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, (and was recorded in the host's walk-in closet). Cheers and subscribe to enjoy Season 1 now.
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 reporters, an organic industry veteran and a scientist studying pesticides and human health to separate fact from fiction about organic food, GMOs and what we’re actually eating. There’s more than one kernel of truth to this story. ShowUp is hosted by Leigh Lepore and Jameson Pitts, and is a production of Mintr Marketing and Sangfro...
1 Oct 2026
ShowUp Episode 5 Trailer
Aw, shucks.
24 Sept 2026
ShowUp Season 2 Trailer
You're going to eat this season up.
19 Dec 2024
From C-Suite to Cell Block: Why Good Execs Go Bad
Tech executive turned convict and whistleblower expose the shocking truth behind corporate fraud and white-collar crime in the cutthroat world of tech entrepreneurship.
14 Nov 2024
ShowUp Episode 4 Trailer
ShowUp does true crime?
1 Aug 2024
No More Big Macs, Putin
Divestiture? I hardly know ‘er!
This episode we’re looking at the phenomenon of western corporations making a show of backing out of countries with human rights concerns. Do those companies actually forego those profits, or do they just send a press release? And if they do, does Mother Russia actually notice the divestment? We talk to academics and recruit a secret Russian source to get to the bottom of it.
ShowUp is hosted by Leigh Lepore and Jameson Pitts, and is a production of Mintr Marketing and Sangfroid Marketing Studio. The show is mixed by Justin Newton of Jay Song Studio. Check out our website and subscribe to our newsletter at the links below:
showup-podcast.com (https://www.showup-podcast.com/)
mintrmarketing.com (https://mintrmarketing.com/)
sangfroidstudio.com (https://www.sangfroidstudio.com/)
19 Jul 2024
ShowUp Episode 3 Trailer
That’s putin’ it lightly.
11 Jul 2024
Nike 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 marketing stunt during the actual ‘96 election year.
We talk with Major League Baseball, a die-hard Griffey fan, and Nike’s creative director to analyze the campaign and get the inside scoop. Things got so heated on the campaign trail that Phil Knight had to step in.
Would this campaign concept even be pitched today? Is our political environment too divisive in 2024? What would Biden or Trump’s stance be on Nike poking fun at the political process with a heroic, superstar candidate?
It might have a lot to say about advertising and politics today.
ShowUp is hosted by Leigh Lepore and Jameson Pitts, and is a production of Mintr Marketing and Sangfroid Marketing Studio. The show is mixed by Justin Newton of Jay Song Studio. Check out our website and subscribe to our newsletter at the links below:
showup-podcast.com (https://www.showup-podcast.com/)
mintrmarketing.com (https://mintrmarketing.com/)
sangfroidstudio.com (https://www.sangfroidstudio.com/)
28 Jun 2024
ShowUp Episode 2 Trailer
Batter up next time.
ShowUp is hosted by Leigh Lepore and Jameson Pitts, and is a production of Mintr Marketing and Sangfroid Marketing Studio. The show is mixed by Justin Newton of Jay Song Studio. Check out our website and subscribe to our newsletter at the links below:
showup-podcast.com (https://www.showup-podcast.com/)
mintrmarketing.com (https://mintrmarketing.com/)
sangfroidstudio.com (https://www.sangfroidstudio.com/)
jaysongstudio.com (https://jaysongstudio.com/)
21 Jun 2024
Feline 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 national scale. It’s a story about gentrification, and how growing cities push minority-owned businesses out. Along the way, there are lots of cats, a little Alex Jones rage, and veiled death threats.
Special thanks to Michael Hardy, whose reporting we drew on in production of this episode.
ShowUp is hosted by Leigh Lepore and Jameson Pitts, and is a production of Mintr Marketing and Sangfroid Marketing Studio. The show is mixed by Justin Newton of Jay Song Studio. Check out our website and subscribe to our newsletter at the links below:
showup-podcast.com (https://www.showup-podcast.com/)
mintrmarketing.com (https://mintrmarketing.com/)
sangfroidstudio.com (https://www.sangfroidstudio.com/)
jaysongstudio.com (https://jaysongstudio.com/)
14 Jun 2024
ShowUp Episode 1 Trailer
There’s no going back meow.
ShowUp is hosted by Leigh Lepore and Jameson Pitts, and is a production of Mintr Marketing and Sangfroid Marketing Studio. The show is mixed by Justin Newton of Jay Song Studio. Check out our website and subscribe to our newsletter at the links below:
showup-podcast.com (https://www.showup-podcast.com/)
mintrmarketing.com (https://mintrmarketing.com/)
sangfroidstudio.com (https://www.sangfroidstudio.com/)
jaysongstudio.com (https://jaysongstudio.com/)
15 May 2024
ShowUp Season 1 Trailer
ShowUp shows up with its first show ep.
ShowUp is hosted by Leigh Lepore and Jameson Pitts, and is a production of Mintr Marketing and Sangfroid Marketing Studio. The show is mixed by Justin Newton of Jay Song Studio. Check out our website and subscribe to our newsletter at the links below:
showup-podcast.com (https://www.showup-podcast.com/)
mintrmarketing.com (https://mintrmarketing.com/)
sangfroidstudio.com (https://www.sangfroidstudio.com/)
jaysongstudio.com (https://jaysongstudio.com/)
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