Amanda Vencill transferred to MTSU in 2017 as a sophomore Music Business major. "I absolutely loved all my Recording Industry classes and spent a while going back and forth, trying to decide what kind of career I wanted after college," she said. During her senior year, Amanda decided she was interested in digital marketing and sought advice from her Marketing Analytics professor on how to start growing her skillset and transition to a marketing career as someone who was just a couple of months away from graduating with a Music Business degree and a Marketing minor. "The next couple of months got crazy - the COVID-19 pandemic began and everything shut down. I was taking all my classes, doing research and trying to grow my marketing skills, and starting an internship at a local marketing agency, all from my apartment. But, in many ways, it was the best timing I could've asked for." Amanda ended up getting hired at the agency and got a job in marketing right out of college. After about a year and a half at the agency, she decided she wanted to branch out and try marketing in-house for one brand, instead of the agency-style marketing for many different brands. She made the transition in November of 2021 and works as a Digital Marketing Coordinator for Cracker Barrel's home office. "I'm so thankful to be where I am now, as well as for all the steps and people that got me here," she said.