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  I Hope You Hate It: A Sports Parent's Petty Prayer 08.09.2026 44dk

  Lauren's kids nearly broke her before the first day of school even started. Sydney's nanny, meanwhile, just quit to go perform in The Polar Express.Sydney is back after a few weeks away, and Lauren spends the whole reunion catching her up on the back-to-school wreckage: a five-kid sleepover that was supposed to be “just a couple friends,” a Vitamix running at 4am, a son who wouldn't bend his knees walking to the bus because you cannot “crease the J’s”, a tissue-paper standoff in the stairwell over an ESPN alert, and the horseback riding lessons — courtesy of some very generous in-laws — that Lauren told her daughter, out loud, she hoped she'd hate. (She did not.) Sydney has her own chaos to report: her nanny just quit, again, this time to go perform in The Polar Express, and her four-year-old Ellie has staged a quiet takeover of the family iPad. Add in a five-day, non-overlapping dance company schedule for two of Lauren's kids, a saxophone tryout for jazz band, and a very strong opinion about the iPad's usefulness five years in, and you've got a full accounting of what the end of summer actually cost both households.Also this episode:The tissue paper stairwell incident that ended with a missing roll of paper towels and an ESPN alertWhy Lauren's son's brand new Air Jordans almost came with a walking injuryThe light-up Sketchers currently serving time in Sydney's “back to school jail”What happens when your nanny's next job is performing in The Polar Express (and the cheapest way to catch the “real Santa” at Radio City this Christmas)A Chick-fil-A waffle fry that received a full standing ovationThe “save of the week” segment we are officially stealing from Full Stack Moms (hi, Shannon and Mallory)Timestamps:00:00:00  Back from a few weeks apart00:02:23  Solo parenting weekend recap00:04:43  The iPad, five years later: still useless00:09:13  The tissue paper stairwell incident00:12:44  Sketchers serving time in “back to school jail”00:14:12  You cannot crease the Jays00:18:36  Five kids, one sleepover, one Vitamix at 4am00:21:16  The nanny quit again — hello, Polar Express00:24:41  I hope you hate it: the horseback riding edition00:26:44  The dance company schedule that requires a driver00:33:16  The box is not PreCheck00:38:44  Stealing “save of the week” from Full Stack MomsFollow Pretty Funny Business on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/pretty-funny-businessSubscribe on Substack: http://www.prettyfunnybusiness.comLeave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen — it genuinely helps the little podcast.----- We got you $150 off registration for MAICON this year! Use code PRETTYFUNNY150 at checkout.Register at MAICON.aiDates: October 13 to 15, 2026Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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  Is He Trash? Vol. 4: He Runs the AI BS Team 11.08.2026 37dk

  Josh spent one afternoon at a work conference, wandered past a tattoo booth, looked down at his own calf, and decided this was the moment. That decision brought his total to three tattoos in three years, with zero regrets.This episode is Volume 4 of Is He Trash?, and the subject is Josh Lucas, who leads a team at Workato that everyone now calls the AI BS team — short for AI Business Solutions, a name they picked before anyone heard it out loud. Josh walks us through what the job actually is (a lot of Workato customer meetings, a lot of flights out of a one-gate airport in Redding, California), then gets into the story that earns him his verdict: getting a real, permanent tattoo at a conference booth, connected through a customer named Julz whose husband happened to be the one holding the needle. Three tats and zero regrets later, Josh also gets into his complicated relationship with LinkedIn, where his attempts at professional posts keep turning into the exact content he says he hates.Also this episodeHow Josh's team accidentally named itself after profanityThe item Josh found in his laptop bag days after a work trip that he’s having a hard time explainingWhat a good conference booth actually needs to pull a crowd (hint: it's not brochures)The LinkedIn post that made Josh declare a personal missionA tissue box that changed how one family decides what's for dinnerThe middle school metal band Josh turned down, and why he still thinks about itTimestamps00:00:00 — Cold open00:05:19 — Meet Josh: “I identify as trash”00:08:48 — The AI BS team name reveal00:12:15 — What the job actually involves00:13:03 — Redding airport and United status life00:17:49 — The tattoo booth story begins00:19:09 — The Julz connection and Onyx Tattoos00:22:13 — What makes a good conference booth00:23:25 — The personality hire party00:24:23 — The candy cigarette mystery00:30:12 — Updating the LinkedIn photo00:33:22 — The LinkedIn posts Josh hates writing00:38:20 — Saying yes to everything (and the middle school band regret)00:40:37 — AI BS, LinkedIn, and “trying to be a real boy”00:42:39 — The verdictLinksFollow Pretty Funny Business on LinkedInSubscribe on SubstackMOps-Apalooza / Marketing Ops communityLeave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen — it genuinely helps the little podcast.
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  Is He Trash? Vol. 3: Ethan Thomas (Our New CEO) Is a Zero 28.07.2026 46dk

