Meet Giovanni S Rossini

We recently connected with Giovanni S Rossini and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Giovanni, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?

My mother.

I grew up in a somewhat unconventional household where my mother was the breadwinner. She also worked in Entertainment which at that time was largely male-dominated; especially in leadership. It serves as a comical story but think Anchorman with Will Farrell and Christina Applegate. The movie portrays a newsroom that is run by stupid men yet the shining star is an intelligent hard-working woman who is ridiculed by them. Of course, the movie ended well and so did my mother’s 40-year career. However, even in retirement, she is working a 40-hour schedule!

So needless to say, despite the amount of adversity she faced as a woman in the media, she persisted. She should be in Chelsea Clinton’s Children’s Book with the other women who did. And I think a big part of why she had such a strong work ethic was this cornerstone of persistence and determination.

In addition to her work ethic in the office, she also ensured dinner was on the table every night at 5 pm. She did the laundry. She cleaned. She did it all. She embraced the traditional motherly role IN ADDITION to working 60+ hours per week. She planned trips, she Christmased, she DeChristmased. All this to keep the family moving forward. Not to say my Father didn’t help. He was sort of her “chill” in a sense. But the Baby Boomers had a very different outlook on the Father’s role in the family. Socially speaking Father’s are viewed as being much more involved now. I can say this from experience!

So, this is where I get my work ethic. From my mother by way of GOD. And for this, I am very grateful.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

I am a builder first and foremost. But not in the way you are probably thinking. My roads all lead to building teams, relationships, and strategies for thriving in a given environment. For example, the band I am in, the halfpipe my friends and I built when we were kids, or the philanthropic events I organized in my 20s. Whatever the cause or situation, I find myself leading and organizing the team to accomplish it. I am often the Visionary as well.

And funny enough, the most exciting part of building any organization is watching the vision go from mine to ours. The real reward is when it becomes “us” instead of “me.” And I have found that even if the decisions are made poorly, as sometimes they are. Or, if the road seems foggy, which often happens. If the underlying drive to succeed, or to produce positively is there, the miracle does happen.

So when asked what I do, the superficial answer is, “I am a renovation guy.” or “Handyman.” But the fact is that when the onion is peeled back, I find the answer is much deeper. Truly, I am a communicator. I am a builder of teams. I am a unifier. I am a thinker. A musician. A philanthropist. These “occupations” are at the core of what I actually do.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

In my early life, kindness and being a good listener always allowed me to stay well-liked. Putting my friends in school first allowed me to navigate different “cliques” with ease and made for a fun Primary School Experience.

Going to college for Civil Engineering was an absolute game changer for organizing my brain and thought processes. I could recommend STEM to anyone simply to help people express themselves more efficiently.

Patience is a Virtue. Hard to embody but true as the sky is blue.

I advise folks to interact with their physical world as much as possible. Work ethic and persistence should be emphasized as even in the digital world this is crucial. Just because AI and Social Media make things more accessible the people with the most innovative, or viable ideas will succeed so long as they have the drive to make them happen.

What do you do when you feel overwhelmed? Any advice or strategies?

Chunking.

Break the big scary tasks into smaller easier ones and conquer one at a time.

My musical colleague Lea Serres taught me this and she deserves credit. It has to be one of the single most important things I have ever been told. Moreover, for people battling with Anxiety, I do believe this helps. It helped her and helped me. Identifying those things that scare you into stagnation and breaking them down is key!

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