From an early age, I found my love for entrepreneurship. In elementary school, a teacher of mine created a game for students where we could earn fake money for scoring well on tests, participating in class, etc. I managed to turn this into what I consider my first small business, creating wallets out of duct tape and selling them to the entire class. Needless to say, I ended the school year with the most money in the class (not real dollars of course), but still consider this first small taste of business success.

In High School, I found a passion for playing in my school's drumline, and eventually ended up going on tour with a world-renowned drum corps called Carolina Crown. I continued playing in drumlines through my 4 years of College at the University of Massachusetts, where I eventually became the section leader. I graduated from UMass in 2016 with a Bachelor's Degree in Hospitality/Tourism Management and a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.