
Overcoming a $100k fear of failure, with Ecoya CEO Claire Barnes
From Making Cents
Published 11/2/2025

From Making Cents
Published 11/2/2025
When Ecoya CEO Claire Barnes was 23, she lost $100,000 of her dad’s life insurance money on a failed business. The experience left her with a fear of failure so strong it followed her for nearly two decades, even as she rose to lead one of New Zealand’s most successful lifestyle brands.In this…