Part two of my conversation with talent agent Yan Javeri. We pick up in Switzerland and follow him through being outed to his family, a move to LA that arrived alongside profound loss, and building his own company from nothing. It's a story about grief, defiance, and what he'd say to the boy with the crocodile briefcase now.

Follow Yan on Instagram at @yancameronj.

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References mentioned in this episode:

- The Visionaries, the talent agency Yan founded: https://www.thevisionariesagency.com/ @thevisionariesagency

CONTENT WARNINGS

- BEING OUTED WITHOUT CONSENT

- FAMILY ESTRANGEMENT

- A PARENT'S AGGRESSIVE REACTION (IMPLIED THREAT, NOT ACTED ON)

- TERMINAL ILLNESS AND THE SUDDEN DEATH OF A PARENT (TWICE)

- GRIEF

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro

01:24 Finding freedom in Switzerland

02:52 Outed to his family

07:20 What being outed cost him

11:47 Leaving Switzerland for Australia and London

14:04 Becoming a talent agent by accident

17:54 Social media and the move to LA

20:17 Losing his father weeks after landing

23:29 When grief finally catches up

25:31 Losing his mother, then his job

28:15 No job, no visa, starting anyway

31:32 Nine years single

37:09 Advice for your thirties