Derek shares how growing up with limited resources in Detroit, Michigan, shaped his mindset and pushed him into entrepreneurship.

From being an athlete to building Kirk Concepts Marketing, his journey highlights discipline, growth, and learning from every experience.

In this conversation, Derek talks about transitioning from sports into business, how discipline carries over, and why storytelling and connection matter in entrepreneurship.

He explains how failure becomes knowledge when you learn from both wins and losses.

This episode is for anyone navigating business, mindset shifts, and personal growth. It highlights the importance of learning from experience, staying disciplined, and sharing your story.

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Rocky shares his journey as a financial advisor and explains why freedom is essential when serving clients.

With a background in accounting and 18 years at Chase Bank, the financial side came easily, but finding people who wanted help became the real challenge.

In this conversation, Rocky talks about planning, setbacks, and why flexibility matters in both finances and business.

He explains how a lack of planning can lead to being broke even after earning money and why learning how to market and follow up is critical.

This episode matters for anyone navigating entrepreneurship, finances, or personal growth.

Rocky breaks down why failure doesn’t exist unless you create it and how roadblocks are opportunities to adjust your plan and keep moving forward.

Subscribe to the Failure Is Knowledge Podcast for real conversations about growth, setbacks, and turning experience into wisdom.

If you want to learn more about Rocky and the work he’s doing with Prudential Advisors, you can reach out by phone at 813-408-3389 or email rockcliffe.christie@prudential.com to set up a conversation.

In this episode, we sit down with Lianna, a former Division 2 soccer player who opens up about the moment her team was cut without notice and how that setback changed the direction of her life.

Being forced to reapply to school and losing her scholarship pushed her into a period of reevaluating who she was and what she wanted to do.

She shares how that experience led her from exercise science into psychology, going through her own therapy journey, and realizing there was a serious lack of mental health support for athletes.

Through that realization, she found her passion in helping and leading others, which she describes as being bigger than anything she could have imagined.

The conversation dives into her work in clinical counseling, the creation of TBAC Group, and why mental health matters just as much in small businesses as it does in large organizations.

She explains the importance of leadership, culture, and why “therapists need therapists,” especially for those who spend their lives helping others.

This episode is a powerful reminder that if you don’t turn a struggle into some kind of positive outcome, then what are we doing?

Be sure to subscribe for more real conversations about failure, growth, and turning setbacks into purpose.

If you want to work with TBAC Group, they offer counseling services in Hillsborough and Pinellas County and corporate mental health support throughout Tampa Bay.

You can connect with them for both clinical therapy and corporate services.