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Sammi: Hi, my name's Sammi; I'm the Business Insights Analyst for CW under LMG. 2 00:00:05.972 --> 00:00:07.907 Sammy: Perfect; and before we start Sammi, 3 00:00:07.941 --> 00:00:09.642 Sammy: can you give us two truths and a lie? 4 00:00:10.377 --> 00:00:11.511 Sammi: Crap; like I don't know- 5 00:00:11.644 --> 00:00:13.613 I don't know how to ride a bike. 6 00:00:15.448 --> 00:00:16.583 I don't know how to swim. 7 00:00:16.683 --> 00:00:21.921 And I didn't have a hot cup of coffee until after I finished... like, college. 8 00:00:22.188 --> 00:00:24.190 Sammy: Oh, okay, interesting. 9 00:00:24.224 --> 00:00:26.760 Sammy: I think I know but we'll get to that at the end. 10 00:00:26.760 --> 00:00:27.327 Sammi: Okay. 11 00:00:27.394 --> 00:00:27.861 Sammy: Alright. 12 00:00:27.961 --> 00:00:30.463 Sammy: So the first question is, who is Sammi Wong? 13 00:00:31.164 --> 00:00:31.765 Sammi: Who am I? 14 00:00:31.798 --> 00:00:35.402 Sammi: I'm a yapper; that's what I hear a lot. 15 00:00:36.536 --> 00:00:38.438 Sammy: For context, for people who don't know what yapping is, 16 00:00:38.471 --> 00:00:39.539 Sammy: it's someone who talks a lot. 17 00:00:39.606 --> 00:00:41.841 Sammi: But also like sometimes people think I'm scary 18 00:00:41.841 --> 00:00:43.510 because I, like I have resting b*** face. 19 00:00:44.344 --> 00:00:46.413 Sammi: Sometimes people like, I hear a lot like, 20 00:00:46.446 --> 00:00:49.783 oh, you seem really scary at first, and then I talk to you, 21 00:00:49.783 --> 00:00:51.551 and you just seem really nice because you just talk a lot. 22 00:00:52.285 --> 00:00:54.354 Sammi: So I'm kind of like, I don't talk until I talk, 23 00:00:54.354 --> 00:00:55.522 and then when I talk, I talk a lot. 24 00:00:56.089 --> 00:00:58.425 Sammy: Okay, so what do you do at the company then? 25 00:00:58.458 --> 00:01:04.130 Sammi: I look at data; well, specifically, I look at the CW side. 26 00:01:04.164 --> 00:01:09.002 Sammi: So I look at the sales numbers and like inventory, 27 00:01:09.135 --> 00:01:12.806 and like how much we're selling units-wise as well. 28 00:01:12.839 --> 00:01:16.142 And I do a bit of forecasting based off of that, 29 00:01:16.242 --> 00:01:17.477 like how much we're going to sell, 30 00:01:17.477 --> 00:01:19.546 when do we think we're going to need to reorder. 31 00:01:19.679 --> 00:01:21.981 You know, I don't just like take the numbers and send them over. 32 00:01:22.015 --> 00:01:24.484 Like I take the numbers, I read the numbers, I kind of interpret it, 33 00:01:24.484 --> 00:01:27.987 and like maybe do some further like processing or analytics on it 34 00:01:28.021 --> 00:01:33.159 to kind of get some insights and like tell a story of what is going on. 35 00:01:33.293 --> 00:01:35.361 Sammi: Yeah; my job is like pretty broad. 36 00:01:35.462 --> 00:01:39.265 Sammy: Yeah, so you basically just help CW make more educated guesses 37 00:01:39.265 --> 00:01:41.067 Sammy: on how things will sell. 38 00:01:41.367 --> 00:01:42.535 Sammi: Yeah, basically. 39 00:01:42.535 --> 00:01:43.369 Sammy: That's pretty cool. 40 00:01:43.369 --> 00:01:43.703 Sammi: Yeah. 41 00:01:43.703 --> 00:01:45.338 Sammy: Yeah, because your role is basically new right? 42 00:01:45.338 --> 00:01:46.573 Sammy: Because there wasn't one before you. 43 00:01:46.639 --> 00:01:51.111 Sammi: Yeah, I got this role because I heard something during a meeting 44 00:01:51.111 --> 00:01:54.747 that nobody was doing it; and I always thought somebody was doing it, 45 00:01:54.848 --> 00:01:56.916 even though like that's what I studied in school. 