DistractHead Podcast

Our guest, Andrew Mun, joins us sharing his story about how he got his start in engineering. He traveled the path that's often preached in academics describes your typical school, college, work, and white picket fence lifestyle, but quickly found that there's much more to be desired than what big name tech had to offer. One part self-realizations about what it was that he really wanted out of a job and another part diving into the why or the how company dynamics allow or even promote toxic work cultures.

In this episode of After School, we're speaking with our very own co-host, Dan Yoo about how his life experiences played into his deliberate decision to pursue a profession that would serve a greater purpose, his family. Cross-cultural life as an international student in South Korea and family matters play a big role in his story. With his current day job as a product manager, hear the why & how Dan came to starting out in supply chain and continuing through where he is today.

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On this episode, our “guest” is no other than our very own, Brian, a human database of not-so-random facts. He shares his not-so-linear path to becoming a data scientist, going from premed to tech. You can bet that his undiagnosed ADHD played a major role in the circumstances that he had been faced throughout his journey getting to where he is today. Trigger warning on this one as he gets into talking about some dark moments he had experienced while struggling with depression. Connect all the hops on one of the most unorthodox ways someone to make their own career while juggling everything else along the way.

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Phil Chang, IT security expert and entrepreneur joins Brian and Dan to drop his experience failing at sales and then building a career in a profession that was more suited for his skills and personality. ADHD is large component influencing much of his development in his current endeavors, which leads into a discussion about the potential of raising kids and what they've individually considered while pursuing the their different goals in life.

Phil's Links!

https://precisionled.com/

https://www.youtube.com/c/ThinkMakeDo

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John, former military, human resources person, and host of Reddit on Wiki, join Brian and Dan to talk about some of the (not) lesser known nuances of getting to and working in the corporate world. If you need a distraction, drop in on John talking about how he went from the military to podcasting, they talk on the corporate way of life, what it is they looked to achieve in their career hopes and dreams, wtf is happening at the moment, why things are so hard to change, and what they're seeing change in the future. Masks off. We're not in the office.

Welcome to the soft launch first episode! In honor of Halloween, Brian and Dan made this a special kick off episode where they talk about the supernatural and share scary stories with their guest, John Consignado. If you need a distraction, join them and listen to their thoughts on ghosts, the supernatural and stories that are creepy, nerve-racking and "totally"...probably...true. These stories take place from a Teachers Town in the Philippines, off the highways of Hawaii...all the way to the college dorms in Michigan. Have you ever seen a ghost? Do you know what sleep paralysis is? Have you ever gone ghost hunting before? Do you have a creepy friend that tried to summon a demon before? They have it all in this episode. So sit back, try to relax, and join the DistractHead crew as they keep your mind occupied for an hour with some spooky tales.