Growing Up a Gamer

I played a lot of video games growing up, and still do now. I maintained close bonds with childhood friends mostly in part due to video games. Throughout the years as I changed and grew, I also watched my friends grow into the people they are today.

I found it intriguing how their development of personality made sense given their gameplay — that although my friend group and I shared a similar sense of humor and affinity for games, we each had our own, evidently unique persona. Although this is true for everyone, gamer or non-gamer, video games helped me put into perspective the uniqueness and similarities people have.

Predicting which actions people take is vital to marketing, and I honestly believe playing video games bettered my understanding of this.

Cows, Tennis, Thrifting

I received a B.S. in managerial economics and a minor in statistics from UC Davis. My coursework included creating economic models, analyzing datasets, and a lot of Microsoft Excel and R-Studio.

Alongside my studies I also did club tennis all years except for the COVID year. And although Davis Club Tennis would unfortunately never win the big tournaments, I would meet amazing friends and create long lasting memories regardless of the tournament outcomes.

Due to Davis being an intersection of sustainability and indie kids, thrifting surrounded me. I enjoyed thrifting as a hobby, so in the latter half of my college career I decided to be more involved in the Davis thrifting community. I became a marketing co-lead of the on campus thrift store and tried my own hand at clothing resale.