April Tillery joins her former Merit America coach, Robert Johnson, to talk about how building a network on LinkedIn led her to a career of her dreams working as a production assistant at Industrial Light & Magic (the visual effects company behind the incredible SFX of Star Wars)! April talks to Robert about the challenges she faced building her confidence to approach people and make connections, and how a simple conversation made a lasting impression with her future employer and led to a job she loves.



Learn more about Merit America here.



CREDITS:

Host: Robert Johnson

Guest: April Tillery

Creative Directors: Brittany Davis-Green, Anne Keenan

Created by Merit America



This is a Maed in India production

Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome

Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar

Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant

Editorial Assistance: Aishwarya Patil

Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Kartik Kulkarni, Lakshman Parsuram

Visual Design: Alika Gupta



Donate to Merit America here.

April Tillery joins her former Merit America coach, Robert Johnson, to talk about how building a network on LinkedIn led her to a career of her dreams working as a production assistant at Industrial Light &amp; Magic (the visual effects company behind the incredible SFX of Star Wars)! April talks to Robert about the challenges she faced building her confidence to approach people and make connections, and how a simple conversation made a lasting impression with her future employer and led to a job she loves.
 
Learn more about Merit America <a href="https://meritamerica.org/promoted-podcast/">here</a>.
 
CREDITS:
Host: Robert Johnson
Guest: April Tillery
Creative Directors: Brittany Davis-Green, Anne Keenan
Created by Merit America
 
This is a <a href="https://www.maedinindia.in/">Maed in India</a> production
Head of Production: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/?hl=en">Mae Mariyam Thomas</a>
Project Manager: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sfanthome">Shaun Fanthome</a>
Producer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ruchi_saw/">Ruchi Sawardekar</a>
Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant
Editorial Assistance: Aishwarya Patil
Sound Editor &amp; Mix Engineer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kartik.kulkarni/?hl=en">Kartik Kulkarni</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/february_31st/">Lakshman Parsuram</a>
Visual Design: Alika Gupta
 
Donate to Merit America <a href="https://funraise.org/give/Merit-America/74abb8ce-20c6-4855-9499-b8455ca78730/">here</a>.

Promoted is a podcast about how to leave low-wage work for good, produced by Merit America, a national workforce development nonprofit that creates fast, flexible pathways to family-sustaining  careers for Americans stuck in low-wage jobs. In this season, Merit America’s career coaches chat with their former learners about their new roles—and how they used AI as a tool to build skills, navigate career transitions, prepare for job interviews, and move toward careers they love. Along the way, you’ll learn how you can leave low-wage work for good, too.

Promoted is a podcast about how to leave low-wage work for good, produced by Merit America, a national workforce development nonprofit that creates fast, flexible pathways to family-sustaining &nbsp;careers for Americans stuck in low-wage jobs. In this season, Merit America&rsquo;s career coaches chat with their former learners about their new roles&mdash;and how they used AI as a tool to build skills, navigate career transitions, prepare for job interviews, and move toward careers they love. Along the way, you&rsquo;ll learn how you can leave low-wage work for good, too.