WK1 Project: My MCBS Story

Before I started the MCBS Program I went to beauty school and got my Cosmetology license.

I then started working as a hair stylist for six years doing hair for locals in Washington State.

I had always thought I wanted to be a hair stylist for the rest of my life.

But then I was then given the opportunity to move to California.

I wouldn’t be able to transfer my license between states without going back to beauty school though.

I decided to take the opportunity and moved to California.

Because of that I ended up working for a video game accessories company.

Because of that I realized I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life doing hair and decided that when I moved back to Washington I would find another career path.

Because of that I realized I wanted to go back to school, but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to major in yet.

When I moved back to Washington I eventually got a job at Nintendo of America as a product tester.

Because of that I was able to attend the gaming convention PAX Prime as a video game demonstrator for Nintendo.

At PAX I got to play unknown games made by independent developers (or indies), most of which were really great games.

I was surprised to learn how many indie developers hadn’t published their games on larger platforms for companies like Nintendo.

Because of this experience I knew I wanted to make a career within the gaming industry.

I also knew I was great at communicating with people, organizing events, and loved working with technology.

Until I finally realized I should go back to school and pursue a degree in communications.

And ever since I found Full Sail University, I realized I wanted a degree in Media Communications.

I decided to pursue my passion for gaming and use my skills to one-day help indie developers reach their dreams.

I will soon graduate from Full Sail University with my Media Communications degree and will one day have my dream job as a Public Relations Specialist working for indie developers.

Super Mario 3D World - Nintendo demonstrators (I'm in the middle to the left)

While reading my classmates’ stories I was intrigued by some of their minor detailed sentences describing what career they originally wanted for themselves but didn’t pursue. I found myself wanting to know more about why they made those choices. Because of this, I was inspired to add more details to my story about why I left my original career as a hairstylist. I also decided to give more detail into how I figured out to get my degree in Media Communications.

Best regards,

Taylor Kearney