Nancy Gianni: Founder and Chief Belief Officer of GiGi’s Playhouse, Author, and CNN Hero

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4.6 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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This week's remarkable person is Nancy Gianni, Founder and Chief Belief Officer of GiGi’s Playhouse, Author of GenerationG, and CNN Hero. After her daughter GiGi was born with Down's Syndrome, Nancy started GiGi's Playhouse to change the way the world views Down syndrome and to send a global message of acceptance for all. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	In my years of entrepreneurship, I've seen countless startups. And here's the truth.
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0:32.9	are trusting Brex to help them win. Go to brex.com slash grow to learn more.
0:48.3	I'm Guy Kawasaki and this is remarkable people.
0:52.3	This week's remarkable guest is Nancy Gianni,
0:55.3	founder and chief belief officer of Gigi's Playhouse,
0:58.6	author of Generation G, and CNN Hero.
1:02.4	After her daughter was born with Down syndrome,
1:05.1	Nancy started Gigi's Playhouse to change the way the world views Down syndrome
1:09.2	and to send a global message of understanding and acceptance.
1:13.4	Backing up, let me provide some basic information about Down syndrome.
1:17.9	Typically, people are born with 46 chromosomes.
1:21.3	Babies with Down syndrome, however, have an extra copy of chromosome 21.
1:25.9	This affects the baby's physical and mental development.
1:29.6	In the United States, approximately 6,000 babies are born with Down syndrome each year,
1:34.8	or one out of every 700 babies. Gigi's Playhouse has 60 locations. They provide educational,
1:42.4	therapeutic, and career training for people with Down syndrome and their family.
1:47.0	All for free.
1:48.0	I'm Guy Kawasaki and this is Remarkable People.
1:52.0	And now here's the remarkable force of nature named Nancy Gianni.
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