Paul Ollinger - Navigating transition, The Rise Of Facebook, And Modern Comedy

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Connor Beaton

Relationships, Mental Health, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Paul was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and had a traditional educational experience—went to college, got an Ivy League MBA, then joined the work force with $100k worth of school debt. However, after achieving success in the corporate world (he was one of the first 250 employees of Facebook as VP, West Coast Sales), he finally decided it was time to give in to his true passion. So, he left the high paying tech field behind and dove into the uncharted waters of… stand up comedy. Today, Paul’s comedy career takes him to clubs and corporate events all over North America, where he has opened for top comics like Dave Attell, Norm Macdonald, and Bill Burr. He just recently headlined Carolines on Broadway and in December, Paul headlined the West Side Comedy Club in New York City and is an official selection of the most recent Laughing Skull, Asheville, Cleveland, and North Carolina Comedy Festivals. When he isn’t touring comedy clubs, he is the host of his recently launched podcast, Crazy Money, in which he interviews entrepreneurs, celebrities, authors, and artists with a humorous perspective on money, wealth and careers. The show focuses on how we think about and live with money, as a society and as individuals. Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crazy-money-with-paul-ollinger/id1452395408 Connect with Paul Website: www.paulollinger.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/paul_ollinger/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/paulollinger Twitter: www.twitter.com/Paul_ollinger Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Did you enjoy the podcast? If so please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. It helps our podcast get into the ears of new listeners, which expands the ManTalks Community Editing & Mixing by: Aaron The Tech See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome guys and gals, the man talk show. I'm Connor Beaton. This podcast brings together some of the best thought leaders, teachers, and extraordinary individuals to help teach and mentor you on life, love, and business.
0:24.2	Joining me today is Mr. Paul Ollinger.
0:28.0	And Paul is a comedian.
0:29.6	He's a Facebook alum and an author.
0:32.0	He's a nationally touring stand-up comedian, Ivy League MBA, and former Facebook sales leader.
0:40.0	He performs at comedy clubs and corporate events all over North America.
0:44.4	Forbes called his book, You Should Totally Get an MBA, which is the name of his book,
0:49.9	the funniest book about business school.
0:52.5	So Paul is an interesting character. And I wanted to have
0:56.0	him on my show for a number of reasons. He was one of the first, I think it was 200, he was in
1:03.6	the first one of the first 200 hires at Facebook. And so he entered into the company as, as I said before, as the Facebook sales leader.
1:14.2	So he was there in the years where Facebook was starting to really blow up. And as he shares in the
1:19.4	podcast, he started with the organization when they had about 20 million users. And by the time he
1:26.2	left, four years later, they were just about to breach a
1:30.5	billion, billion users. So he saw the growth of this company. And so, you know, one of the
1:36.8	things that I wanted to talk to Paul about was how has he seen, you know, Facebook evolve
1:40.9	and grow, you know, has it has it really, you know, does it have the impact
1:45.7	and, and the direction that he expected it to have? How did he see it unfold? What was it like
1:52.6	being a part of the original company? You know, how did they change the industry, the marketing
1:57.1	and advertising industry, which really is the big game of what they changed,
2:02.2	what was their success.
2:03.0	So some of those things.
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