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/

The 4-Hour Work Week book

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Music: aKu - The Final Blow

Peter Phan

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.

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