Experience Our Industry

Brooke Campbell (RPTA '17), Owner at Brooke Nicole Events, talks with Nicole Douglas, Chair of the 2025 Cal Poly Experience Industry Management (EIM) Auction Celebration and Event Planning & Experience Management (EPEM) minor at Cal Poly; Jenn Prentice, Faculty Director of the 2025 Cal Poly EIM Auction Celebration and Lecturer with Cal Poly EIM; and, Dr. Brian Greenwood, Professor in Cal Poly...

Jody Maddigan (RPTA '20), Assistant Director for Development Events at Vanderbilt University, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Luke Haley (RPTA '20), Event Manager for Worldwide Events at Apple, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about his life and career to date.

Ryan Leake (RPTA '21), Founder & Owner at Host Del Casa and Coach at Short-Term Rental Secrets, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about his life and career to date.

Dr. David Jones (EIM 2018-19), former Lecturer in Cal Poly's Experience Industry Management (EIM) Department and current Coach for Innovative Internship Coaching (IIC), sits down and talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly EIM) about his life and career to date.

Jennifer Fanning (REC '01), Senior Director of Alumni Engagement at Cal Poly, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Reva Chadha (RPTA '20), After-School Programming Specialist at Girl Scouts Heart of Central California, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Kevin Rubow (RPTA '19), Catering Manager at Old San Luis BBQ, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about his life and career to date.

Evie Fujimoto (RPTA '10), Crew Planner at Hawaiian Airlines, and Mattie O'Grady (RPTA '10), Interim Director of Community Services at the Town of San Anselmo (CA), talk with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about becoming best friends and their life and career to date.

Thor Ronemus (RPTA '21), Program Coordinator at Oracle, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about his life and career to date.

Angel Cannon (REC '01), Agriculture Teacher & Future Farmers of America (FFA) Advisor at Cuyama Valley High School, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Dr. Pei Zhang (EIM 2022-present), Assistant Professor in Cal Poly's Experience Industry Management (EIM) Department, sits down and talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly EIM) about her life and career to date.

Sara Arkle (M.S., NRM/RPTA '07), Parks Resources Superintendent at Boise Parks & Recreation for City of Boise (ID), talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Joel Wyman (RPTA '17), Category Merchandising Manager for Basketball at Adidas, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about his life and career to date.

Corinne Smith (RPTA '17), Producer for Special Experiences at George P. Johnson Experience Marketing, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Melanie Baldwin (RPTA '22), Artist Hospitality Director & Greenroom Coordinator and Model at Shabang Music Productions and Rusty Surfboards, respectively, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Colleen Bousman (REC '95), Owner & Event Producer at See & Be Productions and Wildflower Experience, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Katherine Soule (M.S. in RPTM '09), Director of CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL) Health Equity Initiative for the University of California, Davis, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Hayley Forester (RPTA '18), Event Registration Planner at Marvel Marketers, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Barb Newton, President & CEO for the California Travel Association (CalTravel), talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date. Barb currently serves on the Advisory Council for the Experience Industry Management department.

Morgan Machado (RPTA '12), Author of Keller and Callahan, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life, career, and her first novel published in summer 2024.

Daryn Berger (RPTA '21), Meetings & Event Planner at DaVita Kidney Care, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Shawn Tucker (RPTA '08), Recreation Coordinator (Aquatics) for the City of San Luis Obispo Parks & Recreation (SLO Swim Center), talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about his life and career to date.

Dr. Keri Schwab (EIM/RPTA 2013-present), Professor in Cal Poly's Experience Industry Management (EIM) Department, sits down and talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Jessica Gaughan (RPTA '16), Associate Director of Events at Media. Monks, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.