🎭Portia de Rossi transitioned from acting to entrepreneurship, starting her own company.
🦍She opened the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Diane Fosse Gorilla Fund in Rwanda, fulfilling a childhood dream.
🖌️Portia de Rossi's company, General Public, uses technology to reproduce textured artwork and support artists.
🌍She believes in a more inclusive and accessible art world that benefits artists.
🎂Portia de Rossi's 60th birthday gift to Ellen was the opening of the Ellen DeGeneres Campus.
What prompted Portia de Rossi to transition from acting to entrepreneurship?
—Portia de Rossi wanted to challenge herself and create a more inclusive art world.
What is General Public?
—General Public is Portia de Rossi's company that reproduces textured artwork using technology and supports artists.
What is the Ellen DeGeneres Campus?
—The Ellen DeGeneres Campus is a collaboration between Portia de Rossi and the Diane Fosse Gorilla Fund, providing a permanent home for their conservation efforts in Rwanda.
What is Portia de Rossi's vision for the art world?
—She envisions a more accessible and inclusive art world that benefits artists and embraces technology.
What was Portia de Rossi's birthday gift to Ellen?
—For Ellen's 60th birthday, Portia de Rossi opened the Ellen DeGeneres Campus, fulfilling Ellen's dream of supporting gorilla conservation.
00:00Portia de Rossi transitions from acting to entrepreneurship, opening her own company.
03:36She opens the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Diane Fosse Gorilla Fund in Rwanda.
06:31Portia de Rossi discusses General Public, her company that supports artists and uses technology to reproduce textured artwork.
09:32She aims to create a more inclusive and accessible art world.
10:59Portia de Rossi surprises Ellen with the opening of the Ellen DeGeneres Campus as a birthday gift.
