In 1st grade, I sold handmade Pokémon drawings for $5 so I could buy ice cream. It felt fair at the time.

By 8th grade, I had a camera and photographed everything. Were they good? Absolutely not. But I had a vision. The camera just didn’t see it yet.

I clung to a flip phone until 2017, ten years after iPhones existed. Some call me a late adopter. I would argue that my wallet was the real opposition. Ironically, I went on to work in social media for over 5 years. That said…

I’m a recovering “Social Media Wizard” (yes, I’ve actually been called that). Just when I thought my magic ran out, I stumbled into the mystical world of ✨Advertising✨.

So here we are now, sharpening my eye and expanding my creative toolkit at The Book Shop School for ads, focusing on big ideas, smart visuals, and the kind of storytelling that sticks.

I’ve been a creative before I knew the name for it. I’m still figuring it out, but I’m a little closer every day. Let’s make something amazing!