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Lauren Berger      

CEO of Intern Queen Inc, Author, Career Advice Expert

BusinessWeek magazine named Lauren Berger No. 5 on their annual list of Young Entrepreneurs 25 Under 25. America Online says, “If you are going to college and wondering what you are going to do this summer—you need to look her up.” Back in 2010, Mobile Youth placed her in the top 10 Youth Marketing Minds of the year.

Lauren Berger is the CEO and Founder of both CareerQueen.com and InternQueen.com, platforms that have collectively reached over 9 million people. Berger, who participated in 15 internships during her years at the University of Central Florida, where she earned a degree in Organizational Business Communications, has authored several books including "All Work, No Pay," "Welcome to the Real World," and her newest title, "Get It Together; Ditch the Chaos, Do the Work, Design Your Success," released in November 2018. Initially gaining recognition as the "Intern Queen" after interning for leading companies like MTV, FOX, and NBC, she launched her businesses to connect students and young professionals with their dream careers.

Now, Intern Queen Inc and CareerQueen.com work collaboratively to help young individuals navigate their career paths, reaching nearly 100,000 different students, parents, and employers each month. Berger's insightful career and entrepreneurship advice has featured in outlets including The Today Show, Forbes, Variety, and CNBC.

Berger has delivered over 200 keynote speeches at colleges, universities, leadership conferences, and entrepreneurship events, making her a prominent international speaker. Her YouTube Channel, hosting over 200 career advice videos, has attracted more than 3.3 million views, underlining her influence and reach online. Berger also oversees the marketing agency aspect of her business, helping major brands like Whole Foods and Estee Lauder engage with college students and young professionals worldwide.

In her continuous effort to provide actionable guidance, Berger has been a keynote speaker at events for organizations like Teen Vogue and Aveda, and she continues to be a leader in providing insightful career advice to young professionals aiming to excel in their respective fields.

Speech Topics

Capturing Gen Y: How to Engage and Retain the Elusive Millennial Market

Lauren Berger, CEO & Founder of InternQueen.com and author of "All Work, No Pay" and "Welcome To The Real World," has recently executed national college marketing campaigns for brands that include GNC, DSW, and The Limited. The unique marketing program Berger created with the Ford Motor Company, The Ford College Ambassador Challenge, is creating quite the buzz among marketing executives and agencies. So, how does one person with no direct connections to any of these organizations create relationships and marketing opportunities?

Welcome to the Real World: Careers in the New Economy

Lauren Berger turned her passion for internships into a full-time business in 2008. Her story is one of passion, entrepreneurship, taking initiative, and turning nothing into something. And these same skills can be used to identify and secure your dream job. In this presentation, she inspires students to take advantage of every situation, to network 24/7, to think about merging passion with purpose, and to find motivation by constantly exposing yourself to new learning experiences. It's a challenging time to be young and in the workforce, and no one understands this better than Lauren Berger. Through her own unique lens, Lauren provides millennials with unfiltered advice about how to turn their current realities into their dream careers. Whether it's effectively managing rejection, networking like a pro, navigating sticky office politics, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, or getting promoted, Lauren teaches audiences how to live, and thrive, on their own terms.

Internships A-Z with the Founder of Intern Queen, Inc.

Hear personal stories of how Lauren Berger made the most of her opportunities and managed 15 internships during her four years of college. Her take on the internship application process, resumes, cover letters, interviews, social media, internship trends, managing a job and internship, handling paid versus unpaid internships, making the most of an internship, and turning an internship into a job is like NO other! Just as students leave her presentations motivated, career centers see an increase in internship participation.

News

12 WAYS TO BUILD THE BEST RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR BOSS
Your boss today should be someone that you are in touch with for the rest of your life. Sure, you will work for this person—probably for a short time, maybe a year or two—but you are building a relationship for the bigger picture.
9 Tips For Navigating Life After College From The Intern Queen Lauren Berger
Let's face it, as exciting as graduating from college is, the whole idea of entering the "real world" can be pretty intimidating. But even though life after college may seem like one big game of uncertainty, you can take control of your future and create the life you want—and the Intern Queen Lauren Berger is here to show you how in her new book, Welcome To The Real World.
Students Go Further through Hands-On Ford College Ambassador ...
This marketing initiative, a collaboration with internship expert and founder of InternQueen.com Lauren Berger, is an opportunity to provide knowledge and ...
Stop Wasting Your Intern's Potential And Get Your Own Coffee | Fast ...
Despite a few high-profile companies like Conde Nast ending their programs, Lauren Berger, CEO of the internship portal InternQueen.com reports that “our ...

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