From pumping toilets to building spreadsheet models, and everything in between, my time as a Business Development Intern at Wasted* is something I remember for the rest of my life. I was thrown into the deep end and immediately put on two different projects. I learned about modern sales and marketing techniques from the savvy General Manager of Boston, Shyam Shukla. At the same time,  Bill (CFO), took me under his wing and advised me on creating a spreadsheet-based deal calculator model from scratch. The objective of the deal calculator was to enable us to assess the profitability of any kind of deal in the Burlington market. It was so rewarding to build a tool that truly helped out the team.  The capstone to my time at Wasted* was the Porta Perks Program. About halfway through my internship, I was able to lead my own project implementing a referral program