After four years of building out an edu-tech startup, Meagan Skerchock’s work is starting to pay off.
Meagan Skerchock, founder of Perpsectiv, poses for a portrait in her bedroom and office in Senoia on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
Nearly 10 years into her career in the film industry, Meagan Skerchock was looking for a change.
Skerchock, 34, liked what she did. She worked in the art department as a set dresser on tentpole films for much of her career, including two installments in the “Avengers” franchise and “Suicide Squad.” But she realized it wasn’t what she wanted to do for the rest of her life.
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Meagan Skerchock, founder of Perspectiv, sees the education technology startup as a solution to unhappiness in the workplace, a resource she could’ve used when figuring out her next career pivot. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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Meagan Skerchock speaks in front of the Charter System Foundation’s annual fall conference on Nov. 5. (Courtesy of Jason Halcombe)
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Savannah Sicurella is an entertainment business reporter with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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