In this episode, I’m having a timely conversation with Dr. Barry Thomas Malin, a head and neck surgeon turned art gallerist (the Malin Gallery), about switching careers and following your passions. Now more than ever, people are reevaluating their careers and asking themselves the important question of, “am I satisfied in my work?” Dr. Malin reflected on this same question when he decided to leave his career as a sought-after free flap construction surgeon and opened his own art gallery.
We talk about the intricacies and challenges of being a free flap surgeon and what ultimately led him to quit. Dr. Malin shares his journey into the art world and what it is like to manage an art gallery. Later in the episode, we hear a fictional story written by Jared K. Chapman about a young man’s journey to living life to the fullest.
First Stop - A Fictional Story in Print
IN THIS EPISODE:
[01:20] Barry shares about his medical education and early career and when he decided to change careers
[07:42] Why choose art as a second career and the irony of a career in free flap construction
[12:35] How Barry started his art collection and the meaning behind the original art gallery name
[16:31] Malin Art Gallery and the backstory on its original name [20:21] What kind of artists and art is represented at Malin Gallery and the challenges of being an art gallery owner [25:00] The post-covid phenomenon of people making career changes
[28:17] FICTION: A hospital visit leaves a young man grappling to honor his Papa’s death-bed bucket list
[35:34] At his Papa’s funeral, this young man realizes the true meaning of his Papa’s last wishes
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
We talk about the intricacies and challenges of being a free flap surgeon and what ultimately led him to quit. Dr. Malin shares his journey into the art world and what it is like to manage an art gallery. Later in the episode, we hear a fictional story written by Jared K. Chapman about a young man’s journey to living life to the fullest.
First Stop - A Fictional Story in Print
IN THIS EPISODE:
[01:20] Barry shares about his medical education and early career and when he decided to change careers
[07:42] Why choose art as a second career and the irony of a career in free flap construction
[12:35] How Barry started his art collection and the meaning behind the original art gallery name
[16:31] Malin Art Gallery and the backstory on its original name [20:21] What kind of artists and art is represented at Malin Gallery and the challenges of being an art gallery owner [25:00] The post-covid phenomenon of people making career changes
[28:17] FICTION: A hospital visit leaves a young man grappling to honor his Papa’s death-bed bucket list
[35:34] At his Papa’s funeral, this young man realizes the true meaning of his Papa’s last wishes
KEY TAKEAWAYS: