Olivia Fox

Major: Event Management
Company/Organization: Des Moines Buccaneers
Company/Organization website: http://www.bucshockey.com
Destination: Des Moines, Iowa
Timeframe: Summer
Advisor/Coordinator Email: rmcclain@iastate.edu

Responsibilities

Planning promotional events around the Des Monies area to promote ticket sales. Contacting organizations to collaborate. Facilitating trade deals to trade for cost of a booth. Organizing reading program for upcoming school year. Updating events calendar. Teaming up with fellow interns to get things done.

Accomplishments

Probably the reading program. More schools than I expected were interested in participating, and it was very satisfying to work with them to set up the program.

Learning experience

To always come into work with a positive attitude. I got nothing done when I was in a bad mood or would take things personally.

What advice would you give?

Customer service is for any job you'll ever have. Make people comfortable and do everything you can to accommodate their requests, and do it with a smile!

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