Post is a part of the Day in the Life series - each post is written by a current UCLA Anderson student who shares their "Day in the Life"
Hello! As a prospective student, you are probably wondering what potential internships you can get as a UCLA Anderson student and what it is like being an intern again (after having worked a few years before business school). The summer internship experience is definitely different than the business school year, but it is also fun too. I’ve been interning this summer as an MBA Brand Management Intern on the Pistachios team at The Wonderful Company in Los Angeles. I have two big projects for the summer where I get to make an impact in just 10 weeks and work with a lot of different people throughout the organization. The Wonderful Company has a variety of brands in its portfolio and as an intern, I’ve been able to learn a little about all of them. It’s nice to be in LA for the summer as well - I am lucky to have just a five minute drive to the office!
8:30am: Board the private plane to Paso Robles! The Wonderful Company also owns JUSTIN vineyards and winery, located in Paso Robles, California. As summer interns, my fellow Anderson classmate, Nick Zimowski and I were fortunate enough to take a day trip up to the tasting room and vineyard.
2:00pm: As my afternoon activity at the Marketing + Insights department retreat in late July, I played golf at the Ojai Valley Inn. Not too shabby for a Tuesday! Anderson ‘09 Alum Diana Salsa also hit the links.
3:30pm: On a tour of the JUSTIN vineyard in Paso Robles! The wine is delicious.
6:30pm: As an intern, I also got to attend the National Sales Meeting in Westlake Village in early July. This photo was taken in the photo booth at the dinner the first night with the Pistachios brand team, including two Anderson Alums - my manager for the summer, Danielle McLachlan (class of 2008) and Camila Moura (class of 2017). No Shell Pistachios are a big priority for the company and we just launched Chili Roasted and Honey Roasted flavors last month. The Chili Roasted are my personal favorite!
This summer has flown by! And while I’ve had a lot of fun, I have also learned a lot as well. My projects are very data driven and unlike anything I’ve done before. I think I will look back on this summer and think of it fondly for many years to come. Good luck and the next time you’re craving a salty snack, go get yourself some Wonderful Pistachios!
-- Emily Moore ‘20
ABOUT EMILY
- Hometown: Richmond, Virginia
- Undergraduate Studies: Business Administration - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Pre-Anderson: Sports Marketing Manager - ESPN
- MBA Summer Internship: Brand Management - The Wonderful Company
- Post-MBA Goals: Marketing
- Leadership@Anderson: President - Admissions Ambassador Corps, President - Sports Business Association, VP of Diversity - John Anderson Golf Club
- Activities@Anderson: Marketing Association, Women's Business Connection, Strategy & Operations Management Association, AnderTech, Anderson Wine Club, Anderson Tennis Club, Travel & Hospitality Club, AnderEats
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