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Mary's Gone Crackers: Mary Waldner

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Hey, before we start the show, you know, we hear a lot about pivots on how I built this, how a simple change in perspective can create a whole new opportunity. This made me think of a conversation I recently had with Seth Myers. He told me about the moment he realized that he could find success and fulfillment on Saturday Live, Not as a performer, but As a writer, check out my interview with Seth Myers over on my other podcast. It's called The Great Creators. Just search for the Great Creators with Guy Raz, wherever you listen to podcasts, or go to the great creators dot com. And now

On to today's show. I was in a women's feeling circle. And so I went to my group and I said, you know, we need a name and one of the women said, It should have your name in it and it should be something like Mary's Crackin' Up or something like that. Which we thought was funny. And then my other friend said, Yeah, Mary's gone crackers and that was it. The the The angels started singing, the sky opened up, and that was clearly

The name. Welcome to How I Built This, a show about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements. They built. I'm Guy Raz and on the show today.

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