823 Advizers
Kyle
Cofounder
Pencil Energy
UCLA - 2017
UCLA Anderson FEMBA, 2023 - MBA Degree

UCLA Anderson
Q1Career path
Overcoming Challenges
Achieving Goals
Career Exploration
5:51
"working in service is a very humbling experience, and I got, I got a taste of that with some, um, not, not great customers. So you, you learn quickly."
Q2Main responsibilities
Communication
Data Analysis
Problem-Solving
6:43
"the job is an interesting combination of structured thinking with a high degree of creativity"
Q3Day in the life
Detail-Oriented Work
Legal Analysis
Public Service
6:50
"Every minute is accounted for. There is no downtime as an auditor, which is mentally exhausting."
Q4Most important skills - role
Persistence
Problem-Solving
Creativity
5:26
"You have to work around people who make your life hard if, if you can. Sometimes it's impossible and you just have to force your way through."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Communication Skills
Subject Matter Expertise
Problem-Solving
1:54
"the staff tend to be the most, um, the, well, e e every minute you go, you're, you're a little better than before. Right."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Product Market Fit
Entrepreneurship
Overcoming Challenges
3:30
"It's very intimidating to answer with a lot of 'I don't knows', 'I need helps', things like that. But that's okay. It's expected. It's just stressful."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Entrepreneurship
Social Impact
Public Policy
2:03
"a lot of the time things like that will inform how legislators behave or how program administrators behave."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Patient
Resilient
Detail-oriented
4:08
"If you love the detail, you may waste a lot of your time as an auditor looking at things that don't go anywhere."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Career Development
Entrepreneurship
Project Management
2:48
"I wish I had learned ahead of time that you have agency in what kind of projects you can work on and what you can do in those projects."
Q10Entry-level positions
4:02
Q11Significant lesson - career
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Proactive Approach
1:34
"To get noticed, make an impact, create interest...go out and do the thing and follow through with what you say you're going to do."
Q12College ideas for success
Resilience
Overcoming Challenges
Career Exploration
1:29
"it took me six years to finish my undergrad"