Day 17 - Last day

On my last day of my internship. I learn many advices to do when working with people who give you many tasks at once. Even though I knew this it was something I really had to look into. I kept forgetting some stuff at the same time. I had to keep my tasks written down. Today was a long day and I was working more than my regular days. From the last couple of weeks I really learn alot from Mr. Scott and also learn mistakes. I enjoyed working with Mr. Scott and everyone is the building. It was a big huge experience for me and I will remember this for a long time. These experiences will help me alot in the future!

Day 16 - I learn a lesson.

So today I got replies from the artist designers who I contacted. They sounded excited about the offer I gave them. I spoke to Mr. Scott on the information I should give them before anything happens. But I still need to find three more artists who are interested in this book project and that are willing to be the illustrator for Mr. Scott's first novel. Above are some samples of the art I found interesting and amazing that Mr. Scott is looking forward to. The photos are owned to George Zapata.

Tomorrow will be my last day working for Mr. Scott and I've got to say that over the past weeks I've learn a lot from him. I really really appreciated all his advices and skills. Without him I probably would of not learned from my mistakes. Well tomorrow we will discuss more and I'm prepare for what I've got to say.

Day 15 - WeWork for today

Today I decided to work with Mr. Scott. I've continue working on the social networking websites like Twitter and Facebook. I've also started looking for illustrators online. I found two artists who had amazing art work online. They had the type of art Mr. Scott had in mind. I contacted them and waited for a reply, which I will probably receive it tomorrow. I also helped someone move their stuff from their small office to a bigger office. Mostly today I spend it all in the office trying to complete my last task for Mr. Scott, which is to come up with a list of five people who are interested in being part of Mr. Scott's book project.

Day 14 - More FLYERS!

Tuesday afternoon and I'm fall to the city again to pass out more flyers for Eli. I think 1800 PRINTING is big already and I want to make it more famous so Eli knows I'm doing a great job. I also trying to make the company be noticed and have many customers because when I get involved with something I work for, I treat it as if it was my own. Just like with girlspeak*. So today I walked around SoHo and hand out flyers in a spot. After I walk to 14St Union Square and stood for a hour.

As I was handing out flyers I seen two people giving out flyers and also seen two people from my school that were surprised to see me working. I handed out flyers at the subway station, resturants, and placed a couple of nice fancy cars. I hope I attract more and more people like that. Well today wasn't a bad day like I said. Even though it's a little cold to be outside. After all I'm enjoying what I'm doing.

Day 13 - Working for Eli

I usually go to We Work every Tuesdays, but today I'm went to work with Eli. It is a job he offered and i took advantage of it. So today, I went to the city and passed out flyers to people outside. I thought it was going to be a little hard but it wasn't that bad. I went to 14St Union Square and stood at a spot for an hour. After the first hour, I went to the other side of Union Square where I took for the remaining hours because I got more people to get my flyers. At first, not many people took the flyers but then they did. Many said "no" and then look at the flyer and said "oh yeah I need that".
After I finish the time I had to work for, I left and went home with many remaining flyers. Tomorrow should be another day I work again for Eli and will be less challenging as the first day.

Day 12 - Easy day

Today is Friday and I'm almost finish with my internship working here at WeWork, but since I got a job from a guy who rents an office at WeWork, I will still continue to come here but work for Eli. Today was a easy day because so far I finish the big assignments I had to do and now I'm just working on the Facebook and Twitter accounts for the girlspeak* project. Although the girlspeak* website isn't fully completed, it will be done soon piece by piece. The Facebook and Twitter accounts aren't really LIVE yet because I'm still trying to attract many people as I can, especially girls. So far this is all I have: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Girlspeakstar/189412741099933 and http://www.twitter.com/girlspeak_STAR. Soon this project will be live and ready to go.

Day 11 - I get a job!

So far working here at WeWork has been a big experience to me and I feel that i have accomplished alot since day 1. I learn many techniques about working in a office and meeting new people. Next week is my last week here and I feel proud of what I accomplished so far.

So today I was working on pictures for the girlspeak* website and continue my sketch. The task of finding a illustrator for Mr. Scott is not easy as I thought. I still have'nt gotten a reply by anybody from craiglist.org. I thought someone would be emailing me the same day I posted up the craiglist post on the site. I still have to find other ways to get attractions to find an illustrator. One thing that happen to me today was that I got a job from a guy name Eli. He has an business called 1-800 PRINTING. It's a company that prints almost everything from flyers, menus, banners, posters, vehicle wraps, t-shirts and more. He have me a job to work as a flyer boy. I have done this before so I know the deal I will face again but I should take advantage and prove to Eli that I can do it.

Day 10 - Flow Advisory

Heather Flow was my last interview and I liked what she spoke about because it involved art, something I enjoy doing a lot. Heather 's company name is Flow Advisory, her last name and the company's task is to help people to enjoy fine art.

