My profile: When I was in 8th grade, I took the Computer Applications class. We were required to complete the career survey on GACollege411. My number one pathway match was one that related to sales and marketing. I started researching the marketing career path to see if it was anything I was interested in. I then became more and more intrigued by TV and magazine advertisements, and the marketing strategies behind them. I soon realized how much I loved marketing and I started researching specific careers within the marketing umbrella. I discovered "brand managers" and I became interested. Through my internship, I have realized that this is definitely the path I want to pursue and hopefully fulfill my dreams of one day becoming a brand manager for Disney.

My internship: I am currently interning at Habitat for Humanity Restore for two periods. I am mentoring with Andi Harmon, the Operations Director. My responsibilities include printing, folding, and cutting any promotional materials such as flyers and brochures. I am also in charge of all of the social media accounts. I have to make regular posts on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. I also use Hootsuite for most of the social media usage. Hootsuite is a dashboard that allows me to post to all of our social media accounts at one time. One of the activities that was recently delegated to me is researching and listing items on Ebay. When an item is donated that doesn't seem to sell in the store, I look it up on Ebay to see what it sells for then I list the item for about the same price. We have only had a couple of events since I have been there but they were early in my mentorship,  but for future events, it will be my responsibility to pack all of the supplies needed. I am currently taking Marketing Principles at school and the class has helped me immensely at my internship. I now know how to help with the marketing plan and how to determine who to advertise by identifying the target market.

My future: Next year, I plan on attending UNG Dahlonega to attain a bachelors degree in Marketing. I am planning to complete a semester of the Disney College Program either my junior or senior year. Once I graduate, I want to move to Florida and either get an internship in the marketing department or apply for an spot on the marketing team.