Working with the Experts

Being an intern at EpikOne is a great experience for a variety of reasons; the one that stands out the most is how the company is structured. You would think that a Google Enterprise Partner would have a distinct business hierarchy, where an intern would only report to their manager and there would be limited interaction between the founders and the low-level interns. However, that is the complete opposite of the work environment at EpikOne. The CEO of EpikOne, Dave Winslow, walked by my desk one day. I stopped him for a second and mentioned a comment he posted on Twitter about EpikOne. This led to him giving me the thumbs up to start a Twitter account for EpikLabs (@EpikLabs) where the interns post interesting projects and tasks they are working on. Having the opportunity to directly speak with the CEO is one aspect of EpikOne that makes it such a great place to be an intern.

Another great aspect about being an intern at EpikOne is the possibility to work on a variety of tasks. Although some can be considered more important than others, the opportunities to learn are virtually endless. As I finished up sending e-mails for the Seminars for Success workshop in Philadelphia, I mentioned to my manager (Paul Skarvinko) that I would soon be done and that I’d be looking for more work in the near future. Although he didn’t have anything for me to do, the Co-Founder of EpikOne (Alex Broussard) overheard my request and gave me a small task to complete. Although it wasn’t a groundbreaking assignment, it felt great to know that my work was directly helping out one of the founders. It felt even better when I got an e-mail response from Alex saying he was happy with the work I sent him.

My opinion of the internet marketing and web analytics industry has changed since the first day I started at EpikOne. I came in thinking that I would be able to learn everything in the short four month span of my internship, but was truly put into place upon seeing and hearing the wealth of knowledge that the EpikOne staff possesses. I would suggest to anyone looking for an internship in the web analytics field to apply for an EpikOne internship for a variety of reasons. Working alongside industry experts that you can easily communicate with is the ideal scenario for an intern; which is a unique experience that you can get at EpikOne.

By Michael J. Taverna
Internet Marketing & Web Analyst Intern