Paul Ollinger: From Sibling Rivalry to Comedy and Career Success
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What role did sibling rivalry play in Paul's success?
Guy that ran the New York Comedy Festival, he's like, you know you're good. You're very good, right? And he goes, you know that's not enough though, right? You know you have to be great. And that is absolutely true in the comedy business where everybody wants to be a comic or everybody wants to be a great musician. Everybody wants to be a musician. Well, if you want to be a musician who stands out, who sells tickets, who can support himself and his family doing that thing, you have to be great.
And now, Escaping the Drift, the show designed to get you from where you are to where you want to be. I'm John Gafford, and I have a knack for getting extraordinary achievers to drop their secrets to help you on a path to greatness. So stop drifting along, escape the drift, and it's time to start right now. back again back again for another episode of like it says in the opening man the show that gets you from where you are to where you want to be and today on the show look we will always talk about being successful and reaching for that brass ring reaching for the thing that's gonna get you to that next level but my guest today is somebody that that when i saw this come across my desk i thought what a great message to share with you guys because this guy
as it figured out that he can help you find happiness or believes you should be happy wherever you are on the journey, not just waiting to some mythical brass ring at the end to say, today I'm happy. Our guest today is a comedian, a speaker, an author, and the host of the Reasonably Happy podcast. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the program. This is Paul Olinger. Paul, how are you?
What's happening, John? Thanks for having me.
Yeah, man. Glad to have you. Where are you in the world right now?
I'm sitting on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I can see buildings on West 86th Street out the back window of our brownstone.
lovely so i wish you could have come out to las vegas but i'll take the second best which is obviously having you on here look forward to having an excuse to come out and hang with you guys you do so i i know that look you've done some amazing stuff reading the bio here and going through it and i always like to say think that success leaves clues and i'm always interested in the nature versus nurture where i almost always start these these interviews so tell me about a young paul ollinger tell me about young paul the uh the either the hero origin story or the villain
origin story well the the the nurture and the nature part of it is I mean I'm a product of my family I'm one of six kids from a big catholic family in suburban Atlanta Georgia I had two amazing two amazing parents who were committed to their family and stayed together for 55 years until my mom passed away um and you know I was always part of a gang it was it was uh It was a busy, crazy household.
How did Paul transition from corporate to comedy?
We weren't rich, but we had everything we needed. And there was lots of people around. And as crowded as it could be, I always knew I was part of something. And you wouldn't have put it in those terms when you were a kid. But looking back, having been a part of that gang, you have a security built into you that people who don't have that you know, maybe don't experience or at least as a child.
Now, when you say gang, is this like, are we talking about like little rascals? Like this is what you called your friends or is this a real gang?
No, I mean like when you're one of six kids, you know, by the time I was the fifth out of six kids, you know, we were the Brady bunch, three boys, three girls. And we weren't unique at all in our Catholic church and our Catholic schools. I mean, you know, half the families had six kids or more, it seemed like. And, you know, but when you get to high school, you know, when you're the fifth kid, by the time you show up for your freshman year, you're like, oh, you're one of the Ollinger kids. which is you want to make your own way, but at the same time, the teachers know who you are. Your older sisters tease you in the hall. Her friends are like, oh, look at him.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What role did sibling rivalry play in Paul's success?
0:00–2:45
2
How did Paul transition from corporate to comedy?
2:45–4:12
3
What insights did Paul gain from his early career at Facebook?
4:12–6:27
4
How does one navigate career transitions effectively?
6:27–9:05
5
What unique approaches does Paul suggest for success?
9:05–10:30
6
How is AI shaping the future of industries?
10:30–12:47
7
What is the importance of resilience in achieving goals?
12:47–15:46
8
How can professionals stand out in a commoditized market?
15:46–1:00:15
Speakers
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