41. Breaking Back Out with Wendy Vaz

Host Nicholas Braman interviews entrepreneur and content creator Wendy Vaz two months after she left a six-year corporate career to go all-in on her own business amid major life changes, including a wedding, a move, and a serious back fracture. Wendy describes initial self-doubt, seeking outside validation, and becoming more grounded by trusting her own plan and slowing down to calm her nervous system, drawing on past mental health struggles. She shares her long history of blogging and content creation, overcoming insecurity about her accent after studying in Vancouver on a scholarship, and choosing to stay in Malaysia due to distance from family and depression. Wendy explains adopting a “no plan B” mindset, staying open to pivots while remaining committed to helping people struggling mentally, and aiming to scale impact, earn sustainably, and eventually retire her parents.

Wendy's links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendyvazzy/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wendyvazzy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WendyVaz

Podcast links:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2h9gsrWKH9C1KY1OzR12kr?si=2a4d19970632465f
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-we-get-there/id1775182252
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beforewegettherepodcast/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nicholasbraman
Website: https://nicholasbraman.com/podcast

00:00 Meet Wendy Vaz
05:38 Why Entrepreneurship
13:12 Content Creator Origins
17:57 Authenticity Online
21:09 Scholarship to Canada
25:09 Depression and Coming Home
28:55 Quitting Without Plan B
33:51 A Year of Big Changes
39:00 Purpose Driven Business
44:32 Closing and Outro