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How a college grad parlayed a desk assistant job into being an entertainment reporter and producer for ABCNews.com

How a college grad parlayed a desk assistant job into being an entertainment reporter and producer for ABCNews.com

By Andrew C. • Updated: March 1, 2021 • 22 min read • Leave a Comment

“The beauty of entertainment is that you’re helping people have fun during their day.” – Sheila Marikar, ABCNews.com

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How this White House intern landed a job in the West Wing as Deputy Associate Director of the National Economic Council, and then founded a venture-backed company worth millions

How this White House intern landed a job in the West Wing as Deputy Associate Director of the National Economic Council, and then founded a venture-backed company worth millions

By Andrew C. • Updated: November 29, 2019 • 26 min read • Leave a Comment

“If you make a line from the Oval Office to people’s offices in the West Wing, and you measure that distance, there is definitely a correlation with IQ.” – Jonathan Swanson, former White House staffer

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