Adam grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, but he moved to California because he loved film and movie production and wanted to work in the industry. “I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do, but I moved to LA because I wanted to do something with movies,” he said.
California is a land of opportunity, and he found success working with costumes in Hollywood. “I love to work with background actors, styling them as they progress from shot to shot, scene to scene, documenting everything and making sure they look the way they’re supposed to,” he said. “That’s the career path I fell into, and I did that for several years.”
But the actors and writers strikes of 2023 slowed production down, and jobs became hard to find. Worse, a knee injury put Adam on disability and made him re-evaluate his future. “I needed a career change,” he said. “And that meant I needed new skills.”
“I started looking at project management programs, and just came across Calbright College. It was the only no-cost program I came across, and it let me set my own schedule and make the progress I wanted. So I went for it.”
Today Adam is a project management graduate with real world experience, and says he’s grateful to Calbright for providing the opportunity.
“Picking up this new skill has been a very positive experience for me,” he said.
Real about Adam’s journey as a Calbright Project Management student here.
