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Interning at the Chamber

4/27/2022

By Sam Miller, Intern, Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Hello everyone! My name is Sam Miller and I have been interning at the Chamber since mid-January. I am residing in Arlington for this semester only, as I am graduating from Roanoke College with a bachelor’s in communications in May. Originally, I am from Massachusetts, which is where I will be returning to this summer. Spending a semester in Arlington has been the most exciting semester of my college career.

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From Policy Expert to Gym Owner: Opening a Franchise

4/13/2022

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Carola McGiffert, Owner, 30 Minute Hit Arlington

In 2020, I worked for a global education company whose revenue and investment stemmed largely from China. So it wasn’t a big surprise when almost 90 percent of the corporate leadership was laid off in the first few months of COVID, including me. I was grateful for the generous severance, but I had no idea what my next professional step would be. I had spent more than 25 years in the US-China policy space and, given the political situation in 2020, I didn’t see a path forward in that field. More importantly, I finally admitted to myself that I didn’t want to continue in that field; it did not play to my strengths or interests.

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