#61 - Factotum - In Conversation with Tom Youngs

Less than two years into his career, this week’s guest was on his way to being one of dentistry’s finest. But Tom Youngs had other callings. At age 28, he left dentistry to pursue ski instruction and life as an unpaid intern in tech startups. Tom now works as a website analyst while developing his own online sustainable beauty business. He shares his story, regrets, wins and words of wisdom for anyone who’s ever wondered if there is life after dentistry.    “I kind of was like, okay, I'd like to go onto the next thing.”  Tom Youngs In This Episode 03.31 - Two degrees07.48 - Into VT and ‘underground’ dentistry13.38 - Aspiration and achievement19.29 - The move from clinical37.52 - Time for reflection42.22 - Entrepreneurialism48.39 - Regrets53.53 - A day in the life57.20 - Last day and legacy About Tom Youngs Former biomedical scientist Tom Youngs spent two years in dentistry before moving into tech entrepreneurship. He now works in eCommerce and is developing  Vyable Beauty - an online sustainable beauty products retailer. He runs a successful YouTube channel and writes a monthly newsletter at www.tomyoungs.co.