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Alexandra

Sr. Project Management

Mid-Size Media Company

Universidad Iberoamericana
NA

Alexandra has over 12 years of experience in finance, venture building, and early stage investing across industries including private banking, tech, and media.
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Operations and Project Management
Finance
International Student
Took Out Loans
Immigrant

Q1Career path

Marketing

Finance

Project Management

1:56

"I got my first job which was an internship at JP Morgan's Private Bank in Mexico City where I grew up that was also then my first job."

Q2Main responsibilities

Budget Management

Communication

Project Management

1:03

"It's a lot of communication. It's a lot of Admin, making sure that people are aligned that things are on a timeline and on a budget."

Q3Day in the life

Teamwork

Project Management

Communication

1:40

"throughout the day there's usually a lot of execution a lot of meetings where we make sure that the project is moving forward that there's momentum right?"

Q4Most important skills - role

Project Management

Communication

Problem-Solving

1:19

"If there's no momentum in the project...that is the project manager's responsibility. You need to make sure things move forward every day."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Leadership

Teamwork

Project Management

1:09

"I really like that I get to see projects go from idea to finish to execution...I get to see the whole aspect of it."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Project Management

Teamwork

Decision-Making

1:09

"My biggest challenge in my current role is to make sure that everybody's goals are aligned."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Culture Creation

Entertainment Industry

Project Management

0:57

"It's not just about the product or service you create or the experience. It really is about changing lives."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Project Management

Impact

Persistence

0:48

"People that thrive in the entertainment industry are persistent."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Project Management

Media Industry

Administrative Tasks

1:03

"When you see the end project, you're like, oh wow, all those emails and all those meetings that I thought were nothing, they were for something."

Q10Entry-level positions

Career Development

Project Management

Entry-Level Positions

0:55

"There's a lot of different roles. Like you can be a PA. You can be a marketing coordinator or Finance coordinator."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Overcoming Challenges

Career Development

Project Management

1:14

"whenever I couldn't grow in marketing I went into Ops and I was able to start building my career that then brought me to be a project manager"

Q12College ideas for success

Communication

Teamwork

Project Management

1:01

"Take advantage of all the resources your school has to offer."

Q13How identity impacted career

Cross-Cultural Communication

Overcoming Challenges

Project Management

2:02

"use that as an advantage and not be scared of it, but actually see the beauty in it"