Podcast · Business
by Funlab · English · Business
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'
22 Sep 2026 · 52 min
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 different teams. Plus: crutches, a bouncy ball, and the best ten-year surprise we've heard yet.
31 Jul 2026 · 50 min
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 was bittersweet but she still bleeds orange and blue. You’ll hear about her passion for Sky Zone, the care for team, guest and the experiences created in those venues - then how all of those experiences, from a fumbled loud speaker announcement to a packed venue, managing 50 kids on a trampoline to…
1 Jul 2026 · 58 min
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 has spent years taking Funlab somewhere new — New Zealand, Singapore, and now the USA. Each time starting from scratch, building teams, and figuring out how to make the Australian fun land in a completely different culture. In this episode, Jensen talks about what it actually takes to open a venue in a…
3 Jun 2026 · 58 min
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, from five hundred name options to a beach shoot at sunrise with Australian circus performers. Warm, funny and genuinely incapable of treating his work like work.
5 May 2026 · 42 min
This episode we sat down with Funlab's Partnership Manager, BK — Brett Kubi k 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 way in the moment). It's a great listen while reflecting on how you bring your own talents to your role!
8 Mar 2026 · 35 min
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 to share about the growth and learnings that made her the leader she is today. Steph is bubbly and passionate about what she does. You’ll hear how she is 100% human and how that humanity is something that’s been a why motivator, a challenge and an amazing opportunity to grow.
2 Feb 2026 · 52 min
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 of the concierge team, that journey and more recently the transition to guest services. We deep dive into being an extension of our venues, how guest obsession shows up when you're not in the same physical space. What it's like to train a whole new team in bringing that Funlab passion and…
4 Dec 2025 · 47 min
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.
6 Nov 2025 · 39 min
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 hustling.
24 Sep 2025 · 37 min
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 impact of the B Corp journey and the way this shows up in each of their areas in our business. For more, visit this page on our website - fun-lab.com/about/bcorp
31 Jul 2025 · 46 min
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 you show up in moments of opportunity,
1 Jul 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
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.
9 Jun 2025 · 38 min
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, how conversations cultivate a culture of creating memorable experiences, his championing of sustainability and the project of data gathering to create trackable environmental change.
12 May 2025 · 36 min
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 have a few laughs along the way.
9 Apr 2025 · 46 min
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 related to domestic violence. If this brings up anything for you please reach out to your local domestic violence support and if there is immediate threat of danger always call your local emergency services.
5 Mar 2025 · 38 min
We sat down with Oonagh and Carlos to talk about the journey of transitioning our parent company Funlab to a consumer facing brand.
19 Jan 2024 · 42 min
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 some of the first venues before we were officially Funlab, some of the best interview costumes she's seen in her time and so many more stories from over the years.
22 Sep 2023 · 20 min
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 inspired or interested you can jump over to https://www.scopeaust.org.au/business-solutions for more information/support from a dedicated communication accessibility organisation.
31 Aug 2023 · 31 min
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 this has across both Funlab and headspace. For more information on our Day of Fun partners. AUS: Headspace.com.au You can donate here NZ: Youthline.co.nz You can donate here
4 Aug 2023 · 33 min
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.
21 Jun 2023 · 33 min
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 at Funlab. If you’ve heard about Hijinx Hotel, played there or even worked there, this is a must listen episode!
6 Jun 2023 · 36 min
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.
11 May 2023 · 27 min
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.
S1 · E6 · 4 Dec 2022 · 31 min
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.
24 Nov 2022 · 31 min
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 transitioning, or workmates who are Trans - but do we know what is the right support we need to provide them? Speaking from her personal experiences, Anthea shares with us some of those answers that will help us build better connections with the Trans community around us. Trigger Warning: This episode explores…
17 Nov 2022 · 26 min
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, friendly, and gives us a great insight into this culture. At Funlab, Encouraging our Uniqueness is one of our Core Values. At her current venue at Archie Brothers in Docklands, Fran leads an incredible culturally diverse team, and believes everyone should be given a chance. She loves to hear stories of…
9 Nov 2022 · 29 min
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 Herring. She's been at Funlab for 5 years, operating one of the busiest venues throughout the company. On this episode Alex offers ways to add more inclusivity into your teams. Alex encourages her Motherfunners to bring their unique, natural, and weird selves to work every day. This is part of what…
26 Oct 2022 · 34 min
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 Wharf in Sydney. In this episode, Simon tells us his story on coming out as a gay man and the obstacles he battled to get there. His story reminds us to live our individual truths in order to be our most authentic selves. Simon offers advice and encouragement to those who wish to come out, and provides…
E1 · 13 Oct 2022 · 30 min
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 Aimee's diagnosis with ADD and what it means to be neurodivergent at Funlab. Aimee encapsulates the ideal Motherfunner - she's hilarious, open, honest, and unscripted. Her attitude with ADD is not one of shame or indignation; rather, she embraces it while being unafraid to speak up about her…
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'
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