Shaton Wilson

High achievers, big dreamers, there's plenty of them around, but most of them will most likely tell you they'll do any job just for the large amount of money they can make. It's hard to look forward to achieving our dream careers in this unstable economy where one field might collapse after another, but there are those who stay positive and still look forward to what they want to do later in life.
There are some who have a purpose, not because they want to make a large amount but because they a desire to do it.

I've been wandering around the city this week, and I've wandered around and found a student, who not only has big dreams, but also ambition.

In a recent sit-down interview with a fellow classmate at St. John's University, Shaton Wilson, a 26-year-old from Queens, tells me about his hopes and interests, with a little mix of humor. Shaton spent a few years at LaGuardia Community College, before making the transition to St. John's University and realizing what he wants to do for the rest of his life: advertising.

Here are some of the highlights of our interview:


So Shaton, tell me, what is your major?
My major? You wanna know MY major?

Yes, I wanna know your major.
Okay, are you sure?

Yes.
Okay, my major is advertising.

So are you into designing?
No, not really. I'm looking more to be a copywriter. A copywriter are the folks who add dialogue to the actual commercials.....any other form of mass communications.

Give me a line for Butterfingers.
Butterfingers. So..deliciously crispy and chocolatey. You'll think of Butterfingers.

Are you looking to work in a firm or are you looking to work for a company?
Specifically, I would like to begin my career as a full-time copywriter at a large firm, a large agency, maybe a global company that's really one of the first advertising firms in the country. Perhaps, later on, once I gain a little of variety, a little success, open up my own shop.

What kind of shop do you want to open?
An autobody, what do you think? No, advertising!