In this episode, I speak with Eshani. Eshani initially started college thinking that she wanted to become a doctor, but ended up switching to a pre-dental major and then went dental school. Throughout her life, Eshani spent a lot of time dancing, but found that, during dental school, she fell out of practice. Once she finished up her residency at a VA hospital, Eshani picked up dancing again as she waited for her exam results. After spending several months dancing and building an online presence, she decided that rather than being a full-time dentist, she would split her time between dentistry and promoting her dancing career. 

This episode is best for: people looking to balance an existing career with their passion-project-turned-side-gig; people hoping to learn about the process of becoming a dentist; people interested in learning about how to turn your side gig into something more.

Contents: 

1:00 - Introduction 

2:52 - Deciding on dental school instead of med school

6:53 - Applying to dental school

8:17 - Dental school

18:02 - Applying to residencies

29:17 - Day-to-day of residency

35:17 - Post-residency and starting up her dancing business

46:47 - Day-to-day of running a dance business

51:37 - Lessons learned