Mistakes That Made Me

Mistakes That Made Me is the podcast that asks extraordinary business owners to share their biggest business mistake – so you know what NOT to do on your road to success. Join Eman Ismail as she chats to some of the smartest minds in business about how to push through failure and accept it as an important and necessary part of building a business. Because it turns out: your biggest business mistake often leads to your biggest lesson and then your biggest blessing.

Mistakes That Made Me is a business podcast hosted by Eman Ismail, with 64 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Eman Ismail hosts Mistakes That Made Me, a business show with 64 episodes published.

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  I took a year off… my business looks VERY different now. (Life, business & podcast update)

  Mar 17, 202624 minS0

  <p>🍿 Save your seat at my virtual email marketing event, The Email Debrief: https://emancopyco.com/debrief</p><p><br></p><p>🎟️ Join the waitlist for my brand-new email marketing programme, Subscriber-Led Sales. Doors open on 23rd March: https://emancopyco.com/waitlist</p><p><br></p><p>🎥 Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@emancopyco</p><p><br></p><p>After a year away from the mic… I’m back (kinda). And a LOT has changed.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I’m giving you an unfiltered life and business update – from having my third baby to running my...

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  "Ignoring my cash flow almost cost me my business" with Sandra Booker [OBG]

  Nov 25, 20251h 35mS0

  <p>Sandra Booker is a fractional COO and right-hand woman to some of the top 7-figure business owners I know.  </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode (an Oldie But Goodie), she shares her near-catastrophic business mistake of losing track of her cash flow, and she walks us through her strategies for managing finances, the lessons she’s learned, and money management advice for small business owners.</p><p><br></p><p>We also get into the difference between a virtual assistant and an online business manager, common hiring mistakes, and what to look out for when spending money on t...

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  “My Business Became My Entire Identity” with Laura Jane Barnes (TikTok & IG viral sensation!) [OBG]

  Nov 11, 20251h 22mS0

  <p>Laura Jane Barnes is an entrepreneur, creator, musician, and social media savant who also happens to be a TikTok & IG viral sensation. (You’ve probably heard one of her songs!)</p><p><br></p><p>In this interview, Laura shares her biggest business mistake: the inability to separate her personal identity from her business. (It's an Oldie But Goodie!)</p><p><br></p><p>I talk about my own personal loss and Laura recounts her journey from viral music creation on social media to redefining her business approach after a critical injury.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, we ex...

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  The 4 ingredients that turn a newsletter into a sales tool with Eman Ismail & Anja Lordanić on Freelance Business Unlocked

  Oct 28, 202559 minS0

  <p>On the Freelance Business Unlocked podcast with Anja Lordanić, I share how I use email to build trust, spark action, and keep sales steady – without feeling overly salesy.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk emails that actually gets replies, simple segmentation that doesn’t take up your entire week, and the tiny edits that make one email feel impossibly personal.</p><p><br></p><p>We also get into experimenting (even with a small list), writing that sounds like you (not a template), values-led marketing, and staying consistent when life gets busy.</p><p><br></p><p>If you w...

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  Launching without a plan with Amy Posner & Kirsty Fanton [OBG]

  Oct 14, 20251h 15mS0

  <p>Amy Posner and Kirsty Fanton have been (highly successful) lone wolves in the online business world for years. So when they teamed up to launch a new group coaching programme, they were so excited to be working together they forgot to create a launch strategy.</p><p><br></p><p>Without a plan, their launch totally flopped. They sold just 2 spots.</p><p><br></p><p>On this episode of Mistakes That Made Me, Amy and Kirsty join me for a conversation about how us business owners sometimes preach one thing for our clients and but then don't do...

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