Driven To Fail with Sam Smith

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The man who was "The Stainless Steel Carrot" - Driven to Fail w/ Sam Smith, Ep 8 - John Morton

Does ambition make us who we are? Can you ever really see yourself as others do? Around 30 years ago, in middle school, I discovered a book called The Stainless Steel Ca

Apr 4 2023
1 h 10 min

The 200-MPH Psychologist - Driven to Fail w/ Sam Smith, Ep 7 - Ross Bentley

How much can you learn from teaching someone? If you put everything on the line and nearly lost it, would you try again the next day? Ross Bentley is a pioneering driver

Mar 28 2023
1 h 18 min

When life hands you The Onion... peel the layers - Driven to Fail w/ Sam Smith, Ep 6 - John Krewson

If a dream job ends too early, is it still a dream? How would you feel if you had to rebuild your life from one of those ends . . . twice? John Krewson was a founding ed

Mar 21 2023
1 h 06 min

The Man Who Saved The Mustang - Driven to Fail w/ Sam Smith, Ep 5 - John Coletti

What does it mean to really care about what you do? How much should you have to compromise when building something great? A few decades ago, John Coletti made a huge gam

Mar 14 2023
1 h 19 min

Improving Every Day, Even When You Think You're Not - Driven to Fail w/ Sam Smith, Ep 4 - Larry Chen

How long would you fight to build something you believed in? Would the answer change if you had to make it up as you went along? In car photography, Larry Chen is about

Mar 7 2023
1 h 04 min

The Man, the Myth, the 1400-horse Porsche - Driven to Fail w/ Sam Smith, Ep 3 - Betim Berisha

What do you do when a dream isn’t working? Would you leave a big-league life behind for a chance to be happy? Betim Berisha builds race cars out of Porsches. When he was

Feb 28 2023
1 h 19 min

Crashes, Blood, and Learning at 220 MPH - Driven to Fail w/ Sam Smith, Ep 2 - James Hinchcliffe

If you nearly died, would you want to remember it? Would that moment change how you saw your own shortcomings or the loss of a dream job? What if you had to watch an old

Feb 21 2023
1 h 18 min

The Real PR Story Behind Ford Vs. Firestone - Driven to Fail w/ Sam Smith, Ep 1 - Jason Vines

Would you sacrifice your career and reputation to save thousands of people you’ve never met? Faced with the world’s attention, would you tell the truth no matter what? J

Feb 14 2023
1 h 07 min

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#189 ▼ 41 Automotive US

What listeners say

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Sam clearly knows what car people want to talk about but also knows how to create and generate such compelling stories and interviews that if you aren’t inclined to cars whatsoever they’re amazing stories. The fact that they are car related is an addictive bonus! Love this podcast! Sam is great!

JT Akers · Jul 2023

Sam Smith takes car personality interviews to the next level. Incredible quality work with exceptionally insightful conversations. Can’t recommend highly enough.

fueledbymetal · Mar 2023

Heard Jason Cammisa’s interview w the host of this and thought I’d check it out. This is 60 Minutes caliber interviewing. Fantastic.

The best Rover podcast · Apr 2023

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