DeepSummary
Jonah Fialco is a food and beverage vendor, or "hawker," at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. He has become quite popular on social media for providing a behind-the-scenes look at his unique job, showcasing the passion and dedication he has for hawking hot dogs and beer at baseball games.
In addition to his hawking career, Jonah has been the CEO of a startup called Bracketology for the past two years. Bracketology offers fantasy-style games for reality television shows, allowing users to create brackets and compete against others.
Jonah credits his vending experience at Wrigley Field with helping him develop essential skills for running his own business, such as having no fear of rejection or making a fool of himself. He plans to continue hawking at Wrigley Field for as long as he can, as he finds it both enjoyable and beneficial for his professional growth.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Jonah Fialco is a passionate and dedicated food and beverage vendor, or "hawker," at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.
- He has gained popularity on social media for providing a behind-the-scenes look at his unique job and showcasing his love for hawking.
- In addition to his hawking career, Jonah is the CEO of a startup called Bracketology, which offers fantasy-style games for reality TV shows.
- Jonah credits his experience as a hawker at Wrigley Field with helping him develop essential entrepreneurial skills, such as confidence and the ability to ask for what he needs.
- Despite his success as a startup CEO, Jonah plans to continue hawking at Wrigley Field for as long as he can, as he finds it both enjoyable and beneficial for his professional growth.
- Jonah's story highlights the value of passion, dedication, and leveraging one's experiences in pursuing professional endeavors.
- Social media can be a powerful tool for showcasing unique careers and gaining recognition for one's work.
- Balancing multiple careers or passions can be challenging but also rewarding, as Jonah demonstrates through his dual roles as a hawker and startup CEO.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Like I said, I really think that as long as I am living in Chicago and physically able, I will do this as long as I can.“ by Jonah Fialco
- “We provide fantasy football style games and your college basketball bracket style games, but for reality television shows. So we do four different game types that we offer across ten different reality television shows.“ by Jonah Fialco
- “I have no fear of rejection, no fear of making a fool out of myself and asking people for things. There have been so many things that have been helpful from a professional standpoint that I've gotten from my job at Wrigley that I use on a day to day basis as a CEO.“ by Jonah Fialco
- “Yeah, I've been making videos about my job at Wrigley for just over a year now. I came into last season with the idea of highlighting some of my fellow vendors and kind of providing a day in the life of what a vendor does and a job that I'm so passionate about.“ by Jonah Fialco
- “It's been really fun to share that on social media and people have been really receptive of it. It's a unique job and everyone knows what a vendor is, but it's been fun to provide a behind the scenes look, and there's just so much history behind it.“ by Jonah Fialco
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Whine Down with Jana Kramer
iHeartPodcasts
6/28/24
For seasoned beer and hot-dog hawker Jonah Fialkow, perfecting his game-day salesmanship has helped pave the way to launching a rapidly growing reality TV-centric start-up.
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