46 00:01:57.050 --> 00:02:00.954 Sammi: And then I was like- I literally just walked up to Terren after that meeting. 47 00:02:00.954 --> 00:02:04.457 And I was, like hey I'm not, like a PhD or anything like that. 48 00:02:04.457 --> 00:02:08.862 Like I'm not like a microeconomist; but you know, I can do enough of this to like help you. 49 00:02:08.895 --> 00:02:11.164 And it sounds like nobody's doing it, so like I can do it. 50 00:02:11.297 --> 00:02:12.565 And he's, like, sold! 51 00:02:12.699 --> 00:02:14.634 So he started like sending me things. 52 00:02:14.634 --> 00:02:17.704 He's like, oh, what do you think about this? Or like, look at these numbers. 53 00:02:17.704 --> 00:02:19.072 Tell me what you think or like whatever. 54 00:02:19.072 --> 00:02:22.408 And then I was like I'm kind of out of stuff to do at Labs 55 00:02:22.408 --> 00:02:24.210 because like we've automated a bunch of stuff. 56 00:02:24.310 --> 00:02:27.113 Sammi: Can I just like move over? And he was like, okay. 57 00:02:27.213 --> 00:02:31.317 So I'm the one and only and also the first person. 58 00:02:31.417 --> 00:02:32.018 Sammy: Data person. 59 00:02:32.785 --> 00:02:33.453 Sammi: Like, I don't know. 60 00:02:33.453 --> 00:02:36.356 Sammi: It's just like whenever anybody needs a number or needs to do math 61 00:02:36.356 --> 00:02:38.791 that isn't like accounting they're like, Sammi, can you do it? 62 00:02:38.925 --> 00:02:40.593 Sammy: And how long have you been here at the company? 63 00:02:40.727 --> 00:02:43.630 Sammi: I just hit two years like, last week. 64 00:02:43.630 --> 00:02:44.264 Sammy: Oh, congrats. 65 00:02:44.397 --> 00:02:46.499 Sammy: But not in this current role, right? So you had a different role? 66 00:02:46.499 --> 00:02:50.403 Sammi: No, I've been in this current role since last December officially; 67 00:02:50.403 --> 00:02:54.040 but basically I've been working in it since the last summer, so for a year. 68 00:02:54.374 --> 00:02:54.674 Sammy: Okay. 69 00:02:55.208 --> 00:02:56.876 Sammy: So then what kind of hobbies are you interested in? 70 00:02:57.143 --> 00:02:58.578 Sammi: I'm into a lot of hobbies. 71 00:02:58.711 --> 00:03:02.749 Sammi: I crochet, I knit, I sew, I figure skate. 72 00:03:02.982 --> 00:03:03.716 I go to the gym. 73 00:03:03.716 --> 00:03:05.285 Do I like going to the gym? I don't know. 74 00:03:05.285 --> 00:03:08.354 But also, do I want to be mobile when I'm 50? Yes. 75 00:03:08.388 --> 00:03:10.557 So yeah, I go to the gym. 76 00:03:10.557 --> 00:03:15.395 I also play video games like TFT and League of Legends. 77 00:03:15.495 --> 00:03:17.263 Sammy: When did you get into figure skating? 78 00:03:17.397 --> 00:03:19.165 Sammi: I really liked it when I was a kid. 79 00:03:19.365 --> 00:03:21.801 Sammi: And then my mom said, don't do figure skating, 80 00:03:21.801 --> 00:03:22.869 you're going to break something. 81 00:03:23.036 --> 00:03:26.806 I got into college and then there was like a figure skating team at my university. 82 00:03:26.906 --> 00:03:32.412 And I was, like, hmm; and I used like all of my money from Chinese New Year. 83 00:03:32.445 --> 00:03:36.282 And I bought like a pair of skates on sale. 84 00:03:36.382 --> 00:03:36.783 Sammy: Oh, wow. 85 00:03:36.883 --> 00:03:39.652 Sammi: And then I would just go to the rink for free because I was a student. 86 00:03:39.686 --> 00:03:40.019 Sammy: Yeah. 87 00:03:40.119 --> 00:03:41.988 Sammi: And I would just like learn how to skate and make some friends. 88 00:03:41.988 --> 00:03:43.623 Sammi: And then I got a coach, and then- 89 00:03:43.723 --> 00:03:46.726 Sammi: So it's kind of like I got into it when I was really young; 90 00:03:46.759 --> 00:03:48.394 and then I got back into it when I was like... 91 00:03:48.761 --> 00:03:49.395 Sammy: More recently. 