Space to Fail

Michelle Lai-Saun Chu
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As host of Space to Fail, founder of Kono's Kitchen, and dog mom to her reactive dog, Kono, Michelle Chu has always shared the good, the bad, and the ugly of both small business ownership and dog ownership. On this podcast, she shares stories from other entrepreneurs and dog owners as they explore what it means to create space to fail and empower growth. If you'd like to support the show, you can buy Michelle a coffee (or beer!) here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/michellechu

Episodes

  1. Episode 6: Adopting and Adapting With Melissa Vega-Magbitang

    03/25/2022

    Episode 6: Adopting and Adapting With Melissa Vega-Magbitang

    On this episode, you'll hear about how Melissa Vega-Magbitang, a branding and social media professional, finds joy and community on social media and how she creates space for herself when it isn’t a joyful place. You’ll also hear how she adapted to bringing her adopted dog Frank home almost two years ago. Melissa is Filipino-American and a passionate supporter of small businesses, especially those owned by women of color, and I’m proud to call her an early supporter of Kono’s Kitchen and more importantly, a friend in the Instagram dog community. Resources mentioned: Melissa's Instagram: @heyitsfrank_thetank Pawfect Match Rescue + Rehabilitation Kolorete Cosmetics cocokind Mina Baie MANDRN Dagne Dover Kono's Kitchen Botanical Bones Hemlock Goods Support the show

    1h 33m
  2. Episode 5: Luna's Pet Collective's 3-Step Vetting Process for New Canine Clients

    03/14/2022

    Episode 5: Luna's Pet Collective's 3-Step Vetting Process for New Canine Clients

    On this episode, you’ll hear how Natalie Papademetriou left a job that was affecting her mental health with no job lined up, and how she eventually started Luna’s Pet Collective with the encouragement of friends in her community. Natalie developed her own three-step vetting process for new clients, and we chatted about what body language to look for when integrating a new dog into her pack, and what it means to accept dogs for who they are as individuals. Instagram: @lunas_pet_collective Support the show

    1h 31m
  3. Episode 4: How Martina Mascarenhas is Building a Sustainable Stationary Business in Sri Lanka

    02/28/2022

    Episode 4: How Martina Mascarenhas is Building a Sustainable Stationary Business in Sri Lanka

    On this episode, you’ll hear from Martina Mascarenhas about what it’s like to start a business that focuses on sustainability in Sri Lanka, the challenges of training a reactive dog without proper support, and the importance of valuing your worth as a woman in business. Martina started her stationary company, Trinco Island Pups, in the midst of the pandemic. While she came from a family of entrepreneurs, her parents were also immigrants from India who taught her to keep her head down, so she had to learn herself how to ask for what she wanted in the business world. Instagram: @trinco1982_islandpups Support the show

    1h 29m
  4. Episode 3: How Haley Hernandez Discovered Her Purpose Through Her Passion

    02/11/2022

    Episode 3: How Haley Hernandez Discovered Her Purpose Through Her Passion

    On this episode, you'll hear how Haley Hernandez finds balance as a vet assistant in the intense field of veterinary medicine, how the pandemic has impacted the VetMed industry, and her journey to discovering a greater purpose in life. Haley has worked with dogs for over five years and has had to overcome imposter syndrome to finally start building her own dog training business, Emerson The Dane Dog Training, a business inspired by her heart dog, Emerson. Website: www.ETDdogtraining.com Instagram: @etddogtraining and @emersonthedane Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG): https://veterinaryemergencygroup.com Support the show

    1h 3m
  5. Episode 2: Dog Walking During a Pandemic With Akira Bradley

    01/28/2022

    Episode 2: Dog Walking During a Pandemic With Akira Bradley

    On this episode, you'll hear about how Akira Bradley built her dog-walking business while working a full-time job, her struggles with imposter syndrome, and how her business, inspired by her first dog King, was affected by the pandemic. Akira is a reliability engineer by day, and by night, she and her husband Alton run Barking with the Bradley’s, a dog walking, boarding, and dog-sitting business in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, where every pup is treated like King. Website: www.barkingwiththebradleys.com Instagram: @barkingwiththebradleys Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barkingwiththebradleys YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/UhKira Support the show

    1h 10m
  6. Episode 1: Welcome to Space to Fail

    01/11/2022

    Episode 1: Welcome to Space to Fail

    What do small business owners and dog owners have in common? We all make mistakes and learn from them! That, and as a small business owner with a reactive dog, these are two topics I'm incredibly passionate about. In this episode, I introduce myself (your host, Michelle Chu) and the Space to Fail podcast, a show about creating space to fail in order to empower growth. The more we embrace failure, the less power it holds over us. In upcoming episodes of Space to Fail, I'll be chatting with and sharing stories from other small business owners, dog owners and dog trainers, and give you a behind-the-scenes look at what may seem, on the surface, to be an unattainable image of success. Welcome to your new favorite podcast 3 Find me on Instagram @konosconsulting (for your small business needs) or @itskonoskitchen (for the best freeze-dried raw dog treats!). Websites: www.konosconsulting.com www.konoskitchen.com Support the show

    10 min
  • 6 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

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About

As host of Space to Fail, founder of Kono's Kitchen, and dog mom to her reactive dog, Kono, Michelle Chu has always shared the good, the bad, and the ugly of both small business ownership and dog ownership. On this podcast, she shares stories from other entrepreneurs and dog owners as they explore what it means to create space to fail and empower growth. If you'd like to support the show, you can buy Michelle a coffee (or beer!) here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/michellechu

Information

  • Creator
    Michelle Lai-Saun Chu
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Space to Fail
  • Show Website
    Space to Fail