Detour Podcast

Gary Phan

Welcome to the Detour Podcast! I’m your host Gary Phan, a community college alumni with aspirations of becoming a world changing business owner. The Detour Podcast was made to shed light on the various perspectives of life and normalize the differences of experiences.

  1. 03/05/2023

    S2E6: Building a Noodle Shop ft. Yamato and Glenn

    Within the sixth episode of the second season, Yamato and Glenn talk about their unconventional paths in starting a noodle business "Bool Street Noods" which became the new hot commodity at Cornell University. Tune in to learn about their journey of gaining inspiration to becoming an aspiration to others!

  2. 02/19/2023

    S2E5: High School Dropout to Investment Banker ft. Julian Wilson

    Within the fifth episode of the second season, Julian talks about his unconventional path in dropping out of high school to transferring and graduating from an Ivy League university to working as an investment banker. Find out what draws Julian to want to pave the way for future generations!

  3. 02/12/2023

    S2E4: Opening up a Vintage Thrift Store ft. Hudson

    Within the fourth episode of the second season, Hudson talks about his unconventional path in starting up his vintage apparel storefront in Ithaca. Additionally he talks about the direction of fashion and sustainability the perspective that people should take a look at when purchasing their clothes.

  4. 02/05/2023

    S2E3: Serial Entrepreneur Turns Consultant… ft. Armaan Goyal

    Within the third episode of the second season, Armaan talks about his unconventional path of growing up in India and coming to Cornell to pursue his passions and dreams of becoming a world changing impact investor. In addition to that, he talks about his success throughout landing a job at one of the top consulting firms in the world.

  5. 01/29/2023

    S2E2: The Future of Business & Social Impact ft. Alethia Chan

    Within the second episode of the second season, Alethia talks about her unconventional path that she took when first arriving to Cornell and finding her way towards pursuing business. Alethia will be graduating as a strategy consultant for Deloitte and a full bright scholar teaching children in rural Taiwan. This episode highlights a discussion on how social impact will shape the future of business and what businesses will look like in the near future.

  6. 01/22/2023

    S2E1: Working with Charlie D’Amelio & Lil Huddy ft. Lance and Sebastian

    Within the first episode of the second season, Lance and Sebastian talks about their unconventional path that they took in pursuing media which has led them to working with famous celebrities such as Charlie D'Amelio, Lil Huddy, Brent Rivera, and other influencers. Their unique insight provides a raw perspective on the realities of working in media, and a 'detour' from the unconventional career paths you grew up learning about.

  7. 03/20/2022

    Community College to Amazon Software Engineer, How? - Season Finale

    Within the final episode of the first season, Danny talks about his experience talking courses from 3 colleges to transfer. Danny also talks about the tradeoffs of seeking higher education, and post graduation as a software engineer for Amazon.

  8. 03/06/2022

    Transferring to UCLA and Becoming Tiktok Famous with Tuyen Nguyen (@lifewithtuyen) - Episode #9

    Within the ninth episode of the podcast, Tuyen talks about her unconventional success with transferring to UCLA from UCR and becoming Tiktok Famous through her account @lifewithtuyen. Tuyen also discusses following trends and the difficulties behind mitigating controversy with Tiktok as a content creator as well.

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Welcome to the Detour Podcast! I’m your host Gary Phan, a community college alumni with aspirations of becoming a world changing business owner. The Detour Podcast was made to shed light on the various perspectives of life and normalize the differences of experiences.

Information

  • Creator
    Gary Phan
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Gary Phan
  • Show Website
    Detour Podcast