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He quit his corporate job at age 28. Now, he runs his family's business of selling paper gifts for the dead.

Wed, 12/18/2024 - 19:14

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

Alex Teo holds joss sticks and joss paper at his warehouse — Alex Teo is the third-generation owner of Ban Kah Hiang Trading.
Erin Liam

Small Business, culture, Religion, Singapore, small-business, tradition, Preserve

A 26-year-old solopreneur with a 6-figure business shares 4 tips for successfully transitioning from a normal job to a full-time content creator

Fri, 11/22/2024 - 04:00

Natalie Fischer quit her job as a data analyst to start her own business as a financial content creator. — Natalie Fischer quit her job as a data analyst to start her own business as a financial content creator.
Natalie Fischer

Careers, limited-synd, Investing, Careers, solopreneur, financial-freedom, content-creator

I started seeing a therapist when my job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant got too stressful. It changed my career path.

Mon, 10/28/2024 - 20:23

A Singapore Airlines flight attendant poses with a cleaning spray — Abby Ooi completed her master's in counseling while flying for Singapore Airlines.
Abby Ooi

Careers, Education, singapore-airlines, Career, graduate-degree, work-study, career-switch

He left his corporate job to help his mom in the family's 90-year-old restaurant. He almost gave up but figured out how to turn it around.

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 20:23

A mother and son pose in front of a cashier at Sabar Menanti. — Tambunan took over the family's nasi padang business from his mother in 2022.
Erin Liam/ Business Insider

Food, Small Business, Careers, Singapore, hawker-center, family-business, career-switch

I took a 50% pay cut to leave my sales job and work on a potato farm. I have no regrets.

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 20:17

Tyler Heppell poses in front of his farm — Tyler Heppell left his sales job to work on his family farm.
Tyler Heppell

Careers, Small Business, Farming, Farmers, Canada, pay-cut, career-switch

Demi Lovato said she's in a 'weird position' in her career because she didn't have a backup plan

Mon, 08/19/2024 - 02:06

Demi Lovato singing at Billboard Women In Music 2024 — Lovato said she'll come up with a backup plan for her future child if they want to follow in her footsteps.
Rich Polk/ Getty Images

Entertainment, Careers, Career, career-switch, job-hopping, demi-lovato, child-stars

I'm a 53-year-old medical student pursuing my dream of becoming a doctor. I'm more financially and mentally stable than ever before.

Wed, 08/07/2024 - 07:15

Jen smiling at the camera in scrubs — Jennifer Reinmuth-Birch says that going to medical school in her 50s is full of advantages.
Jennifer Reinmuth-Birch

Healthcare, Careers, medical-school, game-show, middle-age, career-switch, Doctor

Leaving the army to go corporate is a tough road to take. We asked 3 veterans how they survived and thrived.

Mon, 04/01/2024 - 21:01

Jiahui Ong, Jianhui Tan, and Kwong Weng Yap (right), — Jiahui Ong, 26 (left), Jianhui Tan, 33 (center), and Kwong Weng Yap, 46 (right), served with the Singapore Armed Forces before heading for the private sector.
Jiahui Ong; Jianhui Tan; Kwong Weng Yap

Careers, Military, Singapore, career-switch

Former EY partner shares how he climbed the corporate ladder to walk away from it all and become a math teacher

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 06:26

Tech Insider : Finanace

A teacher's desk in a classroom — UK partners at EY make an average of $1 million as of 2022. Deepak Swaroop walked away to be a math teacher.
Richard Ross/ Getty Images

Careers, contributor-2024, teacher, EY, finanace, career-switch

I'm a GenZer who tried college but dropped out because of finances. Instead, I chose healthcare and plan to study cosmetology.

Sat, 12/23/2023 - 05:12

Tae'Vionna Jones — Tae'Vionna Jones plans to study cosmetology.
Courtesy Tae'Vionna Jones

Careers, Careers, as-told-to, College, career-switch, gen-z, business-holiday-save-2023

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