The Private School Pundit

Hi, I’m Alex Eaton.

I’m 24, freshly graduated, and still trying to figure out how to sum up a life’s worth of winding roads in a few neat paragraphs. No one's cracked that code for me yet, so I figured I’d take a stab at it myself.

I started out studying Political Science at James Madison University, thinking I’d make a difference in the world of policy. That dream shifted pretty quickly. Somewhere between long loud lectures and late-night existential crises, I realized I would be better off teaching salsa at the YMCA (my dancing is more "giraffe on ice" than graceful). So, I switched gears to English Literature and moved to Nashville in 2021. That pivot changed everything.

That same year, I got my first shot in the film industry—interning and then working at Kingdom Story Company. I cut my teeth doing script coverage and, before long, found myself in development meetings with creatives across the country. In 2022, I stepped onto my first major film set as a Writers Assistant and Assistant to Directors Brent McCorkle and Jon Erwin. That experience—being part of something bigger, something collaborative and creatively alive—confirmed I was exactly where I was meant to be.

After that, I joined The Wonder Project as a Junior Story Assistant, diving into bigger projects and deeper collaboration. I helped shape a full content slate, contributed to script revisions, and grew in unexpected ways. But I also knew I wasn’t done learning. So, I returned to finish my degree at Lipscomb University, graduating in 2024

Now, I’m looking ahead, excited to take the next step in my creative career—ready to keep learning, keep writing, and keep chasing stories that connect people in meaningful ways.

Outside of work, I’m usually acting, writing, or trying to understand perspectives different from my own. Because at the end of the day, that’s what stories are for.

“I don’t dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I’m dreaming for a living.”
—Steven Spielberg