“Tell us about yourself." This is the same generic boring question that all applicants are asked. Thankfully, I love talking about myself, so I'll begin with this: I have become my alter ego. Yes, that's a crazy way to start this off, but hear me out. I stand out. No, really, I quite literally stand out. At 5'11 I physically dominate space, and I absolutely love it. No, I don't play basketball, and no, I don't model. But surely, I am not wasted potential. Being perceived once felt daunting. With a quirky, awkward personality type, and being a metal mouth for 6 years (...9 months and 19 days, but who's counting...), towering over all of my prepubescent crushes was added baggage to my painfully cringey teen years. Despite my efforts to shrink, no amount of suppressing my personality or hunching over made me any smaller. Amidst the teenage angst of uppity Wall Street kids, I needed a way to be courageous in my visibility. Somewhere between all the braces and backhanded compliments about my height, I created an alter ego — the version of me who owned the space I once tried to shrink from. With a local Forever 21 at the World Trade Center, I started experimenting with fashion as a shield to insecurity and form of expression. I went to a uniform high school, so my styling of tacky teenage-girl micro-trends was limited to weekends and one Friday a month. It is when I arrived to college that I had more creative liberties to act as a life sized mannequin. I became more interested in thrifting, borrowing inspiration from Pinterest, creating full boards of how I wanted my alter ago to dress. Naturally, I began styling harmonious ensembles that were synonymous with my alter ego persona. Before I knew it, I became her.

Treating my weekly class schedule as my personal fashion week, I began embodying total confidence. Not only was I dressing how I had only imagined, but began personifying my alter ego as well. How I spoke, how I walked, how I commanded a room. Fashion was, and still is, the foundation to total confidence. All of this is to say… my passion for fashion goes beyond personal expression — it’s about storytelling, attention to detail, and creativity. These are exactly the qualities that make someone thrive in advertising. Whether it’s developing concepts, editing copy, and crafting narratives. These skills translate seamlessly into a fast-paced advertising environment, where clear storytelling, collaboration, and precision are essential to bringing ideas to life. Whether supporting creative teams, organizing assets, or contributing to campaign development, I thrive in spaces where strategy and creativity intersect.

In many ways, fashion became my language. What started as an alter ego evolved into a deeper understanding of how personal style communicates identity and emotion — a perspective I carry into my creative work. I’m excited to bring that same mix of storytelling, detail, and enthusiasm to an environment that values originality and meaningful connection.