July 4, 2025 • 8 mins
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Ever wondered what nightmare scenarios lurk behind those perfectly curated business Instagram posts? Grab your favorite drink & prepare for a wild ride through the chaotic, messy & downright hilarious reality of entrepreneurship.
Brittany and Meghan pull back the curtain on the parts of business ownership that nobody warns you about. We shared our most outrageous stories from eccentric customer requests to unexpected wildlife encounters.
These stories highlight the bizarre situations entrepreneurs face that no business school prepares you for.
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Brittany (00:01):
Welcome back to another episode of Fearlessly
Female, where two blondes make aright.
We are Brittany and Meghan, thehosts of Fearlessly Female.
This podcast was born out ofambition, drive and a lot of
wine.
We're two powerhouse comedicwomen having uncensored
conversations about topics thataffect women.
Meghan (00:16):
This episode is a tribute to all the brave
entrepreneurs out there who havefaced everything from difficult
clients to wild animals.
Brittany (00:24):
Especially wild animals.
Owning a business sounds soglamorous, right?
If you think owning a businessis all Instagram posts, think
again.
Nobody shares a dark side ofreality.
But don't worry, we won'tsugarcoat it.
Meghan (00:36):
Join us for the ride as we dive headfirst into the crazy
side of owning a business thatnobody tells you about.
Business Horror, horror storieswhere Halloween is year-round.
Warning calm your tits.
Offense will not be taken here.
Grab your favorite drink, burnyour bra and have a good time.
Brittany (00:57):
Speaking of unexpected twists, Meghan, I'm sure you
have quite the fair share ofstrange Airbnb experiences too.
Meghan (01:04):
Let me tell you, I have enough to write a book about all
my Airbnb adventures.
Brittany (01:10):
I feel like my Airbnb Adventure, or Tales of an Airbnb
Host, would be a great name forthis book.
Okay, I'm dying to know some ofthese stories.
Meghan (01:18):
Well, I do have a working title.
It's called Happy Host Horrors.
But let's start with beans.
Brittany, how many cans ofbeans do you need for a
three-day weekend?
Brittany (01:31):
I feel like this is a trick question, maybe one.
Meghan (01:36):
Let's go to pounds, Try 24 pounds.
So I walk into my house and itjust smells of beans and I'm
like what is going on?
Kitchen is clean.
Look through the whole house.
In the back bedroom you cansmell the beans.
When I first got my Airbnb, Iwas pretty cheap and so I would
just take the trash back to myhouse versus paying for trash
(01:58):
service at that house, and so Iwent in the back patio and there
is a box of cans.
There's 12 cans.
There are two pounds each, andso there was 24 pounds of beans
that they had cooked up.
Brittany (02:16):
I feel like you're like Oprah you get a can of
beans.
You get a can of beans, maybe apound of beans.
Everybody gets a pound of beans.
I mean, they sound like theirweekend was a gas
Meghan (02:29):
Oh my gosh it's one of my favorite stories now but like
they had whatever they cookedwhich smelled amazing by the way
they had put into kitchengarbage bags, and so I'm like
toting these leftovers like andwhen I say leftovers like two
things of kitchen garbage bags.
(02:52):
However, 24 pounds of beansthey didn't eat in my car and I
can let you know that I do havetrash service for the house now.
Brittany (03:02):
You have a picture of all these beans.
Meghan (03:04):
Yes, yeah it will absolutely be on our social
media.
But being cheap isn't alwaysthe right way to go, and I
learned that lesson.
Brittany (03:14):
Oh my gosh, wow.
If this was only a sneak peekof what's in store, I can't wait
for this book to come out.
Meghan (03:20):
I have this thing where I text my family and friends
this week on Airbnb-ing and Iget a variety of responses back,
from groans to scared emojis.
It seems like every week I'mgetting a new chapter.
There are good stories too.
Brittany (03:34):
Oh my gosh, we will have to make sure to announce
your book on our socials when itcomes out.
I hope it's a picture book orat least has like some sort of
illustrations.
Meghan (03:42):
Yeah, I plan on having it be a fun short story book
with lots of fun diagrams, tallymarks for the number of
toenails I've found you get theidea.
