Hello! My name is Antonio Rego; I was born and raised in Brazil, and I am a sophomore at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management. I expect to graduate in 2027 with a co-major in management and entrepreneurship with a concentration in marketing.Thinking outside the box and coming up with solutions in an alternative way has always appealed to me. At sixteen, in the difficult year of 2021, I aspired to improve my Rio de Janeiro community. I founded the nonprofit Lar, Luz e Amor (Home, Light, and Love) project in collaboration with a nearby orphanage and daycare. This project helped impoverished families gain access to basic necessities like food and medical supplies. I oversaw every facet of the organization at first, but in order to grow, I presented it to my school as a CAS project. It gained traction and in a week I had a team of 10 people. I gained important knowledge from this experience about managing a company, assigning volunteers to appropriate tasks, and talking over strategy and fundraising meetings. Eager to apply my skills in the corporate world, I interned at Orama, a digital investment platform. There, I identified a gap in their digital outreach and proposed a strategy to enhance their social media presence. I suggested leveraging existing content to create diverse videos for various platforms, targeting different demographics. My ideas were well-received and influenced Orama’s social media strategy even after my internship ended.These experiences shaped me into the capable professional that I am today, playing a pivotal role in my journey through college and taking important decisions.