Questions

1. What is the name of your company? What do you do?
Heather's company name is called Flow Advisory. The company helps people with fine art.
2. How did you get into this business?
Heather got involved in this business because she used to work for museums and helped peopled in the art world. A friend of hers told her that she can get a job out of it and she took advantage of it.
3. What is challenging about the business?
The challenging part of the business is that she has to work all year long except July and August. 
4. What does the business do to be successful?
The business must look into the generation of artists.
5. What makes your business exciting?
The exciting part of Heather's business is that she will learn something everyday and it's fun learning life that way.

Day 10 - Neon and Sons

My fourth interview was with Krystle Mobayeni. Krystle is the founder of her company Neon and Sons. She is a designer director. I liked her business because it's something I am a little interested in and is very popular now to people around computers.

Questions

1. What is the name of your company? What do you do?
The name of the company is called Neon and Sons. It focuses on web animation and designs.
2. How did you get into this business?
Krystle has been studying design in school and got a job out of it later on. She liked it and continued because she enjoyed working in design.
3. What is challenging about the business?
The challenging part about this business for her is staying on track because of how fast technology changes and how you must be updated with it. On the other hand she says it is exciting.
4. What does the business do to be successful?
The companies have to fulfill, be on task, and be above and beyond.
5. What makes your business exciting?
Krystle said that the challenging part of the business is that technology is changing rapidly and it's challenging and exciting at the same time.

Day 10 - Savio Media

The third person I interviewed today was Kevin Hicks. Kevin and I met before and he's one of the persons I really wanted to interview. Kevin's business is an advertising company.

Questions
1. What is the name of your company? What do you do?
Kevin's company name is called Savio Media and it adverting and sales.
2. How did you get into this business?
Kevin has always been involved in the business and he has been doing it since the 1980's. I found this very amazing because he must really know a lot by now.
3. What is challenging about the business?
The challenges of the business are economic problems. He mentioned that 2008 and 2009 were two big economic problems he faced.

4. What does the business do to be successful?
The business does well by selling more and working more.

5. What makes your business exciting?
The exciting part of Kevin's business is the area he works right now in WeWork. He enjoys working in an atmosphere where he is right now and the people around him.

Day 10 - Tout

My second interview was to TK, the founder of Tout. Tout is a software that helps send the same email to multiple people online.

Questions
1. What is the name of your company? What do you do?
Tout is the name of TK's company, it's an email tool that sends the same email to multiple users. TK is the founder.
2. How did you get into this business?
TK always had this idea in his head ever since he was young.
3. What is challenging about the business?
The challenging part of his company is attracting people to use his tout tool. It's hard to let people know that they can use that tool. 
4. What does the business do to be successful?
The way TK became successful in his company was by working everyday, being on track and getting the work done.
5. What makes your business exciting?
The exciting part about this company is meeting new people, having good staff and meeting new companies.

Day 10 - Interview day

Today was a more challenging day for me ever since I've been working here at WeWork. I noticed that I was more comfortable but still needed to meet people in the building. Today Mr. Scott had me interview five different people from the building. I wrote five questions that I will ask them. This project is both challenging and exciting at the same time, but this is a way I will meet people around the buidling

Day 9 - My projects and task

Its Tuesday and I have several projects I have to work on this week. I have to find a illustator for Mr. Scott, finish the sketch for the girlspeak* flyers, get silhouette for the girlspeak* website, and interview five people tomorrow. I will try to complete this tasks by Friday. Tomorrow I will have to interview five people from the WeWork building and ask them questions about themselves and their business. This will be sort of a challenge for me because I don't talk often but I will do it anyway.

So far today, I have posted a post on craiglist. I posted that I am looking for an illustrator for a book that needs illustration.(http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/crg/2280396736.html (creative gigs)I also send out an email to a school that has students doing art. I hope i recieve something in return from either craiglist or the school. Tomorrow I expect to meet five interesting people in the building.

Day 8: girlspeak* goes to Facebook

Today I set up a Facebook page for girlspeak* and then started to look for high schools who have interests in music. I found several schools that have music intheir name and main subject. I added schools from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. I think this event is going to turn out to be amazing because looking at it now I'm putting pieces together and Mr. Scott says that one day I won't believe that it all started with an idea. I'm learning a lot from him.

Day 7: St. Patrick's Day

I met with a few people today who were very nice. I met one guy named Evan while I was collecting surveys and he told me what he does in the WeWork building. We had a little talk and it was great to talk to someone who really finds you interesting.

I worked on the girlspeak* project again and this time I created a email for it and finished the  that will be sent out to schools and parents. So far this project is really fun and exciting.

Tonight was happy hour at WeWork and I got to help around and talk to more people that were there. By the end of the day I met with five new people!

Day 6 - A surprise from Mr. Scott

Today was interesting and exciting because I was expecting something good. Mr. Scott told me the day before that he would have something fun for me today. As soon as I walked in to Mr. Scott's office he told me he was sending me to one of his friend's, John place. So I went to the destination where he had gave me and I found the place to be very cool. When I saw John cutting someone's hair right away I knew what I was in for.