Brittany (03:54):
Okay, maybe we're not going to post this book.
Meghan (03:58):
Okay, Brittany, I know you have some stories that'll
match my chaos.
Brittany (03:59):
All right, so I'm going about my day, everything's
going smoothly, and then myphone rings and it's one of my
clients who I never hear fromand when I pick up she sounds
super frantic, like borderlinepanic attack status.
So I'm trying to calm her down,to understand what actually
happened.
I mean, I'm already nervous foryou.
(04:20):
I know right, so I'm thinking you know, maybe
something broke, like did herpool turn green?
She mentioned that she washosting her daughter's
graduation party, so I get whyshe was panicking.
Anyways, she finally blurtedout a raccoon, like okay, she's
like a raccoon took a giant shitin my pool.
Meghan (04:36):
Um what?
Also, I love raccoons, so thefirst listener to get me a
raccoon wins a sticker.
Brittany (04:43):
I mean like thank god we're not like in person or like
on a video call, because I meanhow do you even respond to that
without laughing like I had toput myself on mute.
But apparently she watched thewhole thing from her like ring
camera and me, super, beingsuper green through the business
at the time, had to call thesupply shop and you know it's a
bunch of dudes and I'm likehello, um, a raccoon took a shit
(05:07):
, you know, and one of myclients pulls, like how do you
handle a situation like that?
Meghan (05:11):
Did you sign up for, like wildlife rescue and pest
control or pool cleaning?
Because if it's the former, Iwant dibs on all the animals you
find.
Brittany (05:20):
Basically I'm the Steve Irwin of pool cleaning now
, but thank God cleaning it upwasn't as terrible as it sounded
but definitely gave my pooltech extra on his paycheck that
week.
Meghan (05:33):
I sure hope you did.
This is like next levelcustomer service.
You'd think pool cleaning ispretty straightforward, but then
life throws a raccoon at youliterally.
Brittany (05:42):
Yeah, and now I have wildlife removal.
It's unofficially part of myjob description.
Just one more thing you don'tread in the business manual.
Just one more thing you don'tread in the business manual.
Meghan (05:51):
So true that running a business is just one big
adventure, with a lot ofunexpected twists.
Brittany (06:03):
Oh, to say the least, what's your biggest lesson with
the Airbnb?
Besides paying for the garbage
Meghan (06:06):
yeah, don't be cheap, you have to have thick skin.
Look, this Airbnb is like mykid it's a huge accomplishment.
Every spare cent goes intoimproving it, so I'm incredibly
proud of it.
With that comes a lot ofdefensiveness, so you either
need to take the feedback andfix it or say well, other people
are buying me a house and leaveit.
The second lesson I would sayis organization.
(06:28):
I closed on the house onFebruary 28th and my first
booking was March 10th.
That took an extreme amount oforganization, but also just the
general inventory of the houseand the efficiency of turning it
over.
It takes planning andorganization.
How about you, brittany?
Lessons learned.
Brittany (06:46):
I should totally agree Along those lines.
Dealing with people is justlike a true art form.
You know, some people just loveto bitch about anything and
everything, no matter what youdo, and not taking it personally
is probably one of the hardestparts of it, especially if
you're already like having a badday and having a shitty day man
(07:07):
.
I couldn't agree more.
People love to complain.
It makes them feel like theyhave power.
Yeah, especially if they're not the ones wearing the
pants at home, if you know whatI mean.
Also, I would say probably likeoutsource, like what you can
and what you don't like, becauseotherwise you're just going to
be extremely overwhelmed and youcan't do it all.
It's just too much.
Meghan (07:28):
I agree with that.
Well, between raccoons, peoplewith unrealistic expectations
and beans, beans, beans, we'vegot quite the roster of horror
stories.
Brittany (07:38):
And you know what?
We're probably not the onlyones.
Running a business is messy,hilarious and occasionally
terrifying, but hey, we live totell the tale.
Meghan (07:48):
So true To all the business owners out there we see
you, we respect you and we'rehere for your crazy stories.
If you've got a business horrorstory to share, we'd love to
hear it.
