Elasticity Marketing

Since my last post, AJ Fontana- the Vice President and head of Client Services at Elasticity Marketing- reached out through Aaron Perlut- the Partner and Co-founder- to offer the ability to talk to some employees virtually. Elasticity Marketing is a marketing agency based in St. Louis, MO which strives to create elastic brands that withstand digital change. The schedule that was set was very similar to Dardenne Prairie City Hall where I would have shadowed a different person on their team each day. However, unlike my time at City Hall, Elasticity is running their company from their homes. This opportunity doesn’t compare to the experience and connections that would happen in person however, this would provide me with a more in-depth understanding of how their business is run from an employee’s perspective. I have seven scheduled meetings on Zoom to different parts of their agency for about 30 minutes per person. They will go over how they got to where they are in their careers and what their job looks like today. I am especially interested to learn how their careers started, like what experience they needed to get jobs instead of internships, because a goal of mine for the summer of my freshman year in college is to get an internship in my field of study.

Since I only have one to two meetings a day, I have decided to learn how to code a website. Along with finishing scholarship essays and filling out potential job applications I want to make an effort to visit this beautiful Australian shepherd mix named Kota. My Dad just adopted him two days ago and he is, so far, a perfect fit for the golf course. He’s super loving, energetic, and when the weather gets nicer, an excellent muse for building my photography skills. I prefer taking pictures of people and animals rather than landscapes and objects and through my experience of taking yearbook photos I’d rather have someone that wants to be photographed rather than them being put in a position where their emotions feel forced and not genuine.