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Sep 8
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227: This Music Teacher Became a Data An...

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Mason went from teaching middle school choir to a financial analyst job at Humana in 40 days. I asked him how.

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⌚ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Choir teacher to Humana

09:03 – Teaching stopped working

12:33 – Go meet people

16:12 – Apply before you feel ready

20:06 – Fake it a little

24:30 – Get a referral

🔗 CONNECT WITH MASON

🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-rice-a98559330/

🎵 Follow his new choir, Voices of Kentuckiana 👉 https://www.instagram.com/voicesky/

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🤝 LinkedIn

📸 Instagram

🎵 TikTok

💻 Website

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