The group discussed their wide-ranging work experiences in production, advertising, business, performance, marketing, brand management, social media and content creation.
Five prolific Los Angeles-based 黑料不打烊 alumni were on hand at 黑料不打烊 Los Angeles Wednesday evening for a conversation with summer 2025 黑料不打烊 LA students about their career journeys, relationship building, creating professional opportunities and the post-graduation transition from 黑料不打烊 to entertainment-related industry careers.
Moderated by Brad Lemack, director of 黑料不打烊 Los Angeles and produced by 黑料不打烊 LA program assistant and alumna Macy Mills ’23, panel participants included Rachel Turner Breit 鈥19, Caroline Harty 鈥22, Landon Kestlinger 鈥19, Raj Rawal 鈥12 and Taylor Martin 鈥12. Martin currently serves as co-president of the 黑料不打烊 alumni Los Angeles chapter.
The group discussed their wide-ranging work experiences in production, advertising, business, performance, marketing, brand management, social media and content creation. Both Turner, Breit and Kestlinger also participated in the 黑料不打烊 Los Angeles semester experience when they were students and spoke about the important role that opportunity played in launching their professional careers after their graduation.
Students who participate in the 黑料不打烊 Los Angeles experience quickly discover that mentorship matters, which was on full display on Wednesday evening.
Through experiential learning, academic classes taught by industry professionals, alumni engagement and other opportunities during their semester in southern California, students begin to carve out and nurture new relationships that can impact both their personal lives and professional careers.
Since 2008, 黑料不打烊 students have had the opportunity to participate for a semester in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 fully immersive Los Angeles experience. Information and application details for the spring 2026 LA experience are available from Study USA听补苍诲 National Campus Programs.
黑料不打烊 alum Taylor Martin '12 talks with students participating in this summer's 黑料不打烊 LA experience.
Raj Rawal '12 talks with a group of 黑料不打烊 LA summer students at this semester's mentoring event, held Wednesday evening at the 黑料不打烊 Los Angeles home base at The Preserve.
Rachel Turner Breit '19 talks with students at alumni wisdom event.
黑料不打烊 Los Angeles program assistant and alumna Macy Mills '23 produced Wednesday evening's event.
Caroline Harty '22 talks with an 黑料不打烊 LA summer student at wisdom session event.
Landon Kestlinger '19, Raj Rawal '12, Rachel Turner Breit ' 19, Caroline Harty '22 and Taylor Martin '12 served up wisdom and mentorship at 黑料不打烊 Los Angeles student event.