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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, (and

business marketing

All Episodes

59:09

From C-Suite to Cell Block: Why Good Execs Go Bad

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2024/12/19

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 jaw-dropping cases of corporate fraud and white-collar crime. Why do so many tech entrepreneurs go bad, and run afoul of their customers or the SEC?To get to the bottom of it, we went to the top – we talk to a tech CEO just out of prison for lying to investors as well as THE WHISTLEBLOWER responsible for shutting down the biggest health tech ...

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ShowUp Episode 4 Trailer

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2024/11/14

ShowUp does true crime?

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50:14

No More Big Macs, Putin

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2024/08/01

Divestiture? I hardly know ‘er! In this episode, we explore the phenomenon of Western corporations publicly withdrawing from countries with human rights violations. Do companies like Starbucks and McDonald's actually forego profits, or are their actions merely PR stunts? And if they do withdraw, does it have any real impact on the target country (e.g., Mother Russia)? We talk with global economics experts and recruit a secret Russian source to get to the bottom of it.ShowUp is hosted by ...

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ShowUp Episode 3 Trailer

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2024/07/19

That’s putin’ it lightly.

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56:25

Nike for President: The Sole of a Nation

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2024/07/11

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 politic...

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ShowUp Episode 2 Trailer

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2024/06/28

Batter up next time.

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Feline the Heat: A Cat Cafe Controversy

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2024/06/21

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 James...

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ShowUp Episode 1 Trailer

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2024/06/14

There’s no going back meow.

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ShowUp Season 1 Trailer

ShowUp | When business gets messy ·

2024/05/15

ShowUp shows up with its first show ep.

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