Sarah Day Levesque
Food and Beverage Analyst
Mintel
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Had an interest in being part of positive change.
Realized agricultural development could help feed the world.
Majored in International Ag Development.
Realized I needed more tools so got my Masters in Ag Economics.
Did my masters research in Kenya and realized I might want to work in the US.
Got interested in Ag education.
Got job working on developing content for agricultural conferences.
Realized I wanted to do more ag / food research, took job at Mintel.
Education
High School
Bachelor
University of California-Davis
University of California-Davis
Career
Food and Beverage Analyst
I do research in agriculture and food markets.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Food
Writing
Communicating / Sharing Stories
Day to Day
50% writing, 30% researching food markets, 10% filling out forms for data requests, 10% meetings with work team / calls with clients / interviews with journalists.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for high school students
Get a degree that requires you to either learn about the research process or journalism.
Recommended Education
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