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John Summit went from working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in a $65,000 job to a multimillionaire DJ—‘I make more in one show than I would in my entire accounting career’

Summary by Fortune
It wasn’t too long ago that John Summit, 31, (born John Schuster) was commuting home from a grueling day of accounting work in Chicago and chugging cold brews to find the energy to make music. Working at a Big Four firm like Ernst & Young meant some days ended up being nine-to-nine instead of nine-to-five.  At the time, it was numbers by day, music by night. His day job paid a $65,000 annual salary, but his real passion was making music. Whether…

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Fortune broke the news in New York, United States on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
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