In Episode 8 of The Growth Year | Podcast, Peter reveals how his dual identities as a tech employee, professional dancer, actor, and model came to a crossroads.

📌 In This Episode:

• The downside of an all-or-nothing mindset in work
• How identity isn't based on other people's opinion of us
• A Paulo Coelho quote that tells us everything we need to know about rebuilding a stronger foundation

👤 #thegrowthyearpod is Hosted by Peter Cheng—talent strategist by day, multi-hyphenate creative by night (and weekends).

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday starting June 3, 2025

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In Episode 7 of The Growth Year | Podcast, Peter talks about how The Growth Year was only supposed to be one LinkedIn post.

📌 In This Episode:

• A reminder that a career loss doesn't last forever
• How a growth year can be incredibly challenging but will work itself out
• The Growth Year Podcast as a guiding and grounding voice for friends, family, and former co-workers

👤 #thegrowthyearpod is Hosted by Peter Cheng—talent strategist by day, multi-hyphenate creative by night (and weekends).

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday starting June 3, 2025

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In Episode 6 of The Growth Year | Podcast, Peter gives a practical approach to navigate a layoff.

📌 In This Episode:

• 5 things you can do right away when once the hammer drops
• Why breathing, going for a walk, and building community are key
• Avoiding fear or scarcity based decisions

👤 #thegrowthyearpod is Hosted by Peter Cheng—talent strategist by day, multi-hyphenate creative by night (and weekends).

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday starting June 3, 2025

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In Episode 5 of The Growth Year Podcast, Peter explores how job loss becomes a catalyst for rebuilding your identity beyond work. Why losing your job creates space for a complete identity reset and opportunity for personal growth.

📌 In This Episode:

• Forging a new path forward without work
• Dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty
• How to start again after a layoff

👤 #thegrowthyearpod is Hosted by Peter Cheng—talent strategist by day, multi-hyphenate creative by night (and weekends).

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday starting June 3, 2025

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In Episode 4 of The Growth Year | Podcast, Peter dives into why having a Growth Mindset is key to surviving your first layoff. How we have it all wrong achievement and merit based identity.

📌 In This Episode:

• Changes in life, career, and growth are the only constant
• The drawbacks of an achievement and merit-based identity
• How journaling and reflecting helps ease the stress of a first layoff

👤 #thegrowthyearpod is Hosted by Peter Cheng—talent strategist by day, multi-hyphenate creative by night (and weekends).

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In Episode 3 of The Growth Year | Podcast, Peter touches on mass layoffs across Big Tech (Meta/Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Alphabet/Google) and reveals the mindset to rebalance work and life.

📌 In This Episode:

• Cut backs among big tech as the norm
• Moving away from an all-or-nothing mindset in work
• Things will get harder before they get easier

👤 #thegrowthyearpod is Hosted by Peter Cheng—talent strategist by day, multi-hyphenate creative by night (and weekends).

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday starting June 3, 2025

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In Episode 2 of The Growth Year | Podcast, Peter reframes the concept of the 'gap year' as a 'growth year' for someone laid off for the first time. What happens when work identity and personal identity are at odds?

📌 In This Episode:

• Mass layoffs across tech companies
• Redefining the Growth Year for someone laid off for the first time
• The complex emotions that surface when losing a job, income, and health insurance

👤 #thegrowthyearpod is Hosted by Peter Cheng—talent strategist by day, multi-hyphenate creative by night (and weekends).

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday starting June 3, 2025

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At the time of recording, Layoffs.fyi reported 52,340 individuals laid off between May 1, 2024-May 1, 2025.

In Episode 1 of The Growth Year | Podcast, Peter shares his first major life pivot—from a failed kidney transplant at 21 that sidelined a promising dance career, to building a 13-year journey in tech across companies like Yelp, Uber, Ancestry, and a Series F fintech startup.

📌 In This Episode:

• The unexpected life events that reshaped a creative and professional identity
• Early lessons from navigating chronic illness, purpose, and career reinvention (twice)
• Why strong leadership and work-life integration make all the difference

👤 #thegrowthyearpod is Hosted by Peter Cheng—talent strategist by day, multi-hyphenate creative by night (and weekends).

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday starting June 3, 2025

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📸 Sovanna Pang

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