  Ethan Thomas came on the show billed as a zero on the trash scale. He left as the CEO of EMMIE Collective.Vol. 3 of Is He Trash? Was supposed to be a straightforward, is-he-trash episode with our growth advisor turned first male hire, Ethan Thomas. Then Lauren hijacked it three minutes in to announce EMMIE's next chapter: Ethan is now CEO, and Lauren is moving into the CMO seat she's clearly been auditioning for since episode one.Once the news is out, we get into everything you'd expect from an actual Is He Trash? Episode: Ethan's path through Cisco, Citrix, and Pure Storage (where he and Lauren first met, on opposite sides of the table), the Harvard Business School mentor who told him he was too serious, and a full audit of how badly he's adjusted to working inside a company that is, in his own words, “taking down the patriarchy every day.” Spoiler: not well. Also not badly enough to earn a single trash point.Also this episode:Why “unc” is apparently the meanest thing you can call a man.The tandem bike metaphor that somehow predicted EMMIE's entire hiring strategy.A full inventory of everyone's liquid protein intake, and what “your body weight in grams” actually means.The straw incident.Why “calm and friendly authority” was a compliment in 2019 and an accusation now.The two-letter acronym Ethan still can't say out loud.The merch order that made him laugh off-camera.Timestamps00:00:00 — Cold open: the announcement, no context00:00:02 — Welcome back, meet “unc” Ethan00:04:17 — Is He Trash? Vol. 3 begins, Ethan's a zero00:04:34 — Big news: Ethan is EMMIE's new CEO00:08:19 — On being EMMIE's first male hire00:10:31 — Ethan's path: Cisco, Citrix, Pure Storage00:16:03 — The business model pitch, and a tandem bike joke that's really a strategy shift00:17:42 — Liquid protein, baby formula, and beef bone powder00:22:01 — Straw-gate00:25:07 — Things Ethan Has Said00:29:11 — The merch order Ethan laughed at off-camera00:32:15 — Reporting Live From Girl Dinner, and more on EMMIE's next chapter00:34:15 — “Calm and friendly authority” vs. “you're just writing a skit”00:37:26 — The acronym Ethan still can't say00:39:28 — The most unexpected ASMR confession yet00:42:47 — Trad agency, and other things Ethan definitely did not mean to sayLinksFollow Pretty Funny Business on LinkedInSubscribe on Substack: www.prettyfunnybusiness.comLeave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen — it genuinely helps the little podcast.
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  Is He Trash? Vol. 2: Alexander DeMoulin Defends Himself 15.07.2026 45dk

  Alexander DeMoulin got fired from two sales jobs, moved into his mom's unfinished basement in Portland, and somehow ended up giving a conference talk called “Are You Trash?” So obviously we had to have him on for Vol. 2.Alexander is Director of Revenue Operations at Fin (formerly Intercom, now officially a Salesforce company — the acquisition was announced three weeks before we recorded this).He's also an EMMIE client, which he'll tell you he became not because of a pitch deck but because he thought Lauren and Sydney were funny, DM'd them for a replacement MQL t-shirt from the first-ever MOps-Apalooza, and ended up in a full vendor evaluation. We talk about the ongoing branded-swag challenge no vendor has fully won (Clay came closest with a leotard, though it was not the thong that was requested), the case for vibe-coding your own martech stack versus paying people who actually maintain it, and the two sales jobs Alexander got fired from before he found his way into ops — the story that eventually became the “Are You Trash?” talk that partly inspired this whole series.Also this episode:The correct pronunciation of “DeMoulin” involves a 1914 Supreme Court intellectual property case and marching band uniformsWhy “Alexander,” “Alex,” and “Alec” caused a full identity crisis at a work eventThe Slack channel names that make the MQL pipeline sound like a girl groupWhat “Stressica Jessica” and “Thirstina Aguilera” have to do with lead scoringThe actual reason nobody makes ruffle socks anymoreWhy Alexander thinks AI is going to make human-to-human skills more valuable, not less00:00:00 — Cold open00:00:24 — Welcome, guest intro, and an early prediction on the trash verdict00:01:57 — The Alexander / Alex / Alec identity crisis00:04:51 — An Ancestry.com deep-dive into the DeMoulin family and a 1914 Supreme Court case00:07:17 — How Alexander actually became an EMMIE client00:12:15 — The “recent outcome”: Fin's acquisition by Salesforce00:13:32 — Turning around the Titanic: inside Intercom's culture reset00:17:37 — The branded swag challenge, and the leotard that missed the assignment00:20:13 — Vibe-coding your own martech stack (and why that's job security for everyone else)00:27:37 — MQL girls, outbound girls, and lead-scoring personas with better names than yours00:30:23 — Fired from two sales jobs, back to his mom's basement in Portland00:35:09 — The “Are You Trash?” talk that helped inspire this series00:38:20 — Rebuilding trust after striking out three times, and sharing that story at Clay's Sculpt Conference00:42:46 — Where AI actually fits into the future of ops jobs00:45:19 — Final verdictFollow Pretty Funny Business on LinkedInSubscribe on SubstackMOps-Apalooza / Marketing Ops CommunityLeave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen — it genuinely helps the little podcast.
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  Is He Trash? Vol. 1: James Leedom 30.06.2026 40dk

