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Grossly Competent

Grossly Competent

Written by: Steve Counsell and Patrick Aleshire
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Join Steve Counsell and Patrick Aleshire, your faithful - yet hideous - hosts as they share their love of Learning, Adulting, and all that is absurd in their world. If you like learning about careers, adult education, or just making fun of LinkedInfluencers, look no further!. Somewhere along the way, you'll no doubt feel better-looking and more competent than ever after listening.


Come for the chat, stay for the laughs, and run from their faces: they're Grossly Competent.

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Episodes
  • They Came For the Chat: Lynell Meeth Interview!
    Feb 25 2026

    In this episode of Grossly Competent, Steve and Patrick welcome L&D and 'Real Talk' HR Royalty, Lynell Meeth! From her wealth of knowledge and experience, Lynell shares her views on Learning and Development, HR trends, and the benefits of finding and seeking opportunities in spaces previously unknown. It's a great conversation filled with light-hearted jabs, sincere anecdotes, and an unexplainable shared experience of being locked in mundane places.

    Want to get in youch with Lynell? Click here!

    Happen to be in the New York area and looking to support an incredible dance group (that also happens to be Lynell's son)? Here you go!

    Come for the chat, stay for the laughs, and run from our faces: we're Grossly Competent!

    Support the show

    Connect, chat, or chastise us, and here's how:

    • Check out our website!
    • LinkedIn: Steve
    • LinkedIn: Patrick
    • Follow us on Instragram: @grosslycompetent
    • Email: grosslycompetent@gmail.com

    Stay Ugly out there!

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • The KISS Method (Keep It Simple, Steve)
    Feb 18 2026

    On this Valentine's Day, it's important to KISS (or Keep It Simple, Stupid).

    In this episode of Grossly Competent, hosts Steve and Patrick provide a nice overview of how important it is to Keep It Simple (KISS) the topic you are discussing when leading others or facilitating groups.

    (Don't think for a second the irony is lost on Steve and Patrick telling everyone how to keep things concise and simple for the masses.)

    Before that, Patrick shoots for a chance at redemption from his woes of locked bathroom doors and ultimately adds more to the heap of things adults should not do. Steve does his best to keep things PG and not get the episode flagged by the looming censor-monster of Apple Podcasts.

    Come for the chat, stay for the laughs, and run from our faces: we're Grossly Competent!

    Support the show

    Connect, chat, or chastise us, and here's how:

    • Check out our website!
    • LinkedIn: Steve
    • LinkedIn: Patrick
    • Follow us on Instragram: @grosslycompetent
    • Email: grosslycompetent@gmail.com

    Stay Ugly out there!

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Two Ugly Guys Give (Ugly) Advice
    Feb 11 2026

    We never said it was 'good' advice, but it is definitely advice.

    In this episode of Grossly Competent, hosts Steve and Patrick discuss advice for facilitators that they beleive everyone should know, from being prepared versus memorizing, establishing intent of your sessions, giving A.L.E. to your audience, and not using your session as a means to hold a captive audience for your sales pitch.

    But before that, the boys commiserate about what it would be like if regular people were a part of the Winter Olympics thanks to a tweet from Bill Murray many years ago.

    Bill Murray's Tweet about including an Average Person in all Olympic events

    Come for the chat, stay for the laughs, and run from our faces: we're Grossly Competent!

    Support the show

    Connect, chat, or chastise us, and here's how:

    • Check out our website!
    • LinkedIn: Steve
    • LinkedIn: Patrick
    • Follow us on Instragram: @grosslycompetent
    • Email: grosslycompetent@gmail.com

    Stay Ugly out there!

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    1 hr and 3 mins
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