823 Advizers

Alison

Founder And Program Director

Treats.

University of Southern California, 2012
N/A

12 years - Producing, directing and writing - TV production and marketing industries
Food, Beverages & Alcohol
Entrepreneurship and Business Owner
Film, Media Arts, Visual Arts
Honors Student
Scholarship Recipient
Took Out Loans

Q1Career path

Television & Film

Entertainment Production

Unscripted Development

11:06

"Just follow what you like to do because you never know how it's gonna help."

Q2Main responsibilities

Nonprofit Management

Program Development

Entrepreneurship

4:15

"Being the face and the clear megaphone for this really important mission."

Q3Day in the life

Community Engagement

Program Development

Social Science Research

3:41

"injecting my brain with information is something I try to do early in the morning just so I get it in"

Q4Most important skills - role

Problem-Solving

Flexibility

Prioritization

2:34

"What's the Hot Potato today and you know as an entrepreneur you kind of also have to have to think of the hot potatoes."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Entrepreneurship

Bravery

Autonomy

2:10

"it's just been really rewarding to have ownership over my time."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Overcoming Challenges

Nonprofit Management

Entrepreneurship

3:04

"I think anytime you pivot from an industry to a new industry that you're a lot less familiar with it can be kind of scary."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Networking

Entrepreneurship

Passion

2:31

"entrepreneurs have something in them that draws them to taking risks"

Q8Who thrives in industry

Market Research

Visionary

Entrepreneurship

2:28

"I think the people who Thrive are the people who have like a clear idea that is unique. "

Q9Wish known before - industry

Resilience

Vulnerability

Entrepreneurship

2:04

"the lows are really you're really kind of like taking in those lows, you know the highs like you can be so excited about something or some success"

Q10Entry-level positions

Networking

Idea Development

Entrepreneurship

3:42

"It's really breaking it down into like micro steps of what needs to happen. So for me it was putting a word out. With your network, seeing what's your audience, product, service, idea, and how it fits into a market."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Kindness and Respect

Following Your Gut

Emotional Intelligence

2:51

"being kind being respectful. It's really gotten me super far in my career."