  If a salesperson calls you three times in one minute, calls back after you answer and tell them to stop, and then calls you again — and your takeaway is that Sydney should just pick up the phone — you might be the problem. This episode, we put that energy on trial.James Leedom is back. He joined us with approximately one hour's notice, from the Adobe office in New York City, on his vacation. That's either dedication or a character flaw — we spent the episode figuring out which. The verdict is in: not holistically trash, but there's a garnish situation happening.But before we got to James, Sydney had a developing story. She posted about getting triple-called — three calls in under a minute from the same sales number — and the LinkedIn comments absolutely lost the plot. Salespeople defending the practice, commenters insisting she should just answer, one person threatening to call all of her top-of-funnel. We broke down the four categories of people who showed up in those comments, discussed what AI dialers have to do with any of this (nothing, actually), and revisited the time Sydney ended up on the LinkedIn Lunatics subreddit. Turns out Lauren was on there first. Nobody noticed.Also this episode:The free spirit man taxonomy — what it means to be unbothered by the paper, and who is quietly funding that lifestyle Sephora is girls' Bass Pro Shop. Hockey is the boy aquarium. The Venn diagram was completed. James tells a dream. He was given multiple exits. He took none of them.The British English crisis: "pants" is not trousers, and this changes everything about the proposed series title.A compostable cup lid situation that accidentally explains every perpetual Salesforce sync error you have ever suffered throughTimestamps00:01:30 — Welcome back (virtually). James is on vacation at the Adobe office.00:03:00 — Sydney's background. An inventory is taken.00:06:00 — Sephora is girls' Bass Pro Shop. Hockey is the boy aquarium.00:08:00 — Is He Trash? The game is explained. The evidence is reviewed.00:13:30 — The free spirit man. What he is. Who is financing him.00:16:40 — The triple call. Sydney's LinkedIn post. The developing story.00:18:00 — The four categories of people in those comments.00:19:30 — The time a webinar provider called five times in two minutes. During infant daycare hours.00:22:00 — AI dialers, the mental health emergency page, and a commenter threatening to call top-of-funnel.00:25:30 — Thought leaders vs. loss leaders. Where PFB lands.00:27:00 — London trip preview. British English. The pants problem.00:33:40 — Dreams segment. James had one. We gave him outs.00:37:20 — B2B marketing lesson: the compostable cup lid saga and what it has to do with your Salesforce sync error.00:40:45 — Final verdict: James Leedom is not holistically trash. Trash is a garnish. A topping.LinksFollow Pretty Funny Business on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/pretty-funny-businessSubscribe on Substack: www.prettyfunnybusiness.comLeave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen — it genuinely helps the little podcast.
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  The Cartel Canceled Our Work Trip (So We Went to Medieval Times) 16.06.2026 39dk

  The work trip was supposed to be Playa del Carmen. Then a cartel leader was murdered, the US Embassy issued a warning, someone was already flying in from Lisbon, and Lauren had 72 hours to make a call on behalf of everyone. She pivoted to Orlando. The Airbnb in Mexico couldn't refund them. They ended up at Medieval Times. The chicken was fine. The horses were a problem.This week Lauren and Sydney are back from EMMIE's third annual consultant retreat —which was supposed to be Mexico, became Orlando, and ended with the entire team eating roast chicken with their hands in front of jousting knights. Along the way: new travel crimes are added to the canon, EMMIE hired its first man (Ethan, a growth advisor who wrote "Dick" on a Miro board without understanding why), and Leslie Douglas joins the sales team after the most chaotic non-interview in company history.Also this episode:• A new travel crime category: women are not immune, and cuticles on a plane floor are unforgivable• Sydney's seatmate in first class had a 30oz cold brew, a misogynist vocabulary, and four bathroom trips — in that order• Ethan has explained accrual-based accounting to Lauren no fewer than ten times. She understands it for exactly 30 minutes each time.• Ethan said "connective tissue" in a meeting and did the hand gesture. Lauren and Sydney were not okay.• Leslie hand-programmed NFC keychains for every consultant that tap through to each person's LinkedIn profile. She has been on the team for six weeks.• The Slackies: a surprise award ceremony built from a full year of Slack messages, featuring 50 certificates including Most Sympathetic to Robots, Most Dubious Units of Measurement, and a three-way tie for Most Flirtatious with the Marketo Product Roadmap• Medieval Times: recommended once, never again, the same knight wins every time, and $90 a ticket puts you in the nosebleeds which is exactly where you want to be.Timestamps:• 00:00:01 — Intro: the work trip recap begins• 00:00:54 — Travel crimes: returning offenses and new additions• 00:01:49 — New crime: cuticles on a plane floor• 00:02:30 — Sydney's first class seatmate and the 30oz cold brew• 00:07:55 — The real travel crime: the cartel cancels Mexico• 00:11:00 — The pivot to Orlando and the stress of making thecall• 00:14:18 — Introducing Ethan: EMMIE's first hire who is a man• 00:17:07 — What Ethan has taught them, and what Lauren still doesn't fully understand• 00:21:40 — Ethan's corporate vocabulary: leakage, connective tissue, meat space• 00:24:38 — The Big Deck Energy origin story and what Ethan wrote on the Miro board• 00:28:28 — Modesty departs; Leslie Douglas joins after a fake blind date interview• 00:32:20 — The NFC keychains; the Slackies award ceremony• 00:34:37 — Medieval Times: the team, the chicken, the horses, the verdictLinks:Follow Pretty Funny Business on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/pretty-funny-businessSubscribe on Substack: www.prettyfunnybusiness.comMarketing Ops community: https://marketingops.com/Leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen — it genuinely helps the little podcast.
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  AI Is Just Digital Transformation in a Trench Coat 02.06.2026 43dk

