Welcome to On the Mark. I'm your host, Howard Mark Rubin. I am so excited to present this podcast series addressing our rapidly changing world and how it is affecting industries and people in unique and interesting ways.

As John F. Kennedy once said, changes the law of life, and those who look on to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

The business leaders and personalities who I will be interviewing these podcasts certainly look to

the future. And I hope you come away with information and inspiration that helps you adapt

in both your business and personal lives. You can find these podcasts on all major platforms,

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Good morning. This is Howard Rubin. I'm your host, and I am so excited at today's episode.

Normally, I have people who are business people who are talking about real

estate or banking or things that sometimes are interesting, sometimes not interesting.

But today I have someone really special. I have Gianni Russo. If you don't know who that is,

he's probably the most famous for playing Carlo and the Godfather. But he's got a long and storied

career that spans many fields.

It spans, we can talk about the mob.

He's a famous author.

He's written a book that's one of my favorite books called The Hollywood Godfather.

When I lost my copy, I had to go out and buy another one because I had a habit because

I always refer to it and always written things since then. He does his own podcasting. He has a terrific cabaret show that I've seen. And he's a rich. I met him through a charity. He's a rich charitable guy. And for years, we worked together at St. Francis Food Pantries and Kitchens.

Raised a lot of money for a lot of different people.

And I know he's involved in other charities.

But what we're going to be talking about today is that because he's basically in the entertainment business.

That's really what he does.

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