Message us at Fearlesslyfemale_u ncensored and, who
knows, we might feature it inour next episode.
Brittany (08:07):
Thanks for joining us for this little walk down
business horror lane.
So until next time, keephustling, keep laughing and
don't let anyone fuck up yourFriday.
Welcome back to another episode of Fearlessly
Female, where two blondes make aright.
We are Brittany and Meghan, thehosts of Fearlessly Female.
This podcast was born out ofambition, drive and a lot of
wine.
We're two powerhouse comedicwomen having uncensored
conversations about topics thataffect women.
Meghan (00:16):
This episode is a tribute to all the brave
entrepreneurs out there who havefaced everything from difficult
clients to wild animals.
Brittany (00:24):
Especially wild animals.
Owning a business sounds soglamorous, right?
If you think owning a businessis all Instagram posts, think
again.
Nobody shares a dark side ofreality.
But don't worry, we won'tsugarcoat it.
Meghan (00:36):
Join us for the ride as we dive headfirst into the crazy
side of owning a business thatnobody tells you about.
Business Horror, horror storieswhere Halloween is year-round.
Warning calm your tits.
Offense will not be taken here.
Grab your favorite drink, burnyour bra and have a good time.
Brittany (00:57):
Speaking of unexpected twists, Meghan, I'm sure you
have quite the fair share ofstrange Airbnb experiences too.
Meghan (01:04):
Let me tell you, I have enough to write a book about all
my Airbnb adventures.
Brittany (01:10):
I feel like my Airbnb Adventure, or Tales of an Airbnb
Host, would be a great name forthis book.
Okay, I'm dying to know some ofthese stories.
Meghan (01:18):
Well, I do have a working title.
It's called Happy Host Horrors.
But let's start with beans.
Brittany, how many cans ofbeans do you need for a
three-day weekend?
Brittany (01:31):
I feel like this is a trick question, maybe one.
Meghan (01:36):
Let's go to pounds, Try 24 pounds.
So I walk into my house and itjust smells of beans and I'm
like what is going on?
Kitchen is clean.
Look through the whole house.
In the back bedroom you cansmell the beans.
When I first got my Airbnb, Iwas pretty cheap and so I would
just take the trash back to myhouse versus paying for trash
(01:58):
service at that house, and so Iwent in the back patio and there
is a box of cans.
There's 12 cans.
There are two pounds each, andso there was 24 pounds of beans
that they had cooked up.
Brittany (02:16):
I feel like you're like Oprah you get a can of
beans.
You get a can of beans, maybe apound of beans.
Everybody gets a pound of beans.
I mean, they sound like theirweekend was a gas
Meghan (02:29):
Oh my gosh it's one of my favorite stories now but like
they had whatever they cookedwhich smelled amazing by the way
they had put into kitchengarbage bags, and so I'm like
toting these leftovers like andwhen I say leftovers like two
things of kitchen garbage bags.
(02:52):
However, 24 pounds of beansthey didn't eat in my car and I
can let you know that I do havetrash service for the house now.
Brittany (03:02):
You have a picture of all these beans.
Meghan (03:04):
Yes, yeah it will absolutely be on our social
media.
But being cheap isn't alwaysthe right way to go, and I
learned that lesson.
Brittany (03:14):
Oh my gosh, wow.
If this was only a sneak peekof what's in store, I can't wait
for this book to come out.
Meghan (03:20):
I have this thing where I text my family and friends
this week on Airbnb-ing and Iget a variety of responses back,
from groans to scared emojis.
It seems like every week I'mgetting a new chapter.
There are good stories too.
Brittany (03:34):
Oh my gosh, we will have to make sure to announce
your book on our socials when itcomes out.
I hope it's a picture book orat least has like some sort of
illustrations.
Meghan (03:42):
Yeah, I plan on having it be a fun short story book
with lots of fun diagrams, tallymarks for the number of
toenails I've found you get theidea.
Brittany (03:54):
Okay, maybe we're not going to post this book.
Meghan (03:58):
Okay, Brittany, I know you have some stories that'll
match my chaos.
