In Episode 4 of The Growth Year | Podcast, Peter dives into why having a Growth Mindset is key to surviving your first layoff. How we have it all wrong achievement and merit based identity.

📌 In This Episode:

• Changes in life, career, and growth are the only constant
• The drawbacks of an achievement and merit-based identity
• How journaling and reflecting helps ease the stress of a first layoff

👤 #thegrowthyearpod is Hosted by Peter Cheng—talent strategist by day, multi-hyphenate creative by night (and weekends).

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday starting June 3, 2025

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In Episode 3 of The Growth Year | Podcast, Peter touches on mass layoffs across Big Tech (Meta/Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Alphabet/Google) and reveals the mindset to rebalance work and life.

📌 In This Episode:

• Cut backs among big tech as the norm
• Moving away from an all-or-nothing mindset in work
• Things will get harder before they get easier

👤 #thegrowthyearpod is Hosted by Peter Cheng—talent strategist by day, multi-hyphenate creative by night (and weekends).

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday starting June 3, 2025

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In Episode 2 of The Growth Year | Podcast, Peter reframes the concept of the 'gap year' as a 'growth year' for someone laid off for the first time. What happens when work identity and personal identity are at odds?

📌 In This Episode:

• Mass layoffs across tech companies
• Redefining the Growth Year for someone laid off for the first time
• The complex emotions that surface when losing a job, income, and health insurance

👤 #thegrowthyearpod is Hosted by Peter Cheng—talent strategist by day, multi-hyphenate creative by night (and weekends).

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday starting June 3, 2025

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📸 Sovanna Pang

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At the time of recording, Layoffs.fyi reported 52,340 individuals laid off between May 1, 2024-May 1, 2025.

In Episode 1 of The Growth Year | Podcast, Peter shares his first major life pivot—from a failed kidney transplant at 21 that sidelined a promising dance career, to building a 13-year journey in tech across companies like Yelp, Uber, Ancestry, and a Series F fintech startup.

📌 In This Episode:

• The unexpected life events that reshaped a creative and professional identity
• Early lessons from navigating chronic illness, purpose, and career reinvention (twice)
• Why strong leadership and work-life integration make all the difference

👤 #thegrowthyearpod is Hosted by Peter Cheng—talent strategist by day, multi-hyphenate creative by night (and weekends).

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday starting June 3, 2025

📲 Follow @thegrowthyearpod on Instagram and TikTok

📼 Watch on YouTube

🔗 Show Notes peterandco.org/thegrowthyearpod

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📸 Sovanna Pang

© 2025 Peter Cheng. The Growth Year and The Growth Year Podcast. All rights reserved.

The Growth Year | Podcast is a limited 12-episode series for anyone navigating a first layoff, job loss, or career disruption. When work ends suddenly, it can shake our identity, stability, and purpose. This podcast explores how to reflect, reset, and rebuild a stronger sense of self—beyond the workplace. In this preview episode, hear what inspired the series and why this moment matters.

Each 3-5 min audio companion touches on the realities of post-layoff life and the journey to rediscovering who you are—beyond the workplace.

📌 In This Episode:

• What happens when career paths are suddenly disrupted
• How layoffs affect identity, stability, and emotional well-being
• Reframing the “gap year” into a “growth year”
• Why The Growth Year was created—and who it’s for

#TheGrowthYearPod is hosted by 👤 Peter Cheng, talent strategist by day and multi-hyphenate artist by night,

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday starting June 3, 2025

📲 Follow @thegrowthyearpod on Instagram and TikTok

📼 Watch on YouTube

🔗 Show Notes peterandco.org/thegrowthyearpod

✅ Available on all podcast streaming platforms — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon & more

📸 Sovanna Pang

© 2025 Peter Cheng. The Growth Year and The Growth Year Podcast. All rights reserved.