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Posted: Fri 14th Nov 2025
Welcome to the Small Business Sessions: Founder Fails podcast, brought to you by Enterprise Nation, in collaboration with Hiscox.
In this series, we're sitting down with bold business voices to talk candidly about their biggest fails, unexpected lessons and the power of getting back up.
Expect honest conversations, tales of resilience and real talk from founders who turned mistakes into movement.
In episode four, we're joined by Tom Voller, the co-founder of global creative production agency Dojo Films, who shares the messy realities behind running a creative business.
From early missteps and undercharging to losing major projects and learning to own mistakes publicly, Tom opens up about what failure really looks like in the world of creative entrepreneurship – and why honesty has become his biggest business tool.
Why not knowing what you're doing can be an advantage when building a creative career
How therapy, coaching and community can help founders become resilient
Why publicly owning your failures builds trust with clients and audiences
How honesty online has helped Tom attract new business and find peace with vulnerability
The need for more open conversations about undercharging, ghosting and client challenges in the creative industry
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