How do you go from Toronto to HuffPo?

Media columnist Rachel Sklar tells us how she made it to the big leagues with a lot of hard work and "something about a boa."

Watch the video to hear how Rachel got her first clip from her first assignment in her first mediabistro.com class. The class was Boot Camp for Journalists. The clip was in The New York Times. Fast-forward a few years to now, and she's a writer and editor at top blog The Huffington Post.

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What people are saying
"I loved my class! It was awesome!" -- Rob LaFranco, former editor at Forbes and West Coast bureau chief at Red Herring

"Who knew that learning could be so educational? Great instructors!" -- Some LaGuy, writer extraordinaire

"Got great feedback from the people in my class about my piece (and my hairdo)." -- Doctor Manhattan

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