Wandering Through A Concrete Jungle

...the summer will be filled with long hours, sleepless nights, the occasional night club, and reading subway maps. My name is Alex and I will be moving to the grid of New York City in 23 days. While I am not in my three person dorm room not much bigger than my own current room, I will either be busy with my newly found summer internship at Bank of America - Merrill Lynch or wandering around being sure to avoid dark alleys and homeless men with long beards on the streets.

So a little more about me...I was born and raised in Atlanta, GA into a family of six. I made my way through school in Atlanta with no problems, but my real passion laid in the game of golf. After receiving a scholarship to the University of Michigan (and following the girl of my dreams - although I don't like to admit it), I ended up in the Ross School of Business. Sounds great right? What most people do not know about me is that my interests lie outside of business. I am passionate about making things, creating things, and using my hands. As of now, I plan on going to graduate school with the hope of receiving a masters degree in architecture (I know I picked a great time, the summer after my junior year, to figure out what I'm interested in). No problem though. I know now that college isn't about what you major in or how much you learn, but more about growing and maturing as a person. Every day I feel as though I learn something new about myself, that's what makes college great!

To be honest, I have my doubts about my job this summer; however, I intend to make the best of it. Besides, it gives me a solid argument to convince my mom to pay for me to live in the city (it's not expensive or anything...!). But thanks for listening to my story about my somewhat average life, but then again, what in the world is the definition of average these days??

See you guys in the concrete jungle!!

-alex

Dress for Success

In one of my past posts I talked about the importance of dressing for the job you want. In this video I talk about dress in the office and how to tie 2 different types of ties. Feel free to email me with any questions about how to dress in the office.

Also the music is a little louder than I wanted but the song is "Words of Wisdom" by Hoodie Allen. He is the first artist I managed when I started my business Invite Only Management, LLC, and he is really starting to get popular so make sure to check out his music.

The Wrap Up Report

It's been a good ride this summer and with just over a week left my internship is coming to a close. I've learned so much this summer about what I want to do with my career, office culture, and the sports and entertainment industry in particular. Since I feel I have learned so much, I feel it is my duty to impart my new found wisdom upon you with my 3 simple easy tips to making the most out of your summer internship.


1. NETWORK- This may seem extremely obvious but it is often done wrong or not enough. I think I have done a pretty good job, but may have not done enough. Some ways to network wrong are:
- Start asking about jobs or connections your superiors have too early in the internship.
- Ask people for a recommendation when you do not have a lot of experience working with this person.
- Suck up. This is my biggest pet peeve. I hate when interns make it a competition with other interns to get on the good side of the boss. And to be honest your boss will recognize this as well.

One way to make sure you do enough networking throughout the summer is to get your immediate supervisor on your side early in the summer. Get them to help you set up with meetings in the company. Also when you see someone you have never met in the company don't be afraid to introduce yourself. Lastly always have your elevator pitch ready. This will allow you to be always ready even when caught off guard.

2. Have fun. Make friends, laugh, and always have a smile on. If you have a positive outlook on your job or at least portray that to your co-workers and superiors, the people in the office will enjoy working with you. This can lead to my first tip which is networking. Because if you are happy people will open up to you and want to help you. No one wants to help the debbie downer of the office.

3. Dress for the job you want. This is a motto that I have stressed time and time again. Appearance and hygiene are two of the most overlook aspects in the office. Wearing a tie or something equivalent for girls if it is not required goes a long way. People recognize it and will remember you. It is subtle touch that separates you from the rest of the pack. Remember, and summer internship is just a 10 week interview. Doing the little things and showing committment will get you the recommendation or job offer you covet.

Best of luck in the future.

DMB Hits Nationals Park!

(BBA, Washington Nationals Baseball Club)

Hello everyone! So the last time I posted, I explained a typical day at Nationals Park. However, from my last post until now, it has been anything but typical here at the stadium. Last Friday evening, we had the Dave Matthews Band concert here at the Park. Sounds cool, right? Yeah, it was...but it was also a lot of work for my department. This concert was my department’s biggest event this summer. Luckily for us, the Nationals were on the road for 10 days and we had the All-Star Break, so we didn’t have to worry about games and could just focus on the concert.

