Hing tries a looney tunes solution to a gas leak, Ben ruins Paw Patrol for his child, and they're joined by the very funny comedian Jen Carnovale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When we recorded this, none of us realised it was our 200th episode. But it is. Maybe we did know that and we forgot? Anyway, we're celebrating by doing this episode with Demi Lardner, and we've had to strip the music from the podcast because it turns out "The Pina Colada Song" is very, very copyrighted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m…

Cameron James returns to the podcast to talk about pythons, potions and parrot world. Cam's on tour, go check out his show here. Hing is also out on tour across the country. For some shows (Melb and Adelaide), the promo code BENJENKINS will give you a discount. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Ben's away this week at his cousin's wedding, so Hing is teaming up with fully formed person Dave Harmon (Dragon Friends) and also one of twitch.tv's most committed sociologists of internet pervertry, Tom Walker. We chat about BIFL Sex Toys, places to scream, and the ol' workplace bait and switch. Oh also, we talk about Tom's insane trip to the den…

Asbestos shed update, Paul Kelly gossip, and a cursed sex swing, as Ben and Hing are joined by Alex Lee to go through the best and worst things on offer in the classifieds this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luka Muller (triple j) drops by to consider movies with live animals in them, the worst kind of lamp, and the ethics of horse cocks. An absolute belter of an episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a brand new episode of the podcast with Alex Lee, Danielle Walker and Dave Woodhead. We chat about a terrible bout of gastro, a cheating landlord (or is he?) and a helluva lot about ghosts. Our next live show is on July 13. And you can get tickets here. https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/events/michael-hing-ben-jenkins-free-to-a-good-home/ Hos…

There's been an administrative kerfuffle, resulting in our Patreon being temporarily suspended, but we're back baby. Join us for this wonderful live show with Alexei Toliopoulos and Maddie Parker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded live at Improv Theatre Sydney in Redfern, with special guests Alex Lee, Demi Lardner and Edan Lacey. There was a slight error in the original edit of this episode where the first classified was accidentally left on the cutting room floor. This has now been fixed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Ben Jenkins has unfortunately pissed himself to death once again, so please enjoy this live episode with incredible guests Tom Walker, Nikki Britton and Ben Ellwood. We talk about flipping coins, the trading of muppets merchandise, and some inward turning knees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Vishak was one of the first engineering hires at Postscript. He is a coding bootcamp graduate with a background in mechanical engineering, and has worked at early stage SaaS startups since 2015. Vishak is currently a Staff Engineer at Postscript, where he leads product strategy and architecture, drives solutions and tech partnerships, and helps hir…

Taylor is Head of Growth at Champify, which monitors job changes to help go-to-market teams turn existing relationships into new business opportunities that actually close. She began her career as a classroom teacher through Teach for America, before transitioning into tech as an early employee at Heap. In this conversation, we talk about: The over…

Recorded live at Improv Theatre Sydney in Redfern, thank you to our wonderful guests Cameron James, Jen Carnovale and Concetta Caristo, as well as to the incredible audience. Follow us on facebook, and instagram because we want to start doing some more live shows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Jessie was the fourth employee at Collectly, starting as Head of Customer Success. Her background is in Customer Success and Account Management at start-ups, specifically focusing on developing relationships and growth within existing accounts. She is currently the Vice President of Operations where she focuses on overseeing multiple internal teams…

Ben's voice conked out this week, so Tom Walker and Alex Lee come over to do a podcast. We're joined by Hum, who retells a story of teenage exorcism, we hear about a censored joke at Hing's job, and Alex pitches an idea for a legal show that you'll actually want to watch. Also, Hum wants everyone to know that "the boy" referenced in this episode wa…

Alessandro was the 1st sales hire at Carta. During his 8 year tenure, he played a major role in helping Carta find product market fit, managed hundreds of people, and took Carta from 0 to 300m+ ARR. Now, Alessandro is taking his learnings from Carta and transferring them to his new company GetDynasty.com where he is democratizing access to the most…

Kasra's career is set at the intersection of product strategy and marketing leadership — composed of his time building products as a founder (Mintor and IntroHero), driving community growth (Startup Grind, On Deck), and leading marketing initiatives (Coho). His career also includes studying for and working in occupational safety, running a restaura…

Ashley is the CEO & Founder of Maca, building the first platform for iterative pricing. She went through hyper-growth as the 7th employee of Brex, the fastest company in B2B history to surpass $100M ARR in 18 months. She then joined Pipe’s founding team as VP of Revenue to stand up the operations and early go-to-market teams - they issued $1B+ in c…

