The October Hustle: Certifications, Titles, and Published Works
October 2025 felt less like a month and more like a high-speed professional development sprint, where I was intentionally collecting certifications and titles as if they were achievements in a game. This past month brought me substantially closer to my goal of becoming a “Swiss Army Knife in media.” I didn’t just acquire new skills; I stacked serious journalism credentials from the Thomson Foundation and NBCU, earned essential certifications for both marketing and ecology, and—most memorably—managed to achieve the title…