ABOUT ME

I went to high school at William P. Clements high school in Sugar Land, Texas.  During high school, I had two crazy ideas.  My first idea was to build a school in a developing country, which I later ended up accomplishing with the help of my high school best friend, various school organizations, $19,000 in funds from fundraisers, and a non-profit called BuildOn. My second idea was to find some way to change the world through the power of technology.  I didn't end up accomplishing that goal entirely, but I did create a YouTube personality, Laughing Pikachu, which generated 36,000,000 total views, a 100,000+ person follower base from over 50 countries, and an e-commerce startup, Cavendish. I also received over 1,000 pieces of fan mail from viewers across the world and began to fall in love with the art of storytelling. 

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YouTube also sparked my passion for supply chain management. As a Pokémon card unboxing channel, I was always on a quest to be the first to get my hands on new products and noticed certain retailers released products on shelves earlier than others. After talking with store employees, I learned that different stores used different distributors, which sourced from a Pokémon card manufacturer, which got print orders from Pokémon. I didn't know it at the time, but this was a very simplified picture of the Pokémon card supply chain and the beginning of my supply chain management journey. 

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My passion for supply chain management grew further once I began taking classes at the University of Texas at Austin at the McCombs School of Business. Specifically, I spent a summer studying abroad as part of a BBA program in Hong Kong where I got to back-track the Target supply chain and take classes at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) business school with professors from McCombs. Hong Kong was an eye-opening experience for me where I was exposed to new cultural traditions, lifestyles, and stories. It sounds clique but my study abroad experience truly changed the way I viewed the world and myself, and I am forever grateful for that experience. 

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Surprisingly, studying abroad actually wasn't the highlight of my college career, a contest called L'Oréal Brandstorm was. Having a passion for pitching ideas to others and having a big entrepreneurial spirit always made me drawn to case competitions throughout college. L'Oreal Brandstorm was one of the contests my team performed exceptionally well in. Through our fictitious product line, Geneticare, we won 1st place in the US for our pitch at the L'Oréal US HQ in New York, and 20th place internationally for our pitch at the L'Oréal International HQ in Paris, France. 

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A lot of my time in college was also ​spent chasing after experiences rather than certain grades in classes. Though I did perform relatively well in class, placing 1st place overall in the Target Operations Management Challenge for my procurement class (OM337.3), and setting the class high on exams in a handful of supply chain focused classes, I truly excelled and experienced the most growth outside of the classroom. I spent a lot of time working at various startups and smaller companies such as Videnus, IdeaSmiths, and Webber Energy Group. I also spent a summer doing strategy and operations work with EY-Parthenon, Ernst and Young's strategy consulting practice. 

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However, the most growth I experienced wasn't through work but rather through challenging leadership decisions. As president of the Supply Chain Management Student Organization (SCMSO), I learned to manage a team, launch initiatives, sell partnership opportunities, and set a vision for an organization. During my time as president, I was able to launch an MBA Mentorship Program, run SCMSO's first-ever supply chain case competition, raise record amounts of funding from sponsors, establish the SCMSO Distinguished Scholar Award scholarship, and work with a strategy consultant to re-define the mission of our organization. The 5-year strategy plan I lead the executive board in creating was later presented to the McCombs Advisory Board and the McCombs Supply Chain Management Center of Excellence, redefining the future of the supply chain management major at McCombs. 

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After graduation, I joined PwC as a technology consultant that specialized in serving as a Product Manager for clients building supply chain software solutions. In addition, I helped to establish the Alumane Advisory Board at the University of Texas Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute and was invited to sit on the board of a non-profit, the Vision Inspired Foundation. Through volunteering my time with these organizations, I was able to help establish a scholarship for Fort Bend ISD AVID students, mentor the next generation of entrepreneurs, and educate others on financial literacy. 

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I'm now working at a software solution startup called Whatnot and on a quest to use my passion for supply chain management, technology, and entrepreneurship to empower others to start their own businesses centered around their passions. I'm also always on a quest to hear more stories from others so I am constantly learning and listening. Every conversation is an opportunity to learn something new and I hope to bring forth my authentic self, yellow Crocs and all, to each conversation I get to experience.