  Turns out the thing AI can’t do is blow dry your hair. Or hold your popcorn at a Cavs game. The robots have officially started posting job listings for humans — they’re calling us the “meatspace” — and Lauren and Sydney have opinions.This episode is their seasonal take on AI: what it actually looks like to build something useful with it (Sydney built three agents, including one that reads Fathom call transcripts and drafts sales follow-up emails without being asked), why buying a composable AI tech stack is basically cutting the cable cord and ending up with more streaming subscriptions than you started with, and why you absolutely cannot give admin access to someone just because they look like they can hold their popcorn.Also: the cloud vs. on-prem history lesson nobody asked for but everybody needed, a platform called Rental Human where AI agents are the ones posting bounties, and the argument that “return to office” should be rebranded “return to on-prem.”Also this episode:• The word “digital transformation” once meant nothing to Sydney and she just faked it until it made sense — sound familiar?• Sydney's three-agent build: what each one does, what it replaced, and the one job it definitely did not replace• Composable AI tech stacks explained via cutting the cable cord, and why you’re going to end up paying more than cable• The AI pervert problem: what to do if you have one on your team, and why you cannot fire them• A platform where AI posts bounties for humans to complete — and yes, they called us the “meatspace”• A Vegas dream involving a limo, a forehead injury, and a roommate who was “at pancake breakfast, don’t worry about me.”• What dropping popcorn all over a Cleveland Cavaliers team shop taught Lauren about admin accessTimestamps00:00:01 — Welcome to Pretty Funny Business / seasonal AI take begins00:01:00 — Cloud vs. on-prem: the origin story, and why “return to office” should be “return to on-prem”00:04:05 — Sydney’s introduction to “digital transformation” and the art of pretending to understand it00:09:02 — AI is just the new digital transformation, and what marketing ops needs to do about it00:11:55 — Lauren’s three agents: the build, the workflow, and the job it did (and didn’t) replace00:18:30 — The Rube Goldberg AI workflow problem and the marble run that’s actually a failure00:20:47 — Composable AI tech stacks: Lego pieces, cable cord cutting, and the streaming subscription trap00:28:14 — The AI pervert on your team: identify, protect, document, do not fire00:30:18 — Rental Human: the platform where AI agents are posting bounties for humans00:32:01 — “Meat space”: what the robots are calling us and why00:35:34 — Dream segment: eight days in Vegas, a limo, a forehead, and pancake breakfast00:37:45 — B2B marketing lesson: the Cavs game, the popcorn, and admin access00:41:50 — Outro / bounty hunter applications openLinksFollow Pretty Funny Business on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/showcase/pretty-funny-business/Subscribe on Substackhttps://www.prettyfunnybusiness.com/podcastLeave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen — it genuinely helps the little podcast.
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  LinkedIn Lunatics: The Bodysuit Layer Debate, Bad LinkedIn Takes, and Sydney's Most Embarrassing Moment 19.05.2026 40dk

  Pretty Funny Business | S4E02 — "We Made LinkedIn Lunatics (One of Us Did)"LinkedIn is a gift that keeps on giving — and this week, it gave us a lot. Sydney's viral bodysuit/tights/skort/underwear order-of-operations post has officially been featured on the LinkedIn Lunatics subreddit, and we are processing this together in real time. (Lauren was present and claims total innocence. The evidence suggests otherwise.)From there, we dig into the LinkedIn Lunatics mailbag: a man who thinks holding a baby is women's peak state of relaxation, a 25-year-old being told not to take a sabbatical to Thailand, someone who looks like Bad Bunny (maybe), and the eternal question — is this post a thought leader, a loss leader, or just a LinkedIn lunatic?Also this episode:The "does this post survive the group chat?" test for all LinkedIn contentA dream about Tinder, a dream about Grindr, and a dream about vibe coding at the gymWhether lavalier microphones should ever be hand-held (a heated debate)How abdominal surgery, a migraine, and an eye patch taught us something about B2B marketingThe describe-your-job-in-three-words challenge (the blockchain data one is sending us)If you've ever looked at your LinkedIn feed and thought "why is this here" — this episode is for you.Timestamps:00:02:18 — Thought leaders vs. loss leaders vs. LinkedIn lunatics: a taxonomy00:05:25 — Sydney's post goes viral on LinkedIn Lunatics (the grief cycle begins)00:08:35 — The bodysuit/tights/skort/underwear order of operations, explained00:11:25 — The comments section: supportive men, sales bros, and Kimmy saves the day00:16:08 — LinkedIn lunatics mailbag: women's "peak state," Thailand sabbatical, Bad Bunny00:24:59 — Lunatic mailbag continues: lavalier mics, potion polls, cat in a toga00:34:33 — Vibe coding at the gym: dream or nightmare?00:36:19 — Bodies, Pilates, and surgery (the eye patch story)00:41:38 — In conclusion: keep people on their toes, especially on LinkedInLinks:Follow Pretty Funny Business on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/pretty-funny-businessSubscribe on Substack: www.prettyfunnybusiness.comLinkedIn Lunatics subreddit: r/LinkedInLunaticsLeave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen — it genuinely helps the little podcast.
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  Ball Pit Dreams 05.05.2026 37dk

