Fail Forward

Failure is only negative if you don’t learn from it
Fail Forward is the weekly podcast hosted by entrepreneur and family man Henri Ghijben. In each episode you’ll hear from Henri and guests as they share real-life experiences of positives born from failure, reflections on the lessons learned from ‘losing it all, and what fuels Henri’s desire to help others overcome personal and business challenges in order to create the lives they want to live.

Who is Henri Ghijben?

Growing up in Bury St Edmunds, Henri’s first memorable experience of failure left him with the lasting ability to never get lost. It proved to be the first of many times Henri would fail forward. But it wasn’t until he faced losing his home, business and possibly even his family, that he realised the truth.

Failure is only negative if you don’t learn from it.

Against the odds, Henri has rebuilt from rock bottom. He’s now on a mission to help others avoid making the same mistakes he did, to help those facing failure see that there is a way back and that by failing forward they can enjoy success again.

Ever thankful for the love and support of his family, the loyalty of his team and the help of business owners who helped him when the chips were down, Henri now lives in Southampton where he runs HRG Tree Surgeons, has growing property management and investment businesses and runs mentoring programmes for business owners, entrepreneurs and directors who are on their own growth journeys.

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Update frequency: every 7 days
Average duration: 22 minutes
Episodes: 116
Years Active: 2022 - 2024

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096 Could you be sitting on a goldmine?

In this latest episode of the Fail Forward Podcast, I ask are you unknowingly sitting upon a goldmine?

After losing my tree surgery business, I initially believed that my industry was one of the h…

00:08:50 | Tue 23 Jan 2024

095 Dedicated to two amazing people

In this episode of the Fail Forward Podcast, I take a deep dive into the role of workplace culture, reflecting on my own journey with two invaluable team members, Sophie Rogers and Mike Netley. This …

00:07:59 | Tue 16 Jan 2024

094 Should you invest in a mentor?

Episode 94 of the Fail Forward podcast delves into the crucial question: 'Why invest in a business mentor?'

The episode explores the two paths’ business owners can take—paying in time or paying in mo…

00:07:37 | Tue 09 Jan 2024

093 Stop making excuses and take action!

This episode is all about ditching excuses and taking charge.

I share the common reasons for not getting things done, like blaming past circumstances, the lucky fortunes of others and not having tim…

00:05:26 | Tue 02 Jan 2024

092 My first episode back after my stroke

This one is personal—it's my first recording since experiencing a light stroke on October 7th. During those three days in the hospital, I had some serious reflections. After my initial scan, they sai…

00:09:24 | Tue 26 Dec 2023

091 Interview: Chris Hawkins

Welcome to this episode of the Fail Forward podcast.

In this episode I talk to Chris Hawkins, the early morning DJ and "How to DJ" podcast host as he shares his journey into radio.

Stemming from …

00:32:10 | Tue 19 Dec 2023

090 You don't have a business, you have a job!

Welcome to this rerun episode of the Fail Forward podcast.

With me almost back to full fitness, I thought I would reshape this episode as it is become more important to me in the last few weeks than …

00:09:44 | Tue 12 Dec 2023

089 Interview: Jay Allen Part 2

Welcome to this episode of the Fail Forward podcast.

In this Fail Forward episode I collaborated with Jay Allen of My True North and Add a Zero. Just to recap, Jay Allen is a qualified psychologist…

01:03:29 | Tue 05 Dec 2023

088 Interview: Jay Allen Part 1

Welcome to this episode of the Fail Forward podcast.

In the longest episode of the Fail Forward Podcast to date, I talk to Jay Allen, qualified psychologist, former social worker, medically retired S…

01:20:52 | Tue 28 Nov 2023

087 Interview: Amy Rowlinson

Welcome to this episode of the Fail Forward podcast.

In this slightly different episode, I am interviewed by Amy Rowlinson, podcaster, coach and podcasting mentor.

Over the next 40 minutes, Amy a…

00:40:56 | Tue 21 Nov 2023