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The fabulous Chichi Enu joins us today on The MultiPod to share a classic multipotentialite story: born in Nigeria, then moving to the United States, studying to become a lawyer and passing the bar, becoming a licensed attorney, then shifting to...
The fabulous Chichi Enu joins us today on The MultiPod to share a classic multipotentialite story: born in Nigeria, then moving to the United States, studying to become a lawyer and passing the bar, becoming a licensed attorney, then shifting to becoming an opera singer, yet with a twist: pop songs sung opera style, which you'll find on her YouTube channel!
Chichi, Vanessa and Ted sit down together to explore a journey of all kind of twists and turns: Queer, ADHD, Nigerian-American self-love advocate, entrepreneur, YouTuber & classically-trained singer. Chichi talks willingly and openly about her mental health journey, self-love and compassion, and how she intersperses those topics with her singing.
Her channel features unique fusions of popular songs into opera/classical versions, see how many you can recognize! Chichi's joy, energy and honesty will inspire bold and courageous action from her fellow multipotentialites, as she relives in our conversation today the many decision points and leaps into the unknown that have brought her to where she is today. With some helpful behind-the-scenes YouTube tips as well ;)
Time stamps:
01:04 Getting to Know Chi Chi: The Opera Singer and YouTuber 02:10 Chi Chi's Unexpected Journey into Law 04:43 Chi Chi's Transition from Law to Music 08:02 Chi Chi's Unique Approach to Opera and Music 11:37 The Process of Creating Opera Covers of Popular Songs 22:19 Intersectionality and Identity 23:49 The Importance of Openness and Compassion 25:51 The Power of Self-Love and Self-Compassion 27:02 The Role of Music in Mental Health 27:13 The Challenges of Pursuing a Career in Opera 39:08 The Impact of Ageism in the Music Industry 41:44 The Future: YouTube and Beyond 44:33 Final Thoughts and Reflections
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The MultiPod is a podcast that explores career, identity, work/life balance, variety, and people living lives full of options. In short: multipotentialites, a term coined by the author and intellectual Emilie Wapnick.
Multipotentialites like to do many things, and recoil from the pressure to specialize and choose "the one thing." While this applies in particular to work and career choices, it also plays out in our hobbies and interests, our education, and how we choose to spend our time. As you can imagine, this can lead to some pretty deep, existential moments, as we grapple with this identity.
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