  Sydney and Lauren kick off Season 4 with a full recap of MOpsapalooza — including the legend of Lady Effington, a ball pit that became more hot tub than pool party, a slide that lasted approximately five seconds before the fire marshal intervened, and some deeply anonymous corporate confessions. Plus: what a four-year-old's encounter with the mayor of New York can teach you about B2B marketing. It was all just a dream, obviously.
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  Professionalism Is Fake: Zoom Etiquette, Makeup Rules & Work-From-Home Myths 06.01.2026 37dk

  Welcome to the final episode of Season 3 of Pretty Funny Business! Today’s topic? Professionalism.What is it? Who decides what counts? And why did we all buy day-to-night outfits in 2012 even though we were going absolutely nowhere at night?We break down: Why “professionalism” is mostly made-up Zoom etiquette we all pretend to follow (camera on? makeup? …internet?) The remote-work dress code nobody asked for Day-to-night fashion and the lies magazines told us Makeup expectations, gender double-standards & office culture Our most unprofessional moments with clients (in a cute way)If you work from home, show up to Zoom in a hoodie, or have ever been judged for not wearing makeup — this one’s for you.📲 Connect with us:Lauren → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenaquilinoSydney → https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneymulligan👗 Try Nuuly and get $30 off your first rentalNuuly – Sydney’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/sydney9937Nuuly – Lauren’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/lauren42247🛠 Tools we swear by (affiliate links – we earn a small commission):Fathom for meeting notes: https://fathom.video/?source=agencypartners&ps_partner_key=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQ&ps_xid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gsxid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gspk=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQAirtable to manage workflows: https://airtable.com/invite/r/NHkCkkSDRun your whole business like a pro with Google Workspace: https://workspace.google.com/landing/partners/referral/gws2/?utm_source=sign-up&utm_medium=affiliatereferral&utm_campaign=apps-referral-program&utm_content=9KKCZ0C📧 Want to work with us? Find out more at https://www.emmieco.com/
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  12 Days of Pretty Funny Holidays 🎁 Gifts & End-of-Season Confessions 23.12.2025 32dk

  Welcome to our 3rd annual 12 Days of Pretty Funny Holidays!In today’s special holiday episode, we exchange 12 chaotic, heartfelt, and wildly unserious “gifts” inspired by the year we've just survived together. From Chick-fil-A nugget ice to golf meltdowns to protein-based baby formula to flight upgrades… this is our peak business-girlie holiday energy.We talk: The tradition of our 12 Days gift exchange How we somehow made 16 full video podcast episodes this year Nugget ice discourse Golf, husbands, and the Real Reason men love “being outside” Our obsession with baby-formula-tier protein 2025 client wishlists And just nearly wrapping Season 3 with a whole lot of gratitude📲 Connect with us:Lauren → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenaquilinoSydney → https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneymulligan👗 Try Nuuly and get $30 off your first rentalNuuly – Sydney’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/sydney9937Nuuly – Lauren’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/lauren42247🛠 Tools we swear by (affiliate links – we earn a small commission):Fathom for meeting notes: https://fathom.video/?source=agencypartners&ps_partner_key=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQ&ps_xid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gsxid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gspk=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQAirtable to manage workflows: https://airtable.com/invite/r/NHkCkkSDRun your whole business like a pro with Google Workspace: https://workspace.google.com/landing/partners/referral/gws2/?utm_source=sign-up&utm_medium=affiliatereferral&utm_campaign=apps-referral-program&utm_content=9KKCZ0C📧 Want to work with us? Find out more at https://www.emmieco.com/
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  Business Travel Crimes We’re Not Tolerating in 2026 (Feet, Flossing, & First Class) 16.12.2025 40dk

