Pretty Funny Business

Lauren and Sydney review their trip to Denver, discussing their reasons for choosing the city, their matching pajamas, and their sales kickoff and planning retreat. They talk about their stay at the Trailborn Hotel in Estes Park and their hiking adventure to Emerald Lake. They share funny moments, such as their disappointment with the Wendy's Biggie Bag, their encounter with a marmot, and Sydney's phone falling off a cliff. They also discuss the concept of 'raw dogging' a flight. Lauren and Sydney share their hiking adventure, including encounters with a judge, a camp counselor, and a broken phone. They discuss raw dogging a lake, the challenges of hiking, and their hilarious interactions with fellow campers. The conversation is filled with humor and funny anecdotes. The conversation concludes with Sydney and Lauren recapping their experience at the Denver party and their journey back home. They discuss the fun and chaotic moments at the party, including the presence of the Bufkin family, the challenges at the Apple Store, and the enthusiastic crowd. They also mention their plans for future parties in Portland and Cleveland. Overall, the conversation highlights the excitement and challenges of hosting events and the importance of staying organized and adaptable.

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Lauren and Sydney record a special bonus episode to recap a pretty funny business story that happened in the marketing slash sales ops space.

For your entertainment only, a few quotes from the episode:

"Hello and welcome to the most chaotic episode of Pretty Funny Business to ever be recorded!"

"I don't think I know how to be petty, but this may be as petty as I get."

"Dearest listeners, may ye be reminded that I have incredible phone anxiety. Like, will not make a phone call."

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In this mini episode, Lauren and Sydney celebrate the second birthday of their company, EMMIE Collective. They reflect on the growth and success of the company over the past two years, including the number of listeners to the Pretty Funny Business podcast, the number of signed consultants, and the number of clients. They also discuss their profit-sharing and charitable donation initiatives, as well as their pop-up parties and merchandise sales. They express gratitude for their dedicated listeners and discuss their plans for the future, including outsourcing certain tasks to manage their growing workload.

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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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David Kreitter joins us! His background in marketing automation started with his journey working at Marketo to and now with his own automation consulting business. He's a real OG. We chat the importance of the Marketo community and the development of best practices within the community. Plus, where should marketing ops sit in the org?

The conversation touches on topics such as the role of automation in marketing, the challenges of working with different marketing tools, and the future of marketing automation.

Then of course we cover the best candies in America, where we should live, and a couple anecdotes about first jobs.

David Kreitter, marketing automation, Marketo, automation consulting, Marketo community, best practices, marketing tools, future of marketing automation, marketing technology, organization, starting a business, challenges, wants, needs, lighthearted, apartment search, book recommendations, favorite candies, first jobs, Palo Alto, San Francisco, South Lake Tahoe, 'Built to Sell', 'The Founder's Dilemmas', Silicon Valley classics, gummy candies, Nordstrom, BP shoes, Aerie, American Eagle

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