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Hi, everyone. Welcome to our show, Chief Change Officer. I'm Vince Chen, your ambitious human host. Our show is a modernist humility for change progressives in organizational and human transformation from around the world. Today's guest is Nora Chow, fellow Yale alum, former fund manager, and someone whose journey mirrors mind in more ways than one.

Hi, everyone. Welcome to our show, Chief Change Officer. I'm Vince Chen, your ambitious human host. Our show is a modernist humility for change progressives in organizational and human transformation from around the world. Today's guest is Nora Chow, fellow Yale alum, former fund manager, and someone whose journey mirrors mind in more ways than one.

We are both from Hong Kong, shaped by the same family and societal expectations to chase money, business, and brand names. We followed the expected path, elite schools, big careers, but eventually stepped away from the weight of titles, status, and what we were supposed to want. In this two-part series,

We are both from Hong Kong, shaped by the same family and societal expectations to chase money, business, and brand names. We followed the expected path, elite schools, big careers, but eventually stepped away from the weight of titles, status, and what we were supposed to want. In this two-part series,

Nora shares how she returned to music, launched her new album, Referees on Ivory, and built a life that sounds like her, not someone else's script. From headphones to harmonies, this is a story about dropping the labels and choosing the nooks that matter. Let's get into it. The way I see it, for a period of time, your head led the way.

Nora shares how she returned to music, launched her new album, Referees on Ivory, and built a life that sounds like her, not someone else's script. From headphones to harmonies, this is a story about dropping the labels and choosing the nooks that matter. Let's get into it. The way I see it, for a period of time, your head led the way.

You let your heart stay in the background, not ignored, but quieter, still beating, still alive. You didn't silence it, but you asked it to wait while you focused on logic, on what made sense at the time. And then as life changed, maybe your heart changed too, and you decided it was the time to let it lead a little more, to let it take center stage.

You let your heart stay in the background, not ignored, but quieter, still beating, still alive. You didn't silence it, but you asked it to wait while you focused on logic, on what made sense at the time. And then as life changed, maybe your heart changed too, and you decided it was the time to let it lead a little more, to let it take center stage.

You are still the same Nora with sharp analytical skills, skills you developed in finance, skills you will still need as you undertake new endeavors. You are just choosing to use those skills differently now to support something more personal, more meaningful. So while you've shifted into using your artistic side to help transform lives, I see it as you finally giving your heart the spotlight.

You are still the same Nora with sharp analytical skills, skills you developed in finance, skills you will still need as you undertake new endeavors. You are just choosing to use those skills differently now to support something more personal, more meaningful. So while you've shifted into using your artistic side to help transform lives, I see it as you finally giving your heart the spotlight.

But your head is still right there, backing it up.

But your head is still right there, backing it up.

Yeah, I must say the world we live in now feels broken, fermented. and honestly, depressed. That's why we're facing this huge crisis of loneliness and mental unwellness. And music, when I say music, I don't just mean classical. It could be pop, jazz, or whatever speaks to someone. It's such a powerful force to help us heal. Even in small ways, it can stabilize our emotions

Yeah, I must say the world we live in now feels broken, fermented. and honestly, depressed. That's why we're facing this huge crisis of loneliness and mental unwellness. And music, when I say music, I don't just mean classical. It could be pop, jazz, or whatever speaks to someone. It's such a powerful force to help us heal. Even in small ways, it can stabilize our emotions

Bring us back to ourselves. Hopefully. Let's go back to your music venture for a moment. You got a mission, but what about the actions? You compose? You perform? What else are you doing as part of this work?

Bring us back to ourselves. Hopefully. Let's go back to your music venture for a moment. You got a mission, but what about the actions? You compose? You perform? What else are you doing as part of this work?

Now you just published your new album, Referees on Ivory, which to me is like publishing a book. I just listened to it. I really like it. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if one day when my show gets bigger, I come to you and say, Nora, I want to commission you to write all the background music for the show. The intro, the outro, the whole soundtrack.

Now you just published your new album, Referees on Ivory, which to me is like publishing a book. I just listened to it. I really like it. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if one day when my show gets bigger, I come to you and say, Nora, I want to commission you to write all the background music for the show. The intro, the outro, the whole soundtrack.