In this video, I break down how I went from studying computer science at UC Berkeley (and doing the whole software internship path) to getting paid to make videos in NYC. A lot of people know me from my old tech content, so they’re surprised I ended up producing for BuzzFeed—but the switch was a mix of predictable reps and a few weird, unpredictable moments that honestly shaped everything. It started in a really dumb way: I made a diss track about my school (“Go Bears Freestyle”), it did way better than expected, and we decided to make a music video. I downloaded Premiere Pro to edit it, realized editing was actually fun, and then I just kept making meme videos and eventually YouTube videos. My mindset wasn’t “be a YouTuber”—it was “get good at making videos,” so I basically remade formats that were already working (day-in-the-life, internship stuff, interview prep) and duct-taped educational + vlog energy together. Then BuzzFeed happened in a roundabout way: someone found my tech videos, it turned into UX consulting, and that connection helped me get in the door. I freelanced from the Bay, got frustrated with remote-style production, and decided to come to New York to do it for real. I also talk about the stability tradeoff—tech is way more “beep boop six figures,” while media is constant scrambling—and why I don’t see it as tech vs. creative, because both can be technical and both can be creative.