I'm a full-time MFIS student at Kent State University focusing on digital knitting. I graduated in May of 2024 with an MBA, and in 2023 I received my BBA in entrepreneurship with a minor in Japanese. I'm a fashion entrepreneur, currently running my startup, HyAndHook. This B2C e-commerce brand produces crochet products and patterns based on pop culture moments and current style trends. I’m working as a Graduate Assistant Project Manager at LaunchNET KSU. Here, I develop and deliver entrepreneurial content for incarcerated KSU students at Trumbull Correctional Institution. I also work with our on-campus clients to develop their startups and explore their entrepreneurial ideas. Outside of my work here, I serve as a Graduate Student Senator, representing the School of Fashion Design and Merchandising.I was a finalist in the 2022, 2023, and 2024 KSU Spring Pitch competition and a 2022 IdeaPitch competition finalist, all held by the KSU Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship. I won 2nd place at the 2023 EEC ideaLabs Pitch Competition. I was the 1st place winner of the 2022 and 2023 Elevator Pitch competitions held by LaunchNET KSU. I won 1st place in Kent State's ArtsLAUNCH Pitch Competition in 2023 and was a finalist in 2024.