Balancing Career Passion and Reality with Laura Chen

On our first episode of In My Life, we sat down with our friend Laura Chen to hear about her journey - from growing up in the Bay Area to deciding to double major in Economics and CS to working full-time as a software engineer and now pursuing medical school. Laura shares about what influenced her decision at each step and her best practices for staying true to herself, despite external pressures. In each phase of her life, Laura is extremely thoughtful about her intentions and even in tough times, is able to persevere because her goal is clear - to improve the world through systemic change. For all those lost friends searching for meaning in their career, this is a great episode to gain inspiring and tactical advice.