Chris Salomone
Owner
Foureyes Furniture
Whittier, CA USA
“If you can’t put yourself out there for people to hate on it, then you can’t put yourself out there for people to love it. You just have to go for it.”
Videos
By Roadtrip NationChris Salomone
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
My brother and I were the first in our family to graduate from college—my parents assumed I’d go to college, but I didn’t receive much guidance from them regarding majors, skills, or careers.
After graduating from California State University, Fullerton, I actually worked at the university’s library for a few years.
I decided to pursue a master’s degree in library information science, but wasn’t very passionate about it, so I started looking for other, more creative jobs.
I left graduate school and got a job with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences doing graphic design and writing, which later turned into a marketing position.
When I bought a house, I started designing furniture and loved it, so I took a few woodworking classes at a community college and found that I was good at it.
Then I spent some time building furniture for commission but eventually got burnt out.
While working on commissions, I started a YouTube channel about woodworking and design, which grew into my second job.
When the opportunity to leave my day job presented itself, I took the risk; now I spend all my time running my YouTube channel—Foureyes Woodworking & Design—and furniture business—Foreyes Furniture.
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Education
High School
Career
Owner
I make videos about my design and woodworking projects.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Entrepreneurship
Design
Building Things
Day to Day
My day-to-day tasks vary depending on whether it's a building day or an editing day. On building days, I go into my shop and basically spend the whole day building until it's time to come home to my family at night. On editing days, I use programs to cut, edit, and create videos about my projects for my YouTube channel. I also spend time responding to direct messages and comments from my followers and audience.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for everyone
Put yourself out there and promote your skills and talents. It can be scary to take that step, but the more that I've put myself out there, the more opportunities have come my way.
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Society in General:
"You have to quit your day job to pursue your dream job."
Challenges I Overcame
First-Generation College Student
Work-Life Balance
Interviewed By
CSUF Roadtrip
California State University, Fullerton students and alumni
