After years of hard work, Eric Yang finally got his dream job at an elite hedge fund. Then he quit to star in an Off-Broadway play, and has (mostly) never looked back. Join him in conversation with fellow artists and entrepreneurs who took the leap from the corporate world to chase their creative dreams.
Skipping Steps with Eunice Bae: Actor and Former Designer
Eunice Bae is an actor who currently stars as Grace Choi in Your Friends & Neighbors on Apple TV+, and she took anything but a linear path to get here. After studying graphic design in college and then years of odd jobs, she didn’t even start acting until a friend dragged her to an open call for a musical. From there, it was a slow grind of honing her skills and building confidence, largely without an agent! In today’s episode, we talk about the moments her career went 0-to-60, the slow times in between, and how Eunice still uses her eye for design as an actor.
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and check out Season 2 of Your Friend & Neighbors, streaming on Apple TV+ on April 3rd!
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12 Nov 2025
Alfie Amayo - Academic Escapee, Gin Distiller, and Student of Life
Alfie Amayo began his journey in London, where he was surely going to become a doctor, until delivering a baby made him realize he wanted to do something else entirely. Long story short, he dropped out and built an award-winning gin distillery from scratch in Cambodia. In today’s episode, we talk about cocktail lore, being in your "yes" phase, and how it's never too late to start again from scratch.
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New episodes every other Wednesday.
22 Oct 2025
Jordan Thomas Law - The Odd Jobs and Interesting Choices of a Filmmaker/Photographer
Jordan Thomas Law is a filmmaker and photographer who has reached audiences around the world. His work has screened in film festivals globally, and can be seen in Harper’s Bazaar, Elle Magazine, and Esquire. Like many of us, Jordan didn't know what he wanted to do in life: he worked in a restaurant, a bank, and then a clothing store before finally picking up a camera full-time. In this episode, we talk about when not to go with the flow, making interesting (as opposed to "good") choices, and the white lie that launched his creative career.
Jordan has a music video coming out soon for Kristen Ingrid's "Good and Proper Finance Man", as well as upcoming interview work for Esquire, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar.
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8 Oct 2025
corner club - Dual Lives of an Indie Music Duo
For indie pop duo corner club, things have come a long way since they first nodded at each other from across the room at a college party, where they met through an acapella group. You might know them from their hit single "Manhattanhenge" or from their live shows in New York and SF. But did you know that they hit over 10 million streams on Spotify while balancing full-time corporate day jobs? In this episode, I talk to Sav & Mike about work/work/life balance, short-lived childhood pop star ambitions, and staying true to ourselves as artists.
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24 Sept 2025
Justin Sullivan - From Coding to Culinary Creator
Justin Sullivan is a recipe developer, food writer, culinary producer. After some time fooling himself into thinking he wanted to be a software engineer, Justin spent 2 years tossing dough and manning wood-fired ovens in some of New York's best pizza shops, and went on to work at Delish doing every job they'd let him do: dishwasher, chicken finger theorist, on-camera talent, and many more. He is currently a content creator for Food52, where his eclectic recipes and kitchen tips have garnered millions of views. In today's episode, we discuss imposter syndrome, learning to take a bet on ourselves, and why everyone should get fired (once).
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Abigail Hing Wen works at the intersection of storytelling and technology. She is a New York Times Best Selling Author of five novels, producer, director, woman-in-tech leader specializing in artificial intelligence, as well as a mother of two. She writes and speaks about tech, AI ethics, women’s leadership and transforming culture. In this episode, we talk about implicit biases faced by Asian Americans, her writing process, and becoming our own role models. We trace her journey from prestigious careers in law and finance to becoming a successful writer and filmmaker today.
Abigail's upcoming middle grade debut, THE VALE, comes out on September 16th. Preorder it at your local bookstore or from Barnes & Noble here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-vale-abigail-hing-wen/1146913360?ean=9798890130310
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10 Sept 2025
Re: Former Colleagues
Actor, host, and a former colleague to many, Eric Yang sits down for a solo episode about his finance to acting transition and what to expect in future episodes of Former Colleagues.
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