You don’t want my job. My job has me holed up in a dingy hotel in Bonga, Keffa, while teenaged protesters march into the guns of the federal soldiers tasked to clear the road and, I have a sneaking suspicion, I’m the American backup hostage plan for the organizers. My job has me making
How was your University time? University was very inspiring and eye-opening, and I was fortunate to be able to discover what my career direction was going to be. Why did you Seek out a career in media/entertainment? I was fascinated by the challenges involved in making films, and the combination of business and creativity that
My name is Anna Levina and I work as a project leader at Norengros AS. I applied for the job 5 years ago and I was invited to the job interview. As a part of the application process, I sent in my CV and a job application and 4 interviews later I was hired. My first
My career path has been rather uncommon, and highly dependent on personal relationships that I’ve forged throughout my adult life. I’ll give my best advice upfront: treat people well and be genuine. I attended Northwestern University where I studied film (major), business (minor), and psychology (minor). I was interested in the business side of the
In 2012, when I was reading The Alchemist, I came across this line “Wherever your heart is, that is where you will find your treasure.” I was pursuing my graduation and by the time I finish reading this book, I started to think what should I do? After, spending few days in introspection I choose
Alex Lodge is a music supervisor, creative producer, company director and entrepreneur. He is a director of Thirty Two Music, a music consultancy for moving image, co-founder of Virtual Sound, and audio post production consultancy designed and built for a new era of content production in the brand space and beyond, and co-founder of Truant Recordings, an independent
My school time was not very promising. I went to an elite school and did not excel but were quite an average student. And that not because of being stupid but being a bad boy that was interested in everything else than studying. The university time was a bit different. As my grandparents have praised
How was your University time? I landed at Stanford thinking I wanted to be a communications major so I could be a TV anchor but soon realized there were far more interesting things to study while there. I wound up majoring in Political Science when a professor pointed out I was three-quarters of the
I do not believe in pre-decided careers or journeys. Life takes you to amazing places, jobs, friendships if you are open-minded, curious, allow yourself to be passionate and find your true purpose. Education is important, but the point is to educate yourself for YOU. So choose a subject, which truly interests you and which you
I was twenty-one and fresh out of college. After four years of higher education, I still had no clue what I wanted to be when I grew up. What I did know is that I had to start paying for my student loans, my apartment, my car, and this fabulous, independent adult life I wanted