Baltimore Comic Kwame Kumah Quit Finance After a Breakdown

Baltimore comedian Kwame Kumah joins If This Doesn’t Work… for a conversation that goes from completely ridiculous to surprisingly real.Kwame talks about growing up near Annapolis/Odenton, being raised by Ghanaian parents, getting influenced by his older sister’s 90s pop taste, and how his name connects to Ghanaian day-name traditions. He also gets into his finance background, reading graphs, how easy it is to manipulate data, and why he eventually walked away from the corporate world.From there, the episode goes everywhere: Afroman’s police raid and the infamous lemon pound cake, Kwame’s worst job in door-to-door roofing sales, teen court over fake weed, Catholic guilt, musicals, reality TV, aliens, DMT, simulation theory, and the impossible question of how many helmet-wearing 10-year-olds you could fight with a baseball bat.But the biggest moment comes when Kwame opens up about the pressure of working in finance, waking up crying, dealing with depression, getting help, and eventually rebuilding his life through bartending, comedy, and learning how to get through the bad stretches.Check Out Kwame:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwame_kumah/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCVHtoTno58suuc6ZYqLNu3g https://www.youtube.com/@Kwame_KumahFollow the Podcast:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifthisdoesntworkpodcast?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==🎵 TikTok Main: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejustintimee?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc🎵 TikTok Clips: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc