Emmy Nominee, Bastiano Ferrari: From Broke and Sleeping on Beanbags to Building Hollywood Success | E91
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How did Bastiano Ferrari's early life shape his career?
Bastiano Ferrari, actor, Emmy-nominated producer, entrepreneur.
What challenges did Bastiano face in pursuing acting?
My family looked down on acting. They were like, Bastiano, you cannot be an actor. we will disown you more or less. There was a year where I had no money. I was drinking protein shakes for food because I couldn't afford a meal. I almost lost my life once. So I promised myself that if I'm going to survive that, I'm going to do things differently. Got Emmy nominated last year and I have a few projects with the biggest names in Hollywood. If you're given a big problem, it's because you can handle it. It's because that's how big of a person you are. Just don't wait for things to come your way. You create it.
How do you know there's something beautiful on the other side versus that's it?
I have a unique perspective.
Bastiano Ferrari, actor, Emmy-nominated producer, entrepreneur. It's just incredible. You've been on so many films. Thank you for being on the show.
Thank you for having me. I'm excited for this.
Tell us a little bit about how you grew up and how did that shape you, Bastiano?
How did Bastiano transition from acting to tech entrepreneurship?
I grew up in a multiple geography, if it makes sense. I grew up between Europe, Middle East and Africa. And I feel that just made me connect with people on a different level. I understand the different cultural nuances. I understand why people do certain things that they do. And I just relate to them more organically. And that helped me in my work and that helped me in my career. And that just helped me with my end of work. And I feel my childhood tremendously shaped who I am today and why I do what I do.
Tell me about a story that you think maybe some people don't know or most people don't know that shaped you.
My childhood was a little bit unique. It was an incredible childhood up until 11. And then it went into a Hollywood movie, if it makes sense. I grew up with a father that was a farmer and entrepreneur, moved to the Middle East, to Kuwait, not myself, just him, before I was born, to work in gold, then traveled around to work in agriculture, farm and gold, among other stuff. And we were very well off in my childhood. I'm the youngest, and we were very well off until I was 11. And then when I turned 11, my dad had a problem and he lost all his money and I never saw him up until I was 24. And that was the best thing that ever happened to me, to be honest, because my oldest sibling is about 10 years, even more age gap.
So I'm very young compared to my siblings and they lived a very comfortable life. Meanwhile, in the ages and days that are very critical to how I am shaped as a human, I had to go through certain difficulties. One example, my brother, I was begging him for new shoes at some point, and we didn't have the money to buy new shoes. So I had to stick with my old shoe for a couple of years before we swapped it. And with that, it was a bit of a shock for me. Because coming from a lavish life where I was spoiled, very spoiled, anything I wanted, my father does it for me, to a, you have to go to school and you have to work and you have to do all of these things to continue your education. And my brother was a kid also, so it was tough on him. He didn't know how to handle it the best way. So he was very mad at me, if it makes sense. And that gave me a bit of perspective about life. And then at the age of 16, I accidentally was in the middle of war, which is a second story that shaped my life, and I almost lost my life.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
How did Bastiano Ferrari's early life shape his career?
0:37–0:42
2
What challenges did Bastiano face in pursuing acting?
0:42–1:58
3
How did Bastiano transition from acting to tech entrepreneurship?
1:58–6:34
4
What lessons did Bastiano learn from his failures?
6:34–11:17
5
How does Bastiano balance his career in Hollywood and tech?
11:17–15:18
6
How does Bastiano maintain resilience in the face of adversity?
15:18–21:40
7
Why is networking crucial to Bastiano's success?
21:40–38:19
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