43 - Taking the Path Less Travelled // Working in Video Editing
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Where do you go after graduating with a commerce degree? The big 4 account firms? Maybe a large bank? Well for Peter it went a whole other direction - video editing. Peter decided to pursue his passion and he said it is one of the best decisions he has made in his life. We discuss:
- How Peter overcame his height insecurity
- Peter's metaphor for how to win the game of life in his eyes
- "Do what you love, and you'll never work again."
- Finding work that aligns with your morals and values
- Learning how to edit content tailored for social media
- "Find work that feels like play"
- What Peter loves about Ultrafade by Rich's team
- Being the only sibling not pursuing a STEM degree
- How The Dodgeball Dudes started and what skills it taught
- The experience of meeting fans in Malaysia
- What it’s like working for Kerwin Rae and Vinh Giang
Guest: Peter Phan
Links to find Peter:
Items mentioned:
Peter's best friend, Phil's board game store: https://eclipsegames.com.au/
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Music: aKu - The Final Blow
Video Editor
Hey I'm Peter! In 2019 I graduated from USYD with my 3.5 year Commerce degree... and yep you guessed it... I became a video editor.
I knew I didn't want to work for a big corporate firm. A few driving factors such as my height insecurity, my people-pleaser mentality and desire for personal fulfilment forced me to take the path less travelled.
I wanted to utilise my hobbies & passions to drive my career. Aside from magic and dodgeball, one of my biggest passions is video editing.
Immediately after graduating from uni, I applied and landed my first full-time job as a social media video editor for Kerwin Rae, a high performance business coach in Sydney. I just couldn't believe I got paid to edit and learn incredible information from one of the best!
Fast forward to 2023, I'm working at my dream job with Vinh Giang (@askvinh), a communication teacher, keynote speaker & magician. Honestly one of the most down-to-earth human beings you'll ever meet. My proudest achievement was that I was able to grow his social media following from 100K to 3M followers across all platforms in only 9 months!
As a Vietnamese-Asian, taking an untraditional career path can be scary especially with all the voices of everyone around you telling you to have a "safe" career. I'm lucky to have supportive parents, however it's definitely not been easy, with a lot of self-doubt and "trust the process" moments, hoping everything goes well.
I'm glad I listened to my gut and did what felt rig…Read More
