During my 10 weeks at Manzanita, I worked directly with the CEO on a host of initiatives including compiling literature reviews for the firm's algorithm and spearheading the creation of the social media marketing strategy of the company.

My favorite part of being part of the Manzanita team was that my colleagues entrusted me to make a difference at the firm and regarded me as a valuable member of the team from my first week.

I was extremely priviledged to spend my internship working alongside the CEO. I was also impressed by the culture of constant learning that Manzanita fosters with its morning meetings, where their diverse team members would share their wisdom with one another.

Honing the pitch decks for clients took numerous iterations and remained a work in progress when I wrapped up the internship. It was a learning opportunity as I was able to understand the demanding trial and error process necessary to craft a story that resonates with clients.

The challenge was getting out of the academic world and into an office environment. I was afraid doing this in Japan would have been harder for me, due to the cultural differences. But Manzanita is so international that this turned out to not be an issue at all!

The culture at Manzanita was really free and flexible. Despite some natural hierarchies existing, I always felt comfortable and encouraged to talk with everyone. This is something that I imagine to be rare and I'm really grateful and lucky to have been able to experience it.

I wanted an internship where my three years in Psychology classes could be of use, particularly in a business setting and I was definitely able to find that at Manzanita.

During my internship, not only was I working on PsyCom tasks, but I was also involved in some Marketing tasks such as social media content creation and design. I was able to learn about the Marketing side of the company, which I also ended up really enjoying as well.