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THE LESSON LEARNED
We believe every story our guests have shared has their own touch, and their own lessons to learn from. However, it seems that there are a couple of lessons that keep coming up, and that’s why they deserve their own separate page for you to take notes on.
A dream client. An impossible project. A shocking twist that explained everything. Chris Simental shares why understanding why a client really hired you matters more than the work itself.
Chris Simental thought he was building a cultural ecommerce hub for a family with a big vision—until the soft launch blew up, the demands stopped making sense, and the real reason behind the entire venture finally came to light. In this episode, he unpacks what went wrong, what he missed, and what every creative professional should know before saying yes to a client.
A trusted mentor. A toxic workplace. A betrayal that changed everything. Sira Laurel shares how one devastating experience led her to spend the next decade protecting others from abusive leadership.
Sira Laurel graduated into a broken economy in 2008, fought her way into management, and gave everything she had to a career that slowly burned her out—before it put her in a situation no professional should ever have to face. In this episode, she opens up about burnout, workplace sexual harassment, and why protecting yourself starts with knowing your worth long before a crisis forces you to prove it.
What begins as a renovation project spirals into a shocking story of fraud, bigamy, and betrayal. Architect Lance Cayko shares how a roofless house and a secret double life revealed powerful lessons about trust, attention to detail, and why the truth always comes out.
Lance Cayko, award-winning architect and co-founder of F9 Productions, thought he was done with a former client—until a mugshot proved otherwise. What started as an unpaid invoice unraveled into a shocking double life built entirely on fraud.