At the age of fifty-six, Paul Giannone, aka Paulie Gee, decided to leave his unfulfilling IT job of thirty years to chase a dream of opening a pizzeria. It was a risk. A real risk. 

“I realized that the real risk was to keep on doing what I was doing,” says Paulie. 

In March of 2010, Giannone welcomed his first customers into his new home — Paulie Gee’s — one of the most successful pizzerias in New York City.  

But what motivated Paulie to take a chance on his dream at the age that many others would have given up on? Read on as he unveils his fascinating story.