92 00:03:49.395 --> 00:03:52.298 Sammi: Yeah, like 19 - 18 or something like that. 93 00:03:52.332 --> 00:03:54.767 Sammy: How long ago was 19 year old Sammi? 94 00:03:54.767 --> 00:03:55.802 Sammi: 2019. 95 00:03:55.969 --> 00:03:56.536 Sammy: Okay. 96 00:03:56.569 --> 00:03:57.904 Sammi: So I was born in 2000. 97 00:03:57.937 --> 00:04:00.406 Sammy: Okay; so you kind of touched on it a little bit, 98 00:04:00.440 --> 00:04:02.242 but what made you interested in this role? 99 00:04:02.242 --> 00:04:05.979 Like, do you think it was something that you're more suited in? 100 00:04:05.979 --> 00:04:11.484 Or do you think, oh I've got the most I can get out of my current Labs like role? 101 00:04:11.517 --> 00:04:13.853 Sammi: My role at Labs was like pretty niche. 102 00:04:13.853 --> 00:04:18.558 Sammi: And for long term career development this was definitely a better role. 103 00:04:18.558 --> 00:04:22.095 And also I just like answering questions; 104 00:04:22.128 --> 00:04:26.432 like, I like solving problems and I like doing things that are a lot more varied. 105 00:04:26.432 --> 00:04:30.837 So you know, you get to talk to people, but you don't have to talk to people all the time. 106 00:04:30.970 --> 00:04:36.109 And you- Like you know, like do different things, work on different projects; 107 00:04:36.109 --> 00:04:39.512 so it's a lot more varied and also like more transferable. 108 00:04:39.646 --> 00:04:45.285 So later on if I want to change things up, or if I want to develop further down this path, 109 00:04:45.285 --> 00:04:47.954 like it's a better path to develop towards. 110 00:04:48.288 --> 00:04:49.789 Sammy: So then how's working at LMG? 111 00:04:49.922 --> 00:04:52.625 Sammi: Um, it's very chaotic. 112 00:04:53.660 --> 00:04:54.394 Sammi: It's fun. 113 00:04:54.694 --> 00:04:56.095 Sammi: Sometimes it's a little weird. 114 00:04:56.229 --> 00:04:58.698 Sometimes you're working and you're like, 115 00:04:58.698 --> 00:05:01.434 wow this is not something you would find in a normal workplace. 116 00:05:01.567 --> 00:05:03.303 Sammi: I.E. like people screaming. 117 00:05:03.403 --> 00:05:05.905 Sammi: But like I remember like my first month or something, 118 00:05:05.905 --> 00:05:08.007 someone just like stuck a camera in my face and went like, 119 00:05:08.007 --> 00:05:10.510 do you know where James Stribe went? 120 00:05:10.510 --> 00:05:14.414 And I was like who is James Stribe? Like, we have 10 of them. 121 00:05:14.414 --> 00:05:16.549 And also, what are you doing? 122 00:05:16.549 --> 00:05:17.650 They're like, we're playing hide and seek. 123 00:05:17.650 --> 00:05:19.052 I was like, what? 124 00:05:19.485 --> 00:05:20.086 Sammy: Was that me? 125 00:05:20.219 --> 00:05:22.722 Sammi: I think it might have been you actually; I have no idea. 126 00:05:22.889 --> 00:05:23.956 Sammi: And I was like, what the hell? 127 00:05:23.956 --> 00:05:27.093 And I just like, I just see Linus like sprinting around. 128 00:05:27.694 --> 00:05:30.663 And I think also a lot of the people here are very passionate about what they do; 129 00:05:31.698 --> 00:05:34.801 so that's cool, and also we have like a lot of different people 130 00:05:34.801 --> 00:05:36.035 who do a lot of different things. 131 00:05:36.135 --> 00:05:38.137 Sammi: You know, you learn about a lot of things; 132 00:05:38.137 --> 00:05:39.639 and then like, a lot of times I'm like, 133 00:05:39.639 --> 00:05:41.908 oh, I want to- I'm curious about this one random thing. 