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Alumni In The News: Madelynn Brown (‘13)

LIM alum Madelynn Brown smiles for a close-up portrait shot

Madelynn Brown earned her BBA in Marketing from ´óÏó´«Ã½. A 2013 graduate, Madelynn has since held management roles at Expedia and Amazon. Now, the Seattle native is a senior program manager in digital marketing at Microsoft.

, Madelynn speaks about the ´óÏó´«Ã½ courses that taught her the professional skills she uses on a daily basis at Microsoft, as well as the internship classes that gave her effective networking tools.

"I attended ´óÏó´«Ã½ with the initial goal of working in fashion merchandising and ended up in tech marketing/engineering," Madelynn tells WWD. "I took courses such as global retailing, economics, business accounting, and marketing—and those classes helped me develop the skills I use today."

She continues, "Learning how to create an effective résumé, develop my personal pitch, and make professional connections really gave me a head start on getting my foot in the door at a big company."

Read WWD's full interview with Madelynn .