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ShowUp | When business gets messy
Welcome to the closet. Hey you, we're Leigh Lepore and Jameson Pitts. In our day jobs, we each run a different advertising agency. We came to together to start a new podcast called ShowUp that uncovers the messy and human side of business. Each episode is a mini audio documentary from the worlds of advertising, marketing, entrepreneurship, or anywhere that operators and executives have to make difficult decisions with human impact. Imagine if This American Life covered only business challenges…
Episodes
ShowUp | When business gets messyYou Can See Everything: Our Elizabeth Holmes Doc Breakdown
We saw everything. Yes, even the shower scene. 🚿 SPOILER ALERT: In this bonus episode, we break down Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, You Can See…
ShowUp | When business gets messyFrom C-Suite to Cell Block: Why Good Execs Go Bad
One tiny drop, one $9 billion flop. Dang, Holmes is back on top! With A24’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything hitting theaters October 16…
ShowUp | When business gets messyCrime on the Cob: Is Your Food Actually Organic?
One of the biggest corn capers in history has us questioning what’s really behind the organic label. We follow the trail of a $140 million fraud and talk to…
ShowUp | When business gets messyFrom C-Suite to Cell Block: Why Good Execs Go Bad
We’re cooking the books and stirring up crooks. Dang, we feel shook! This episode, we investigate the fine line between profit and prison for three…
ShowUp | When business gets messyNo More Big Macs, Putin
Divestiture? I hardly know ‘er! In this episode, we explore the phenomenon of Western corporations publicly withdrawing from countries with human rights…
ShowUp | When business gets messyNike for President: The Sole of a Nation
We’re THROWING back to 1996. Superstar baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. ran for president of the United States against the incumbent Bill Clinton as a Nike…
ShowUp | When business gets messyFeline the Heat: A Cat Cafe Controversy
How far will you go to save your business? We examine the strange TAIL of a cat cafe in Austin, Texas, that finds itself a magnet of protest and violence on a…
