How One Juilliard-Trained Violinist Finds Harmony Between Budgeting and Performing

Celia Zhang has built an illustrious career as a performer and educator, having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the Juilliard School in 2014 and subsequently receiving her master's degree from the Yale School of Music in 2016. She recently started a music school called Village Youth Conservatory. Celia’s parents immigrated to the U.S. from China, and she talks about how they were able to budget and plan so that she and her siblings could pursue the extracurricular activities that they wanted. She also talks about financial planning as a small business owner and the time that she filmed a Nike commercial with Kyrie Irving.