Life Lessons For Entrepreneurs from an Early Yahoo & Facebook Exec Turned Professional Comedian

Paul Ollinger]Paul Ollinger is a writer, comedian, speaker, and host of the Crazy Money Podcast, which explores the connection between money, happiness, work, and meaning. His commentary on business and work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, and Funny or Die. As one of Facebook’s first 250 employees, Paul served as the VP of Sales for the Western United States.  

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Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

  • Paul Ollinger recounts his early days at Yahoo and Facebook
  • Why Paul transitioned to comedy
  • The connection between money and happiness
  • How to achieve personal fulfillment
  • Paul’s recommended books

In this episode…

You can be a top executive making multiple six figures a year, but if you’re unhappy, that money is meaningless. How can you identify the connection between money and happiness to attain personal fulfillment?

Paul Ollinger, the host of the Crazy Money Podcast, talks about his transition from a Yahoo and Facebook executive to a professional comedian. With host Todd Taskey, Paul shares his favorite books about money, the lessons he learned from his early days at Facebook and Yahoo, and why he became a comedian. 

Resources Mentioned in this episode

  • Paul Ollinger 
  • Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending by Elizabeth Dunn and Dr. Michael Norton 
  • Todd Taskey on LinkedIn 
  • Potomac Business Capital
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