Smart, honest, funny, no B.S. conversations with real life boss bitches. The Cup of Ambition podcast, hosted by Bonnie Bryant O'Connor, is focused on having great convos with really smart people on how they started their business, conquered their challenges, got really cool jobs, and stayed sane while doing it. We speak with business owners, corporate badasses, and overall amazing people about their lives and careers - always keeping it funny AND honest.Read more »
Smart, honest, funny, no B.S. conversations with real life boss bitches. The Cup of Ambition podcast, hosted by Bonnie Bryant O'Connor, is focused on having great convos with really smart people on how they started their business, conquered their challenges, got really cool jobs, and stayed sane while doing it. We speak with business owners, corporate badasses, and overall amazing people about their lives and careers - always keeping it funny AND honest.Read Less
Gina Colagioia is the jill-of-all-trades, insatiably curious polymath, and event planner behind NY-based company Renaissance Person. Renaissance Person is an event series with the tagline "Okay at Everything" that teaches people fun, interesting, and kinda weird skills: beatboxing with the world beatboxing champion, faking your own death, making homemade butter, and many, many more. Their events are low cost and designed to be educational-ish, super fun, and let you satisfy your curiosity.
We talk about Gina's career trajectory and how she turned her curiosity and thirst for learning #AllTheThings into a unique and successful company. Gina's super real and honest with us, and we had a great discussion about the future of Renaissance Person, her tips for throwing events that people will actually come to, and more.
00:05:26: What is Gina's current job and what does she do?
00:12:01: Gina tells about her day job and her interesting career trajectory. We talk about how a lot of creatives have day jobs, too!
00:30:32: What was the origin story of Renaissance Person?
00:39:32: What are the challenges and rewards of running Renaissance Person?
00:46:15: What's Gina's "why?"
00:52:00: We have an interesting chat about perfectionism and how limiting it can be.
00:60:00: Are there any legal liabilities Gina has to think about when throwing events?
01:04:00: How does she market events to make sure people actually come?
01:14:00: Gina has a bunch of certifications herself: an ordained minister, a licensed marine fisherman, a NY Poll Worker, Naloxone carrier, Trap-Neuter-Release for feral cats, and Google Analytics. How did she get these certifications? Was it hard?
01:22:00: What's her favorite RP class so far?
01:25:00: Is it hard to find spaces at which to host the events?
01:33:00: What's the future of Renaissance Person?
01:41:00: Back to the future: what advice would Gina give to her younger self? What's the biggest business mistake she's made?
02:09:25: A Day in the Life: what does her day-to-day look like?
02:15:00: Listener questions and quick answers, with some bonus questions thrown in.