Christine Lee is an IMDb-verified actress and model, and the co-founder of TheDahilas Entertainment, a professional circus entertainment troupe.
As a Korean American, Christine is a unicorn for leaving her prestigious tech job at Microsoft and Google for circus performance art. Christine’s national AAPI campaign with Meta also launched in July.
Expect to learn about the ethos of taking pivots in life, facing major uncertainties, prioritizing one’s calling and mental health, and why performance art is therapy.
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Christine’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christineleecirque/
Christine’s Website: https://www.cirqueduclee.com/about
Book Christine: www.dahliasentertainment.com
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0:00 Intro
2:30 What Is Circus Performance Art?
5:51 Leaving Big Tech for Circus
12:00 Trapes vs. Aerial Performance
19:31 Why Calculated Risk Matter?
38:07 The Power of Mentorship
57:30 Balancing Family Expectations vs. Calling
1:05:32 Collaboration Over Competition
1:12:12 The Dahlia’s Entertainment Group
1:23:05 The Discover More Question
1:25:26 Outro
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Welcome to Discover More Podcast, a community for lifelong learners with growth mindsets seeking mental health insights.
I am your host, Benoit Kim. A trilingual Korean American veteran and former policymaker. I became a clinician after witnessing the nonnegotiable of mental health and nuanced perspectives in our everyday life. I intend to connect and dissect the intricacies of life by talking to the most fascinating humans I can find.
Congratulations on choosing curiosity over complacency. Let’s get this started.
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