academic shizz
i started college at the university of central arkansas. after a year there i transferred to the university of southern california (usc), where i graduated from in may of 2025. i graduated from usc with a BA in International Relations and Global Business. was the education worth the 300k - hell no. however, the experience was. i learned a lot about myself, with the most important lesson being how to dive inward.
here are my transcripts
professional experiences
september of 2025 - october of 2025: Rippling
what i worked as: Customer Support Specialist
what i did: i worked here for a month. i learned about Rippling HRIS documents. i made sure to connect with my team and manager, ask lots of questions, and be somewhat engaged throughout the Zoom meetings.
biggest takeaway: customer support ain’t 4 me.
january of 2024 - may of 2025: Hoontos
what i worked as: Co-Founder/CEO
what i did: led Hoontos from concept to launch by conducting market research, validating ideas with customer discovery, developing the go-to-market strategy, holding team, partner and investor meetings, and creating the sales playbook.
takeaways:
1. the importance of having a solid team made up of individuals who are open minded and transparent with themselves and their teammates.
2. when you’re building anything, don’t get caught up with the little things. the sooner you realize that, the more you’re able to experiment, get feedback from your users, refine the product, and find market fit.
january of 2025 - may of 2025: Talent Scout
what i worked as: Business Development Associate
what i did: scheduled product demos, talked with investors, and shared product feedback with our devs to improve the product
biggest takeaway: the importance of leveraging personal relationships, in this case the CEO’s relationships, to secure those first clients and build early traction. (building early traction is vital so that the team is motivated to continue putting in the work.)
2024 summer: Biennial of the Americas
what i worked as: Community Engagement Officer
what i did: kept track of partnerships, prepared materials for events, and helped measure outreach results to improve community engagement
biggest takeaway: the importance of communicating with your manager to ensure you’re completing your assigned tasks the way they want you to.
2021 - 2025 summers: Machete Tequila + Tacos
what i worked as: Host, Food Runner, Busser, Barback, Red Rock’s Kiosk Server
what i did: greeted guests, cleaned up after guests, served food, talked with guests, made guests laugh, prepped food, washed dishes
biggest takeaways: the restaurant industry is a great place to work short term, but not long term (for me). and to not get anxious when u have eyes on u. do ur thing and trust in ur ability to get it done.