We put in long hours and worked extremely hard. There were some minor “catastrophes,” but at the end of the day, the concert was amazing and was a huge success. We even got to watch Dave Matthews Band perform in a suite, which was a lot of fun. It was also nice just to sit and watch after a long day of work. But after the concert ended, we were back to work making sure cleanup was on schedule. Besides the 108 degree weather, one of our biggest problems with the concert was protecting the field. Once the concert ended, we had to get the cleanup started right away so we could remove the covering on the field to allow the grass to finally get some air! Sounds funny, but working with a baseball team, the grass is almost like one of the players.

Looking back on the concert, I would do it again in a second. I loved seeing my hard work and long hours help create an amazing show that was enjoyed by 40,000 fans. Now that the concert is over, our department is exhausted, and it is kind of nice to have the team back home for a 7 game homestand. Home games are like a break for my department, because they follow a very similar structure and routine. After a hectic week with the concert, it is nice to have a “Typical Day @ Nationals Park.”

I cannot believe I am starting my 7^th week here with the Nationals. After this homestand, I only have about a week and half left of my internship. I guess time really does fly by when you’re having fun. I look forward to updating everyone on my final weeks here at Nationals Park.

PS: check out DMB’s concert schedule…maybe he is coming to your town!

Don’t Make Me Cry

MBA, News Corp. Hey all, this is a sad day for me, Roy Hills, and is most likely an even sadder day for you when you learn the news I am about to break. This blog post will be my last for this summer, although I do still have three weeks left in this internship. I will give you a moment to let it soak in and please don’t get all teary eyed. Okay now that we got that out of the way, I wanted to recap how my internship has evolved from my expectations and goals into what it ultimately has become.

Initially, coming into my internship at News Corp, I was told that I would be doing digital sales strategy and most likely working for Fox News. Now digital sales strategy can mean a whole variety of different things. For me, it has meant everything from being tasked to help the sales team to strategize on how to sell advertising space to increasing the efficiency among the sales teams and how they interact with different players and databases within the organization. I have looked at demographic data to determine advantages that Fox News offers over its competitors and highlight potential advertisers to the sales teams. Additionally, I have also looked at different ways to help maximize monetization from advertising of new emerging digital platforms such as mobile. The variety of projects and the constant change of landscape in the digital field is what I have enjoyed the most about working for News Corp.

News Corporation’s philosophy has always been about making money, which is good thing since that is the reason why most companies are in business. This philosophy really carries through to all divisions within the company. With this in mind, I will be looking back at the many trends I have researched within the emerging digital media advertising space and report on my findings. This report will be my “vision” of what the website can do to further increase its future revenue. Oh yeah, I also got “promoted” or more accurately I am just going to be doing the job of three people. I am taking over next week for an employee taking off to Mexico and a retiring intern, in addition to doing my own job. Should be fun! :-) (Yep, that is a smiley face)

Keep Busy...Look Good

One of the hardest things to do in internship is to keep busy with good work. All of us interns now that there is always the administrative type work that can be done but none of us want to do that. In an early post I had talked about learning how to say no when you have too much work, this post is the antithesis to that one. How to get more work when you don't have enough.

One of the worst things an intern can do is sit at their desk with no work, go on facebook, gchat, or just surf the web. Granted a little of that stuff never heard, and I am one of the greatest offenders to that. But it is about creating a good balance, and of course not letting the boss see. If you find yourself going to your list of websites that you go to when you are bored go ask your supervisor if they have any projects for you. If they don't have anything ask their supervisor. This type of attitude will make you look like a diligent worker, and as we all know an internship is just an extended interview. Showing your commitment and hard work will leave a good impression of you with your bosses. However don't say "Do you have any work I can do?" This will lead to those killer tasks like making copies, filing, and other monotonous tasks. Instead say to your boss "Do you have any projects I can help out with?" or "Is there any project that I can work on?" Phrasing it like this shows the boss that you want a real project not a time filler. If you end up doing files so be it, it is the little things that get you to the top. In the sports and entertainment industry (more specifically agencies), in which I work, entry level is often in the mail room. Those who work the hardest at the job they hate the most will ultimately be the one who networks the best and climbs the corporate ladder.

