What I liked
“If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life”. This is the best way to describe the employees of Cloud9 Advisory’s mentality and how it feels to work there as an intern. Cloud9 Advisory’s Winter Internship Program was incredible. C9 is composed of innovative people who care about the development of their employees and interns. The tasks that I was given were carefully curated to help me apply the knowledge I accumulated from classes at college. The experience and mentorship they offer for people are priceless and taught me a lot. I worked very closely with Chad, he was the person I reported to and is also the co-founder of the company. To be able to work with the former CFO of a software company is worth its weight in gold. He has a gift for explaining extremely complex concepts in digestible ways, and understanding the way he thinks and approaches tasks is something I will forever try to use myself. Everyone at the company is friendly, motivated, and extremely experienced, and gifted in what they do for the company. It is the perfect environment for a determined intern.
The tasks that Chad as well as everyone at the company gives are important to the company's success, not busy work that is boring and unimportant. My work felt valued here, and being allowed to express my ideas was an element of this company that is rare to find in an internship. I was working to solve real issues/problems clients had. The tasks for the entire internship are organized at the start and have clear due dates for each one. Communication is one of the many strengths that this company has. It is easy to set up meetings with others, express any issues or problems I am facing with tasks and find solutions.
Overall, this Internship was the best experience I have ever had with a company. The determination, innovation, excitement, and pride this company breeds should be an example for all companies. Thank you for everything.