This Gen Zer didn’t have industry connections or an NBA pedigree—just a willingness to mop floors and do laundry for his college basketball team. That grit not only landed Daniel Sung a coveted internship with one of the league’s most innovative franchises—while millions in his generation are stuck unemployed—it also put him face-to-face with LA Clippers C-suite.
While most interns were content with group “lunch and learn”, the 19-year-old marketing intern decided to shoot his shot and directly cold-emailed his division’s CEO for a private one-to-one conversation.
