EP278. When success feels scarier than failure @FormulaBotanicaSchool
EP278. When success feels scarier than failure  @FormulaBotanicaSchool
Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What if the thing holding your indie beauty brand back wasn't failure – but success?

In this episode of Green Beauty Conversations, host Lorraine Dallmeier explores why, for many indie beauty founders, achieving success feels more terrifying than falling short.

We often talk about fear of failure, but rarely do we acknowledge that fear of success can be just as paralysing. In this episode, Lorraine challenges people to think differently about what success means, and how visibility, money, and mindset play into it. Tune in now!





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EP278. When success feels scarier than failure

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