Ep 105: VOMO with Chris Pan
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Ep 105: VOMO with Chris Pan
Episode 105: Show Notes
In this week’s episode, my guest is Chris Pan, founder of MyIntent (which you can hear more about in Episode 13) and more recently, VOMO, who is here to give a masterclass in the creation of movements! From his childhood days as an immigrant in the United States, and throughout his time working for big corporations like Facebook and Pepsi, music has always played a meaningful role in Chris’s life.
VOMO stands for Voice Movement, and it is Chris’s way of bringing the joy of singing and dancing to as many people as possible.
Tune in today to hear where the inspiration for VOMO originated, the expansion plans that Chris has for its future, and some valuable advice for starting your own movement!
Key Points From This Episode:
The place where Chris found refuge during his first few years in America.
What motivated Chris to learn to play the guitar.
Aspirations that Chris’s parents had for him, and their reaction to him dropping out of medical school after 3 weeks.
Chris’s motivation for going to business school, and his involvement with music during these years.
Big corporations that Chris worked for, and some insights from his experiences.
The limited power that money has to create happiness.
How The Hoffman Process changes Chris’s life.
Chris’s unique birthday party which sparked the ideas for some of the businesses he later founded.
The wide reach that Chris’s MyIntent bracelets achieved.
Mindset Live; the venture that Chris started during the pandemic.
The dark time that Chris went through after Mindset Live dissolved.
Chris shares the story of how Voice Movement (VOMO) came into being.
Factors that differentiate VOMO from other group singing experiences.
What Chris hopes to achieve through VOMO events.
Chris’s approach to marketing VOMO.
How VOMO got its name.
Plans that Chris has for expanding VOMO.
Chris’s approach to spreading the word about VOMO.
Lessons that Chris learned through his experience of founding MyIntent.
Valuable advice for anyone interested in starting a community movement.
Tweetables:
“I think of my time at Facebook as being with the Chicago Bulls when Jordan was there, that type of feeling. But also, there's nothing wrong with being part of a community league and just playing hoops. It all depends on what you want to get out of it.” — @panchris [0:13:56]
“Money is just one thing and it certainly helps to have it. But I don't think it's the end all and be all.” — @panchris [0:15:09]
“Look at the barriers to someone doing something and start systematically removing the barriers. One of the biggest barriers to people singing is they don't know the lyrics, so we can fix that, and that's what I started doing.” — @panchris [0:29:19]
“Just because you can't sing like Adele, like it doesn't matter. You can still enjoy the activity.” — @panchris [0:33:10]
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