Internships and apprenticeships, when done right, give interns and apprentices life long lessons. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, these opportunities aren’t accessible to many and so we wanted to invite folks who have had these experiences to share some of the lessons they’ve learned.

Pratik Parulekar

While pursuing my MFA in the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, I had opted to do an internship at Eschliman Studio, by far one of the most reputable studios on the West Coast. Read more>>

Robert Cherry

When I was in law school in Vermont, I spent a decent amount of time scouring the internet for internships and summer clerkship opportunities. Read more>>

Emily Smith

As a young girl, I was captivated by Dorothy’s story in The Wizard of Oz; the songs Over The Rainbow and Follow The Yellow Brick Road were beacons. Read more>>

Ikenna Lughna

As a recovering perfectionist, I feared the rupture. “Rupture” is a term in counseling that refers to a break of trust in the therapeutic relationship, whether that be the therapist saying something insensitive or pushing a client too hard in an intervention, just to name a couple of examples. Read more>>

Chad Link

How did I come up with the idea for Swyvvl, pronounced “swivel” lol?! That answer has been 18 years in the making. Over the last 18 years I have owned three real estate brokerages, trained 100’s of real estate agents, and helped over 1,000 clients buy and sell homes. Read more>>