July 22nd - Monday
7:00am - 4:00pm
Today was a very busy day as far as dPOP! prep is concerned. We had a furniture vendor come in and give a presentation on some furniture available by the manufacturers he works with. We got to demo the Blofield single chair among many other sample pieces. Nick came down for lunch in the city and Katie, Elizabeth and I took him to The Hudson Cafe and showed off some of the city. I had several meetings and did lots of blackflow planning for the upcoming weeks and social media.
July 23rd - Tuesday
7:00am - 5:00pm
I officially have a new favorite method of transportation in Detroit - The people mover! I spent awhile today out taking photographs and exploring Detroit and we used the People Mover to get around. I had always heard negative things about it, but my ride was just fine and I will definitely use it again. This morning I was given a task that truly says a lot to me about the impact I am making at my job - The CEO of dPOP! asked me to take over her social media accounts and keep them up to par while she is busy with the launch of the company. The fact that she trusts me to handle things that will appear to be coming from her means so much.
July 24th - Wednesday
7:00am - 5:00pm
This morning I had my one-on-one with my team leader. He told me that I was doing an amazing job with what I have been working on and he is so sad to see me go. He also offered me a position working part-time until classes begin, which means I will be working remotely from home, vacation and Alma once I move back in. I could not be happier about this and know that this isn't an option for everyone so for that I am grateful. After my meeting, we walked down to the riverfront to shoot some photos to celebrate Detroit's 312th Birthday! I have been blowing up our social media pages all day and we've gotten great feedback about our posts. It is arguably the most beautiful day of the summer, thus far, so I am spending it working outside at the Beach in Campus Martius.
July 25th - Thursday
Thursday proved to be a busy day, as usual. I had to deal with a conflict in regards to a social media post. A graphic was made and posted that used an unapproved version of our logo and an unapproved font. Also, the background of the graphic was stolen photos from google. It was interesting for me to realize that such a simple post could have so many "violations." Also, this was another great way for me to assert my power (ok, not quite like that...) but take a step up in my leadership role.
I took some artists down into the "vaults" (we don't like the world basement) and we hired them to do an art piece for us. Clint and Scott are incredible artists that work together to create pieces they call Relics! Relics are amazing works of art and dPOP! is honored to be able to have some in our space.
July 26th - Friday
Today was a very important day for dPOP! We had the CEO and founder of Izzy+ (a furniture manufacturer out of Grand Rapids) come and tour our spaces. I was invited to come along to take photographs and spend the day with them. (The only intern invited.. what, what!) We had fun going around through all of our spaces, discussing company culture, and discussing the office/workspace of the future. After the tour, a few coworkers and I headed down to a market that was happening in Campus Martius. We made several purchases to add to the dPOP vaults, including shelving, tables and literature. Today was an inspiring, amazing day.
CEO of dPOP!, Melissa Price, and Izzy+ team members.
Total hours this week: 47.5
I feel like this was a week where I could truly step up and "rise to the occasion." I was asked to take on several large tasks and was selected above others quite a few times. I was asked to extend my internship because the team is impressed with my work. I would say it was a wildly successful week.
