  Business travel sounds glamorous… until you’re a mom on a “staycation,” someone’s kid has strep, and the man next to you on the plane takes off his shoes like he’s at a spa.In today’s episode of Pretty Funny Business, we’re unpacking the real rules of traveling for work — from mom guilt to Medallion status to the absolute travel crimes happening on airplanes.We’re talking: - Business travel as working moms - The chaos of packing, childcare, and 45-minute “commutes” - Plane etiquette red flags (FEET. FLOSSING. WHY.) - Airplane punishments we think should be federal law - Platinum Medallion status (and why this is the feminist win of the year) - Why it’s always the white men in first class - The travel schedule & routine behind PFBIf you’ve ever flown next to someone shoeless, clueless, or flossing mid-flight… this one’s for you. 😘📲 Connect with us:Lauren → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenaquilinoSydney → https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneymulligan👗 Try Nuuly and get $30 off your first rentalNuuly – Sydney’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/sydney9937Nuuly – Lauren’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/lauren42247🛠 Tools we swear by (affiliate links – we earn a small commission):Fathom for meeting notes: https://fathom.video/?source=agencypartners&ps_partner_key=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQ&ps_xid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gsxid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gspk=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQAirtable to manage workflows: https://airtable.com/invite/r/NHkCkkSDRun your whole business like a pro with Google Workspace: https://workspace.google.com/landing/partners/referral/gws2/?utm_source=sign-up&utm_medium=affiliatereferral&utm_campaign=apps-referral-program&utm_content=9KKCZ0C📧 Want to work with us? Find out more at https://www.emmieco.com/
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  We Rehearsed 100 Times… and Still Raw-Dogged It Onstage 02.12.2025 32dk

  In this episode of Pretty Funny Business, we’re taking you behind the scenes of our very first LIVE podcast performed onstage at Marketing Ops Spring Fling in front of hundreds of unsuspecting B2B professionals.We break down: - How our “brilliant idea” of doing a LIVE podcast at a B2B conference actually happened - Why we rehearsed more for this than anything in our entire careers - The saga of transporting a giant flip chart across the country - What we learned from hiring a comedian to help us write a scriptIf you’ve ever prepped for a conference talk, tried to be funny onstage, or attempted to riff without a plan… this one’s for you.📲 Connect with us:Lauren → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenaquilinoSydney → https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneymulligan👗 Try Nuuly and get $30 off your first rentalNuuly – Sydney’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/sydney9937Nuuly – Lauren’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/lauren42247🛠 Tools we swear by (affiliate links – we earn a small commission):Fathom for meeting notes: https://fathom.video/?source=agencypartners&ps_partner_key=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQ&ps_xid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gsxid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gspk=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQAirtable to manage workflows: https://airtable.com/invite/r/NHkCkkSDRun your whole business like a pro with Google Workspace: https://workspace.google.com/landing/partners/referral/gws2/?utm_source=sign-up&utm_medium=affiliatereferral&utm_campaign=apps-referral-program&utm_content=9KKCZ0C📧 Want to work with us? Find out more at https://www.emmieco.com/
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  Corporate Buzzwords, Cancellable Takes, & Mining Cryptocurrency 18.11.2025 35dk

  Are you guilty of saying “let’s circle back,” “per my last email,” or “let’s take this offline”? 👀 In this episode of Pretty Funny Business, we’re calling ourselves and everyone else out for the ridiculous corporate jargon we can’t stop using...even when we swear we hate it.From “CTL (Close The Loop)” to “flagging this for visibility”, we unpack why these phrases exist, what they really mean, and how they somehow became a weird form of corporate bonding.In this episode:- The psychology behind office slang (and why it’s secretly team-building)- The worst offenders: “per my last email,” “circle back,” “let’s table that,” and more- A new round of “Buzzword Blitz”: aka, the ultimate jargon showdown💼 Whether you’re crafting (sorry, making) an email or aligning internally, this one’s for you.👇 Comment below: What’s your most hated piece of corporate jargon?📲 Connect with us:Lauren → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenaquilinoSydney → https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneymulligan👗 Try Nuuly and get $30 off your first rentalNuuly – Sydney’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/sydney9937Nuuly – Lauren’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/lauren42247🛠 Tools we swear by (affiliate links – we earn a small commission):Fathom for meeting notes: https://fathom.video/?source=agencypartners&ps_partner_key=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQ&ps_xid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gsxid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gspk=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQAirtable to manage workflows: https://airtable.com/invite/r/NHkCkkSDRun your whole business like a pro with Google Workspace: https://workspace.google.com/landing/partners/referral/gws2/?utm_source=sign-up&utm_medium=affiliatereferral&utm_campaign=apps-referral-program&utm_content=9KKCZ0C📧 Want to work with us? Find out more at https://www.emmieco.com/
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  How We Hired Backwards & Built the Perfect Team 04.11.2025 31dk

  Ever wondered how small businesses grow without following the “traditional” hiring rules? In this episode of Pretty Funny Business, we dive deep into the terrifying—but ultimately rewarding—process of hiring for the first time. From manifesting the right team to navigating sales growth and onboarding virtual assistants, learn how we scaled our business while staying true to our unique culture.We're Talking:The fear of hiring for the first timeHow we used fractional support to fill gapsBackwards hiring: finding the right people firstManaging freelancers and growing your teamLessons from red flags in hiringCreating a team that fits your company culture🔗 Mentioned in this Episode:Outsourced Doers (Virtual Assistant support) https://go.doneverse.com/refer-a-friend/?first_name=Lauren&last_name=Aquilino&email=lauren%40emmieco.com&email=lauren%40emmieco.com&mobile=~Contact.&mobile=~Contact.&inf_contact_key=b16df14c44d4436a6b9bc3627f1fd97c7e470d92b8b75168d98a0b8cac0e9c09📲 Connect with us:Lauren → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenaquilinoSydney → https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneymulligan👗 Try Nuuly and get $30 off your first rentalNuuly – Sydney’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/sydney9937Nuuly – Lauren’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/lauren42247🛠 Tools we swear by (affiliate links – we earn a small commission):Fathom for meeting notes: https://fathom.video/?source=agencypartners&ps_partner_key=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQ&ps_xid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gsxid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gspk=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQAirtable to manage workflows: https://airtable.com/invite/r/NHkCkkSDRun your whole business like a pro with Google Workspace: https://workspace.google.com/landing/partners/referral/gws2/?utm_source=sign-up&utm_medium=affiliatereferral&utm_campaign=apps-referral-program&utm_content=9KKCZ0C📧 Want to work with us? Find out more at https://www.emmieco.com/
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  Systems, Snacks & Spicy Brains: Neurodivergent at Work 14.10.2025 32dk

