I was already showing an interest in tech, so my parents let me use the family Gateway desktop to "play" games like Tetris, and I learned how to use a mouse and keyboard.

I started using Microsoft Paint to design cards for my family, and then I learned to combine designs from Paint with Publisher and Powerpoint to create more dynamic pictures (shoutout to the Microsoft clip art gallery).

For Christmas my parents surprised me with my first laptop (that didn't connect to wifi). My mom put it a white box and made fake labels to disguise it as training wheels lol.

My brother helped me download Photoshop CS3, and he started teaching me the basics. My first "job" was to remove the background from a picture of a robot, and I nailed it.

I built my first website in Wix and created a fashion blog with a forum for my classmates to vote for the best outfits. Kids would log in and comment to cast their votes. It was called "Passion 4 Fashion".

I taught myself HTML and CSS to customize my Tumblr, and then I started building full sites in Dreamweaver and WordPress.

After a couple of years using WordPress, I decided to go back to using Wix. I tried Squarespace later, but I really enjoyed the flexibility and features Wix had to offer.

As a Sophomore in college, I was working to build my network and began freelancing as a graphic designer. I met with a lot of agencies when looking for an internship, but I didn't fall in love with any of them.

I decided to launch my own agency to have more control over the projects I took on, which also gave me space to prioritize my mental health as a caregiver. Two months later, the world shut down!

Despite the pandemic, I graduated from ODU with 2 Bachelor's degrees and a team of 6! Since then, we've worked with clients all over the country!