From Layoff to Launch: How @Callmeace turned his severance into a startup
Release Date: 06/02/2025
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info_outlineAce Patterson — aka @Callmeace is proof that you don’t have to choose between the boardroom and the stage and how you can make your severance work for YOU!
He’s led teams at Google, Facebook, and Deloitte, holds degrees from Columbia and UC Berkeley, and he’s also a Billboard-charting hip-hop artist with over 5 million streams. In 2023, he launched Five Mics Studios and created Five Mics, a digital hip-hop trading card game flipping the script on music and gaming.
In this episode, Ace shares how he’s navigated tech, creativity, identity, and purpose — and why side hustles are way more than just hobbies.
I pray this blesses you!
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Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/callmeacelegit/?hl=en
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Callmeace
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/callmeace
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/call-me-ace/1142049098
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4FKGHM8GGbuP6XIAUoNShM