Brittany (03:59):
All right, so I'm going about my day, everything's
going smoothly, and then myphone rings and it's one of my
clients who I never hear fromand when I pick up she sounds
super frantic, like borderlinepanic attack status.
So I'm trying to calm her down,to understand what actually
happened.
I mean, I'm already nervous foryou.
(04:20):
I know right, so I'm thinking you know, maybe
something broke, like did herpool turn green?
She mentioned that she washosting her daughter's
graduation party, so I get whyshe was panicking.
Anyways, she finally blurtedout a raccoon, like okay, she's
like a raccoon took a giant shitin my pool.
Meghan (04:36):
Um what?
Also, I love raccoons, so thefirst listener to get me a
raccoon wins a sticker.
Brittany (04:43):
I mean like thank god we're not like in person or like
on a video call, because I meanhow do you even respond to that
without laughing like I had toput myself on mute.
But apparently she watched thewhole thing from her like ring
camera and me, super, beingsuper green through the business
at the time, had to call thesupply shop and you know it's a
bunch of dudes and I'm likehello, um, a raccoon took a shit
(05:07):
, you know, and one of myclients pulls, like how do you
handle a situation like that?
Meghan (05:11):
Did you sign up for, like wildlife rescue and pest
control or pool cleaning?
Because if it's the former, Iwant dibs on all the animals you
find.
Brittany (05:20):
Basically I'm the Steve Irwin of pool cleaning now
, but thank God cleaning it upwasn't as terrible as it sounded
but definitely gave my pooltech extra on his paycheck that
week.
Meghan (05:33):
I sure hope you did.
This is like next levelcustomer service.
You'd think pool cleaning ispretty straightforward, but then
life throws a raccoon at youliterally.
Brittany (05:42):
Yeah, and now I have wildlife removal.
It's unofficially part of myjob description.
Just one more thing you don'tread in the business manual.
Just one more thing you don'tread in the business manual.
Meghan (05:51):
So true that running a business is just one big
adventure, with a lot ofunexpected twists.
Brittany (06:03):
Oh, to say the least, what's your biggest lesson with
the Airbnb?
Besides paying for the garbage
Meghan (06:06):
yeah, don't be cheap, you have to have thick skin.
Look, this Airbnb is like mykid it's a huge accomplishment.
Every spare cent goes intoimproving it, so I'm incredibly
proud of it.
With that comes a lot ofdefensiveness, so you either
need to take the feedback andfix it or say well, other people
are buying me a house and leaveit.
The second lesson I would sayis organization.
(06:28):
I closed on the house onFebruary 28th and my first
booking was March 10th.
That took an extreme amount oforganization, but also just the
general inventory of the houseand the efficiency of turning it
over.
It takes planning andorganization.
How about you, brittany?
Lessons learned.
Brittany (06:46):
I should totally agree Along those lines.
Dealing with people is justlike a true art form.
You know, some people just loveto bitch about anything and
everything, no matter what youdo, and not taking it personally
is probably one of the hardestparts of it, especially if
you're already like having a badday and having a shitty day man
(07:07):
.
I couldn't agree more.
People love to complain.
It makes them feel like theyhave power.
Yeah, especially if they're not the ones wearing the
pants at home, if you know whatI mean.
Also, I would say probably likeoutsource, like what you can
and what you don't like, becauseotherwise you're just going to
be extremely overwhelmed and youcan't do it all.
It's just too much.
Meghan (07:28):
I agree with that.
Well, between raccoons, peoplewith unrealistic expectations
and beans, beans, beans, we'vegot quite the roster of horror
stories.
Brittany (07:38):
And you know what?
We're probably not the onlyones.
Running a business is messy,hilarious and occasionally
terrifying, but hey, we live totell the tale.
Meghan (07:48):
So true To all the business owners out there we see
you, we respect you and we'rehere for your crazy stories.
If you've got a business horrorstory to share, we'd love to
hear it.
Message us at Fearlesslyfemale_u ncensored and, who
knows, we might feature it inour next episode.
Brittany (08:07):
Thanks for joining us for this little walk down
business horror lane.
So until next time, keephustling, keep laughing and
don't let anyone fuck up yourFriday.
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