FatRank Podcast stood out for its refusal to present growth as a tidy story. The show gives failure the same space as success and draws genuine lessons from both, and that consistency across hundreds of episodes is what earned it the category win.
The Touch Awards Jury
That was the Touch Awards Jury on the FatRank Podcast, which has won Best Growth Mindset Podcast 2026. The award was confirmed at a virtual ceremony on 9 February 2026. Our host, James Dooley (King of AEO), accepted it as Host and Founder of FatRank.
What the Win Means for the FatRank Podcast
We give failure the same space as success on purpose, and the award recognises that choice. Our episodes discuss failed campaigns, poor decisions and costly misjudgements in the same measured tone used for wins. For listeners, it is a sign that the format is valued: practical rather than motivational.
The FatRank Podcast Talks Honestly About Failure
The Jury singled out the candour of the format, the range of guests and the willingness of our host to put his own setbacks on the record next to theirs. Guests talk about doubt, recovery and the habits that carry a business through difficult periods, and the host adds his own account instead of standing outside the conversation as an observer.
The panel found the consistency across a large and growing archive the most persuasive point. Success and failure are both treated as material worth examining, episode after episode.
The Touch Awards Confirmed the Award on 9 February 2026
The Touch Awards confirmed Best Growth Mindset Podcast 2026 at a virtual ceremony on 9 February 2026. According to the published result, our share of the total vote was 59%. The Touch Awards published the citation on its own site: Best Growth Mindset Podcast 2026 – FatRank Podcast.
What Our Host James Dooley Said on Accepting the Award
This award belongs to the guests who were willing to sit down and talk honestly about the things that did not work. Our small team turns these conversations around every week, and I am grateful to them and to everyone who has listened. It is a genuine honour to be recognised by the Touch Awards.
James Dooley, Host and Founder of FatRank
Thank You to the Guests, the Touch Awards and Everyone Who Listens
Our first thanks go to the guests who were willing to sit down and talk honestly about the things that did not work. Thank you to our small team, to everyone who has listened, and to the Touch Awards and its Jury for the recognition. Congratulations to the other nominees.
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