A recent grad shares the cold outreach email she sent to a CEO that got her an internship0

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• September 7, 2026

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Judy Zeng, a 22-year-old business development intern at global media startup EO Studios, based in San Francisco. Her identity and employment have been verified by Business Insider. This story has been edited for length and clarity. I’m a recent graduate from Northwestern University, where I studied