352: From Setback to Social Strategy with Raul Cabrera

352: From Setback to Social Strategy with Raul Cabrera

From Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way by Joe Way

April 7, 2026 · 47 min · Episode 352

About this episode

Joe Way and Raul Cabrera discuss the lessons learned from business setbacks and the importance of resilience in leadership.

In this episode of the Higher Ed AV Podcast, Joe Way launches the first installment of a six-part series focused on failure, reinvention, leadership, and personal brand building. Joined by longtime friend Raul Cabrera, president of Miguel Studios in Fort Worth, Texas, Joe goes back to his early Texas days to reflect on a business venture that did not go as planned and the lessons that came from it. What unfolds is an honest conversation about risk, entrepreneurship, accountability, resilience, and how some of life’s hardest setbacks become the very things that shape future success. Joe and Raul revisit how they first met through dance lessons, how that relationship evolved into a business opportunity, and what it was like to be part of an ambitious concept that was simply ahead of its time. From there, the conversation moves into the realities of leadership, including the weight of making decisions that affect other people’s lives, the importance of transparency during difficult times, and the growth that comes from owning your mistakes instead of hiding them. Raul also shares how his own path through ministry, marketing, and entrepreneurship led him to content creation and…

People in this episode

Host: Joe Way

Guest: Raul Cabrera

Topics covered

  • failure
  • reinvention
  • leadership
  • personal brand building
  • entrepreneurship
  • resilience

Keywords

  • business failure
  • entrepreneurship
  • leadership
  • personal branding
  • resilience
  • digital strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Miguel Studios

Places: Fort Worth, Texas, Texas

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