Meet the 2026 Summer Interns: Gen Z Perspectives on AI

In this special episode, we introduce the 2026 summer marketing internship class. Five talented college interns join the conversation to share their experiences working across different Everpure marketing teams and what they learned. The discussion offers a glimpse into the program and highlights how these students are applying their academic knowledge to high impact projects at Everpure. Our guests detail their real world contributions ranging from building dynamic event dashboards to managing complex budget processes. Unlike traditional internship experiences these students are integrated into daily workflows and given significant responsibility. They provide candid feedback on transitioning from smaller startup environments to the enterprise scale of a company like Everpure and discuss what they have learned about corporate culture and career paths. Our episode concludes with a forward looking conversation about artificial intelligence. These early adopters explain how they use AI as an assistant to scale their productivity while emphasizing the necessity of human verification. Listeners will hear firsthand how the next generation perceives AI in the classroom and the office and how they are helping senior leadership embrace new technology to stay competitive. To learn more, visit: https://www.everpuredata.com/company/careers.html Check out the new Everpure digital customer community to join the conversation with peers and Everpure experts: https://purecommunity.purestorage.com/ 00:00 Coming Up 00:40 Intro to Harshul Srivastava, Growth Marketing Intern 06:36 Events Dashboard Project 08:45 AI Perspectives 12:09 Intro to Keira Wong, EBC Intern 17:55 Using AI Tools 22:37 Intro to Lilian Truong, Marketing Ops Intern 25:29 Business Economics Major Career Options 29:25 Embracing AI at School and Work with Caution 35:09 Intro to Asha Parker, Brand Marketing Intern 38:24 Perspectives on Tech Learning 42:11 Thoughts on AI Tools 45:27 Intro to Sophia Mariaca, Product Marketing Intro 50:02 Customer Interaction 51:41 Sophia on AI Usage