Fail File: Tony Falkenstein ONZM, founder and CEO of Just Life Group

Fail File: Tony Falkenstein ONZM, founder and CEO of Just Life Group
Tony Falkenstein. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Carter
Each fortnight, Victoria Carter speaks to someone about failure and disappointment and what they learned. This week, she talks to Tony Falkenstein, founder and chief executive of Just Life Group. He is an experienced entrepreneur and has received several business awards. He was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame and appointed as an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to business.I was really disappointed when a young man I hoped I could mentor didn’t help himself. I did a reality TV show called Livin...

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