MESSED UP MONDAYS Featuring Vienna Corbett

She took out the loans. She followed the advice. She incorporated the larger company before she had the funds because someone said it was time.

Then she closed it all down.

She’s telling the whole thing at Messed Up Mondays. What building the wrong thing actually cost.

What this month’s Messed Up Mondays is about

Founder stories don’t usually get told this way. Not the failed ones. Not the closed down ones. Not the “I built the whole thing on somebody else’s dream and finally couldn’t do it anymore” ones. Vienna is telling that one anyway.

The advice she took that wasn’t hers. The loans she signed for goals that weren’t hers. The company she incorporated before she had the money because a coach said it was the right move. The morning she realized she was running a business she never really wanted.

And what “starting over” actually looked like on the other side. Not the highlight reel version. The version she almost couldn’t say out loud for years.

What to Expect

• A candid conversation with Vienna Corbett, entrepreneur, speaker, and founder who has built and closed multiple businesses

• The story most founders won’t tell publicly, building the wrong thing on the wrong advice for the wrong reasons

• A live audience Q&A where you can ask the real questions

• Pre and post event networking with a room full of founders, operators, and people doing the work

• Bar and food available throughout the evening

• A reminder that closing down a business isn’t the end of the story. It’s part of it.

About Vienna Corbett

Vienna Corbett is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author. She is the founder of Magic Pixie Entertainment, The Unachievable, and Rise Academy, and has spoken at events including Fuck Up Nights and The Unachievable. Known for her honest storytelling and relatable approach, Vienna is passionate about helping people build lives that actually feel like theirs.

Who this is for

Founders. Operators. Team leads. People running real businesses with real teams and real payroll. Anyone who has taken advice that turned out to be wrong. Anyone who has built something they didn’t really want because someone said it was the smart move. Anyone quietly wondering if the thing they’re building is actually theirs.

Why Messed Up Mondays exists

Most business events celebrate the win. The funding round. The exit. The framework that worked. Messed Up Mondays is the other side of that story. The decisions that cost you a summer. The hires that didn’t work out. The businesses you closed down. The moments you genuinely considered quitting. Because the people who have been there are the only ones who can teach you what to do when you get there too.

Real stories. Real seasons. Real leaders.