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Tiwa Savage Hired Me. My Next Client Fired Me (Bolaji Kekere-Ekun)

Tosin Taiwo
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He directed a critically acclaimed music video for ๐—ง๐—ถ๐˜„๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ. His next client made 20 people publicly vote on his work. They rejected it. In my latest ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ episode, filmmaker ๐—•๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ถ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—˜๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ป shares the raw story of professional setback, the danger of ceding creative control, and the split-second decision to give a costly refund, just to protect his name. A powerful conversation for anyone navigating the reality of professional rejection. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:50 The Failure Story 07:36 The Emotional Toll 09:40 Maintaining Focus 12:25 Strategies to Overcome Failure 13:15 People that Provided Support 16:20 How Support Helped Him Grow 18:23 Three Key Takeaways 23:31 Rapid Fire Questions โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” ABOUT GROWTH THROUGH FAILURE: Conversations with leaders who turned setbacks into comebacks. Real stories of resilience, reinvention, and growth. New episodes every other Wednesday. โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” ๐Ÿ”” YouTube: http://bit.ly/3WYkMTO ๐Ÿ“ง Newsletter: https://www.tosinataiwo.com/#subscribe ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tosinataiwo/ ๐Ÿฆ X/Twitter: https://x.com/tosinataiwo

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