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I QUIT My 10-Year Banking Career for a Hobby

Tosin Taiwo
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He was a rising star in one of Nigeria's top banks, on a path paved by family legacy. After ten years, he had the promotions, the connections, and the secure future. But during the End SARS protests, a values clash forced a choice between his career and his conscience. In this episode of Growth Through Failure, I sit down with Dare Aderinokun (Bosco), the founder of Quacktails. He shares the unfiltered story of walking away from a guaranteed future, the immense pressure from his family, and how he turned a simple hobby into a trailblazing brand that has sold over 500,000 drinks. This is a powerful story about identity, courage, and what it truly means to define success on your own terms. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:54 The Failure Story 08:16 The Emotional Toll 15:48 Strategies to Overcome 20:25 Maintaining Focus 24:36 Who Helped Him 29:46 Three Key Takeaways 33:43 Rapid Fire Questions ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT GROWTH THROUGH FAILURE: Conversations with leaders who turned setbacks into comebacks. Real stories of resilience, reinvention, and growth. New episodes every other Wednesday. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔔 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/3WYkMTO 📧 Newsletter: https://www.tosinataiwo.com/#subscribe 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tosinataiwo/ 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/tosinataiwo #growththroughfailure #entrepreneurship #careerchange #resilience #purpose #business #tosinataiwo

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