134 00:05:41.941 --> 00:05:45.144 And like one of my coworkers, somebody here like knows about it somehow. 135 00:05:45.144 --> 00:05:46.646 And I'm like, oh, okay. 136 00:05:46.646 --> 00:05:50.616 Sammi: Like, did not know, but that's really cool and really useful; so, yeah. 137 00:05:50.750 --> 00:05:53.753 Sammy: What's your weirdest story while working at LMG? 138 00:05:53.986 --> 00:05:54.554 Sammi: Oh God. 139 00:05:54.554 --> 00:05:59.092 Sammi: The weirdest is probably when, like when people recognized me after Scrapyard Wars. 140 00:05:59.092 --> 00:06:00.693 Like, I didn't think anybody would. 141 00:06:00.693 --> 00:06:04.664 I was at some kind of like fair thing, like night market. 142 00:06:04.664 --> 00:06:09.369 And then this guy, he was a fan; and he like ran, ran past me, 143 00:06:09.369 --> 00:06:11.904 like, drive by with his girlfriend holding his hand. 144 00:06:11.904 --> 00:06:13.940 And he was like, "I liked you at Scrapyard Wars!"; 145 00:06:13.940 --> 00:06:17.310 and I was holding like ice cream in my hands, and my friends are like 146 00:06:17.677 --> 00:06:19.379 who is that? Do you know him? 147 00:06:19.512 --> 00:06:22.882 And now the joke is like, ha ha, you're a niche internet micro celebrity. 148 00:06:22.915 --> 00:06:26.686 So whenever I go somewhere and they're like a bunch of gamers, 149 00:06:26.686 --> 00:06:30.056 one of my friends will go, maybe one of them have watched the video that you're in 150 00:06:30.056 --> 00:06:32.959 or like one of them knows where you work; and I'm like that's weird. 151 00:06:33.059 --> 00:06:36.929 Actually, another weird thing was like the first time I met Linus, 152 00:06:36.929 --> 00:06:41.401 and I heard his voice; and he just sounds like what he does in a video. 153 00:06:41.534 --> 00:06:43.469 And it was like this weird whiplash. 154 00:06:43.603 --> 00:06:45.538 Because I heard him from across the room and I was like, 155 00:06:45.538 --> 00:06:47.006 oh my God, I know that voice. 156 00:06:47.140 --> 00:06:48.107 Oh, it's Linus. 157 00:06:48.841 --> 00:06:50.510 And he actually sounds like that in person. 158 00:06:50.743 --> 00:06:51.477 Sammy: It's just him. 159 00:06:51.577 --> 00:06:53.212 Sammi: Yeah, that's just him; he's just like that. 160 00:06:53.312 --> 00:06:56.182 Sammy: Yeah; okay, so then what do you think is the hardest part of your job then? 161 00:06:56.315 --> 00:07:01.788 Sammi: The hardest part of my job is probably when I have to like 162 00:07:01.821 --> 00:07:05.558 infer things that I have nothing to base off of. 163 00:07:05.591 --> 00:07:10.530 So for example, like if we're releasing a completely new product category 164 00:07:10.530 --> 00:07:13.099 I just really have no idea where the numbers are coming from. 165 00:07:13.132 --> 00:07:16.135 And what all I can do is basically give my best guess 166 00:07:16.269 --> 00:07:19.405 and then explain the logic of how I got places. 167 00:07:19.539 --> 00:07:22.542 As with forecasting like it's never going to be perfect; 168 00:07:22.542 --> 00:07:27.914 and honestly, if I could forecast that well then I would be a billionaire. 169 00:07:27.914 --> 00:07:31.784 And I'm like I guess this is the best I can do; and here's how I got there. 170 00:07:31.784 --> 00:07:32.952 Good luck, Terren! 171 00:07:33.786 --> 00:07:35.087 It's not my decision to make. 172 00:07:35.121 --> 00:07:37.356 Maybe don't let Terren watch this video. 173 00:07:39.992 --> 00:07:41.661 Sammi: But yeah, that's probably the hardest part. 174 00:07:41.794 --> 00:07:42.261 Sammy: Okay. 175 00:07:42.361 --> 00:07:44.397 Sammy: So then how did you get into your skill? 176 00:07:44.897 --> 00:07:45.932 Sammi: How did I get into my skill? 