Seriously? Life in Business
A new-age business podcast that unveils the life behind professionals in business, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Hosts Jayke and Jolie go over modern business trends, talk about their own stories, and react to real-world business events every week; opening up about how business has changed and is changing the the professional workspace. Host Jayke is a new business owner who recently entered the professional field and brings new-age insight into a world widely criticized by his own generation. Host Jolie is a 35+ year Human Resources veteran who brings the tried and true perspective of a professional with an incredible amount of experience across all sizes of company. Produced by Faux Productions, a Subdivision of Bearwood Media.
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Episodes
Friday May 09, 2025
Friday May 09, 2025
Jayke and Jolie take an extended episode talking about the aspects of Life in Business they missed in season one, the good, that bad, the beautiful, and the ugly.
Friday May 02, 2025
Friday May 02, 2025
Jayke and Jolie have talked about Resumes and Interviews, this week they talk about how to land the job. Practices for getting your foot in the door and setting boundaries with employers; they discuss these practices and their own experiences.
Friday Apr 18, 2025
Friday Apr 18, 2025
Jayke takes Jolie to the r/AskHR Reddit to test her 35+ years of experience with some tough questions from the community. Questions were sourced on day of recording, April 11th, 2025.
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Jayke introduces Jolie to a fair few of the many "HR Horror Stories" from the internet. Jolie weighs her opinion on each story and gives her perspective as an HR Professional, whether in favor of the storytellers, or not.
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Jolie recounts various experiences in the workplace; telling stories of the weird, odd, and disturbing from her 35+ year history in Human Resources. Stories contain content in relation to sex trafficking, sexual manipulation, and other mature topics, viewer discretion is advised.
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Jayke and Jolie discuss the importance of work-life balance and how to introduce it in your own career, explaining its history and the different generational perspectives on the topic.
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Jayke and Jolie discuss leadership in the workplace, dispelling misunderstood aspects of leadership and going in-depth on how to be a good leader, and what to do if you have a bad one.
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Jayke talks about their experience with Resume Creation, how they were taught to do it, and Jolie explains how many resume practices are wrong and how she would recommend professionals create resumes in 2025.
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Jolie and Jayke talk about DEI in the workplace following the 2025 Presidential Administration's recent policy changes around the topic, discussing it's history of ethical use, purpose, and execution in the workforce.
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Jolie talks with Jayke about Job Interviews and how to best conduct yourself in them, expressing stories of different people she's interviewed and her advice, as an HR Professional, for those looking for work.