{"638392":{"#nid":"638392","#data":{"type":"event","title":"TECHnically Creative: Georgia Tech Alumni and the Arts with Mekenna Carroll","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeet Makenna Carroll, MGT 2011, Senior Product Manager, Adidas\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMakenna Carroll graduated from Scheller College of Business in 2011 and always knew she wanted to work in the fashion and retail space. She has interned and worked for various fashion companies over the course of her career, including Marchesa, Elie Tahari, and Club Monaco. For the last five years, she has worked for Adidas at the company\u0026#39;s U.S. headquarters in Portland, Oregon. At Adidas, Makenna is a senior product manager, focused on consumer relevant storytelling and products within lifestyle footwear. She will discuss how her time at Georgia Tech prepared her for her journey into merchandising and the fashion retail industry!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis conversation will be live streamed on Georgia Tech Arts\u0026rsquo; Facebook Live page. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_5ssMCvzKfiTVDtH\u0022\u003ERegister to submit a question in advance\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this series, Georgia Tech Arts hosts virtual conversations with Georgia Tech alumni working in the arts and creative fields. While many Yellow Jackets go into careers in line with what they studied at school, there are some who find themselves putting their degrees to use within creative industries. Learn how these Georgia Tech alumni intertwined their passions with their degrees to chart exciting career paths while leading and championing innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/technically-creative\u0022\u003EVisit our website\u003C\/a\u003E to watch the previous conversations in this series!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeet Makenna Carroll, MGT 2011, Senior Product Manager, Adidas\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Arts hosts virtual conversations with Georgia Tech alumni working in the arts and creative fields. While many Yellow Jackets go into careers in line with what they studied at school, there are some who find themselves putting their degrees to use within creative industries.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A virtual conversation with Georgia Tech Alumni working in the arts.  "}],"uid":"34970","created_gmt":"2020-08-25 18:03:58","changed_gmt":"2020-08-26 20:41:48","author":"Elizabeth Geiger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2020-09-10T16:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2020-09-10T16:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2020-09-10T16:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2020-09-10 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2020-09-10 20:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2020-09-10 20:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"638386":{"id":"638386","type":"image","title":"TECHnically Creative: Georgia Tech Alumni and the Arts with Mekenna Carroll","body":null,"created":"1598377864","gmt_created":"2020-08-25 17:51:04","changed":"1598377864","gmt_changed":"2020-08-25 17:51:04","alt":"a woman, seen from the neck up, smiling at the camera, standing with lush greenery in the background.","file":{"fid":"242761","name":"makenna carroll 800x450 for mercury.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/makenna%20carroll%20800x450%20for%20mercury.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/makenna%20carroll%20800x450%20for%20mercury.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":174028,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/makenna%20carroll%20800x450%20for%20mercury.jpg?itok=f1Dd1UzO"}}},"media_ids":["638386"],"groups":[{"id":"145331","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"3798","name":"arts"},{"id":"9863","name":"fashion"},{"id":"1577","name":"career"},{"id":"6773","name":"relaxation"},{"id":"185630","name":"destress"},{"id":"398","name":"health"},{"id":"4076","name":"wellness"},{"id":"123761","name":"well-being"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}