Emma Willmann On Expired Food, Credit Scores, & Comedy Club Chaos | Ep 57

About this episode

Dustin Kaufman and Emma Willmann discuss various topics from expired food to the challenges of building a comedy club.

Dustin Kaufman of the Comedy Club KC is joined by comedian Emma Willmann in our first podcast recorded in the green room of the brand new Comedy Club of Lawrence! What starts with jokes about expired Chipotle and DoorDash spirals into a thoughtful conversation about credit scores, hiring struggles, city bureaucracy, using ChatGPT for business planning, and the emotional toll of building something from scratch. You can find Emma Willmann touring in a city near you by checking her upcoming shows: https://www.iamemmawillmann.com/ FOLLOW The Comedy Club of Kansas City on socials: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecomedyclubkc/?hl=en - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheComedyClubKC - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecomedyclubkc

People in this episode

Host: Dustin Kaufman

Guest: Emma Willmann

Topics covered

• expired food
• credit scores
• comedy
• city bureaucracy
• business planning
• emotional toll

Keywords

• comedy
• credit scores
• expired food
• ChatGPT
• business planning
• emotional toll

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Comedy Club of Kansas City, Comedy Club of Lawrence, ChatGPT

Products: Chipotle, DoorDash

Places: Kansas City, Lawrence

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