After a few busy months away (Ben had a kid, Hing quit his job, Ben's starting something very big, Hing got married), we're back with an update on what we've been up to. No classifieds, nothing to plug, just your best friends in the world hanging out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Jackie Miller has had a dynamic career spanning NGOs (Amnesty International), social enterprise (Venture for America), major corporate brands (Chobani and Chanel), and venture backed startups (On Deck), with the red thread criss-crossing of accelerators, corporate venture, and strategic partnerships. She's exploring her next chapter and weighing th…

Shweta is a Founding Engineer at Leda Health. She has worked within core engineering teams at different B2B SaaS, EdTech, and now Health-Tech startups, building out the product vision and implementing best practices for engineering teams. She currently works on full-stack web development, cloud technologies, compliance, and security. She strives to…

Kera is the head of marketing at Hustle Fund, where she oversees their content and events. Previously she was the first employee at The Hustle, a media company with 1m+ subscribers (acq by HubSpot), where she held a variety of roles including Director of Operations and Director of Events. In this conversation, we talk about: How her separate experi…

Alex is a mechanical engineer based out of the Bay Area working in the field of fluidics and water chemistry. At Sutro he has worked on developing low-cost, automated water monitoring technology with the mission of ensuring access to safe, clean water to all. In this conversation, we talk about: How his curiosity and the ability to figure things ou…

An utterly wild live show with by some of the most turbo chat we've ever done including: what would you do with a vintage bomb? which star trek characters are fully nude? and how would you lick your own arsehole? Thanks to everyone who came out to the show, and to the Sydney Comedy Store for putting on this filth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…

Nate is a dad of 3 boys, bar licensed attorney, and early-stage generalist. He’s currently chief of staff at web3 design studio, Airfoil, and was previously employee #1 at Barracuda. When not working, he’s playing with his kids, drinking soda, or attending a concert. In this conversation, we talk about: How his law degree enables his success workin…

Come see the FREE TO A GOOD HOME Live show in Sydney, Saturday May 13 at the Sydney Comedy Store. Also, Hing's taping a comedy special at the old Giant Dwarf theatre on Saturday May 20. Tickets to both are here: https://linktr.ee/hingers This week, Ben's away and Hing is joined by podcast super stars Tom Walker and Jordan Barr to talk about lobster…

We're doing a LIVE show at the SYDNEY COMEDY STORE, Saturday MAY 13 with some of our favourite special guests. This week, however, Ben and Hing are joined by the hilarious Grace Jarvis to talk about Presidential Assassinations, time travel, and a balloon ride. LIVE SHOW TICKETS: https://www.comedystore.com.au/event/free-to-a-good-home/ Hosted on Ac…

Anthony is the founder of NEXT, a community for entrepreneurial mid-career and exec-level job-seekers who want to be intentional about their next career chapters. He's helped hundreds and hundreds of job-seekers during his past 4 years in the career development space, which is his second act after spending a decade at Goldman Sachs. In this convers…

Ankit is a product & growth expert who has worked with multiple early stage startups, playing a crucial role in scaling them from pre-seed to Series B. In this conversation, we talk about: His experience at ELSA and how he was able to introduce and expand the product in the Indian market His insights into assessing major trends and whether to adopt…

Thalida is a Product Engineering Leader who loves a good spreadsheet. They've spent their entire career in Product Engineering and Engineering Management at companies like OkCupid, Etsy, and Webflow. Thalida is now the Co-Founder and CTO of Tourus, a prop-tech startup with a mission to improve the rental experience for everyone involved. Thalida is…

Ben's back and has some big news. Also Hing's on tour, so go check out his shows. We start off with some race chat and then we mostly talk about joint bank accounts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Taylor is on a mission to create the opposite of loneliness in the world. She’s Head of Community at Groove, which is an extraordinary, free app for solo workers from all over the world to instantly connect and conquer their to-dos alongside each other. Before joining Groove, Taylor designed online learning experiences with best-selling author, Set…

EJ is a Husband, Father, Entrepreneur, and a first-generation America raised by Nigerian parents. He is an experienced leader in launching new products in both startup and corporate environments, including CBS Interactive and Seed&Spark, and co-founded his own startup, Bosa, a life management platform for working moms. In this conversation, we talk…

