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You Motherfunner
by Funlab
At Funlab, your story is told. It's heard. It's shared. It's respected. The "You Motherfunner" podcast dives into the stories of the people inside Funlab. We're hilarious, subjectively weird, and unequivocally shameless. We invite you into the world of our brand built on the 100% human rule. It's our goal to encourage each individual Motherfunner's uniqueness. We embrace our diverse backgrounds, while believing that these very experiences are what make Funlab the place it is today.
Episodes
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Ep. 29 Why not?! She'll Be Right - Attitude Shaping Opportunities with Jack
Originally from a village in Scotland, now leading our biggest venue in California. Jack has spent ten years saying "why not?" to every opportunity at Funlab. In this episode he shares why being "proudly cringe" is a good thing, embracing challenges, and relearning leadership to meet the needs of...
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Ep.28 Bleeding Orange & Blue - Love and Lessons from Sky Zone with Lana
For this episode of the You Motherfunner Podcast we’re talking with Lana. We take some time to go back and reminisce about Sky Zone, the brand she started working in as a causal team member. Now she’s been with Funlab for over 13 years. She says it herself, the finishing up of Sky Zone Australia...
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Ep. 27 Finding Strength in the People Around You — From Glitter to Global with Jensen
Jensen is Funlab's Country Manager for our US Operations — but his story doesn't start in the United States. It starts with glitter at job trial in the middle of the Christmas peak, and a moment that made him think: yeah, this is the place for me. From that first Holey Moley experience, Jensen…
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Ep.26 Nostalgia & Moments — Inside Funlab's Creative Process with Keith
What do a mousetrap, an E.T. bicycle and six hundred VHS tapes have in common? They're all part of how Funlab's Creative Director Keith thinks about building experiences people remember. In this episode he pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to build brands people fall in love with,...
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Ep 25. Don't Rule Anything Out - Partnerships with Brett
This episode we sat down with Funlab's Partnership Manager, BK — Brett Kubik and the conversation spanned the importance of building relationships to have greater impact, partnering with values aligned organisations and the timeless truths that feedback is a gift (even though it may not feel that...
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Ep.24 There is No Timeline on Learning Something - Growth and Leadership with Steph
The You Motherfunner Podcast sat down with Stephanie one of our venue Motherfunners based in Western Australia. Tune in to hear about what it was like coming from the restaurant hospitality world and joining the funlab family. Stepping in as a Venue Manager in Karrinyup, she has some great tales…
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Ep.23 Concierge to Guest Services, It's More Than a Yap with Claire and Chavez
It's not just a yap on the phone, there are hundreds even thousands of points of contact with our guests each week. The Guest Services team act as an extension of our venues even though they're not physically in our venues. In our newest episode we talk with Claire and Chavez about the inception…
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Ep.22 But First, Who?! Hiring For Attitude with Emilly
Core to our business is people. This episode has us sitting down with our Talent Manager, Emilly. We talk through what hiring for attitude looks like, checking your bias, and from 10+ years with Funlab, how that's influenced her and led to the experiences that add unexpected value to her role today.
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Ep.21 You've Done Well But You Can Do Better - Training & Patience in the Kitchen with Chia
If you’ve worked in a funlab kitchen in the past 5 years you’ve likely come into contact with Chia. We talk about how a new menu comes together, the lessons of opening a new venue from the kitchen perspective. What goes into training a team, why you need to dry the sauce cups and his approach to...
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Ep.20 Becoming a B Corp - Behind the Certification Process with Jay, Liam & Steve-fun
In our first 3 guest episode, we’re celebrating the journey to our success in achieving B Corp certification. What is a B Corp? How does it work? What’s involved in it all? Tune in as we’re talking to three of our B-keepers, from the people, procurement and food and beverage teams about the…
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Ep.19 Clear is Kind with the Glitter Queen, Amy
This episode we sat down with our resident glitter queen Amy. We talk lessons from fine dining and her passion for creating memorable experiences. The challenges of being a people please in reform and learning how to have hard conversations moments. What self reflection looks like for her, how…
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Ep 18. From Backpacker to COO; Getting Curious Before Furious with Niall
Tune in for the full chat about Niall’s journey in Funlab (and some of the world). You’ll hear how his famous last words as a backpacker “I’m not looking for a career here” got him into a role that’s resulted in a 16+ year career.
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Ep.17 Decisions that Define a Guest Experience with Wayne
Sitting down with Wayne, with over 10 years of Motherfunner experience in our venues. He has a real passion for guest experience and cultivating that in his team. He is the pioneer of dressing up (in costume) in our interview process. We talk about the shift adding costumes to interviews created,...
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Ep.16 From The Door to the Inner Workings of The Floor with John & Saia
Our guests John and Saia have worked together for so long they’re basically brothers. Starting out working on the door, taking opportunities and becoming some of the most knowledgeable arcade and amusement gurus. Listen in to hear about some of the behind the scenes in a games venue and of course...
