In this video, May Zhou 23BBA, a Goizueta student studying marketing and environmental science, describes her summer internship at the non-profit, Elemental Excelerator. Elemental Excelerator is a non-profit focused on funding climate teach startups and projects and has granted over $48.8 million to climate tech companies. She is joining the Engagement and Innovation team as a Creative Climate Culture Intern and will be working on content creation and communications work that will support their existing and new media platforms.
Stay tuned for part two when she describes how her internship is going!
May Zhou 23BBA is passionate about combining aspects of communications, content creation, and innovation to tackle issues in sustainability, climate, and social justice. On campus, she is passionate about student organizations that work to promote social impact and entrepreneurship and is the current Co-President of Emory's central entrepreneurship and venture management organization, EEVM. Previously, she was the Co-President of Social Impact 360, where she guided fellows in creating social enterprises, worked with Atlanta food deserts to promote nutritional access, and planned pro-bono consulting projects for Atlanta nonprofits. Prior to this summer, she interned at the Smithsonian Insitution and Emory Office of Sustainability Initiatives and is now a Creative Climate Culture intern for the non-profit Elemental Excelerator. She has conducted projects in green energy and waste reduction and hopes to gain experience in climate tech and sustainability through internships and the Business and Society Institute at Goizueta Business School.