Summary: <a href="https://solopreneurhour.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/rosie.jpg"></a>Just as a great Solopreneur makes their success look effortless so too does a great comic. In episode 45 stand-up comedian and fellow podcaster Rosie Tran and I have an insightful and funny chat about the similarities in a stand-up comedian’s journey and a solopreneur’s journey to that place of making it look easy.<br> Some say solopreneurs are born, not made, and yet others believe anyone can be a solopreneur; the same arguments can be made about comedians. Rosie proves the latter to be true. She never dreamt of going into stand-up until a former boyfriend dragged her to comedy open mic nights because he wanted to be a comedian. At first she grudgingly went along to support him, but when he encouraged her to write material for him, a new path was forged.<br> Eleven years later she has since opened for well-known comedians such as Lisa Lampanelli, Gilbert Gottfried and Russell Peters. She recently created her own podcast, Out of the Box, (<a href="https://outoftheboxpodcast.com" target="_blank">https://outoftheboxpodcast.com</a>) where she interviews everyone who thinks “outside of the box” and bucks the mainstream way of living.<br> During those eleven years she learned invaluable lessons, lessons which solopreneurs can take to heart and remember along their path. Nuggets like:<br> <br> * Take the feedback you get, tweak it and gather more feedback. Eventually you’ll hit your mark.<br> * If you haven’t eaten **it, you’re not a real comedian (nor are you a real a solopreneur). In other words take your lumps, it’s part of your experience and it fortifies you.<br> * It takes time, experience and wisdom to find your voice and, as we say on the Solopreneur Hour, to find your swing.<br> * Overcoming the “cute girls aren’t funny” audiences she encountered and how you can overcome any kind of mentality others throw at you.<br> <br> This episode is a hilarious discussion about comedy, comedians and putting yourself out there doing what you love. Rosie is a laugh-a-minute who shares tales from the comedic trenches and what it’s like to be a female in a male-dominated industry.<br> Can’t get enough of Rosie’s humor? Find her on Facebook and Twitter too, give her a Soloist virtual high-five!<br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FunnyRosie" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/FunnyRosie</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyRosie" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/FunnyRosie</a><br> <a href="https://clicktotweet.com/5v2P5" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO TWEET AND TELL ROSIE SHE ROCKED IT!</a><br> Resources from this episode:<br> <a href="https://www.rosietran.com" target="_blank">https://www.rosietran.com</a><br> <a href="https://outoftheboxpodcast.com" target="_blank">https://outoftheboxpodcast.com</a><br> <a href="https://www.tarynandreatta.com" target="_blank">https://www.tarynandreatta.com</a> (NSFW)<br>
