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My guest today is Marcelo Lewin who considers himself a serial "accidental entrepreneur." What he means by that is that he creates websites around his passions, and in his own words, “somehow they turn into something other companies want.” He loves the intersection of business, productivity and creativity, and now, at the age of 56, he decided to switch careers to pursue his lifelong dream of filmmaking after 30+ years working in the tech industry. From an outside perspective, it might look like Marcelo can’t decide what he wants to do with his life, but in reality, he’s following passion and opportunity with great intention.

In our conversation, Marcelo reveals that his career shifts were driven by his active choice to pursue them. We talk about why he keeps switching careers and the mindsets and strategies he applies to pull them off. We also discuss his views on failure, why he seems to always expect it, and the strategies he uses to manage it.

This conversation is full of knowledge bombs that you can use on your own path whether you're transitioning to a new career or looking to excel on your current career path.

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Here's What You'll Learn:

Marcelo's origin of story of coming to the US with little money
Why Marcelo decided to shift careers from tech to filmmaking at the age of 56
The mindsets and strategies Marcelo uses to shift careers
Why the entrepreneur mindset is important, even if you're working for someone
The concept of Plan B and how to apply it
How to have a side project while working full time
The key to learning something new and how to even begin
Key mindsets and strategies to manage failure
Marcelo's approach to AI while pursuing a career in filmmaking
Marcelo's definition of the word 'success'

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Guest Bio:

marcelo-lewin-bio Marcelo Lewin

Marcelo Lewin calls himself an "accidental entrepreneur" having created multiple websites around his passions, which later became small startups "by accident" and later were acquired, including My Internet Desktop, Pixel Heads Network, Filmmaking Webinars, How to Create VR and Headless Creator.

He's been a Developer, Technical Architect, Project Manager, Podcaster, Blogger, Videographer, Designer, VP, and Director at many companies including NBC, Toyota, Walt Disney Imagineering and J.F. Shea Co, Inc.

Marcelo is making a midlife career transition at the age of 56 from 30+ years in the tech industry to filmmaking to fulfill his dream of working in Post-Production. He is currently enrolled at the UCLA Extension Filmmaking Program focused on Post-Production and Editing.

Show Credits:

This episode was edited by Curtis Fritsch, and the show notes were prepared by Debby Germino and published by Glen McNiel.

The original music in the opening and closing of the show is courtesy of Joe Trapanese (who is quite possibly one of the most talented composers on the face of the planet).

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