Book Tim to Speak

Failing to Fail: A Forensic Approach to Business Resilience

The Story Isn't Finished

Your audience walks out seeing failure as the apprenticeship, not the end of the road. A true story from Yosemite, the climb up Half Dome, and the five-step BUILD Protocol that turns hard lessons into a business that's built to last.

A personal, honest talk about the comeback: the climb, the hard chapters, and why Fail never gets the final word. The kind of story people are still talking about at the next break.

Business conferences, trade associations, leadership events · 18 min

Ideas events, community stages, retreats

Failure Is the Apprenticeship

Build Your First P.O.G. in the Room

Gives students and young people a head start most adults never got: a simple way to turn setbacks into data, and the confidence to keep building.

Teams leave with their first Prioritized Operational Guide built and ready to run on Monday, not a worksheet that sits in a drawer.

High schools, colleges, trade programs, youth organizations

Leadership teams, peer groups, company offsites

Not sure which fits your event? Tell us about your audience and Tim will recommend one.

“Or email speaking@failingtofail.com directly with your event date, location, and audience size.”

◆ A new way to see setbacks: as data, not a verdict.

◆ The five steps of the BUILD Protocol, simple enough to use the next day.

◆ How to find and fix what’s quietly draining time and margin.

◆ In workshops: a first IF/THEN protocol, built in the room.

◆ Stories from the field that stick long after the event.