177 00:07:45.965 --> 00:07:49.702 Sammy: Yeah; like, was it something like you just, oh like you're passionate about? 178 00:07:49.702 --> 00:07:53.039 Sammy: Or did you kind of like... things happen and then you're just here now? 179 00:07:53.039 --> 00:07:57.977 Sammi: I'm probably like the most boring answer, but I just went to school. 180 00:07:58.010 --> 00:08:02.415 Sammi: Like, I thought political science and like international relations 181 00:08:02.415 --> 00:08:04.884 was interesting when I was younger. 182 00:08:04.884 --> 00:08:07.253 I wasn't like great with numbers; I was like, okay. 183 00:08:07.253 --> 00:08:10.456 And then economics kind of like was one of the social sciences 184 00:08:10.456 --> 00:08:13.493 that I thought was really interesting; so then I decided to study that. 185 00:08:13.493 --> 00:08:18.064 And then in economics, there was like this random applied stats course 186 00:08:18.064 --> 00:08:20.066 that somebody was like you should take it; it's like, super useful. 187 00:08:20.066 --> 00:08:23.803 It's like honestly like the only course that I use after graduation. 188 00:08:23.803 --> 00:08:25.805 And I was like, okay I'll take it. 189 00:08:25.838 --> 00:08:29.175 And then I got into like more applied like data. 190 00:08:29.208 --> 00:08:35.014 Like, we were using Python to apply like some microeconomic stuff. 191 00:08:35.014 --> 00:08:37.350 And then I was, like, oh this is really interesting, I really like it; 192 00:08:37.350 --> 00:08:38.184 and I did really well. 193 00:08:38.184 --> 00:08:41.988 And I took another course and another course; and I was like I guess this is what I'm doing. 194 00:08:41.988 --> 00:08:44.557 And then I kept doing it and then I ended up doing it for a job. 195 00:08:44.690 --> 00:08:47.260 Sammy: So then what's the coolest project you got to work on? 196 00:08:47.460 --> 00:08:52.465 Sammi: Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... I have no idea. 197 00:08:52.465 --> 00:08:54.700 Sammi: Like, I don't know, I really don't know. 198 00:08:54.734 --> 00:08:58.571 Sammy: Is there like a specific data request you got? 199 00:08:58.571 --> 00:09:02.241 And then you thought it was like, oh this is like pretty cool to, like, get? 200 00:09:02.241 --> 00:09:03.910 Sammy: Or like, oh, this is pretty important for the company? 201 00:09:04.043 --> 00:09:08.347 Sammi: I guess like we were looking at like return customer rates to see like, 202 00:09:08.481 --> 00:09:11.584 you know, what kind of customers are returning. 203 00:09:11.717 --> 00:09:14.554 It seems like, oh you just pull a number and you just like read the number, right? 204 00:09:14.554 --> 00:09:17.723 But then there was a lot of, kind of like digging, and like matching data sets, 205 00:09:17.723 --> 00:09:20.893 and like you know, some inference that I had to do to like, figure out, 206 00:09:20.893 --> 00:09:24.230 like, who's coming back? Why maybe? Why not? 207 00:09:24.263 --> 00:09:26.599 You know, what kind of things are they purchasing? 208 00:09:26.599 --> 00:09:29.201 Like people who purchase like the regular screwdriver might return more 209 00:09:29.201 --> 00:09:32.805 than people who buy the stubby screwdriver or like a different color or whatever, right? 210 00:09:33.072 --> 00:09:34.407 Sammi: Like, like, I'm making things up; 211 00:09:34.407 --> 00:09:37.009 I don't, like I'm not giving out like actual data. 212 00:09:37.009 --> 00:09:41.681 Sammi: That was pretty interesting; that was like a really long project that we did 213 00:09:41.681 --> 00:09:44.784 because we were trying to come up with like customer profiles to see, 214 00:09:44.784 --> 00:09:47.486 like, so that we can develop around like what people want. 215 00:09:47.486 --> 00:09:50.990 Before I came on there was a lot of people who would you know, 216 00:09:50.990 --> 00:09:52.692 like, understandably go through the subreddit. 