My internship to this part has been a lot of ups and downs as far as work load. There have been times when I am the last intern in the office, and other times when I am the first out the door. Recently I asked my supervisor, "It is now the second half of the internship, is there anything I should improve or focus on in my second half." His response was, "Make sure you are always asking for work if you don't have anything on your plate." He said that since I already do this there wasn't much to improve but that the higher-ups like interns that are always working and asking for more work. I am lucky that my supervisor was recently an intern and knows the ins and outs, but if your supervisor isn't willing to offer that advice, take it from me your boss will like to see you in their office if you are always looking to do work.

Enjoy the rest of the summer it's almost over.

A Typical Day @ Nationals Park

(BBA, The Washington Nationals Baseball Club)

I cannot believe I have already been here for over a month! I have fully adjusted and now have a daily routine. I thought I’d share a typical day of my in

ternship. As I mentioned in my last post, non-game days and game days are extremely different work environments. Game days are much more exciting, in my opinion. On a typical game day I work from 2pm-8pm.

2pm-3:30pm: I come in to the office, get settled, and start working on my current project. Last week I finished a Punch List of all the suites. I had to go around to all 79 suites in the stadium and take photos of places that needed touch-up work and fixing. This week, my project is to contact other baseball teams’ Enterprise and Events departments to receive information and brochures on their event plannin

g and price rates. Additionally, this week I have to edit and make the layout diagrams for the party clubs and rooms. This definitely is going to test my powerpoint ability!

3:30pm: I go grab the wristbands for the Diamond and Presidents Clubs that will be used during the game. Only those people with Diamond and President Club tickets are allowed to enter the clubs; therefore, wristbands are the most effective and efficient way to ensure only ticketed guests are in the clubs. Liam, a staff member in my department, and I walk to the Presidents Club, the Diamond Club, Section 126, and Section 119 and distribute the wristbands to the ushers. Those are the on

ly 4 locations that people can redeem their wristbands to enter the clubs. We also make sure there are podiums at these locations, and that everything in the clubs is ready for when the gates open. At every game, there are concierges in the clubs to greet and direct the guest. My department is in charge of ensuring that the concierges are there, on time, and ready. After we distribute the wristbands to the four locations, Liam and I post the concierge work schedule in the concierge check-in location. This whole loop usually takes us about an hour.

4:30-5:30pm: I head back to the office and work on my assigned projects.

5:30pm: Liam and I take another loop to make sure that the concierges and ushers are in places at the designated locations. After doing this final loop with Liam, he heads into the Diamond Club and I go work on my pre-game project.

6-7pm: My co-intern, Jim, and I work on throughput times before every game. Our department is trying to figure a more efficient way for people to get drinks and food, by minimizing their wait and process time. We are trying to prove that the method we currently use is not efficient. Jim and I time, count, and calculate the number of people that are served at s

pecific concession stands.

7pm: I meet up with the rest of my department’s team in the Diamond Club, where we can work while watching the game. (It’s a great view of the whole field)

8pm: Workday is over. I can either head home or stay and watch the game.

That is what a typical day at Nationals Park is like on a Game Day. Everyone in my department is extremely friendly and helpful. We spend a lot of time together as a team. On Non-Game Days we all spend a lot of time in the office together. Even though we are all doing different things and working on separate projects, there is still a social atmosphere around the office, and always someone to help, answer questions, etc. The people working in my department are young and fun, which definitely enhances my social life as an intern. I’m really enjoying my internship and can’t wait to update everyone again!

Mid Summer Check In

MBA, News Corp. Now that I, Roy, am about halfway through the summer and a month and half into my internship, I feel that this would be a good time to let you in on my personal, deep thoughts about New York City and News Corp. My inner thoughts could befuddle even the most learned, so be careful reading on. To start, I love living in New York City, but I know that is a shocker. I have always wanted to live in this city and I am finally getting to accomplish that. There is just never a dull moment, which is not very good for my sleep habits. There is a reason they call it the city that never sleeps because honestly people are always out and about, which I love. Now that’s all I have to say about that.

