting inspirational founders, leaders, and experts in Fails Of The Unexpected - a podcast that candidly explores how mistakes and mishaps have ultimately become a path to success.

At the end of each episode, the team will also explore the ups and downs of trying to build a podcast, sharing our wins, and of course, our fails, too!

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Lisa & Pete

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