As you start your studies in Pitt Business, you will see that a great deal of emphasis is placed on your professional development.  A big part of this is the process of networking and actively following up with professional contacts to generate opportunities for professional development in the future.  This blog post from Pitt Business Career Services has several recent Pitt Business alumni who each recorded their observations about working in careers that are related to things we have done in Ireland (e.g., an alum from SalesForce – a company that was mentioned several times in our DocuSign visit, Katie Hazelbach – a CPLE graduate who works in the business of sports – currently with the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team and a few others – including a few who work on digital platforms).  Watch one of these videos and make a case as to how you could/will reach out to one of these alum to talk about what they currently do in relation to something that you have done on this trip:

As someone who is interested in potentially working in the business end of the entertainment industry, I decided to look into Zach Pasquarelli, who is an Executive Director of Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles. While watching his video, I found it interesting that he said that his job was really maintaining and managing relationships between Paramount and the movie theater agencies it partners with. After attending many site visits and meeting with people in positions similar to Zach’s I think I could connect with him to learn more about what he does and share my experience on this trip.