This week in class we watched “The Corporation.” This documentary discusses what type of person a Corporation is, since by law corporations are people. A corporation, according to the documentary, is a psychopath, as they follow their own desires and motives without concern for others or the environment. It provides examples how certain corporations use tactics such as manipulating children, abusing animals, and polluting the environment, all in order to make a profit. The documentary was equally disturbing as well as thought provoking, as it makes you ask how and why do you support corporations, and what can you do to lessen the impacts of corporations operating this way. 

 

For my internship, our main task this week was to find the contact information of decision makers within the over 40 companies we researched as potential clients. I used services such as Rocket Reach, Lusha, and Zoominfo to do so. It was a lot of work and took a lot of time, but I was able to find the information of every company by Thursday. Our task for the upcoming week is to find even more companies, as well as drafting emails to send to the companies for a potential partnership between them and the company we are consulting for. We also have multiple interviews with stakeholders within the company next week so I have been preparing for those meetings by doing company research. 

 

This week was a lot of fun. Last Sunday, we traveled to Lake Como. It was gorgeous, and the trip was super affordable! On Saturday, I traveled solo around Milan. I visited Bar Luce, a cafe designed by the famous film director Wes Anderson, which was part of an art exhibit and theater that I also explored. After that, I visited the Quadrilatero del Silenzio, an open air museum and park, in the Northeast part of the city. After that, I walked to the Brera district. There are still so many more places I want to explore, and I can’t wait to see more parts of the city!