John Summit on going from accountant to DJ

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentJohn Summit went from a certified public accountant at Ernst and Young to a headline DJ, and he sat down with Anthony Mason to talk about the struggle, CBS News reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI love a pivot story.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, took the stable job, and then the stable job got a very loud hobby.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe loud hobby started as a night job.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe reportedly earned sixty-five thousand dollars at Ernst and Young while DJing after hours, according to Indexbox citing Fortune.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd then a later accounting job reportedly let him go after he showed up with bloodshot eyes from a weekend set.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call that an early exit from a role that was outgrown.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOutgrown. That's a press release for getting fired.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's called a transition, Kenji. Hold on to that one, it's a good life lesson.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTransition Season. Got it, that's a trend by Friday.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe also said, quote, I was a terrible employee, and that he'd be thinking about track ideas during audits.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo Ernst and Young paid sixty-five thousand a year for a writing residency with spreadsheets.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorForbes says his shows made roughly twenty-two million dollars in gross ticket revenue last year, not counting major festivals.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentVerdict: the audit was the demo. And he says one show pays more than his whole accounting career would have.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEvery audit he missed was just him declining a meeting that could have been a drop.