What happens when you leave a traditional career path and say YES to becoming a Positive Vibes Intern?
In this inspiring episode, Melanie Barr sits down with Amanda McCreight—artist, founder of the creative studio Aytuhzee, and co-founder of All Day Running Co.—to explore how trusting your gut and embracing plot twists can lead to extraordinary opportunities. Amanda shares her journey from dropping out of physician assistant school to interning for Jesse Itzler and Sara Blakely, building a bold career rooted in courage, creativity, and community.
From her first marathon to art-based brand building, Amanda reminds us that it's okay to start before you're ready and to build the dream as you go.
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Amanda McCreight is a Creative Director, Artist and Brand Designer. She is the founder of Aytuhzee, a Creative Studio dedicated to helping individuals and brands tell extraordinary stories and find their full expression through art, film and design. Amanda has taken an unconventional approach to life starting when she dropped out of school and became Jesse Itzler and Sara Blakely's "Positive Vibes Intern." In which she eventually became Jesse's Creative Director and Co-founder of All Day Running Co. She currently resides in Brooklyn working on her studio full time.
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