As for my internship at News Corp and Fox News Digital more specifically, I am enjoying the heck out of it. I have been able to learn many things that both I knew that I wanted to and stuff that I had no clue existed. I have been able to research and recommend advertising capabilities for the IPad to thinking of creative uses for QR Codes. Additionally, I have been able to see from the start to finish the process of how digital advertising gets sold, published and delivered. Although I personally do not necessarily want to be in sales directly, having this understanding is crucial to any role I might want in digital advertising strategy or business development.

Going forward I have been tasked with creating a business plan type thing (not exactly sure if it will be a full business plan) which will show the implications of the changing internet landscape as it applies to the Fox News website. This research and plan will allow Fox News to strategize on how to better monetize their current digital advertising against these trends. As you may have heard, News Corporation has made headlines recently with respect to the Wall Street Journal online. They are going to start micro billing for its content. Many in the online news industry are watching closely to see whether this business model or the current one of paying through digital advertisements is best. I initially believe it will be somewhat of a hybrid of the two, but I guess I will have to see what I discover in my research.

Just Say No!

One of the hardest things for me this summer has been managing my workload. We all know that an internship is nothing more than a summer long interview, so we all want to impress our bosses and do the best job possible. However, doing a good job and managing your workload do not have to conflict. It is always important to know exactly what you have on your plate at one time so you know what new projects you can take on.

Although it may be hard to tell a superior you can not work on something, sometimes it is necessary in order to do the best job possible. No boss will look at this as you being a slacker, but rather they will appreciate your honesty and they will expect you do your best work on whatever it is you are working on. Although it has been uncomfortable for me to do this, I have done it on multiple occassions this summer. I report to more than one person, and each of my bosses doesn't know my workload. Everytime I told one of them that I could not work on something they were completely fine with it and actually respected me for respectfully declining the work they had for me.

Despite what I just said you can easily mess this up. Once you are done with the large project you are working on make sure to approach the person again, tell them you are done with the other project, and then ask if they would still want you to work on their project or if they have anything else for you. This is not brown-nosing but rather showing that you are a diligent and respectful employee. Being able to manage up is a very hard skill to learn, but an internship with a heavy workload can help you learn to do it effectively.

So if you can't take on a new project because you are swamped remember, JUST SAY NO! (politely of course)

I Do What I Do

MBA, News Corp. Based on all the amazing feedback (some real, but mostly imagined) I have received from my fans (which I am not so sure exist), bloggers and celebrities alike, I feel there is some ambiguity of what the day in life of Roy the intern is like. Let me tell you… I am living the Digital Ad Sales dream. Every week I am assigned to a full time employee to help with sales support, usually filling in for an employee that is out on vacation, given the fact that this is the vacation taking time of year. When filling in I typically create Powerpoint sales presentations, recommend new sales opportunities, research digital sales campaigns and work to help optimize advertising campaigns to ensure the client is receiving the largest bang for its buck. Additionally, I am there to help in whatever capacity the account executive needs me to. These duties of course are in addition to my role of researching emerging digital mediums.

The past two weeks have seen me research a couple interesting new digital opportunities that will become big in the not so distant future. These two advertising opportunities are Google TV and Facebook’s targeted ad serving. Both of the two have the potential to really change the current digital advertising landscape and be cash cows for these respective companies. Facebook’s ad serving to third party websites really is interesting given the amount of information they have on individuals, which is truly a marketers dream.

Finally, since the World Cup has started and I am supposed to watch TV at work, I have spent way too much time following the games. However, I am definitely not alone in this endeavor. The whole office pretty much shuts down during these games. Based on my calculations of the small sample size of what is Floor 22 of the News Corp building, I would have to say that worker productivity is down at least 80% during the World Cup.

Top of the First Inning: Day 1 with the Nationals

(BBA, The Washington Nationals Baseball Club)

Hey Everyone! So today is the first day of my internship with the Washington Nationals.

I had to come into the office at 9:30 AM. I got to experience my first real commute into Washington D.C. via the metro. Due to a little bit of nerves but mostly excitement, my sleep schedule was completely off, and finally at 6:30 AM I thought it was acceptable to get out of bed. I take the metro into D.C. a lot for sports games, concerts, or just to go into the city, so I’m extremely comfortable on the Red Line. However, to get to Nationals Park I have to take the Red Line and then switch to the Green Line in Chinatown. That was quiet an experience. The metro was PACKED and trying to squeeze out at my stop was a challenge in itself. But I did it! After getting on the Green Line and getting off at Navy Yard I walked about 3 steps outside and there was Nationals Stadium. I was surprised how easy it was to get there.

