{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F37823c70-1741-4e48-bc4d-ad02ac46ff2b","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"How to Look Dapper on a Budget and Ask for What You\u2019re Worth l E20 Dany Dao","description":"Today\u2019s guest is Dany Dao, the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Renaissance Group. Dany is a wildly interesting skill builder whose list of competencies include photographer, videographer, tailor, barber, magician, break dancer, and linguist.\nDany was a computer science major turned college dropout with the intention of pursuing photography full-time. Quite an uneasy decision for someone with Asian immigrant parents but as you can guess, things worked out. He created Renaissance Group where he helps corporations with creative strategy and brand imaging.\nIn this episode, you\u2019ll hear Dany and I discuss how to turn boredom into curiosity, overcoming the fear of other people\u2019s opinion, and why you should be asking for what you\u2019re worth.\nThis episode is perfect for those that like taking the unconventional route.\n\u00a0\nKey Takeaways:\n[2:35] Why Dany loves to learn new things\n[12:11] Overcoming the fear of other people\u2019s opinion\n[24:23] What does it mean to be a creative\n[29:10] Asking for what you\u2019re worth\n[48:14] How to look dapper on a budget\n\u00a0\nFavorite Quotes:\n[13:02] \u201cWe are conditioned as humans to want the approval of people. The people who say they don\u2019t care what people think about me, they\u2019re putting on a front.\u201d\n[18:11] \u201cFood doesn\u2019t talk back to you like models.\u201d\n[24:07] \u201cHaving conversation is the way to grow as people.\u201d\n[32:40] \u201cIf people respect what you do, then they will pay the money.\u201d\n\u00a0\nMentions:\nChris Do - The Futur (https://www.youtube.com/c/thefuturishere/about)\n\u00a0\nMore of Dany:\nInstagram: @dapper_cards\n\u00a0\nMore of TSIR:\nFind show notes and more at https://www.tsirpodcast.com/\nFollow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tsirpod/","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d273e59d-cdfe-4f2f-bb8f-8bd35b451a0e/cover-art-18-iuzwau.png"}