Oliver Trevena
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Podcast Appearances
Everyone told me don't do a beverage and everyone was right. And then I'd beg them to make me some cans and they'd be like, no, you have to make half a million cans. I'm like, I don't even know if I want to do this yet. I just want some cans.
Everyone told me don't do a beverage and everyone was right. And then I'd beg them to make me some cans and they'd be like, no, you have to make half a million cans. I'm like, I don't even know if I want to do this yet. I just want some cans.
So I want to hear their story. I want to hear the founder's story away from the product. I want to hear the founder's story of what they've done with the product and where it's at now. And then I want to try the product. If you've got a good team and you've got a good package and you've got a path to profitability, invest.
So I want to hear their story. I want to hear the founder's story away from the product. I want to hear the founder's story of what they've done with the product and where it's at now. And then I want to try the product. If you've got a good team and you've got a good package and you've got a path to profitability, invest.
What's up?
What's up?
You want the bio from me?
You want the bio from me?
I'm about to lose your drop-off rate. That's about to go down. I mean, look, I grew up in entertainment, so I grew up in a town just south of London. Theatre and dance was my upbringing. found myself moving to America 20 years ago, was meant to be in music, kind of failed in music, fell into a TV hosting gig, did that for many, many years, probably about 12 years.
I'm about to lose your drop-off rate. That's about to go down. I mean, look, I grew up in entertainment, so I grew up in a town just south of London. Theatre and dance was my upbringing. found myself moving to America 20 years ago, was meant to be in music, kind of failed in music, fell into a TV hosting gig, did that for many, many years, probably about 12 years.
Yeah, 12 years of that. And then while that was happening, simultaneously started investing in companies and was, you know, kind of part of companies in different ways as an ambassador. And I just started to love that kind of
Yeah, 12 years of that. And then while that was happening, simultaneously started investing in companies and was, you know, kind of part of companies in different ways as an ambassador. And I just started to love that kind of
i guess the way a company grows and how you grow it and how you tell the story the same as i love you know acting and and the same thing of how you tell the story and so i started doing that kind of went well gave me the freedom to make the jump out of hosting back into acting and now at the same time the acting started taking off i've started to produce a bunch as well oh really yeah very cool so okay
i guess the way a company grows and how you grow it and how you tell the story the same as i love you know acting and and the same thing of how you tell the story and so i started doing that kind of went well gave me the freedom to make the jump out of hosting back into acting and now at the same time the acting started taking off i've started to produce a bunch as well oh really yeah very cool so okay
Hopefully that was on the spot. No one told me I was going to have to do my own bio.
Hopefully that was on the spot. No one told me I was going to have to do my own bio.
I mean, I kind of always say, because it's been my story, like, I think there are some people that, you know, luck is a massive element in our industry. And I think some people just get lucky, right? It's just any business, any industry, but especially entertainment, there's an element of luck. That wasn't the case for me. It wasn't an overnight success.
I mean, I kind of always say, because it's been my story, like, I think there are some people that, you know, luck is a massive element in our industry. And I think some people just get lucky, right? It's just any business, any industry, but especially entertainment, there's an element of luck. That wasn't the case for me. It wasn't an overnight success.
It took a grind and it was just like, keep pushing. I think you have to be your own biggest workhorse. You know, you have agents, you have managers, you have people around you. But at the end of the day, no one cares about your own career as much as you have to care. No one's going to work harder for your own career as much as you have to work.
It took a grind and it was just like, keep pushing. I think you have to be your own biggest workhorse. You know, you have agents, you have managers, you have people around you. But at the end of the day, no one cares about your own career as much as you have to care. No one's going to work harder for your own career as much as you have to work.