HeyJaredClient Horror Stories
Tales from those on the front lines of dealing with clients. Tales of difficult clients, complex situations, relationship management - and how massive client management problems were solved, and what they learned.
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That time when you get fired five times in nine months… (with Richard Wilmore) (opens the original)
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Today, Our Beloved Host, Morgan Friedman , is joined by Richard Wilmore—Talk Show Host, Game Show Host, Make Your Day Richer Podcast Host, and Producer. He’s here to share a workplace horror story that somehow involved being fired five times in nine months—and still showing up for work afterward. Richard had left what he describes as one of the best jobs of his life to run a clothing store for an eccentric owner who had opened it because his daughter wanted one. The store opened with no internet
That time when your dream remodel becomes a two-year client nightmare… (with Jodi Koch Peterman) (opens the original)
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Jodi Koch Peterman, CEO of Elizabeth Erin Designs , interior designer, and host of the Designing in 5D podcast, shares a client horror story that somehow manages to include a runaway cabinet vendor, a $26,000 glazing mistake, furniture dumped into the ocean, mold, miscommunication, and a project that lasted nearly two years. What began as an exciting whole-house remodel quickly became a perfect storm of problems. The client wanted a dramatic transformation, including a massive "Barbie Dreamhouse
That time when a client promised the world… and left everyone unpaid (with Paul Sweeney) (opens the original)
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Today, Our Beloved Host, Morgan Friedman , is joined by Paul Sweeney, Founder of Pretium Solutions , Chartered Accountant, Business Growth Specialist, and host of The Business Behind Your Business . Paul shares a Client Horror Story about what happens when excitement, urgency, and trust take the place of contracts, structure, and basic business discipline. What begins as a promising opportunity quickly spirals into a company where employees have different promises, two people think they're the C
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