  What happens when your brain just… doesn’t do things the “normal” way? In this episode, Sydney and Lauren open up about their ADHD diagnoses, how that’s shaped their work lives, and all the strange, funny, and frustrating ways neurodivergence shows up day-to-day.In this episode, they break down what it’s really like to navigate office systems, endless meetings, and brain chaos when your neurodivergent mind doesn’t quite fit the corporate mold. We’re talking:The many (mis)diagnoses before landing on ADHDWhy medication feels like discovering a cheat codeRejection sensitivity dysphoria (aka why one email can ruin your week)Demand avoidance, face blindness, and other quirks people don’t talk about enoughSurviving corporate life while neurodivergentThis isn’t medical advice, just real experiences, some laughs, and maybe a little validation if you’ve ever thought “wow, my brain makes no sense.” Spoiler: you’re not alone.Connect with us:Lauren → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenaquilinoSydney → https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneymulligan👗 Try Nuuly and get $30 off your first rentalNuuly – Sydney’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/sydney9937Nuuly – Lauren’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/lauren42247🛠 Tools we swear by (affiliate links – we earn a small commission):Fathom for meeting notes: https://fathom.video/?source=agencypartners&ps_partner_key=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQ&ps_xid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gsxid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gspk=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQAirtable to manage workflows: https://airtable.com/invite/r/NHkCkkSDRun your whole business like a pro with Google Workspace: https://workspace.google.com/landing/partners/referral/gws2/?utm_source=sign-up&utm_medium=affiliatereferral&utm_campaign=apps-referral-program&utm_content=9KKCZ0C📧 Want to work with us? Find out more at https://www.emmieco.com/Episode Description (YouTube):What’s it really like to navigate work while neurodivergent? Sydney and Lauren get candid about living and working with ADHD— and how their brains both help and sabotage them in hilarious, frustrating, and surprisingly relatable ways.From face blindness to rejection sensitivity to that specific rage when someone tells you to do something you’re already doing… they're breaking down the neurodivergent experience at work (no medical jargon, just real talk).Timestamps: 00:00 Disclaimer we definitely need 02:00 ADHD, autism screenings, and misdiagnosis fun 06:00 Why meds can feel like a life hack 10:00 Rejection sensitivity dysphoria (aka why that one mistake keeps you up all night) 14:00 Demand avoidance and face blindness stories 19:00 Corporate life through a neurodivergent lensIf you’ve ever wondered whether your “bad horse” moments are actually “excellent zebra” ones, you’ll relate.Connect with us:Lauren → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenaquilinoSydney → https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneymulligan👗 Try Nuuly and get $30 off your first rentalNuuly – Sydney’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/sydney9937Nuuly – Lauren’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/lauren42247🛠 Tools we swear by (affiliate links – we earn a small commission):Fathom for meeting notes: https://fathom.video/?source=agencypartners&ps_partner_key=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQ&ps_xid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gsxid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gspk=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQAirtable to manage workflows: https://airtable.com/invite/r/NHkCkkSDRun your whole business like a pro with Google Workspace: https://workspace.google.com/landing/partners/referral/gws2/?utm_source=sign-up&utm_medium=affiliatereferral&utm_campaign=apps-referral-program&utm_content=9KKCZ0C🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe!📧 Want to work with us? Find out more at https://www.emmieco.com/
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  Corporate Cults, Meetings That Could’ve Been Emails & Millennial Memes 30.09.2025 37dk

  You’ve sat through a meeting that could’ve been an email… and wondered why it felt so painfully unnecessary. Yeah. That’s this episode.We’re talking corporate rituals, long daily standups, and the weird, quasi-religious energy of your typical office gathering. If you’ve ever wondered whether your calendar is a sacred text, this one’s for you.In this episode, we: ✨ Debate whether corporate meetings are more like religion or a cult ✨ Share our worst “Groundhog Day” meeting stories (you know, the ones you live over and over) ✨ Explore the trauma of 90-minute standups that accomplish… nothing ✨ Recommend replacing meetings with Loom videos whenever possible ✨ Laugh at ourselves and our obsession with calendar boundariesBasically, if your work life feels like an endless series of meetings that don’t accomplish anything, hit play.Connect with us:Lauren → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenaquilinoSydney → https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneymulligan👗 Try Nuuly and get $30 off your first rentalNuuly – Sydney’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/sydney9937Nuuly – Lauren’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/lauren42247🛠 Tools we swear by (affiliate links – we earn a small commission):Fathom for meeting notes: https://fathom.video/?source=agencypartners&ps_partner_key=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQ&ps_xid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gsxid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gspk=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQAirtable to manage workflows: https://airtable.com/invite/r/NHkCkkSDRun your whole business like a pro with Google Workspace: https://workspace.google.com/landing/partners/referral/gws2/?utm_source=sign-up&utm_medium=affiliatereferral&utm_campaign=apps-referral-program&utm_content=9KKCZ0C🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe!📧 Want to work with us? Find out more at https://www.emmieco.com/
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  What Is Marketing Ops? (Explained Like You’re 5) 19.09.2025 34dk

