Core courses like Accounting, Modeling Managerial Decisions, and Workforce have also been helpful in navigating this new role. For instance, in Workforce, we talked a lot about how to design processes that support specific outputs. That background has allowed me to appreciate the way a company like Illumination, which requires incredible creative output, has organized itself to have an open and collaborative environment where new ideas can be tested out and iterated on.
The Yale SOM community has been central to my experience in Los Angeles. I organized an MBA meet-up for media and entertainment interns across different business school programs and over 100 people showed up, including four of my fellow SOM classmates interning in the city. I am also looking forward to an upcoming SOM summer social hosted by the Los Angeles alumni chapter, where I will get to meet with SOM graduates and continue building my network.
This internship has helped to reinforce my commitment to the idea that the boldest storytelling happens at the intersection of new technology and creativity, and has helped me clarify what contributions I can make to facilitate the next era of tech adoption in this exciting field. Additionally, as an incoming co-president of the Media, Entertainment and Sports Association (MESA), I am eager to share my learnings with the incoming class at SOM!