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Hey there, Chris Gellibot here, your host of Side Usual School. And welcome to our

first Throbac Thursday episode of 2023. That's right, it's a brand new year,

episode 2196. We're almost at 2,200 episodes, which is also pretty amazing.

Been making this podcast every single day without exception since January 1, 2017.

And in this segment, Throbac Thursday, we take an in-depth look at someone whose story

has evolved since we first featured them. Now, last week, which was also last year,

crazy how that works, last week we heard from an online plant seller who sold thousands

of succulents. Today, in our latest feature, we're going to hear from a freelance

commercial animator who works on TV shows and other projects worldwide. She actually started

as a corporate animator and decided to make the switch to be full-time freelance.

But of course, she did that as a bit of a transition with the Side Usual and so on.

Let's hear a bit more about that from her. Her name is Nicole. I'll come back at the end

with a quick wrap up. Hey, by the way, thanks for tuning in today. I'm glad you're out there.

Hi everyone. This is Nicole here to share my story.

As I sit at my desk staring at the stack of unfinished projects in front of me, I'm reflecting

on the past two years as a freelance commercial animator. It's been a wild ride full of ups

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