• Belle Yeoh was burned out from her corporate job at an asset management fund. • After discovering her passion for pottery during a workshop in March 2022, she quit to start her own business. • She now runs Buttersage Pottery in Penang, Malaysia, where her clients include Michelin-starred chefs.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Belle Yeoh, 34, the owner of Buttersage Pottery in Penang, Malaysia. It has been edited for length and clarity.

My interest in pottery started with a single workshop I attended in March 2022. The instructor told me I had a knack for it. From that moment on, I was hooked.

Back then, I was a marketing representative for an asset management firm in Penang, Malaysia. It was a steady job, and I had supportive managers who allowed me to take o

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