This National Intern Day, we’re celebrating the bright, young minds who infuse Zeno with smarts, unique perspectives, curiosity, and boundless energy. With five generations coexisting in the workplace, we find ourselves in a golden age—a fertile ground for the exchange of knowledge and ideas that elevate our work to new heights. 

“Most student-athletes go pro in something other than their sport.”  

April 6 is National Student-Athlete Day—a day when these words from the NCAA commercials ring especially true for several of us here at Zeno Group. Having competed at some of the highest levels of amateur athletics while simultaneously managing course work, internships and everything else associated with being a full-time student, we entered our agency careers well-prepared.  

Here are a few of the lessons we have carried with us.

It’s a mantra we’ve all embraced at one time or another - keep calm and ask the intern. 

Each year, the month of May in the U.S. consists of many cultural moments for Americans – especially for the Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community. As established back in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush, AAPI Month was born in recognition of the plethora of accomplishments and influences the AAPI community has and will continue to instill on the American society.

As a society and workplace, we’ve been talking about mental health more than ever before, and for good reason.

This year for the first time, Zeno Group honors World Mental Health Day as an official company holiday. On Oct. 10, our offices will be closed for talent to unplug, slow down and do whatever serves their mental wellness that day.

The world isn’t monotonous, and neither are humans. We’re vivid and diverse, vibrant and irreplaceable, varied and beautiful. And we are all so much more than what we produce for others, whether as a consumer or colleague. Amazing things happen when humans embrace who we are, the shared experiences that bond us and the differences that make us unique.