It was really a nice surprise for me because I was wondering the day before what Mr. Scott had in mind. So John gave me a cool haircut and we talked. He told me that he had been cutting hair for almost 10 years. I found it very interesting. When he finished I saw a major difference from before the haircut.


I looked more decent with the haircut. After I went back to WeWork, I began working on the letter for the girlspeak* project and also started finding some few silhouettes  for the girlspeak* poster and website. This project so far is becoming important to me now because now I'm putting work into it.

Day 5: Mr. Scott has a surprise

Today was an easy day for me because I did basic stuff around the building and I also got to know the building rooms a little more. I did some deliveries.

I continued working on the girlspeak* hyperlinks for it's website and re-edited it with Mr. Scott. Another interesting task I did was to make a sketch for the girlspeak* poster. Mr. Scott told me that the following day I will get a little surprise. I found this interesting and exciting because I didn't know what he had in mind, so I just went with it and expected it for the next day!

Week 1: Excuse Me Your Life is NOW!

So, it's been a week working with Mr. Scott.  Thing have gotten a little complicated. Of course I am nervous because it was my very first time working with people who are more experienced than me.

Mr.Scott and I talked about my first week and that next week will be more advanced work for me. He says, I will have to lighten up and talk more. I will have to meet several people around the WeWork building and make friends. I want people to really know who I am and what I can do and not make them think I'm a kid in an internship. I want something interesting from myself and think I'm worth something. 

Mr. Scott gave me a book called "Excuse me your life is NOW", I really don't like the book because I feel it's not going to change me or affect me, but I do like the examples and steps that are needed to achieve your goals. I will use the steps and hope it helps me improve working my way up to achieve what I want.

Hopefully Tuesday is a better day than the last couple of days and I start making something out of myself.

Day 4: more girlspeak*

Today, I posted up some posters around the WeWork building about a St. Patricks Day networking event. It is meeting that will be held on March 17th, Thursday. 

Today, I had to type a list of plans and ideas for the girlspeak* event that will be held in the summer. I saw very nice interesting ideas and plans.  The structure of the event, the awards and I think Mr. Scott is also going to be very excited when this happens.  This is a good idea for any young girls who want to sing.

I also had to write the MAC addresses of the phones on to the Phone database on Mr. Scott's computer which I found nice the way the database was well formatted and organized. I feel more welcome and comfortable being here and working with the people around me.

Day 3: girlspeak* website

Today I am working on the Executive Summary for the girlspeak* event. I had wrote the information that the tabs Contest Rules, Submissions, Auditions and Awards will have when you click on the tabs on the homepage of the girlspeak* website.

I am trying to make the event look non-profitable because that is what they want it to be since right now the event is both (profitable and non-profitable. Mr. Scott told me today that the website is set and looking awesome. I had not yet looked at it, but I really want to see how creative it turned out to be. So far, I had finishing fixing up the exectuive summary.  I got many ideas from the internet and looked at examples on how other people write thier own exectuive summaries. I think my writing put a little change to it and made it seem better than before.

Day 2: girlspeak*

Today was my second day at WeWork. I was little more comfortable than the first day but I could have done better with people I am still meeting. I think I am still nervous since its only day two but I should overcome that problem soon hopefully.

Today I got to work on the computer they promised they'll have for me. Mr. Scott asked me to continue working on the Executive summary of the girlspeak* event. I got to meet the group that is certainly working on the girlspeak* website which I saw them working on the home page although they were having trouble. I understood more about the event they have plan for the summer and I worked on the information I suggested for the event like contest rules, submissions, auditions and awards.

I think this work was fully cleared to me. One other task I was asked to do was to collect some books and to sell them tomorrow at a book store in which I will find sort of challenging but it should be okay. I hope tomorrow day three is less stressful and hopefully start to impress the people around me and to Mr. Scott.

Day 1: Introduction and Internship

Hello my name is Jeffrey Diaz. I'm a senior at George Westinghouse High school and I am studying in my tech area as becoming A+ Computer repair certified by the end of this school year. As a student , I am also working with a company called WeWork for my internship. This is my first internship and I feel like I should really take advantage of working around the people in this work place and learn from them. By the time I had finish my fifty six hours in working with WeWork I want to have learn my mistakes of working around people and avoid them again in the the future. I want to look back at the beginning of working with WeWork and see my progress of how much I have learn and accomplished throughout the twenty days. One of my goals to leave with here is to have gain skills of working and communicating around people who are well experienced. At the time , I am still learning and little by little I will accomplish and meet new work experiences.

On my first day of my Internship at WeWork, I was kind of nervous because it was first day and I didn't know what I was going to do. Eventually it was a calm and easy time for me. I met a few people and Mr.Scott showed me around the building and got to see other people working. I didn't do much besides work on a executive summary for a event called girlspeak*, Mr.Scott wanted me to do some work on a computer. One of the workers who i had met that day came to the office and said he would have a computer for me the next day since I didn't have one to work on . So it was set that the next day I would be doing some work on a computer. I hope the next few days I become more comfortable and get work done.

girlspeak* coming soon!

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