217 00:09:52.692 --> 00:09:54.760 They would go through the comments and they would see like, you know, 218 00:09:54.760 --> 00:09:56.896 one or two people commenting that they really like something, 219 00:09:56.996 --> 00:09:58.531 and they might actually really like it. 220 00:09:58.564 --> 00:10:01.233 We were kind of basing business decisions off of that, 221 00:10:01.400 --> 00:10:03.636 and we didn't necessarily have the numbers to back it up. 222 00:10:03.636 --> 00:10:06.906 And now, you know, when we see those we still review those, we still look at those; 223 00:10:07.306 --> 00:10:10.676 but then after that, there's this layer of like looking at the numbers to verify. 224 00:10:10.810 --> 00:10:13.112 It's a good starting point; but sometimes people are like, 225 00:10:13.112 --> 00:10:14.714 I really want this color, please bring it back. 226 00:10:14.747 --> 00:10:18.384 And then we look at it and it's like we were in stock in that color 227 00:10:18.384 --> 00:10:21.454 for like a thousand years and nobody ever bought it; 228 00:10:21.487 --> 00:10:24.123 except for maybe that one person who says they want another one. 229 00:10:24.156 --> 00:10:27.760 You know, is it financially viable for a business? Like, maybe not, right? 230 00:10:27.760 --> 00:10:31.897 So yeah, it's really Terren's been doing a really great job of like, 231 00:10:31.897 --> 00:10:35.001 kind of leading that as well; so, yeah. 232 00:10:35.034 --> 00:10:37.637 Sammy: Yeah, we don't go buy vibes anymore; it's all data driven. 233 00:10:37.637 --> 00:10:41.040 Sammi: Well it's like, it's like- It's still like 40% vibes, I'd say. 234 00:10:41.040 --> 00:10:41.574 Sammy: Yeah, I know. 235 00:10:41.574 --> 00:10:42.875 Sammi: It's still quite a bit of vibes; 236 00:10:42.875 --> 00:10:46.712 I think there are times where like, I'm like hey I think we should do this; 237 00:10:46.746 --> 00:10:48.514 and they're like, no like trust me. 238 00:10:48.514 --> 00:10:51.584 I'll literally write it down; I was like, so and so said "trust me". 239 00:10:51.584 --> 00:10:53.819 Sammi: So your choice Terren. 240 00:10:54.887 --> 00:10:57.890 Sammi: But you know, that's the beauty of working at this company 241 00:10:57.890 --> 00:10:59.191 is everybody has different perspectives. 242 00:10:59.191 --> 00:11:04.196 And like it adds a lot to the process because you know, 243 00:11:04.196 --> 00:11:07.099 I might not believe in something and I'm like the numbers don't back it up and all this stuff. 244 00:11:07.099 --> 00:11:11.137 And then Bridget, who has like a ton of design experience, our senior designer; 245 00:11:11.137 --> 00:11:14.540 she's like, you know, I believe in this because of blah, blah, blah, blah. 246 00:11:14.540 --> 00:11:17.743 And as long as, honestly, she has thought process behind it, I'm on board; 247 00:11:17.743 --> 00:11:20.813 like, I'm willing to take that risk as long as it's a calculated risk. 248 00:11:20.946 --> 00:11:23.849 Sammy: I have one more question here and then I have a secret question for you. 249 00:11:23.949 --> 00:11:24.450 Sammi: Okay. 250 00:11:24.550 --> 00:11:26.485 Sammy: Okay, so, what were your jobs prior to LMG? 251 00:11:26.786 --> 00:11:27.520 Sammi: Well, okay. 252 00:11:27.553 --> 00:11:31.090 This is my first like full time job after graduation; 253 00:11:31.190 --> 00:11:36.328 but like before I graduated, my internships are all like, in policy analysis. 