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Ep.15 Passion is Something That People Feel | Guest Journey with Blaise
With over 20 years in the business, Blaise holds so much passion for bringing fun to the world. We talk about how the guest journey mapping happens, where the passion comes from and how she sustains it plus so much more! Trigger warning towards the end of the episode around some conversations...
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Ep.14 Rebranding Funlab with Oonagh & Carlos
We sat down with Oonagh and Carlos to talk about the journey of transitioning our parent company Funlab to a consumer facing brand.
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Ep.13 Stories from the Funlab History Book with Chelsea
Funlab has been around for over 20 years, we sat down in 2023 with Chelsea Mannix - Funlab's Chief People Officer (aka. our Hunter Gatherer) whose been around for almost all of those years. There's the inspirational right place at the right time way she came to be part of Funlab. We talk about…
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Ep.12 What's a Communication Board with Kat
This episode we are speaking with Kat, she has an awesome passion for making communication accessible for all. We talk all about her idea of making a communication board. What it is, how it came to be and who it can be used for. This is something that has worked for us at Funlab - if you’re...
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Ep.11 headspace x Funlab | Day of Fun with Michael & Simon
Ahead of our annual Day of Fun we sat down with Michael Schreiber, Founder and CEO of Funlab alongside Simon Dodd, National Clinical Advisor at headspace Australia's Youth Mental Health Foundation. We talk about how this partnership started, some lessons in fundraising and the impact a day like...
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Ep.10 The Way We First Day at Funlab | Funcademy with Sarah
This time we’re talking with Sarah or Smac as she’s know around the office. She’s lead a bit of a revolution in the way we tackle the first day as a Motherfunner with her idea of Funcademy.
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Ep.9 From Idea to a Whole New Brand | Hijinx Hotel with Josh
Our Motherfunner this episode is Josh, he is the mind that thought up and pitched the idea that eventuated into Hijinx Hotel. He has been with Funlab for a few years now, how he started wasn’t the most traditional route, but it it makes sense when you know now, that he is the Innovations manager…
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Ep.8 The Podcast Origin Story | How we got here with Saj
Recorded at the end of 2022, the first year of the You Motherfunner Podcast. Your host Saj is on the other side of the microphone, diving a little deeper into his background, passion for creating a podcast and how it all began.
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Ep.7 Self Care isn’t Selfish | Wellbeing with Tash
Talking with Natasha ‘Tash’ Ciconte about dealing with and managing stress, learning how to ask for help and not feeling guilty for practicing self care.
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Ep.6 All About My Diagnosis | Living with Fibromyalgia with Rach
If you do not know much about Fibromyalgia, this is an episode for you to listen to. When Rachel was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, her entire life changed. In this episode our Funlab fangirl speaks so openly about her condition, what it is like to live with it, and what she does to stay positive.
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Ep.5 She/They | On Being Trans with Athena
Athena loves an escape room, and currently works in our Castle Towers venue in Sydney. In this episode, we get to unpack with Athena what it's like to walk in the shoes of a Trans woman. There is a lot in this episode for a lot of us to learn from. We may have friends who are currently...
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Ep.4 I'm Half Tongan, Half Samoan | Exploring different cultures with Frances
Today we speak to Frances Palu, who along with being an Assistant Venue Manager is a absolute superstar Kids Party host. But beyond her work persona, Fran shares her story of what it's like growing up in New Zealand, moving to Melbourne, and being half Samoan, and half Tongan. Fran is warm,...
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Ep.3 Miss Inclusivity | Inclusive Work Experiences with Alex
She's the glitter queen with bright pink hair. But that's not the only thing that makes her sparkle; she's Funlab's model for inclusivity and diversity. No one gets left behind, or left out in her venue. Alex Guy is the Venue Manager at Crown in Melbourne operating Holey Moley, Jukes, and Red...
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Ep.2 Do Ask, Do Tell | Coming Out With Simon
It's 2022...coming out should be a no-brainer at this point. Yet, so many individuals of the LGBTQIA+ community remain in fear of this process to express themselves. We've asked Simon to give us some insight. This fearless Motherfunner, Simon Whicker, is the Venue Manager at Strike King Street...
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Ep.1 What's the Question Again? | ADHD at Funlab with Aimee
If she's ripped out her headset on a bustling Saturday night or has asked what your name is four times, it's not rude - that's just Aimee. Aimee Westley is the Venue Manager at Strike QV in Melbourne, and was recently diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). On this episode, we dive into...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
At Funlab, your story is told. It's heard. It's shared. It's respected. The "You Motherfunner" podcast dives into the stories of the people inside Funlab. We're hilarious, subjectively weird, and unequivocally shameless. We invite you into the world of our brand built on the 100% human rule. It's our goal to encourage each individual Motherfunner's uniqueness. We embrace our diverse backgrounds, while believing that these very experiences are what make Funlab the place it is today.
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At Funlab, your story is told. It's heard. It's shared. It's respected. The "You Motherfunner" podcast dives into the stories of the people inside Funlab. We're hilarious, subjectively weird, and unequivocally shameless. We invite you into the world of our brand built on the 100% human rule. It's...
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