Debra Chen

Debra is an entrepreneur, and creator, producer, and host of the award-winning podcast, The Great Fail, a true crime-inspired business show that explores some of the most iconic failures in corporate history. The Great Fail is internationally recognized and has reached the Top 10 Charts for “Entrepreneurship” and “Business” categories worldwide, The show has been featured in Forbes, ABC News, Podcast Magazine, Digital Hollywood and recently won Adweek’s 2020 Podcast of the Year awards.

Contributing since March 2021 Pitch care@greyjournal.net

Recent work

Stories by Debra Chen

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Final Buzzer for Modell’s Sporting Goods

On February 21, 2020, Mitchell Modell, CEO of the largest family-owned sporting goods retailer in the United States, went on national TV…

Debra Chen Sep 24 2 min

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The Final Descent For Trump Shuttle

Back in 1989, Trump added a luxury airline to his empire. But in less than 3 years, Trump Shuttle would be seeing…

Debra Chen Aug 30 3 min

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How Pier 1 Imports Sank

In its heyday, Pier 1 Imports had 18,000 employees and over 1,000 stores worldwide, bringing us the most eclectic and quirky array…

Debra Chen Aug 16 2 min

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MoviePass Rolls the Credits

Cinephile and film enthusiast, Stacy Spikes, sought to reinvent the way people watched movies. His answer was MoviePass, a subscription-based service that…

Debra Chen Jul 30 1 min

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United Airlines: Fly The Not-So-Friendly Skies

On April 9, 2017, passengers of United Airlines Flight 3411 watched as aviation officers dragged out a fellow passenger, Dr. David Dao.…

Debra Chen Jun 30 2 min

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How HQ Trivia Crashed

When HQ Trivia went live in 2018, it was an instant hit, generating a tremendous amount of mass appeal and gaining an…

Debra Chen May 20 1 min

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XFL’s Fatal Fumble

When Vince McMahon announced that he would be creating a new football league—a grittier, more violent, and more entertaining version called the…

Debra Chen May 6 1 min

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Archegos Capital, A Greek Tragedy

On March 26, 2021, the financial world awoke to the news that rattled some of Wall Street’s biggest players. To the outside…

Debra Chen Apr 21 1 min

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Kodak: A Missed Moment

Kodak dominated the consumer photography market for over a century and their downfall seems to be obvious in their inability to adapt…

Debra Chen Apr 15 1 min

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Theranos: A Bloody Mess

Theranos’s groundbreaking proprietary technology promised to revolutionize healthcare with just a drop of blood from a finger prick. The company, led by…

Debra Chen Mar 24 1 min

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Borders’ Final Chapter

When Borders was founded in 1971, it was one of the most pioneering companies in the book business, quickly becoming one of…

Debra Chen Mar 18 1 min

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McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook Gets McFire‪d‬

In 2019, McDonald’s fired CEO Steve Easterbrook. What would be uncovered included individual and class-action lawsuits alleging attempted rape

Debra Chen Mar 4 1 min

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GameStop: The Big Short…Squeeze

In January 2021, the world watched as Reddit traders faced off with Wall Street elites in a trading mania over GameStop shares.…

Debra Chen Mar 3 1 min