Chris Salomone

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My brother and I were the first in our family to graduate from college—my parents assumed I’d go to college, but I didn’t receive much guidance from them regarding majors, skills, or careers.

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After graduating from California State University, Fullerton, I actually worked at the university’s library for a few years.

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I decided to pursue a master’s degree in library information science, but wasn’t very passionate about it, so I started looking for other, more creative jobs.

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I left graduate school and got a job with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences doing graphic design and writing, which later turned into a marketing position.

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When I bought a house, I started designing furniture and loved it, so I took a few woodworking classes at a community college and found that I was good at it.

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Then I spent some time building furniture for commission but eventually got burnt out.

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While working on commissions, I started a YouTube channel about woodworking and design, which grew into my second job.

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When the opportunity to leave my day job presented itself, I took the risk; now I spend all my time running my YouTube channel—Foureyes Woodworking & Design—and furniture business—Foreyes Furniture.