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In fact, so long as he can find people who want to learn, he said he sees no reason why the company wouldn’t “keep it going forever.” Though ISlide has only offered the position twice so far, the CEO said he could see it offering the role year-round. “They’re doing a project on leadership, they’re doing projects on competitive analysis… so they can understand what I’m thinking and they can do research projects really based on making the company better because that’s what I’m constantly trying to think of,” Kittredge added. In the second run of the CEO/intern role, Kittredge said he’s giving its occupants even more projects. Though McCarthy’s stint ended earlier this month, two men have since taken her place. The CEO said he has no plans to end the program any time soon. This spring, however, ISlide upped the ante by opening up the role of “CEO/intern.”Ĭustoms Agents Block Nearly $300,000 in Knockoff Sports Merch “I’ve always very much valued the contribution that interns can make at a very high level and I’ve always thought that interns were meant to have it be a two-way street, to get a lot out of interns and have them get a lot out of the experience,” Kittredge said. It has attracted a cadre of high-profile fans, from Lebron James and Steph Curry to Macklemore, Justin Bieber, French Montana and DJ Khaled. Even at the company’s founding in 2013, it was an intern who helped CEO Justin Kittredge create what has become a flourishing slides brand now partnered with the NBA and whose customizable footwear was seen just last week on world champion gymnast Simone Biles at the Olympic Trials. A sales intern might assist a full-time employee on calls or visits.
Marketing interns can run all of the social-media channels. ISlide has long enabled its interns to do more than the menial tasks most often associated with the low-level position.Ī design intern may create a brand-new collection for a partnered sports team.