What happens when the role you were praised for is no longer the role you are meant to play?

In this episode of Rise + Rebel Podcast, Aya sits down with comedian, podcaster, and creative Andrew Ginsberg — someone she first met years ago in the San Francisco corporate days.

Back then, Andrew was already funny, magnetic, and able to command a room. But behind the corporate role, the benchmarks, the praise, and the external validation, there was another question starting to rise:

Is this really who I am meant to be?

This conversation goes far beyond comedy.

Andrew and Aya talk about leaving the corporate script, finding your voice when there is no clear role to play, dealing with rejection, learning how to believe in yourself without applause, choosing love over fear, and trusting the creative ideas that are trying to move through you.

We also talk about entrepreneurship, manifestation, curiosity, the muse, the power of showing up, and how one unexpected idea turned into Andrew’s side project, Cannabis Curious Seniors.

This episode is for anyone who has ever felt successful on paper but quietly wondered if there was something more honest, creative, free, and alive waiting underneath.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Leaving corporate life and stepping into comedy
• What happens when there is no script anymore
• Rejection, failure, and building emotional stamina
• Why external validation can keep us trapped in a role
• Manifestation, creativity, and following curiosity
• Becoming a vessel for creative ideas
• Why the journey matters more than the outcome
• Learning to trust the role that already lives inside you

Subscribe if you’re becoming who you were always meant to be.

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Guest links:
Andrew Ginsberg: AndrewGinsberg.com
Instagram: @thisisginsberg
Cannabis Curious Seniors: CannabisCuriousSeniors.com