SXSW Live Episode: From Dreams to Dollars: Nico Santos' Comedy Empire

Networth and Chill with Your Rich BFF

Vivian Tu

News, Business, Careers, Business News, Entrepreneurship

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week on Networth and Chill, actor and comedian Nico Santos joins Vivian live from SXSW for an intimate conversation about his journey from beginnings in the Philippines to Hollywood success. Nico opens up about the financial lessons he learned while working retail before his breakout roles in "Superstore" and "Crazy Rich Asians," discusses navigating the entertainment industry as an immigrant and LGBTQ+ performer, and shares his approach to building wealth while staying true to himself. Don't miss this candid discussion about money, representation, and finding balance in the spotlight. Follow Nico on Instagram HERE! Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at [email protected] Thank you to our sponsors: Smartsheet and Intuit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	For something that's like such a blockbuster hit like crazy rich Asians, do you feel like you got compensated properly?
0:06.0	I did not.
0:07.0	You're giggling.
0:08.0	You know, listen.
0:09.0	Your career is at a position where you are consistently booking work, but you're not 100% sure when it's going to come, what size is going to come at.
0:16.0	Like, how do you budget?
0:17.0	It's Feast for Famine, and it's my experience in retail that he would make so much money Christmas, the holiday season.
0:22.8	And then come January, you'd actually owe the stores money.
0:26.1	Speaking of the paycheck, what pays better?
0:28.6	Movies or TV shows?
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1:54.0	What's up, Rich friends?
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