41. Breaking Back Out with Wendy Vaz

Host Nicholas Braman interviews entrepreneur and content creator Wendy Vaz two months after she left a six-year corporate career to go all-in on her own business amid major life changes, including a wedding, a move, and a serious back fracture. Wendy describes initial self-doubt, seeking outside validation, and becoming more grounded by trusting her own plan and slowing down to calm her nervous system, drawing on past mental health struggles. She shares her long history of blogging and content creation, overcoming insecurity about her accent after studying in Vancouver on a scholarship, and choosing to stay in Malaysia due to distance from family and depression. Wendy explains adopting a “no plan B” mindset, staying open to pivots while remaining committed to helping people struggling mentally, and aiming to scale impact, earn sustainably, and eventually retire her parents. Wendy's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendyvazzy/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wendyvazzy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WendyVaz Podcast links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2h9gsrWKH9C1KY1OzR12kr?si=2a4d19970632465f Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-we-get-there/id1775182252 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beforewegettherepodcast/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nicholasbraman Website: https://nicholasbraman.com/podcast 00:00 Meet Wendy Vaz 05:38 Why Entrepreneurship 13:12 Content Creator Origins 17:57 Authenticity Online 21:09 Scholarship to Canada 25:09 Depression and Coming Home 28:55 Quitting Without Plan B 33:51 A Year of Big Changes 39:00 Purpose Driven Business 44:32 Closing and Outro