Pretty Funny Business

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...

Listen as Sydney Mulligan and Lauren Aquilino unravel the wonderful world of Jeff Kew, a MOps legend . We dive into Jeff's fascinating journey from advertising to marketing automation, his hiatus from LinkedIn, and his passions beyond marketing operations. Get ready for an engaging convo filled with helicopter adventures, philosophical musings, and a much-needed deep dive into the allure of Uniqlo...

We're spotlighting the inspiring story of Vanessa Griffiths, the creative force behind Gift Better Co. Vanessa's journey is quite the adventure, starting from her roots in marketing support and evolving into a standout event planning expert. Her path is a shining example of continuous growth, constant learning, and the courage to embrace change. In this episode, we'll also delve into V...

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 b...

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). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast...

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...

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 deman...

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 THA...

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 Ma...

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prettyfunnybusiness/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spo...

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. --- Send...

The gals chat with stranger-turned-bestie Jack Segal, Marketing Operations at DataGrail. New-ish in his career, Jack has already implemented Segment SOLO and taught himself Python. Set to take the marketing technology industry by storm, Jack can't escape the wrath of being a guest on Pretty Funny Business. Tune in to hear more from this wholesome-AF marketing ops professional. --- Send in a vo...

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 importa...

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prettyfunnybusiness/message Support this podcast: https://podc...

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. Tun...

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! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prettyfunnybusiness/message Support this podcast: https://...

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 lov...

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....

In this episode, Sydney Mulligan and Lauren Aquilino host their gal pal from across the pond, Emily Poulton. Learn how these three friends met and how Emily got started in Marketing Operations. Find out which colleagues she randomly got MATCHING TATTOOS with (her first, ever!) and who she hopes to work with again in the future. You'll hear more about cats, pants, Mean Girls the Musical, and of...

Join us for a trip to the great white north to visit our very favorite Canadian, Mike Macfarlane. Mike is the nicest person we know, the OG Eloqua power user (seriously he practically invented key functionality in the product), and an outstanding consultant. Listen in to hear Mike's hot takes on Tim Horton's, his favorite wrestling subreddits, and why Sydney is not allowed to do any graphi...

Join the gals as they chat with very special guest Rachel Squire (also featuring very tiny guest Mazie in her podcast/world debut). Rachel is a well known member of the Marketo Community and Marketing Ops world, with a career spanning IT (listen for her iconic IT moment funneling fans into the server room when the AC went down), Marketing Ops and Data Analytics. Get to know Rachel and the coolest...

In this episode, listen in as Sydney Mulligan and Lauren Aquilino take their quarterly business trip to see each other IRL. This time? To St. Augustine, Florida. Listen in to hear the shenanigans they get into, the top things they did NOT do in St. Augustine, and Lauren's secretly terrible bucket list item. They also recount a hilarious conversation about duplicate records in systems like Salesfor...

Join the gals of Pretty Funny Business as they explain words from their lexicon that may leave you scratching your head. Find out more about the NSFW term for being obsessed with something, the worst part of working for a typical agency, and how admin work makes us laugh and spend some extra QT together. Then, we shout out one of our favorite content creators on LinkedIn alongside some spicy comme...

In this episode, Lauren lays down her predictions for 2023 while Sydney reacts in real-time. Then, the two hosts recap a business planning trip to NYC gone awry due to bubbles on bubbles. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prettyfunnybusiness/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prettyfunnybusiness/support This is a public episode....

In this episode, Sydney Mulligan and Lauren Aquilino share their picks for replacing the original 12 Days of Christmas Gifts for 2022. This year, we were all shocked and saddened to realize just how many birds we've been receiving year over year from our "true loves." Tune in to this special episode to find out the pretty things, the funny things, and the business things we are actually wishing fo...