I was born in the United States, with family from China, Japan, and Europe. I graduated from UVU in 2021, majoring in Business Management and minoring in Marketing.
My first few years in college I spent volunteering as a teacher in South Korea (love the language, music, culture and people) for two years and then as a Korean teacher in the states. I joined UIF in 2020 and utilized the principles of design thinking and innovation to drive implement a new experiential learning program ('UVU e2i' 200 students strong) connecting students , launch a campus mobile app, and businesses for real-life projects and innovationdrive new mental health initiatives on campus.
During college I joined a startup as a founding team member and the founding product manager. Together we raised funding (Techstars '20 and Amazon Alexa Fund), reached a $25M valuation (and profitability!), and supported millions of users each month. We've launched our product in over 100 countries and 30 languages, integrated directly into three multi-billion dollar platforms.