EP 54: David Mammano on Letting Go to Find Opportunities, Building a Career Based on Joy, and Always Starting With The Right Intentions

<p> <p>Entrepreneurs can be a pretty Type A bunch. But what if letting go–even just a little–lets in your next big thing?</p> <p> </p> <p>Are there opportunities right in front of you that you don’t dare explore?</p> <p> </p> <p>Sometimes we, and I definitely mean me too, can be so myopic in our thinking that our business needs to look a certain way, that we miss the opportunities right in front of us.</p> <p> </p> <p>On today’s episode I’ve got serial entrepreneur and badass business owner, David Mamanno. David is a 7-time business owner who now helps others achieve their entrepreneurial dreams.</p> <p> </p> <p>He’s also the host of <a href="https://www.davidmammano.com/podcast">the Gonzo Experience</a> podcast, the author of <a href="https://www.davidmammano.com/book">Crash &amp; Learn</a>, a three-time Inc. Magazine 5000 Growth Company winner, a TEDx speaker, an adjunct professor at the University of Rochester.</p> <p> </p> <p>He is also a big believer in being open to opportunities and making work a joy by taking the time to try new things in pursuit of finding your calling.</p> <p> </p> <p>Whether it’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9_l-JJEeIQ">stand up comedy</a>, a networking and speakers group for local businesses or starting a podcast, even the paths and opportunities that didn’t end up being your calling are experiences and skills you can use. And David has done all of those things and more.</p> <p> </p> <p>Tune into this episode to hear:</p> <ul> <li>Why following your passion first and figuring out the money second might disappoint your parents, but can lead to more joy and more success</li> <li>How David still calls on his time taking comedy classes at Second City in Chicago in the work he does today</li> <li>How his next business idea practically fell in his lap and his best advice for how to find your next big idea</li> <li>How starting with integrity is the difference between grand idea and delusions of grandeur</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Learn more about David Mamman