Balancing Friendship Inside & Outside of Work, with Morning Brew Daily’s Neal Freyman & Toby Howell

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are joined by Morning Brew Daily hosts Neal Freyman and Toby Howell to talk about a subject they know better than anyone—the reality of having a work bestie. Listen to hear Neal and Toby share the story of how they went from colleagues, to friends, to podcast co-hosts, and the unexpected benefits and potential drawbacks of having such a tight working relationship.
00:00 Intro
02:09 How Neal and Toby originally became friends
07:58 How being both friends and colleagues has affected their work
10:12 Developing the Morning Brew Daily show
13:31 On the period that Toby and Neal were together 24/7
16:14 Advice for someone unsure about cultivating a deep friendship at work
20:30 The difference between having work friends at a small company versus a larger one
23:00 Neal and Toby answer questions from their own Morning Brew Daily production team
29:41 Game:
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