Jan 28
7:00PM – 8:00PM
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Yale Career Panels: A Candid View of the Social Media and Influencer Professions
This event is the 64th in a series of events covering different professions and career issues. There have been 53 Yale Career Panels, 9 Yale Career Fireside Chats, 1 Advisor and Networking event and 1 Yale Career Conversations event. Organized 13 years ago by a group of Yale alumni volunteers, these panels strive to provide candid, unvarnished views of featured professions.
Social Media has been a thriving and important force in global society along many dimensions in terms of communication, entertainment, advertising, self-expression, etc. The rise of influencers has been more recent, but it has, without a doubt, become increasingly important along the same lines. Roles in social media and as influencers have become professions, both full time or part time, and can be financially rewarding. This panel includes influencers and social media mavens who will share their view of where the professions are heading, the myths, how they got involved, the challenges and opportunities they see, why type of person can succeed, and how you should think of both as careers or part time endeavors.
The panel discussion will be broadcast via streaming video.
The volunteer organizers of the Yale Career Panels are Daisy Du, Justin Kosslyn, Zahid Lahani, Vivian Lin, Julie Sohn, Gale Spak, Trish Takemoto, Grace Young, and Peter Young. This panel was organized by Daisy Du.
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET
Registration: http://yalecareerpanels-1-28-25.eventbrite.com
• Where is profession heading (good and bad)?
• How do you get into the profession and what is the typical career path?
• What are the myths versus the realities?
• What are the characteristics of people who tend to do well and are happy in the profession?
• What types of people tend not to do well or end up unhappy and why?
• If you don’t stay in the profession until retirement, what are the exit routes to other professions?
• What is your advice for people who are thinking about entering this space?
Panelists:
Crawford Arnow, Influencer and Student (Yale ’27)
Christopher Sun, American League of Legends (Player and Coach) and Former NGL Strategic Director (University of Chicago ’21)
Grant Tucker, Influencer and Student (Yale ’27)
Sanaa Williams, Influencer and Student (Yale ’25)
Moderator:
Daisy Du (Yale SOM ‘12)
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