164. Quit Story: Choosing to NOT Get a Job After Graduating and Building a Speaker & Coaching Business in Singapore with Rae Fung
Release Date: 03/12/2024
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info_outlineRae first connected via Instagram around late 2020, and we’ve been besties ever since.
We started out as long-distance internet friends (she was in Singapore while I was in Hong Kong) during the pandemic
We finally met in person after I moved to Singapore in 2022
Over the years, we’ve seen each other stretch out of our comfort zones as entrepreneurs and go after our big audacious dreams
We’ve also seen each other cry during our lowest lows
One thing I’ve always appreciated about Rae is her openness to share her lessons and how she, too, is a work-in-progress
I’ve learned a lot through Rae’s sharings and point of view, and I’m confident that you will too
This is why I am super duper excited to invite Rae onto episode 164 of The Thought Leader Club Podast as part of our “Quit Story” guest interview series
In this conversation, you’ll hear about:
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Why Rae chose to pursue entrepreneurship and coaching instead of doing what her classmates did after graduation (i.e. find a job)
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The “boxes” that Rae had to break out of in order to do the work she does today
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What Rae is working on right now as an entrepreneur, content creator, and speaker
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Rae’s perspective on traveling
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And other conversations that are both deep and wholesome at the same time
Enjoy :)
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About Rae:
Rae Fung is a speaker and coach who guides rising leaders to own their voice. She went from being the girl with low self-esteem who didn’t have a voice, to now having trained and spoken to over 5000+ people globally. With over a decade of experience as a communicator on stage and online, she considers it her mission to create a world where everyone feels safe to speak up and own their voice.
Connect with Rae:
Newsletter – latest stories and insights on what it means to #OwnYourVoice https://sendfox.com/raefungx
IG: https://www.instagram.com/raematrix/