A Day In The Life Of A Strategist At 3M
A day for Bryanna as a Strategist at 3M involves "client check-ins" and independent project planning, leveraging internal expertise through informational interviews to gather data for recommendations. The work culminates in synthesizing this information into a visually appealing presentation, ensuring the final product effectively addresses the project's initial objectives.
Project Management, Communication, Problem-Solving, Research, Data Analysis
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Bryanna Brown
Strategist
3M
Georgia State University c/o 2015
Washington University in St Louis - Olin Business School, MBA
Film, Media Arts, Visual Arts
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Engineering
Business Strategy
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. Bryanna starts her day with client check-ins, providing updates on project progress and maintaining transparency.
2. She conducts internal research and informational interviews to leverage 3M's internal expertise for her projects.
3. Bryanna emphasizes the importance of visual communication and synthesizing information for clear client presentations, starting from the beginning of each project.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of your role look like?
A day in my role normally starts with a client check-in. This is to provide them with a progress update on my work.
The project plan is my responsibility to create and scope out, so I have the autonomy to determine when and where I want to focus my time. Currently, providing a day-to-day update keeps the client aware of what's happening in the project and my progress to date.
I then spend the rest of the day figuring out information to include in my recommendations. This usually involves research or talking internally to other employees, as there's a wealth of knowledge within 3M.
I use this time for informational interviews internally. Towards the end of the day, I start to build out the deck for my project.
Even at the beginning of a project, I think about how I want to present the information in my final readout for the client. The goal is for it to be visually appealing and answer the question we decided upon when the project started.
It's a combination of getting and synthesizing information for the client. That's normally what a day looks like until the end of the project.