Black & A Half Podcast Episode #50: Laftech

Brian Trendler and Marcelle Allen from Laftech, a company that teaches people how to improve their business and lives using humor as a tool, joins Black & A Half this week. They discuss job shaming, working multiple jobs, Trader Joe’s, celebrities who aren’t our heroes anymore, growing up poor/middle class. Sponsors:This episode is sponsored by Silas Lindenstein of Skyline Properties. Interested in residential home buying or selling in the Seattle Area, go to www.SilasGetsReal.com.Support the show by downloading the RobinHood stock trading app. Limited time use this link and you will recieve a real free stock just for signing up: http://share.robinhood.com/silasl Follow Black & A Half at:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlackandAHalfpodcast/Instagram – @blackandahalfTwitter – @BlackAndAHalf1Subscribe on iTunes and leave a review at – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/black-a-half/id1048412130?mt=2 About Our Guests Marcelle Allen, Co-FounderMarcelle’s journey when developing LAF Techincluded her need to find and embrace humorand comedy amidst grief and tragedy. Famous forleading with quotes like, “Humor heals,” she knowsthe truth behind those words and chooses to laughand find the joy in others, versus the alternatives.She’s curious, supportive, encouraging, and a techieby nature. She knows anyone who’s developing adigital presence must remain remarkable andmemorable for their brand to take off and knowingthe fundamentals of improv will bring courage andresiliency to any presenter. Also, when you meet her,ask her what her nickname is. Brian Trendler, FounderIf there could be a PHD or Degree for laughter,Brian’s earned it. While suffering through countlesscorporate jobs in the tech industry, managementand sales, he realized what was wrong witheveryone: no one laughed. To their detriment, humoris rarely ever attempted to brought into the businessworld. This had to stop! Soon after Brian and MarcelleAllen met, they created LAF Tech and now provideMini Workshops, larger-scale Corporate Trainings,and individual Laughter Coach sessions. Brian findshumor in everything, from his experiences onstage20+ years ago as a comedian, to business owner,small business serial networker, and now LaughterCoach. His quick-wit, charm, and command of anystage makes him an experience to watch, and a fantastic person to learn from.