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EPISODE · Sep 15, 2022 · 1H 10M

547. The Betches Empire: Realness on Biz + Life from Online OGs

from Almost 30 · host Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik

Jordana Abraham is one-third of the founding team behind OG online humor and content brand, Betches. K + L visit their New York headquarters for this one, as Jordana walks through how a parody blog they started in college has grown into a full-blown media empire. We talk about team dynamics and the delicate dance of dividing up business responsibilities amongst friends, and unpack the team’s shift into podcasting as a means to have deeper conversations about the world around them. Jordana is a breath of fresh air, a reminder that, considering the many stressors around us at any given time – we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. We are here to laugh and to love abundantly. And sometimes that means memes. We also talk about: Balancing the Betches empire Team dynamics working in a trio The beginning of Betches What makes a good podcast? The meaning of a meme Launching a product  Taking constructive feedback The worst happy birthday text Resources: Instagram: @jordanaabraham Oversharing Podcast: betches.com/podcast-channel/oversharing Betches: @betches Faux Pas: @drinkfauxpas Join our community: almost30.com/membership facebook.com/Almost30podcast/groups Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: almost30.com/disclaimer.  Find more to love at almost30.com! Almost 30 is edited by Crate Media. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordana Abraham is one-third of the founding team behind OG online humor and content brand, Betches. K + L visit their New York headquarters for this one, as Jordana walks through how a parody blog they started in college has grown into a full-blown media empire. We talk about team dynamics and the delicate dance of dividing up business responsibilities amongst friends, and unpack the team’s shift into podcasting as a means to have deeper conversations about the world around them. Jordana is a breath of fresh air, a reminder that, considering the many stressors around us at any given time – we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. We are here to laugh and to love abundantly. And sometimes that means memes. We also talk about: Balancing the Betches empire Team dynamics working in a trio The beginning of Betches What makes a good podcast? The meaning of a meme Launching a product  Taking constructive feedback The worst happy birthday text Resources: Instagram: @jordanaabraham Oversharing Podcast: betches.com/podcast-channel/oversharing Betches: @betches Faux Pas: @drinkfauxpas Join our community: almost30.com/membership facebook.com/Almost30podcast/groups Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: almost30.com/disclaimer.  Find more to love at almost30.com! Almost 30 is edited by Crate Media. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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