Internships and apprenticeships are a time-honored rite of passage in many industries. We’ve asked some brilliant folks to share some of the most important lessons they learned during these early experiences in their career.

Ursa Acree

Dog training is a field that is simultaneously easy and hard to get into. It’s easy because there’s no legal licensing requirement – anyone can say they are a trainer, put up a website and charge money to train people’s dogs. Read more>>

Frank Ruiz Ruiz

When being an intern, one thing that I feel like many folks don’t understand or realize when doing internships is that if you are able to get the job & get your foot in the door of the environment you want to be in. Then, why are you not also taking the opportunity to do everything you can to make it worth it? Read more>>

Ava Lamb

Getting started in this industry is tough. It’s super saturated and lot’s of gate keeping to be done. Thankfully I met someone who took a chance on me at the age of 15. I got my foot in the door with a creative agency for almost three years. The experience I learned during my time there is something I will never take for granted. Read more>>