Meet Addison O’Connor

Today we’d like to introduce you to Addison O’Connor.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Addison. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
Since I was 14 years old, I have known what I want to do with my life and I have done almost everything possible to make it happen. I dreamt of moving to LA and working in the entertainment industry my entire high school career and after my first year of college at Ohio State, I began pursuing opportunities to help me get my foot in the door of the industry.

My first opportunity was with Pop Hearts TV, founded by Heather Joy, the summer after my first year of college. With Pop Hearts, I was able to work remotely while the company is based in LA and publish television recaps and interviews with up and coming talent in the industry.

This experience led into my first internship the following year with AfterBuzz TV in Los Angeles as a production intern. It was an incredible experience working for Keven Undergaro and Maria Menounos and learning the behind the scenes and inner workings of the industry. However, it was here where I learned even more about what I love doing – social media marketing. I decided to propose a social media strategy deck to help grow their social platforms and market their company. The proposal was implemented into their social media work and led into another amazing opportunity working for Maria Menounos.

The following opportunity came as a result of my social media proposal for AfterBuzz TV – I took a risk and offered my help to Maria Menounos. I worked with my friend and co-worker to create a social media proposal for Maria’s SiriusXM show, ‘Conversations with Maria Menounos.’ Working as a Social Media Assistant for Maria Menounos and to her manager, Ashley Daniels, was an incredible opportunity to learn and grow about both the industry and social media marketing.

After my junior year of college, I moved to New York City to work for Legends – One World Observatory at the One World Trade Center as a Marketing intern. This experience was unlike any other – it was incredible to work in such an iconic landmark and for an extremely successful company such as Legends. I was able to learn from some of the most successful people in the business – something I will cherish forever.

While I was interning at the One World Observatory, I also had the amazing chance to help manage social media for comedian, Jim Norton. This opportunity would not have been possible without the help of Keven Undergaro and Ashley Daniels. Working for Jim allowed me to truly realize what I am capable of in the Marketing and Social Media industry and helped spark the idea of creating my own social media business.

Each opportunity has helped prepare me for the next best thing. Currently, I am working on growing my own social media and marketing business where I help manage and run social media accounts for people/companies in the entertainment industry. I also conduct interviews with successful people in the industry on my website which I am working on expanding.

Has it been a smooth road?
It most definitely has not been a smooth road and there have been many obstacles along the way. One of the biggest obstacles I have come across in my career journey has been a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. I recently graduated from Ohio State this past May with a degree in both Marketing and Strategic Communication and had a goal to get a full-time position right after in my field and continue to pursue my goal of working in the entertainment industry.

As everyone knows, with the pandemic, it has made it quite difficult to find a job which has been a huge obstacle and disappointment. However, I have found other ways to pursue my dreams and continue getting further in the industry and my career journey, such as working on growing my social media business.

With everything that has challenged me, especially this obstacle, I have found a way to persevere and push through until I overcome it.

We’d love to hear more about your business.
I run my own social media marketing business where I manage all social platforms and take care of digital marketing for people and/or companies. With my knowledge and experience in both marketing and social media, as well as the entertainment industry, I am very qualified to help grow and market social platforms such as Instagram, Twitter and Tik Tok.

I am most proud of my ability to take something that I am passionate about and have had great success in and figuring out how to capitalize on it. I had to be open to going down a slightly different path than I first planned on and I realized my true passion in life and in this industry.

Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Los Angeles is the best place for my business and career, hands down. I am continuing to expand my social media and marketing business and step further into the entertainment industry which makes LA the perfect city to grow my company and career with all of the opportunities presented here.

If someone was just starting out, I would definitely recommend starting out here – that is exactly what I have done. I believe that there is no better time than the present to go after what you want. There are major opportunities in this city that you cannot find anywhere else – it is a great place to not only begin your career/business bu to grow it as well.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.addisonoc.com/
• Email: addioc@icloud.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/addioconnor/

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