I know it seems strange that people like me with an academic background in Computer Graphic Design work in a business role, but I would say there is a link between. Imagine that you have fabulous masterpiece artwork, but you lack marketing to promote and present it. This is what I see myself shifting from arts into marketing focus.
Also, my first job at Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce (TICC) was one of the inspirations that shifted me into F&B industry – I started in the production of their publications focusing on Italian food and beverage, and I found this industry charming and challenging. It pushed me into the representative of one of the Italian Mineral water brands afterward.