Shining Star: Maddy Smith

Maddy Smith
Senior Negotiator, Local Media Investment

Where are you from?

I grew up in Albany, NY, in the same house my entire life with my parents and older sister, Lauren. Currently, I live on the Upper East side in Manhattan with my two roommates.

What college/university did you graduate?

I graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.  During my four years I studied Economics and Education and was a defensive player for the lacrosse team. Since graduating, I have happily worked on the Local Media investment team at Orion.

Something interesting you might not know about me…

My first year living in the city I attended the Citi summer concert series with a friend from elementary school. We ended up speaking with one of the Today show employees who asked if I would come back later that day to play a game with Kathy Lee & Hoda. Although I did a terrible job in the game, I won a trip to Vegas with my friend to see the Billboard Music awards that weekend!

If you had to enter a competition for the “Most Unique Talent,” what would your talent be?

“Having a discount code” I’ve been a brand ambassador for more companies than I would like to admit and am constantly sharing discount codes / referral codes for my favorite brands or new apps with my friends.

If you could wake up tomorrow with one quality or ability what would it be?

No need to think about this one, I would love to be able to teleport!  Since studying abroad in Rome I’ve loved traveling to new places!   My dream would to be able to teleport myself to a new destination whenever I had time or throughout the city to beat NYC traffic.