Hing is heading to Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne with comedy dates, go see Jordan Barr and Tim Batt in Melbourbne. This Episode contains a wild comedy-revelation from Jordan Barr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gabrielle is an HR Director, with extensive experience as a leader at both startups and large companies. She is passionate about empowering her team and enabling their growth, while cultivating a culture that focuses on belonging. In this conversation, we talk about: Her approach to setting up and scaling the HR function at early stage startups How…

Tamara has been a career Software Engineer, working on complex systems. She is currently a Lead Engineer at Acre, a growing real-estate tech startup redefining how we buy and live in our homes, where she joined as employee #1. In this conversation, we talk about: Her experience working at larger companies, such as Raytheon and Red Hat, where she ga…

Hing is joined by Tom Walker and Humyara Mahbub to really go filth mode. You are duly warned. Also, Hing's heading out on tour, so go see him to stand up. Tickets are available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonatan is a founder, engineer, and product leader. He was an early employee at Spotify, where he began as the first web-developer on the team. Currently, he’s the CEO at Squadformers, working to build exceptional Squads that accelerate meaningful missions. In this conversation, we talk about: How at the age of 12, he started and grew a gaming comm…

Tyler is a successful founder, CEO, tech leader, investor, advisor, motorcycle enthusiast, dad and husband. As the founder and CEO of a VC backed automotive tech company Drivably, Tyler led the company through an acquisition in 2022. Prior to that was an early employee and executive at Domo and HireVue. He currently coaches, advises, and invests in…

Valerie is a community manager, avid writer, and digital content creator with a Gen Z outlook on the world. She founded the popular Instagram entertainment community, Astrowonders (420k followers), where she has worked with big-name companies like Urban Outfitters, Estrid, and Parade. She’s currently leading & growing community at an early-stage st…

Award-winning comedian and man who's done like 9 epsiodes of this podcast but only like 3 of them have successfully been recorded Mr Greg "Chicken Bones" Larsen joins Ben and Hing to talk about his new charity venture, and we also talk quite a lot about glory holes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Lucy is a product leader based in San Francisco, with 9 years of experience in early stage startups, across various industries. She lives with her fiancee, their husky, two cats, and a fan of natural wine. In this conversation, we talk about: How raising her hand for a project that was outside her scope of responsibilities began her journey of beco…

We are joined once again by the actual host of this podcast, Michelle Brasier, to talk about acceptable places to eat a rotisserie chicken, acceptable excuses to skip a wedding, and acceptable fruits to uhhhhh put inside yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick is an early stage growth leader, most recently at Carrot (addtocarrot.com), a visual bookmarking app for shoppers. His experience working with over a dozen companies across varied industries has given him a unique perspective on the universal aspects of growth in any business, the technology sphere we live in, and the tradeoffs of different mo…

Literary author and podcast Max Lavergne joins us to talk about $50,000 worth of Gatorade, James Bond's latest venture, and whether or not you're allowed to wear a stylish sword in public. Check out Max's podcast here. Watch the trailer for Hing's new TV special here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Janice is a Community Growth and Brand Marketing Specialist based in Vancouver, with a passion for early-stage mission-driven startups. She’s currently the Head of Community at Pineapple, the professional network for Gen-Z. In this conversation, we talk about: Her eagerness to take ownership of new initiatives, while in her first role as an Executi…

Hing and Ben are joined by podcasting royalty Cameron James to talk about his brand new series FINDING YEEZUS, and also a divorced man with a foot pillow. Also, our Dungeons & Dragons podcast Dragon Friends is doing a WEREWOLF show in Melbourne at Comedy Republic. Tickets available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Ben's away this week, so Tom and Demi are here to talk about some faulty boots that aren't faulty, a couple after a live-in cat girl, and a bro wo wants to start a jiu jitsu house. Also, Hing is doing some shows at the Sydney Fringe Festival this coming week September 28 - October 1, tickets from fringecomedy.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p…

Amna is an early employee and Sr. Product Manager at Zus Health, empowering an entirely new wave of healthcare builders to create technologies and services without the usual blockers. In this conversation, we talk about: Her transition from a software developer to a product manager Her experience at Zus and the efforts required for taking initiativ…

On this episode we're joined by some sensational guests to chat about fraudulent feet pics, a vampiric cup, and heaps more. Hing is doing some trial shows of new material at the Sydney Fringe. Wed 28 Sep - Sat 01 Oct 2022 at the Factory Theatre. Tickets from http://fringecomedy.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…