In the latest episode of the Anti-Failure Podcast, Chris welcomes Todd Liubinskas - fitness director at Men’s Health, entrepreneur, and community advocate, to unpack the winding journey that has shaped his approach to business, fitness, and giving back.

From leaving high school to launch his own courier service, to navigating the challenges of franchising in the gym industry, Todd’s story is packed with hard-won lessons about trusting your gut, embracing setbacks, and finding opportunity even when things go sideways. Throughout the conversation, Todd shares insights from his work with globally recognised brands like Reebok and Red Bull, the evolution of fitness communities, and his commitment to charitable initiatives like Let’s Get Going and WhatAbility.

With mindset as his weapon, Todd turns setbacks into opportunities by reframing every obstacle as a building block and believes that putting in the work, day in day out, slowly erodes doubt and builds confidence.

In Todd's playbook to success, it's fail, learn, repeat. The opportunity’s in the reps.

In this episode, Chris sits down with Dean Matthews, founder of SaaS platform OnTheClock, to unpack what failure really looks like across a 20-year journey of bootstrapping, building, and staying focused.

Dean shares how failing fast became a competitive advantage, why chasing shiny objects nearly derailed him early on, and the hard lessons that come from spreading yourself too thin. From walking away from side projects, to learning when to say no, to making decisions with incomplete information and real financial consequences, this is an honest conversation about discipline, delegation, and learning in public.

It’s a grounded look at anti-failure in practice. Not dramatic blow-ups or overnight wins, but the quiet decisions that compound over time and turn setbacks into momentum.

What does it look like when compassion becomes the driving force in an industry built on conflict? Chris sits down with Carolyn Devries, founder of New Way Lawyers, Australia’s first not-for-profit family law firm. Carolyn shares the very real story of walking away from the traditional legal pathway to build a practice that puts people at the centre of every decision.

Carolyn talks about the frustrations that pushed her out of private practice, the early days of building a values driven firm, and the emotional weight of supporting families through separation, divorce and domestic violence. She and Chris explore how she learned to balance heart and commercial clarity, how her team stays grounded while doing difficult work, and why culture matters more than any bonus structure.

This is an intimate and uplifting conversation about purpose, courage and choosing the harder road for the right reasons. If you want to create meaningful change in your own field or simply hear what it sounds like when someone builds a business that genuinely aligns with who they are, Carolyn’s story will stay with you.

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