Discovery Session is back! In this episode, we interview Michael Yeung. Michael shares how he has followed his passions after leaving professional services as a CPA.

If you are feeling stuck, lost, or unmotivated in your career right now, tune into our conversation. 

In this episode we discuss...

1. Why accounting? "Accounting is a structured path to stability and success"  (1:34)
2. Finding passion in your work (10:23)
3. How did you know you were ready to leave professional services? (13:14)
4. The traditional accounting path vs "what else" (15:13)
5. The true value of the CPA (16:56)
6.  Have fun in the job search (21:26)
7. Overcoming fear and self doubt in switching roles (24:09)
8. Career growth = personal growth (26:42)
9. Job titles are weird (37:23)
10. Mysteries and misconceptions of public practice (42:50)

Our Guest: Michael Yeung
Michael is a strong believer of following your passions and being your best self. Michael and I worked worked together while articling at KPMG. After finishing his CFE he departed to work in the start up space as a Financial Controller. He has embraced uncertainty and the journey in finding his interests and passions by expanding his skillset in the market. He is now a Senior Financial Analyst at a Rewind a cloud data backup and restore innovator. 

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www.caseychung.com
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