104: Dealing with Failure + Being a Minority in Entertainment w/ Sierra Katow
The Lavendaire Lifestyle
Aileen Xu
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2019
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
People will always forget your failures, so don't be afraid to get up and try again each time you fall. This is how today's guest built her career in comedy as an Asian American woman, starting at 16 years old. Sierra Katow is now a stand-up comic, TV writer, and freelance web developer. Aileen and ... Read more
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| 0:00.0 | Ola, imagine you're in Spain, and you've just poured a refreshing Strya Galicia, |
| 0:05.6 | Cervaisa. You hear the bubbles in the glass calling out. |
| 0:08.6 | In the Penly on unbro Alithia since 1906, 100% authentic. But not all Spanish beers are what |
| 0:18.8 | they seem, a bit like me. I'm not Carlos from Acrouna. I'm Charles from Cambridge. Estreia Galicia. |
| 0:27.0 | Spanish. Not Spanish. |
| 0:30.0 | Oh yeah, I don't know. I guess it's sort of like delusion. lifestyle. |
| 0:43.0 | My name's Eileen, and I'm here to guide you to become a master artist of life. |
| 0:48.0 | Every Sunday, you'll get new insight and inspiration on how to create your dream life. After the episode, the conversation |
| 0:55.6 | continues in our lavender lifestyle Facebook group, so I can't wait to see you there. |
| 1:00.5 | Life is an art. Make it your masterpiece. |
| 1:04.0 | Hey everyone, welcome back to the Lab and |
| 1:08.0 | Life Style, it's Eileen. |
| 1:09.0 | Today's episode is a light-hearted fun one with Sierra Kato. |
| 1:13.6 | Sierra is an LA-based comedian and writer. |
| 1:17.2 | She first began performing stand-up at 16 and was the youngest |
| 1:21.4 | comedian featured on season 9 of Last Comic Standing on NBC. |
| 1:26.0 | Her stand-up was also featured on Last Call with Carson Daily, Laffs on Fox, and acting out on MTV. |
| 1:32.2 | In addition to comedy, Sierra Moonlights as a freelance full-stack web developer |
| 1:35.8 | and holds a degree in computer science. |
| 1:38.0 | Listen on to learn how Sierra built her career as a young comedian, |
| 1:41.5 | the mindset that kept her going, and how she balances both |
| 1:44.3 | comedy and web development. |
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