Where strategy meets sarcasm, and entrepreneurship gets real! Hosted by Jen Rodgers & Nicole Kalb, this podcast dives into the raw, unfiltered side of running a business—the wins, the failures, and the hilarious chaos in between. Whether you're scaling your company, navigating the latest marketing trends, or just trying to survive another Monday, we bring practical insights, candid conversations, and a whole lot of business mischief. Expect expert guests, real talk, and plenty of shenanigans along the way.
More employees. More customers. More revenue. So why does running your business somehow feel HARDER?
In this episode of Our Business Shenanigans, Jen and Nicole are tackling the difference between growing a business and actually scaling one. And they're bringing real examples from their own companies, including what happened when they experienced over 130% growth, the systems that broke along the way, and the lessons they learned.
We're talking about:
Why hiring more employees won't fix broken systems.
How micro playbooks can eliminate repetitive questions and wasted time.
Nicole's recruiting overhaul that took her hiring success rate from less than 1% to over 10% of interviews.
Why business owners unintentionally become their own biggest bottlenecks.
What Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, and Domino's can teach us about training, consistency, and customer experience.
Three practical things you can do THIS WEEK to reduce chaos.
Plus, we somehow end up discussing podcast revenue, a Tesla named Daddy, and Nicole's ongoing feud with cyclists. Because, well... shenanigans.
More revenue doesn't automatically mean more success. Let's talk about building a business that can grow without consuming your entire life.
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10 Oct 2026
The World's Okayest Podcast Gives Surprisingly Good Sales Advice
What if the secret to closing more sales was to stop trying so hard to sell?
This week on Our Business Shenanigans, Jen and Nicole are challenging everything we've been taught about sales. From aggressive closing tactics to endless follow-up calls, we're talking about why customers are tired of being sold to and what actually makes them say YES.
Nicole shares how shifting from pitching to listening helped take her team's close rate from around 30% to over 40%, while also improving referrals and reducing cancellations.
We're digging into building trust, removing friction, asking better questions, and creating customers who feel confident about their decisions instead of pressured into them.
Plus, Nicole shows up wearing Jen's face on a T-shirt, and we officially embrace our status as the world's okayest podcast. 😂
Less pressure. More trust. Better sales.
Where strategy meets sarcasm, and entrepreneurship gets real.
10 Oct 2026
The Audit You Didn't Ask For: Are You Actually Coachable?
Are you actually coachable? Or do you just want someone to tell you you're right?
This week on Our Business Shenanigans, Jen and Nicole are tackling one of the most uncomfortable parts of entrepreneurship: accepting feedback, admitting you don't know everything, and actually doing something with the advice you receive.
And apparently, Nicole didn't realize this entire episode was going to turn into an unsolicited business audit. 😂
We're talking about why successful entrepreneurs sometimes become harder to teach, the difference between being coachable and blindly following bad advice, and why buying another course won't fix a problem you're unwilling to address.
Plus, we're sharing some very real examples of challenging each other, ignoring perfectly good advice, and eventually admitting (sometimes six months later) that the other person might have been right.
Because asking for advice doesn't make you coachable. What you do with it does.
Where strategy meets sarcasm, and entrepreneurship gets real.
Who has been a guest on Our Business Shenanigans
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Michelle Krueger
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
4,975
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100
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Quality
49
Social presence
90
YouTube
68
Engagement
32
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