Career Fest is a week-long series of events held every spring, focused on supporting students at every stage of their career development, from Monday, January 26 to Friday, January 30, 2026. To view all Career Fest events, please visit Upcoming Events for more information.
 

USC alum, Jason P. Yoong, will share an inside look at how senior leaders (at Fortune 500 and high growth startups) view AI, the skills hiring managers seek, and how you as students in your early career can use AI to leapfrog in your career. You will also see a live demo of a customGPT Jason and his cofounder built followed by open Q&A.

About Jason: 
Over the past 15+ years, he's run $1B+ organizations in eCommerce, advertising, media, and marketplaces — led 40+ person teams, owned P&L, and managed $400M+ marketing budgets that delivered measurable growth and ROI. 

At Amazon, Dentsu Aegis, and Universal McCann (IPG), he operated at global scale. Later, as a founding team member of a venture-backed software startup, he helped raise $8M in seed funding and built the go-to-market motion from zero to traction. 

Today, he is the Cofounder & COO of Level Up, a career acceleration platform with 250,000+ followers. Alongside Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP), we combine executive coaching, leadership courses, weekly newsletter, an engaged community, and custom AI GPT tools to help ambitious professionals grow faster, avoid mistakes, and make better career moves. 

He also serves on the Harvard Business Review (HBR) advisory council and as a mentor at First Round Capital and Techstars. 

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• This event is open to all majors and class levels.
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Notice of Non-Discrimination

Events are open to all eligible USC Students. The USC Career Center operates its programs in accordance with USC’s Notice of Non-Discrimination.