Pretty Funny Business

Ah, yes. 'Tis finally the season of sending emails that say ‘Let’s circle back after the holidays.’ 🎄

Some things we just accept without fully understanding—like how Bluetooth works or why printers are always angry. Now it’s your turn: can you spot the lie from our convo with the one and only Kimi Corrigan? 👀

Instagram adding profile songs? Cute. Wake us up when we can rank our Myspace Top 8 and edit our bios with HTML again. 💻 For more nostalgia and marketing ops brilliance, catch our episode with powerhouse Helen Abramova, Director of Marketing Technology at Avalara: https://lnkd.in/gsgWEUYT

Heavy on the ‘I’m juggling a million things but still somehow thriving’ energy. 😎 Sidenote: if anyone actually does find someone to close the tabs in their head, don't gatekeep that information, alright? Share with the class.

Had the pleasure of chatting with Sydney Mulligan ☕️ and Lauren Aquilino 💕 the co-founders of EMMIE Collective on their Pretty Funny Business podcast 🎧 Aside from getting surprised with my very own Midjourney cover image, I got to talk about: - The early days of building Humans of Martech with Jonathan Taylor - How I'm still getting my hands dirty with a bit of consulting and mentoring on the side - My stint teaching Marketing automation at Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa - The decision behind going full time on Humans of Martech - Insights into my family life, including my daughter’s daycare experience - My shift to audiobooks post-fatherhood and sci-fi book recommendations and the value of escapism through storytelling - My dream of writing a sci-fi novel featuring a marketing operations protagonist even though Sydney and Lauren think it's the worst idea ever - and a bunch of other stuff! Listen here: prettyfunnybusiness(dot)com

Honestly, the most reliable character assessment we’ve heard in a while.

Coders in an improv circle? 💻🎭 Yep, that’s what Helen Abramova pulled off with her team, and we're jealous we didn't think of it first. Tune in for the full story: https://lnkd.in/g2j2g52N

Is it remote work or modern-day sorcery? Either way, we’re here for it. Happy Friday, voices in our head! 🔮

A while back I was a guest on the Humans of Martech podcast, where I was first introduced to Phil Gamache. Yes, he’s the host of an amazing podcast but it’s been so much more fun and interesting to get to know MY GUY. Brilliant, creative, and generous, Phil certainly was described by his teachers as “a pleasure to have in class.” Check out the latest episode of the Pretty Funny Business podcast where Sydney and I get to know the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain. Wherever you listen. PS — he is so thoughtful with his art, I just had to return the favor.

Before Venmo, before apps… we were emailing payment amounts in subject lines and rocking work-issued Blackberries. 💁♀️ Tune in to the episode to watch us get reaaaal nostalgic with Kimi Corrigan: https://lnkd.in/gNEr8H7T