Mission One: getting to the stadium, CHECK.

Once I got to the Media Gate Entrance at the stadium, another intern was there to let me in. After filling out some paperwork and receiving my credentials I was taken to meet my supervisor, Heather. She seems like a fun person to work with for the next two months. She briefly explained to me the role of the division, but then it was straight to work: my first meeting!

Mission Two: meeting my supervisor and already doing work, CHECK.

Working in the Ballpark Enterprise Department, I get to work at all of the game-day and non-game-day events. Just this week (Wednesday-Tuesday, ya I was surprised about their definition of a week too) I’ll be working at 5 baseball games! After receiving my schedule, Heather showed me to my cubical. My cubicle is probably twice the size of those on the fourth floor of Kresge, and is well decorated with Nationals stuff EVERYWHERE. Not bad, not bad at all.

After getting adjusted, Heather thought it would be beneficial for me to take a tour of the stadium. Side Note: the tour of the stadium is one of the best tours in D.C., so if you’re in the area you should definitely check it out! After the tour, I was free to leave for the day.

Mission Three: surviving day one, CHECK.

Overall, I’d say this was a successful first day. I look forward to updating everyone on my experience over the next 8 weeks. Who knows, maybe ill even get to meet Strasburg!

Getting Into The Swing of Things

MBA, News Corp. So I, Roy Elmer Hills IV, am settling into my role here at Fox News Digital and have started to figure out what this summer is going to be like… which is a spectacular development. While most all of the other Fox interns are out and about being investigative journalists, I spend my time sitting at my desk surfing the web and keeping up with the Kardashians and the latest trends in emerging media platforms. I think I am getting paler by the minute, but if you have been in New York in the summer you know that it is no picnic getting a tan either. Basically, I read a lot of white papers, tech blogs and scrutinize every word spoken by Steve Jobs, which given that last week was Apple’s DevCon meant that there was actually a lot to do. I am essentially more or less a consultant, for lack of a better term, to the digital ad sales team on how better to optimize and grow advertising revenue on their emerging media platforms, such as mobile, iPads, Facebook aps, Twitter [well you get the gist].

This rare autonomy as an intern gives me lots of time to ponder important questions, such as the meaning of life and will Lindsay Lohan go to jail. I am also a big high-five giver in the office and am great at distracting others with my thoughts on the latest Taco Bell commercial featuring Charles Barkley. However, in between my moments of distraction glory, I deviate from my ways and make myself useful in helping others in a sales support role, which believe it or not takes up a fair amount of my time.

Well if you are inclined, PLEASE post COMMENTS people so I know that I am not writing this to just pass the time until football season. Additionally, if you are reading this blog from your iPhone, Blackberry or any of the other smartphones, be sure to check out foxnews.mobi.

Thomson Reuters First Impressions

Amidst the flashing lights, enormous billboards, and crowds of tourists in the heart of New York City's Times Square rests the Reuters building, the setting of my summer internship at Thomson Reuters. I knew relatively little about the company before starting there, and from my conversations with peers, it seems as if I was not alone. Thomson Reuters was formed in 2008 with the merger of Thomson (known for its footprint in financial services, market data, educational tools, among other things) and Reuters (known for its global, unbiased news coverage). While the companies shared a common bond in their passion for disseminating vital information to the world's professionals, there were a lot of synergies to be made before Thomson Reuters would truly come together as one entity. Even today, the growing pains are still visible, with many aspects of the company still not fully integrated. That said, Thomson Reuters is now arguably the largest information provider in the world, rivaling Bloomberg in the financial markets and the Associated Press in the media space.

My internship is in the Strategy group, which I also knew nothing about as I entered the building on June 1st. I now know that the Strategy division is a small thinktank that reports directly to the CFO, evaluating growth opportunities, acquisition targets, and overall company strategy for each year. And it's definitely exciting work. I was very pleasantly surprised to be working on such "big picture" assignments as a mere undergraduate intern. In fact, I can't even get into detail about my work because most of it involves initiatives that 99% of Thomson Reuters employees know nothing about, pretty cool in my opinion.

