Ben Franklin said the only certain things in life are death and taxes. But, I say it’s death, taxes, sneakers, sports and design. From scribbling friends’ names onto trapper keepers during class to filming music videos for local artists, I’ve always been enamored with creating things. I first discovered my love for design during my time as a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign when I stumbled into an industrial design gallery that rocked my world. I was fascinated with the possibility to convert my habitual doodling & love for creating things into a career. Five years later, I graduated with my Bachelor of Arts degree in Industrial Design with a minor in Mandarin Chinese. Yes, Chinese!