The Remarkable Leap

After jokingly posting about wanting to make a parody to Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings”, Jenny Ly found herself amidst 20+ other creatives that all came together to produce the viral hit music video parody “7 meats”. She talks about her first time recording in a music studio and performing on a real set and how this experience brought her back to her love for music and developing new projects.

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Growing up, Talsi had always been connected to her spirituality. But it wasn’t until she had worked in entertainment law and ventured into the corporate world that she realized she needed to get back to her roots. After receiving an affirmation from the universe, Talsi decided to move to Mexico to stay with her best friend and build her spiritual practice to heal others through tarot and spiritual coaching.

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After graduating from USC with a business major, Aileen decided to pursue an unconventional path through music and YouTube. Though she was uncertain what the future held, she knew that she wanted to build a life that she loved and create a positive impact on other people. Several years and countless hours of hard work later, Aileen successfully built her Lavendaire brand to an audience of over 1,000,000 on YouTube and proudly foste...

At 11 years old, Micah Clasper-Torch started her first entrepreneurial endeavor selling jewelry in shops around her hometown. Her passion for art and design grew as she pursued a degree in fashion & apparel design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and took on various roles within the fashion world. Most recently, she left a corporate job in business development to continue developing herself as an artist and build Punch Ne...

Judith Martinez spent her entire life studying hard to get into law school. But when she received her coveted acceptance to her dream school, she was hit with a feeling of overwhelming doubt. She realized that she had no real passion for law and declined her acceptance without telling anyone. That fall, she was faced with the daunting task of revealing the truth to everyone, including her friends and family. In this episode, Judith...

By her sophomore year in high school, Diana Chao had already decided that she needed to take a gap year after graduating in order to focus on her mental health. After getting into Princeton University, she deferred for a year and took time off to work at NASA & Adobe while building her non-profit, Letters to Strangers and managing her family business. After overworking herself for several 100-hour weeks, Diana realized that her...

After leaving an abusive relationship and taking a trip to Costa Rica, Cassandra Wilder realized that she had to pursue a calling that would take her beyond her job in law enforcement. So she put in her two weeks notice, sold all her belongings, and set about a 4 month journey through Central America to learn more about herself and the world of nutrition, and naturopathic medicine. When she returned to the US, she decided to pursue...

Just two years after graduating college, Deb Lee has already built up her illustration portfolio to a point where she is able to be a freelance illustrator full-time. She’s illustrated for NPR and Lyft, done UX Design for LinkedIn, and is currently working on her graphic novel memoir "In Limbo" about the intersection of Korean-American diaspora and mental health.

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When a faith leader reached out and asked if any Muslims would like to visit a Christian Church and answer questions they had on the Muslim Faith, Freeni Raza knew she had to say yes, simply because no one else was doing it. She walked into the church in the Deep South of Texas, where they have open carry laws, with her two kids and broke the ice by letting people know they could ask any questions they want and she would not get of...

After a life-altering photography gig in Greece, Mike Fox decided that it was time to pack his bags and move to Los Angeles from his small mid-western town in order to chase his photography dreams. While he ran into many complications at first, including issues with the DMV and getting his gear stolen, he remained steadfast in his pursuit of his dream job and is now an internationally published lifestyle photographer, a magazine fo...

Leaving his 6-figure job at the most respected consulting firm to start a non-profit with his friends is not what Jason Y. Lee ever imagined he would do with his life. But two years and several videos after uploading his first video (where he raised money towards Haiti Earthquake relief), Jason followed his calling to start a non-profit and inspire empathy and goodness through digital media. 10 years later, that non-profit evolved ...

After spending several years in industrial design, Noah King decided to switch gears and pursue a masters degree in media innovation at New York University. With this, came the daunting task of taking out a $100,000 loan to cover the cost of tuition, which he did by himself while also working a part-time job at Pratt Institute to fuel the next stage of his career. Now as the Founder and CEO of Atten-X, Noah has found that this educ...

5 years ago, Misha Kouzeh uprooted her entire life in the Netherlands and moved to Los Angeles to pursue The American Dream. Much to the dismay of her family and her co-workers, she left a high paying job at a Fortune 500 company and a community of support in hopes of achieving greater success in the US. Originally arriving in the US as a UCLA Extension student, Misha has since become a UCLAx instructor alongside her role as a mult...

While attending the University of California Davis and studying applied physics, Michelle Choi (aka The Seoul Search) has also been steadily growing her YouTube channel, focused around fashion and sustainability. In this episode, Michelle shares how she sees her interests in applied physics and digital marketing intertwine and how she was able to develop her mindset that science and art are not mutually exclusive. As she wraps up h...

Rocket scientist by day, and musician by night, jly (also known as Jaclyn Yangyuen) decided to quit her 9-5 job in engineering and move halfway across the country to work on her music. In this episode, Jaclyn shares how heartbreak led her to take this remarkable leap and move in with her brother and his fiancée in Ohio and drive several hours each way to attend weekly songwriting sessions in Nashville, Tennessee. Within a year, she...