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Introducing « Pretty Funny Business », the playground brand we were forced to create in order to corral our founders’ nonsensical ideas and general tomfoolery. From the founders of, by not generally endorsed by, Emmie Collective. Hosted by Lauren Aquilino and Sydney Mulligan.
You can expect off-the-cuff banter on feminism, funny business, and well.. not-so-funny business. Join us out of curiosity, stay for the hot takes and dad jokes. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prettyfunnybusiness/support
You can expect off-the-cuff banter on feminism, funny business, and well.. not-so-funny business. Join us out of curiosity, stay for the hot takes and dad jokes. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prettyfunnybusiness/support
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Heyo! Our first episode where YOU, dear listener, can ask us ANYTHING -- but mostly it was Cam Conrad this time around.
What's our favorite MarTech tool?
What is the biggest difference between consulting and working in-house?
Why don't sales people just click the right buttons in their CRM?
Is Taylor Swift on the downswing?
Do you miss working in an office?
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Who would win in a footrace?
And MORE!
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We flip the script on ourselves and answer all the questions we tortured our guests with in Season 1. It's definitely too unhinged for an AI summary, so you'll have to buckle up for the ride through our early careers, business travel (mis)adventures, vitamin D deficiencies and Travis Kelce hot takes.
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Join us for a long overdue introduction to Krystle Trankito, EMMIE's real OG consultant. Get to know what she'd be like as a Barbie, her extreme people pleasing that led to near medical disaster (RIP appendix), and more about our favorite laptop-toting mob wife chic queen. We take you on a journey of our very first Pretty Funny Business Trip, where Sydney flew to Cleveland and the gang made their way to Put-in-Bay. Come for the ferry ride, stay for the lobster bisque.
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IT'S A CLIPS EPISODE PEOPLE! Thanks to the help of the incomparable Courtney McAra, a top fan and VIPV, we managed to assemble a highlight reel of what is, in our opinion, the prettiest, funniest, and businessiest moments of season 1. It's the hardest we've ever made our poor editor work (we love you Tim!!!) so hope you enjoy.
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This is what they call in the biz a "fan-service" episode. All season long we have been checking in with our Marketo PVs about where they were at THAT Marketo Summit (2016 in Las Vegas with Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff, for the uninitiated). You won't believe the bomb Heleen drops on us this episode!!!
Aside from that, you will absolutely love getting to know Heleen, one of EMMIE's consultants and an OG in the Marketo freelancing space. Hear all about her digital nomad days and getting married with only an elephant as the witness. Join us for the finale of our first season with one of our faves!!
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Join Sydney Mulligan and Lauren Aquilino for a hilarious journey into the business realm with Crissy Saunders, half of the powerhouse duo that founded of CS2. This podcast is the ultimate blend of romance, sarcasm, and entrepreneurial chaos, as she spills the beans on her trans-Atlantic romance turned into balancing toddlers and building a business. Get ready for a whirlwind of witty anecdotes and valuable insights into the magical art of making family life and business thrive simultaneously. It's a love story where spreadsheets meet bedtime stories, proving that personal and professional can indeed be the perfect match! Crissy is a top tier girl crush for us at PFB, and this episode only solidified that feeling.
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Get ready to embark on a whimsical journey with the latest installment of Pretty Funny Business. In this episode, your hosts Lauren Aquilino and Sydney Mulligan take you on a rollercoaster ride through the fascinating world of revenue operations with special guest, Natalie Furness.
We're shining the spotlight on Natalie, the trailblazer whose journey from rags to revenue-riches will have you both laughing and inspired. Forget about humble beginnings – Natalie turned her ambition dial up to 11 and danced her way into the elite realm of Revenue Operations.
Join us for a tale that's part comedy, part wisdom, and all things revenue! Natalie spills the beans on her early stint as an entrepreneur, takes us on a wild ride through health operations, and reveals how she stumbled upon the dazzling path of Revenue Operations. Brace yourself for a narrative filled with grace, resilience, and a dash of entrepreneurial pizzazz as Natalie proves that keeping your core vision intact is the secret sauce to conquering challenges in this ever-shifting business landscape. Tune in and let the revenue revolution begin!
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Lauren Aquilino met Courtney McAra ten years ago over red lipstick and karaoke. We learn how she came up with business name, and what it was like working at the mothership Marketo pre-IPO. Spoiler Alert: She wasn't invited to the IPO party. She confesses she doesn't know what VIPV is and listens to this podcast on 2x speed (can you imagine omg).
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Did you know that KIDS THESE DAYS are actually learning MARKETING OPERATIONS in COLLEGE??? Thanks to Dr. Julz, they are. Julz is an absolute gem, and the only real life PROFESSOR of Marketing Technology I have ever met. Listen in as these nerds sort through multiple levels of nerd-dom, including but not limited to: Funko Pops, our Harry Potter houses, school, competitive shooting, and Lauren's vague relation to Pimp My Ride.
I dare you to find a more interesting person than Julz James. I'm waiting!!!