254 00:11:36.462 --> 00:11:39.498 I worked in some department that did like economic development 255 00:11:39.498 --> 00:11:44.136 and like innovation and competition; and then I also worked at like a bank 256 00:11:44.203 --> 00:11:46.505 Sammi: as a teller part time while I was in school. 257 00:11:46.872 --> 00:11:49.475 Sammi: Yeah, I was working at TD; that was fun. 258 00:11:49.475 --> 00:11:52.278 Sammi: How I got into like the Lab's job. 259 00:11:52.278 --> 00:11:54.013 Sammi: Graphic design is my passion- 260 00:11:54.046 --> 00:11:57.550 No, my mom taught me how to use like Photoshop when I was like nine years old. 261 00:11:57.583 --> 00:12:00.386 She's like, the internet is the future; you have to learn. 262 00:12:00.386 --> 00:12:01.320 And I was like, okay. 263 00:12:01.420 --> 00:12:05.357 Somehow, like somebody needed like a poster done in college, like in first year. 264 00:12:05.357 --> 00:12:06.425 And I was like, oh, I can do those. 265 00:12:06.425 --> 00:12:09.462 Like, it was a volunteer thing; and then this girl was like, do you want a job? 266 00:12:09.462 --> 00:12:12.765 Like, I work part time for this guy and like my manager is hiring. 267 00:12:12.765 --> 00:12:13.799 And I was like, okay. 268 00:12:13.833 --> 00:12:18.037 And then so I started doing like infographics for like a finance company. 269 00:12:18.070 --> 00:12:24.009 And then that turned into like specializing in like making like, graphs specifically. 270 00:12:24.009 --> 00:12:28.314 And then that's how I got this job here at LMG, so... 271 00:12:28.581 --> 00:12:29.014 Sammy: Cool. 272 00:12:29.081 --> 00:12:29.582 Sammi: Yeah. 273 00:12:29.582 --> 00:12:30.950 Sammy: Alright, I got one more question. 274 00:12:30.950 --> 00:12:32.284 Sammy: secret questions for you. * 275 00:12:33.018 --> 00:12:36.455 This week is the finale of Scrapyard Wars. 276 00:12:36.455 --> 00:12:36.922 Sammi: Okay. 277 00:12:37.022 --> 00:12:39.925 Sammy: What do you think is the highlight of your time? 278 00:12:40.426 --> 00:12:43.496 Sammi: I mean, winning the first year, you know. 279 00:12:43.496 --> 00:12:45.531 Sammi: Honestly I didn't really get to do anything, 280 00:12:45.631 --> 00:12:49.502 except for like message people this last year; until like the very last day. 281 00:12:49.502 --> 00:12:53.272 But like on the very last day I like- We like put the whole room together. 282 00:12:53.272 --> 00:12:54.907 And that was like- I had like an hour to do that; 283 00:12:54.907 --> 00:12:56.842 and I was like telling people what to do, and it was great. 284 00:12:56.842 --> 00:12:59.879 Sammy: What's the difference between leadership under Luke and under Linus? 285 00:12:59.879 --> 00:13:03.616 Sammi: Um, Luke is very much like, you... 286 00:13:03.649 --> 00:13:06.886 Sammi: Here's your job, and I trust you to do it; 287 00:13:06.886 --> 00:13:08.888 and I'm picking you because you're good at it. 288 00:13:09.021 --> 00:13:10.189 And then he's like, go. 289 00:13:10.289 --> 00:13:11.857 Sammi: And I think it's a little different, 290 00:13:11.857 --> 00:13:13.692 Sammi: because the team was bigger this year under Luke, though. 291 00:13:13.692 --> 00:13:17.163 Sammi: Linus is much more like let's do it together. 292 00:13:17.163 --> 00:13:19.632 Sammi: Like, he's like sitting there next to me; 293 00:13:19.632 --> 00:13:22.868 and like, he's like- We're kind of bouncing off of each other a lot more. 294 00:13:22.902 --> 00:13:26.705 Luke is very much like, I trust you... have fun. 295 00:13:27.173 --> 00:13:27.573 You know? 296 00:13:27.740 --> 00:13:31.210 It's different; I appreciate both, to be honest. 