# Megan Bruneau

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SUGARED + BRONZED Founder & President Courtney Claghorn on Turning $1k Into 40 Locations, Hiring For Humility Over Hype, And The Business Benefits of Breathwork

Courtney Claghorn, Founder and President of SUGARED + BRONZED shares how she transformed a $1,000 side hustle into a 40-location beauty brand spanning seven states. What began as a solution to her frustration with overpriced spray tans is now a brand on track to do $50M in ARR in 2025. In this con…

4x Grammy-Nominated Artist Jewel on Homelessness to 30M Albums Sold, Turning Down a $1M Record Deal, and Viewing Anxiety As An Ally

Jewel went from a busking teenager living in her car to selling 30 million records worldwide—then walked away at the peak of her fame. While the world saw success, she was navigating panic attacks, trauma, and agorophobia. She realized she had broken a promise to herself made years earlier: to beco…

Everyday Dose Founder Jack Savage on the "Caffeine Gene" That Affects 50% of Us, Building 400K Subscribers From His Dad's Garage, and Why Friendships Are Earned

Jack Savage, Founder & CEO of Everyday Dose, built a 400,000-subscriber functional coffee brand from his dad's garage—but not before spending years as "the dumb kid" who needed extra time on tests, wore a suit on planes hoping to meet someone important, and cycled through ADHD medications that left…

Branch Basics Co-Founder Allison Evans on Healing From Chronic Illness, Failing Publicly, and Rebuilding to $50M

Branch Basics Co-Founder Allison Evans shares the story behind one of today's fastest-growing human-safe cleaning brands—serving 240,000+ households and generating $50M annually. What began as Allison's search for answers to debilitating chronic pain in college became the blueprint for a mission-d…

Bloom Nutrition Co-Founder Mari Llewellyn on a $5 PDF to $90M & Target Shelves, Her $1M Sales Day, and IVF as a Health Influencer

Mari Llewellyn, co-founder of Bloom Nutrition, joins The Failure Factor to share the unpolished story behind building a wellness brand that grew from $5 fitness PDFs into a multi-category company selling nationwide at Target, Walmart, and beyond. Mari didn't set out to be an entrepreneur. After hi…

O Positiv Co-Founders Bobby & Brianna Bitton on Getting Banned for Saying "Vagina" and Scaling to a Rumored Ten-Figure Valuation

Brianna Bitton was calling out of work because of her period, and lying about why. Doctors told her to "deal with it." So she and her brother Bobby maxed out every credit card they had to create the first PMS gummy vitamin. Two years and 20+ manufacturer rejections later, they launched FLO. Now O P…

Perfectionism, Shame, and Sudden Loss: A Therapist's Grief Journey with Megan Bruneau

"I think 10-year-old Megan had trouble really believing in herself... I didn't feel really hopeful or optimistic about adulthood, honestly." In this episode of Grief'd Up, host Rebecca Feinglos welcomes Megan Bruneau, therapist, executive coach, Forbes contributor, and host of The Failure Factor p…

Mielle Organics Founder Monique Rodriguez on Losing Her Son and Making History as a Black Woman with a 9-Figure Exit

Monique Rodriguez, Founder & CEO of Mielle Organics, shares how a hobby in her kitchen became a global haircare brand and the highest exit of any Black woman in history. After the devastating loss of her son, Monique turned to social media and haircare as an outlet for grief. What began as sharing…