But what surprised me most about my first few days as an intern were the people. When I found out that 3 of my bosses went to Yale, Stanford, and Harvard respectively, and my fellow strategy interns were undergrads at Duke, Brown, and Yale, I was pretty intimidated. But I was immediately amazed to find how cool, friendly, helpful, and down to earth everyone was without exception. All working in a big open conference room together, the interns have formed a pretty close-knit group, and each day we have grown closer as we work together on assignments, ideas, and even pranks. After work on Tuesday, the entire strategy team was treated to the ultimate team building exercise, a night out at New York's ultimate ping pong lounge, SPIN. That is a must see for any ping ping fan/player.

Thus far the company has certainly lived up to my expectations. Overall, my assignments have been pretty interesting as well. Without getting into detail, I've been doing a lot of PowerPoint work, which seems to be a theme in strategy, to create slide decks as part of presentations that will eventualy reach the CEO's desk. However interesting or boring the subject matter, it's exciting to create such meaningful work at this stage in the game. In the coming weeks, I have a few more goals:

1) To meet as many influential people as possible and develop a large company-wide network
2) To get involved in the Reuters Media side of the company, especially in such a dynamic media landscape as we see now

I look forward to keeping you posted.

Alex Weiss, BBA

Soy Jism

MBA, News Corp. So… its Roy again. I know the five people that actually read this missed me and are kept up at night anxiously awaiting how my first week at News Corp treated me. Well you are in luck, I am about to tell you all about my little adventure in the world of Fox News, which one liberal politician called “a fire breathing monster with frightening powers”!

My first day at News Corp was an experience for the ages. I arrived, got my badge, met with HR and was whisked away by my manager, Jeff Cohen (on the off chance you know him), who promptly confirmed that I was going to be working on http://www.foxnews.com/ and http://www.foxbusiness.com/, which I already knew, as they are two of News Corps most prominent digital properties. We then went to find my desk. On the way, I was shocked he kept passing all the corner and window offices. I was sure that one of these spacious quarters was where I was going to change the sales world. However, I was escorted to a cubicle and was greeted with four mystery flavored Starburst (no doubt left by the last intern who sat at my desk), a computer and TV. This cubicle, although not an office with a window to outside world, has a window view into an office with a window to the outside world. Score!

The next thing I was told to do was surf the web and watch TV. My boss actually mandated that I watch TV and surf the web at work. Of course, I also had a couple of meetings, some training and lots of office debauchery. In the end it was a slow week leading into the long Memorial Day weekend, but I accomplished my goals of getting to know the people I am going to work with and getting familiar with the lay of the land. Following my boss’ direction, I researched Fox News clips like this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zB4ItYcX4I about soy jism.

Another Rosser at Fox!

MBA, News Corp. Hi my name is Roy Hills, I am an American, and I am now at the midpoint of my MBA career. If I am being modest, I see myself as a rock star at the Ross School of Business. This summer I am working at News Corp in business development for their digital ad sales group. Basically, from what I understand, I am going to keep it real in midtown Manhattan and do a little sales strategy.

My background is such that I hail from the SF Bay Area and worked for a start-up company in Silicon Valley which designs tennis equipment. I made it out to Michigan on a whim and a prayer which landed me in the Big Apple for the summer. Additionally, I have worked for such sports industry giants as the Sacramento River Cats and Washington Wizards. When I am not working, I can be found taking long walks on the beach and following the San Francisco Giants – they are my squizzle.

Coming from the start-up world, my goals for the summer are to embrace corporate America and experience all New York has to offer. Most of my work will be with the Fox News Channel and I look forward to bringing you some insight into world of Fox News as I see it. Keep tuned for many exciting moments as I take you all on a little adventure!

First Post Before Fox!