  You know that moment when someone at a party (or, like, your mom) asks what you do for a living… and suddenly your job sounds fake? Yeah. That’s this episode.We’re talking about how we explain our work in marketing ops to parents, kindergarten teachers, Sephora managers, and anyone else who didn’t accidentally fall into this career path with us. (Shoutout to our friends who listen even though they have zero idea what we’re saying. Love you, mean it.)In this episode, we: ✨ Try to describe ops like we’re six years old (cartoons and kitchen tools included) ✨ Rapid-fire define acronyms that make normal humans’ brains melt (MQL, SLA, RevOps, all the hits) ✨ Bond over the trauma of being “the email person” forever ✨ Laugh at our own jokes (as always)Basically, if your eyes glaze over every time someone says “system sync” but you still want to hang with us, this is your episode.Drop your favorite made-up acronym in the comments, because clearly we don’t have enough already. 🙃Connect with us:Lauren → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenaquilinoSydney → https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneymulligan👗 Try Nuuly and get $30 off your first rentalNuuly – Sydney’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/sydney9937Nuuly – Lauren’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/lauren42247🛠 Tools we swear by (affiliate links – we earn a small commission):Fathom for meeting notes: https://fathom.video/?source=agencypartners&ps_partner_key=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQ&ps_xid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gsxid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gspk=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQAirtable to manage workflows: https://airtable.com/invite/r/NHkCkkSDRun your whole business like a pro with Google Workspace: https://workspace.google.com/landing/partners/referral/gws2/?utm_source=sign-up&utm_medium=affiliatereferral&utm_campaign=apps-referral-program&utm_content=9KKCZ0C🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe!📧 Want to work with us? Find out more at https://www.emmieco.com/
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  Sales & Marketing Alignment: Can’t Live With ‘Em, Can’t SLA Without ‘Em 26.08.2025 30dk

  Sales and marketing— they’re supposed to be on the same team, but too often it feels like they’re speaking entirely different languages. In this episode of Pretty Funny Business, Lauren and Sydney break down the real reasons alignment is so tricky, why SLAs actually matter, and how to make the relationship work (without the drama).In This Episode:Why marketing ops may be better positioned to lead RevOpsHow “fair fighting rules” from couples therapy can improve team alignmentThe role of trust in achieving shared sales and marketing goalsWhat SLAs really mean (and how to actually stick to them)Connect with us:Lauren → https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenaquilinoSydney → https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneymulligan👗 Try Nuuly and get $30 off your first rentalNuuly – Sydney’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/sydney9937Nuuly – Lauren’s Invite Link: https://share.nuuly.com/lauren42247🛠 Tools we swear by (affiliate links – we earn a small commission):Fathom for meeting notes: https://fathom.video/?source=agencypartners&ps_partner_key=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQ&ps_xid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gsxid=aKkNfXKYBvY1Hp&gspk=c3lkbmV5bXVsbGlnYW43MzQAirtable to manage workflows: https://airtable.com/invite/r/NHkCkkSDRun your whole business like a pro with Google Workspace: https://workspace.google.com/landing/partners/referral/gws2/?utm_source=sign-up&utm_medium=affiliatereferral&utm_campaign=apps-referral-program&utm_content=9KKCZ0C🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe!📧 Want to work with us? Find out more at https://www.emmieco.com/ 
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  Boundary Boss: How Saying No Can Boost Your Career 12.08.2025 41dk

  Let’s talk about the fine art of boundaries and why you should start saying “No” more often. Lauren and Sydney unpack:Why “team player” is a red flagThe time an appendix didn’t survive cause they were trying not to be “inconvenient”How to respond to unhealthy requestsOvercoming your people-pleasing tendencies for a better work-life balanceSo take a break (a real one), decline the 7:30am meeting, and listen as we teach you the power of “No”.Connect with us:Lauren → linkedin.com/in/laurenaquilinoSydney → linkedin.com/in/sydneymulligan🛠 Tools we swear by (affiliate links – we earn a small commission):- Fathom for meeting notes: https://fathom.partnerlinks.io/dpta8sur4vyw - Airtable to manage workflows: https://airtable.com/invite/r/NHkCkkSD - Run your whole business like a pro with Google Workspace: https://referworkspace.app.goo.gl/qEow    🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe!📧 Want to work with us? Find out more at https://www.emmieco.com/