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From Theater to Tech, Psychology to UX, & Engineering to Entrepreneurship: Kwentuhan on Weird Career Paths w/ Bituin Callanta & Jesh Alberto (OTR Ep 1)
What do theater, psychology, and engineering have in common? Apparently… a lot—especially when careers take unexpected turns.
In this first episode of Off the REKOrd with Gia Santos, we talk about the wild, messy, and unexpected reality of career shifts. Kasi let’s be real—walang straight path! 😆
✨ Bituin Callanta went from Psychology to Education to UX to Product & Tech ✨ Jesh Alberto jumped from Theater to Tech R&D & Writing ✨ Gia Santos started as a writer, became an Electronics Engineer, and ended up building her own company
Together, we unpack:
📌 How we all ended up in careers we never originally planned for
📌 The messy middle—feeling lost, pivoting, and embracing uncertainty
📌 The books that helped us navigate our biggest career (and life!) plot twists
📌 Why "one true calling" is a myth (and why that's totally okay!)
If you've ever felt like your career journey makes zero sense—welcome to the club. Maybe the plot twists are leading you exactly where you need to be.
📚 Books mentioned in this episode:
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Mirror Thinking by Fiona Murden
User Experience Team of One by Leah Buley
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus
The Fire Never Goes Out by ND Stevenson
Si Amapola sa 65 na Kabanata by Ricky Lee
Rewilding Motherhood by Shannon K. Evans
Smaller and Smaller Circles by Felisa Batacan
The Book with No Pictures by B. J. Novak
🚀 Let’s keep the kwentuhan going! Follow for more stories on life’s twists, ikigai, and new chapters.
Episode Timeline:
00:21-Concept of Ikigai and Life's Plot Twists
04:05-Objective of the Podcast
08:10-Multi-potentialite and diverse Interests
10:09-Bit's career lattice and experimentation
13:02-Gia's background and career path
16:03-Jesh's career lattice and full circle moment
20:22-Pandemic impact and career shifts
23:10-Viral Books per Kilo Event and Jesh Joining Bookspine
28:30-Bit's Sabbatical and Return to Bookspine
32:27-Jesh's alignment with REKO Project
33:43-Main plot twists in life
37:25-Rock bottom moments and surprises
41:27-Gia's Phoenix moment and team changes
48:12-Golden rule vs. skin in the Game
53:55-Top three fiction books
59:21-Local literature recommendations.
01:08:23-Local literature platform launch.
01:11:31-Finding My Way.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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By Gia SantosWhat do theater, psychology, and engineering have in common? Apparently… a lot—especially when careers take unexpected turns.
In this first episode of Off the REKOrd with Gia Santos, we talk about the wild, messy, and unexpected reality of career shifts. Kasi let’s be real—walang straight path! 😆
✨ Bituin Callanta went from Psychology to Education to UX to Product & Tech ✨ Jesh Alberto jumped from Theater to Tech R&D & Writing ✨ Gia Santos started as a writer, became an Electronics Engineer, and ended up building her own company
Together, we unpack:
📌 How we all ended up in careers we never originally planned for
📌 The messy middle—feeling lost, pivoting, and embracing uncertainty
📌 The books that helped us navigate our biggest career (and life!) plot twists
📌 Why "one true calling" is a myth (and why that's totally okay!)
If you've ever felt like your career journey makes zero sense—welcome to the club. Maybe the plot twists are leading you exactly where you need to be.
📚 Books mentioned in this episode:
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Mirror Thinking by Fiona Murden
User Experience Team of One by Leah Buley
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus
The Fire Never Goes Out by ND Stevenson
Si Amapola sa 65 na Kabanata by Ricky Lee
Rewilding Motherhood by Shannon K. Evans
Smaller and Smaller Circles by Felisa Batacan
The Book with No Pictures by B. J. Novak
🚀 Let’s keep the kwentuhan going! Follow for more stories on life’s twists, ikigai, and new chapters.
Episode Timeline:
00:21-Concept of Ikigai and Life's Plot Twists
04:05-Objective of the Podcast
08:10-Multi-potentialite and diverse Interests
10:09-Bit's career lattice and experimentation
13:02-Gia's background and career path
16:03-Jesh's career lattice and full circle moment
20:22-Pandemic impact and career shifts
23:10-Viral Books per Kilo Event and Jesh Joining Bookspine
28:30-Bit's Sabbatical and Return to Bookspine
32:27-Jesh's alignment with REKO Project
33:43-Main plot twists in life
37:25-Rock bottom moments and surprises
41:27-Gia's Phoenix moment and team changes
48:12-Golden rule vs. skin in the Game
53:55-Top three fiction books
59:21-Local literature recommendations.
01:08:23-Local literature platform launch.
01:11:31-Finding My Way.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.