297 00:13:31.210 --> 00:13:34.814 Luke is like, okay; like, you want to buy this $300 couch? Okay. 298 00:13:35.247 --> 00:13:36.982 Sammi: Like it's a little... but okay. 299 00:13:37.016 --> 00:13:38.284 You know? Like, I trust you. 300 00:13:38.284 --> 00:13:40.019 I have no idea what's going on, but okay. 301 00:13:40.319 --> 00:13:42.822 Sammy: Alright; so, we're going to the two truths and a lie. 302 00:13:42.888 --> 00:13:45.057 So, you'll repeat them and then tell us which one's lie is. 303 00:13:45.191 --> 00:13:49.862 Sammi: So it was, I can't swim, I don't know how to ride a bike; 304 00:13:50.062 --> 00:13:56.836 and I never had like- I never had a hot cup of coffee until I was like 23 years old. 305 00:13:56.836 --> 00:13:57.903 Sammy: I think the bike is a lie. 306 00:13:58.971 --> 00:14:00.072 Sammy: Is it a lie? Is that the lie? 307 00:14:00.806 --> 00:14:02.508 Sammi: I don't know how to swim is a lie. 308 00:14:02.508 --> 00:14:02.942 Sammy: Oh. 309 00:14:02.942 --> 00:14:05.211 Sammi: I do know how to swim, but I don't know how to bike; 310 00:14:05.211 --> 00:14:07.646 and I don't, like I can't handle coffee. 311 00:14:07.646 --> 00:14:08.781 Sammy: Yeah, okay that's interesting. 312 00:14:08.781 --> 00:14:13.219 Sammy: I guess I was like, she figures skates... so I assumed you could also bike. 313 00:14:15.020 --> 00:14:16.288 Sammi: I guess? 314 00:14:16.322 --> 00:14:18.824 I don't know; like my mom thought like swimming was really important. 315 00:14:18.824 --> 00:14:21.894 I actually almost drowned once, so thank God I actually- 316 00:14:21.927 --> 00:14:24.763 Like I was in a boat and then it capsized, and it was like a small boat. 317 00:14:25.297 --> 00:14:27.466 And then like a rope was tied around my ankle, 318 00:14:27.566 --> 00:14:30.469 and I had to like swim underneath and like untie it from my ankle. 319 00:14:30.469 --> 00:14:32.071 And like... yeah, it was bad. 320 00:14:32.071 --> 00:14:34.406 I just never learned how to ride a bike, and biking is scary, 321 00:14:34.440 --> 00:14:38.010 and like I don't want to be in a bike lane because they're not protected; 322 00:14:38.143 --> 00:14:40.546 but I'd like to learn eventually. 323 00:14:40.679 --> 00:14:40.980 Sammy: Oh. 324 00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:42.481 Sammi: I'm just scared of falling. 325 00:14:42.615 --> 00:14:43.682 Sammy: I have a video idea. 326 00:14:44.049 --> 00:14:44.850 Sammi: Oh, my god. 327 00:14:44.850 --> 00:14:45.751 Sammy: I'll talk to you after about it. 328 00:14:45.751 --> 00:14:47.920 Sammi: You know I'm not like the only person in this company 329 00:14:47.953 --> 00:14:48.954 Sammi: who doesn't know how to ride a bike, right? 330 00:14:48.954 --> 00:14:49.822 Sammy: I know, I'm aware, there's two people. 331 00:14:49.822 --> 00:14:52.558 Sammi: No, there's like three; so that's a video, I guess. 332 00:14:52.725 --> 00:14:56.195 Sammi: But I'm terrified of falling; like I'm so okay with falling on the ice 333 00:14:56.195 --> 00:14:58.564 because it's like cold and you don't get scrapes. 334 00:14:58.564 --> 00:15:01.000 No, I literally have like compilations of myself like, 335 00:15:01.000 --> 00:15:04.203 splatting all over the ground while learning a new jump. 336 00:15:04.570 --> 00:15:05.604 Sammi: Thanks for watching. 337 00:15:05.604 --> 00:15:08.240 Sammi: Leave a like, go check out Scrapyard Wars. 338 00:15:08.240 --> 00:15:10.709 Leave a like there, and then go check out Natalie's as well. 339 00:15:10.709 --> 00:15:12.177 She was also on the other team. 340 00:15:12.811 --> 00:15:13.445 Yeah. 341 00:15:13.545 --> 00:15:14.313 Thanks for watching.