Lora Chow

That's the best piece of advice I've ever got.

That's the best piece of advice I've ever got.

Yeah, I totally agree with you. And there are a few things I do that I think really clarify my purpose, like meditation, journaling, and just visualizing your success. And that helps a lot.

Yeah, I totally agree with you. And there are a few things I do that I think really clarify my purpose, like meditation, journaling, and just visualizing your success. And that helps a lot.

You're very welcome. It's my pleasure to talk to you. Yeah, very happy to share my experience.

You're very welcome. It's my pleasure to talk to you. Yeah, very happy to share my experience.

Welcome to my show. Hi, Vince. Thank you for having me. I'm very excited to be on your podcast.

Welcome to my show. Hi, Vince. Thank you for having me. I'm very excited to be on your podcast.

Sure. I am Laura Chow. I'm from Hong Kong. I'm a composer, a singer, and a multi-instrumentalist. I'm also the co-founder of two music organizations, the Yale Alumni Chamber Music Society of Hong Kong and Virtuoso Fiesta, which I founded with a friend also from Yale, a violinist named Ruda Lee last year in Hong Kong. Actually, in 2023 in Hong Kong, we co-founded Virtuoso Fiesta.

Sure. I am Laura Chow. I'm from Hong Kong. I'm a composer, a singer, and a multi-instrumentalist. I'm also the co-founder of two music organizations, the Yale Alumni Chamber Music Society of Hong Kong and Virtuoso Fiesta, which I founded with a friend also from Yale, a violinist named Ruda Lee last year in Hong Kong. Actually, in 2023 in Hong Kong, we co-founded Virtuoso Fiesta.

So I'm very passionate about creating music that inspire positive changes in the world. And my background is that I studied music and economics at Yale College. And after graduation, I pursued a career in finance from being a prop trader in investment bank to a portfolio manager in a hedge fund. And I spent over 10 years analyzing stocks, learning about the financial markets, making returns.

So I'm very passionate about creating music that inspire positive changes in the world. And my background is that I studied music and economics at Yale College. And after graduation, I pursued a career in finance from being a prop trader in investment bank to a portfolio manager in a hedge fund. And I spent over 10 years analyzing stocks, learning about the financial markets, making returns.

But always on the side, I've been doing music as a performer, as a composer, and as an administrator and trying to make changes in the music scene in Hong Kong to hopefully allocate more resources in the music scene and to promote the transformative power of music.

But always on the side, I've been doing music as a performer, as a composer, and as an administrator and trying to make changes in the music scene in Hong Kong to hopefully allocate more resources in the music scene and to promote the transformative power of music.

Sure. I was always very passionate about music. I started the piano at four and learned different instruments, played in orchestra, sang in choirs, and I always wanted to be a musician, but I always also got the impression that it's impossible to be a musician in Hong Kong.

Sure. I was always very passionate about music. I started the piano at four and learned different instruments, played in orchestra, sang in choirs, and I always wanted to be a musician, but I always also got the impression that it's impossible to be a musician in Hong Kong.

where I was born and where it's a financial hub it's very unrealistic and it's very difficult to make a living and I'm not from a wealthy family so I do have to be practical and of course there are also pressure from my traditional parents just giving me the idea that it's very important to have a stable income and it's much easier to be a professional and to have a high standard of living.

where I was born and where it's a financial hub it's very unrealistic and it's very difficult to make a living and I'm not from a wealthy family so I do have to be practical and of course there are also pressure from my traditional parents just giving me the idea that it's very important to have a stable income and it's much easier to be a professional and to have a high standard of living.

And being a musician is very challenging and competitive, tough life. With all these impressions in my mind, and I was doing quite well in my academic study, I was pretty good at math. My mom majored in math and she actually influenced me a lot. So at first, when I was around 17, thinking about college, I thought about majoring in math.

And being a musician is very challenging and competitive, tough life. With all these impressions in my mind, and I was doing quite well in my academic study, I was pretty good at math. My mom majored in math and she actually influenced me a lot. So at first, when I was around 17, thinking about college, I thought about majoring in math.