I worked in FM radio in some capacity (largely in promotions) for seven years. Toward the end of that time I began to realize that the first career I’d chosen may not be there for me in twenty, or even ten years. This is a sad realization when you love you job as much as I did, but thinking about what I was as passionate about as music, it wasn’t long before I posted my resume on Malakye. I’ve been surfing almost half my life, snowboarding for years, and music has always been closely intertwined with action sports, so I started getting up early before work to check job postings and write cover letters. After doing that for close to a year, I was downsized from my job; along with my immediate boss and fifty others in January 2009. Two internships and almost exactly a year later, I had successfully changed my career path and was hired on at H2O Audio. Now I ride my cruiser bike to my ocean view desk everyday. Livin' the dream.