Giant Voices is excited to welcome Lisi Skrien to the team this summer as a Giant intern! Get to know her in this intern spotlight. Find out more about her education background, degree, favorite hobbies and more.
Hey, I’m Lisi!
This summer, I’m excited to gain real world experience by working at a marketing agency and learning how to develop effective marketing strategies from start to finish.
Where are you going to school and when are you graduating?
I attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, and graduated in the spring of 2024.
What is your major?
I majored in Strategic Communication with a strategic emphasis.
When signing up for classes before my first year of college, I was unsure of what major I should pursue. The person who was helping me register asked what I liked to do and I responded with writing, creating and communicating.
She suggested that I should try strategic communication as my major—and I haven’t changed it since!
What is your favorite class?
My favorite courses were those based on designing, writing and learning how to be strategic in advertising.
Specifically, how to create successful advertising campaigns and put together case studies and project briefs. I enjoy piecing together all aspects of these, from graphic designing and copywriting to researching and presenting.
What interests you most about marketing?
We as communication professionals get to partner with clients to tell their stories, and when we do it creatively, people listen.
We get to transform the client’s ideas into actual deliverables and think differently and be creative in achieving their advertising goals.
What is something most people don’t know about you?
There are two things about me that typically surprise others. I was a figure skater for 16 years and I was a magician’s assistant for 14 years!
Figure skating is what led me to attend college out on the east coast. I became a gold medalist in moves-in-the-field, and I’m passionate about pursuing opportunities to teach young skaters with the wealth of knowledge that I’ve received over the years from my coaches. From skating, I’ve learned how to be diligent and work hard for my goals.
My brother began performing as a magician when he was 10 and roped me, his little sister, into being his assistant. Once he turned 13, he began performing more routinely, and we spent many weekends on the road throughout the midwest.
He has since expanded his business, performing in places such as Branson, MO, and hiring two more assistants for his growing audiences and large-scale shows. I’ve been cut in half, had swords stabbed into me and have escaped, disappeared and reappeared.
From this, I’ve learned professionalism. Specifically, how to communicate with our clients professionally, even at a young age, and portray a professional image of my brother’s business.
What are your hobbies?
I enjoy ballet, completing outside projects—like gardening and landscaping—and spending time with family.
