Location: United States
Amy Zlatic
What do you do? I currently serve as group communications manager, North America, for Ceva Animal Health, an international animal health company. How did you get your job? Networking! I posted that I was leaving my job on Facebook, and a previous colleague got me in touch with the hiring manager at my current employer. … Continued
Len Ziehm
What do you do? Retired from the Chicago Sun-Times in June 2010 after 41 years in the sports department, I’ve stepped up my freelance writing and am coordinating my writing projects through the website, lenziehmongolf.com. In retirement. I’ve continued to do some writing for the Sun-Times. I’m also doing a weekly golf column for the Daily … Continued
James Zahnd
Before James Zahnd was old enough to drive or legally vote, he was publishing his own newspaper from his boyhood home in Savannah, Mo. The 1950s television series “The Big Story,” provided content for this aspiring writer’s newspaper. At the age of 10, Zahnd would sit in front of his television set, writing articles about … Continued
David Yunker
What do you do in your job? My main job is to manage the homepage of Tennessean.com, keeping it fresh and full of great online content for our readers. Aside from curating content from The Tennessean, I also create original content for the site from time to time. In breaking news situations, I’m the go-to … Continued
Philip Yi
What do you do? I work for McKinsey & Company, a global management consultancy. McKinsey works with leading organizations across the private, public, and social sectors. Specifically, I am a consultant who specializes in strategy and operations for companies in the retail and apparel sector. How did you get your job? McKinsey traditionally hires from … Continued
Karl Yehle
What do you do? I do some advertising/marketing consulting work. Previously, I was in higher education as an adjunct professor and director of community relations. I also was president of Smith & Yehle Advertising for 30 years. How did you get your job? A Missouri alum got me a job in the public relations department … Continued
Phoebe Wu
What do you do? I am an assistant editor in the food department at Cooking Light magazine. Outside of work, I am the president of the local Mizzou alumni chapter, so I feel even more closely tied with the school than I did before! How did you get your job? I applied for the Time … Continued
Bill Wright
How did you get started in your career? I went to school at Mizzou and wanted to get into the news-editorial sequence. My adviser, Jim Albright, steered me into the advertising sequence. He saw my writing style and thought it would be better suited to the advertising industry. I am really indebted to him for … Continued
Steve Woodward
Early Interest in Writing Woodward was interested in writing at a young age. As a child, he enjoyed writing stories and papers for school. He got involved with his high school’s newspaper and decided to stay in Dayton for college. Woodward attended Wright State University, a public university of 18,000 students that offers both undergraduate … Continued
Lee Woodward
What do you do? A wide variety of public relations activities plus: website content, licensing (HUMVEE), coordinating donations and civic activities. What is your favorite J-School memory? Selling ads for the Missourian wasn’t my favorite thing to do, but it required me to organize, be persistent and forge into the unknown at times. In this … Continued