(BBA, Fox Broadcasting)

Hi everyone,

My name is Alyssa Fried and I am an American who is a rising BBA junior. This summer I am working for Fox Broadcasting in New York City. I will be working in both the Pricing and Revenue Analysis departments during one of the busiest times of the year for the company. I will be working on the pricing and strategic placing of commercials broadcasted on the Fox network. This internship will give me a background in both marketing and finance, which is something I am very excited about because it is going to give me the opportunity to work with numbers as well as a little bit of advertising. I am nervous about my commute to the city from Westchester which will be a very large expense for an unpaid internship. I am also a little apprehensive about working with media math, which I have not yet had the chance to do. Although I have not taken any Finance or Marketing classes thus far at Ross, I will be able to use my knowledge in other aspects of business to help me succeed. Overall, I know that this will be a great learning experience and I can not wait to challenge myself outside of Ross and the University of Michigan, and in a real work environment. I look forward to updating everyone on my experiences at Fox!

Thomson Reuters Prologue

I am a BBA rising senior and will be working with the strategy group at Thomson Reuters in New York this summer. I have interned with the PGA Tour and Six Flags Inc. in the last two summers and am looking for a more strategic, well-rounded, and career building experience in my last summer before entering the workforce permenently. Having been in sports and entertainment thus far, Thomson Reuters seems like the perfect opportunity to round out my resume with a global media company with unlimited talent and resources at my disposal.

While I know that I will be working in strategy on the financial side of the company, I am not exactly certain of what the job entails. I am under the impression that I will do a lot of industry analyses, evaluate growth opportunities or areas for improvement, and work on a project of my own interests. There are supposed to be about 10 interns in the division, so I look forward to working with other college students on some of these assignments. I've also done a bit of investigating and notices that the majority of my superiors are ivy league alumni, which should be an interesting dynamic and excellent learning experience, as I find that I (like many others) strive when surrounded by smart people.

Overall I am expecting an exciting corporate environment, a unique learning experience, and an unbelievable networking opportunity that will help me wherever I choose to work in the future. It is too early to tell whether I have a future with Thomson Reuters after this summer, but I will certainly be working as hard as possible to land a full time offer out of the internship. I'm pretty excited to meet so many new and intelligent people, work on exciting new initiatives at such a globally relevant company, and for the second summer in a row, work in the heart of New York City's Times Square.

First Post

(BBA, Washington Nationals Baseball Club)

Hey Everyone!
My name is Callie Robins. I am a rising junior BBA student at the Ross School of Business. This summer I will be interning in Washington D.C. with the Washington Nationals Baseball Club. I will be working in the Ballpark Enterprises Department. I expect my work this summer will be challenging, yet extremely fun and rewarding. My major responsibilities include assisting with research projects, performing administrative functions within the department, and assisting with events at the ballpark.
I have a unique opportunity to use my knowledge from my first year at Ross while gaining insight into the sports industry. Over the summer, I hope to have the chance to challenge myself by working on dynamic project, but I also hope that a lot of my time will be spent with other interns working on group assignments. The only expectations I have for this summer are to have real life work experiences while having fun. I live about 30 minutes outside of Washington D.C., so I would have to say I’m pretty nervous about the commute to work everyday.
I’m excited for my first “real” job, and I am extremely grateful for this opportunity. I don’t know much about baseball, but I am sure by the end of the summer this will change. Wish me luck! I look forward to updating everyone.

-Callie

My First Post

(BBA, Octagon)

Hi All! I am Michael Wieder a rising senior in the BBA Program. This summer I will be interning at Octagon, a global sports agency and marketing firm. They represent athletes such as Michael Phelps, Chris Paul, Emmitt Smith, and Lamarr Woodley (Go Blue) to name a few. I will be working in the Athlete and Property Marketing Division. I expect my projects will revolve around harnessing the marketability that Octagon's athlete clients have and find strategic ways to pair them with large corporations or events through sponsorships or endorsements. Currently I do not have many expectations for my job. I find that it is better to go in to new experiences with low expectations so anything that is good seems great and things that aren't so great do not seem so terrible. My internship is in McClean, Virginia and I will be living in Washington D.C. I am very excited about experiencing and exploring all aspects of a new city. Being from New York I understand what a big city is like, but Washington D.C. is going to a lot of fun and a great experience. I am not the type of person to be very nervous about new situations, however I guess I always a little concerned about the adjustment to a new corporate culture when starting a new job or internship. I look forward to updating everybody on my experience.