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Episode 23 is here, and we've got the fantastic Kiley Nichols with us! Join hosts Sydney Mulligan and Lauren Aquillino for a wild ride through the worlds of demand generation, marketing ops, and delightful mishaps. From innocent playground rendezvous to PR escapades, this episode is a whimsical exploration of marketing, marketing ops and beyond.
Uncover the fascinating journey from PR to demand generation with the amazing Kiley Nichols.
Dive into memorable first jobs, from babysitting to embodying Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam.
Get ready for laughter, insights, and all things marketing as we share tales of work trips and self-reflection.
So, don't miss this irreverently charming episode where business and marketing meet comedy and camaraderie!
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We had a real OG join us on PFB today. We are HONORED to welcome Jessica Cross, legendary Marketo expert turned Marketing pro, to our show.
We could never possibly touch on every topic covered in this roller coaster of an episode, but there will definitely be:
Beer brewing
How should you really be thinking about your B2B LinkedIn ad targeting
A full behind-the-scenes rundown of the planning of THAT PARTY with Will Smith in Vegas Marketo Summit 2017 - CAN NOT MISS THIS
Horses playing water polo
More privilege PV wishes (or non-wishes)
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Today on the pod we have plant daddy and privilege PV, Connor Jeffers, who is BRINGING THE HEAT with his spicy takes about the marketing automation space. Connor is the world's biggest Hubspot PV and took us to Hubspot school to educate us on all the ways Hubspot as a platform has evolved and grown in the last year to be truly ready for the enterprise space. Our purple loving girls defended Marketo's honor but it's nice to see Hubspot catching up ;)
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Dave Rigotti, CEO and Founder of Inflection.io, a new-ish Product-Led Growth (PLG) platform, joins the gals for a little fun recounting some Bizible tea, what it’s like to be a dad of twins (plus a dog), and B2B2C2H2H marketing. Don’t miss it! See you soon.
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Join a top contender for favorite member of the Marketo Mothership, James Leedom, Customer Technical Advisor at Adobe. We cover a wider range of topics than ever before, from tech support processes, acquisitions to insurrections, male friendships to booze cruises, and what a five panel hat is. And you don’t want to miss hearing how he facilitated the greatest client call of Sydney's life.
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Dive right in to the next episode in our Working Dads series! Evan Kubitschek is a dad to 2 based in Raleigh, NC and one of EMMIE’s newest consultants. Learn about his career in commercial lighting coming back to haunt him, what you do with a Philosophy degree, how he got started in Marketing Ops, his fear of the sun, our favorite television shows and Trader Joe’s recommendations, and most importantly why Evan sought out freelancing as a way to bring more flexibility and balance to his life as a working dad.
Stick around for the shared hermit crab trauma and money laundering conspiracy theories. See you soon!
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Justin Norris of 360Learning joins Lauren Aquilino and Sydney Mulligan to discuss the pros and cons of marketing operations consulting vs client-side, what it's like to work remote in the Canadian countryside and what he was doing during THAT Marketo Summit party.
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If you've been around in the Marketo world for even a short time, you've certainly heard of Jep Castelein. Jep is an OG Marketo expert -- he worked at Marketo for 8 years! Jep is a Marketing data engineer and founder of Momentera, and apparently does not know how obsessed everyone is with him. He's part of the EMMIE Collective crew and the most interesting guy you'll ever meet. Tune in to find out what Jep is short for (hint: it's not Jepisode or Jepperoni), Marketo builds that Jep regrets, and whether or not he actually likes working with us. See you soon!
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Sydney Mulligan and Lauren Aquilino share a non-exhaustive rundown of non-marketing operations related things they are terrible at. To combat imposter syndrome, they add in a few Marketo and Hubspot things they are actually pretty good at, too. Cheers to toxic positivity!
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The man, the myth, the legend.... Mike Rizzo of MarketingOps.com! Join Sydney Mulligan and Lauren Aquilino as they discover how Mike first got into Marketing Operations, HubSpot, and community building. Then, hold on tightly while they move REAL quickly into some Dick's Sporting Goods lore which sends Lauren into a fit of laughter from which she cannot recover. Sydney goes on to share her love of working retail as well.
You'll also here other nonsensical things like:
An infinite loop workflow for babies
What's in the the 7 sealed boxes behind Mike's desk
The custom license plate his wife won't let him have
Why he will likely have to take out additional insurance for MOps-Apalooza. (Spoiler alert: it's me, hi, I'm the problem it's me.)
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In this episode, we welcome JASON RAISLEGER to the pod! Jason is a Marketing Operations OG, and creator and grandfather of MOPS MEMES (https://mopsmemes.com/). He shares with us what it means for him to work less every day, and the best managerial advice he’s had. As a bonus, adding another Airtable PV like Jason to the crew really got us talking about all the fun things we can do with the tool.
As always, we talk about some fun work-travel stories, people he’d love to work with again (and some he wouldn’t.) and why Perkuto better watch
their step or at least let us know how to correctly pronounce their name.
Some random quotes include:
“There Sandy goes, carrying someone up the hill again.”
“Has the array been updated to include Juneteenth?”
“Did she just call you Marketo?”
“These are embarrassing stories about everyone except you.”
If that description doesn’t convince you, nothing will.
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