Favorite Parts Of Working In The Entertainment Industry As A Senior Strategy Analyst At Disney
Mike, a Senior Strategy Analyst at Disney, finds the entertainment industry far more engaging than prior roles in Financial Services, stating that it's "the one industry that everyone in the world is familiar with." This context makes even routine tasks like "Excel and PowerPoint" work more enjoyable, as the daily discourse naturally incorporates shared cultural touchstones like movies and industry news.
Entertainment Industry, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint
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Mike Magagna
Senior Strategy Analyst
Disney
Penn State University
Penn State (Master of Accounting) and Villanova (Master of Taxation)
Accounting
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Business Strategy
Honors Student, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Working in the entertainment industry offers a universally relatable context, unlike other sectors.
2. The industry's familiarity makes daily work more engaging, even routine tasks.
3. Discussing movies and industry news becomes part of regular workplace interactions, adding to the overall enjoyment of the job.
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What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
Coming from Financial Services, where I sometimes worked with companies or clients whose businesses I didn't even understand, working in entertainment is the exact opposite. It's the one industry that everyone in the world is familiar with, featuring companies that everyone in the world knows exist.
When you get to work in that environment, and that's your context for day-to-day projects and interactions, it just makes the job more enjoyable. A random movie title will come up in daily discourse, or you'll see something in the trades and mention it to your boss.
It's definitely a more fun context for appreciating the more routine business tasks you have to do involving Excel and PowerPoint. Having the entertainment context for the monotony of a job definitely makes it the most interesting.
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