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This was my first time giving a TED talk. Though I was nervous, I surprised myself with my ability to stay calm! Because 0.4s into the talk, I realised I'd forgotten my clicker 😱 Still, the show must go on. So I used my improv training to nonchalantly ignore the cartoon image stuck on the screen the entire time 😅

• Listen and laugh: Youtube

A friend and I wanted to analyse plastic pollution at its ROOT. After interviewing dozens of scientists and activists, we found thousands of global beach cleanups ineffective. After a lot of hustling, a charity decided to feature our take in this podcast.

• Hear us out: Spotify

2021 really hurt. Several close relationships in my life had broken after the pandemic. I was learning lots about the depths of the human experience. I wanted to capture the beauty of this, so I mixed art + tech to create an animated reflection.

• Take a look: Blog

I love simplicity. Especially when analysing huge problems. After months of research on carbon capture flaws, I wanted even high-school students (like me) to understand my results. So I spent 50+ hours writing this megaseries.

• Learn with me: Blog

Kidogo is an early childcare startup in Kenya. They want to transform unimaginable chidcare conditions into world-leading childcare. With the hardest-working team I've ever had, I presented these recommendations to Kidogo's founders to help them expand.

• Interested in Our Ideas? Pitch

I made this prototype in Figma for some executives at Fasken LLP, a Canadian law firm. I wanted to make real a customer problem I'd researched in the legal industry. After mentors complimented me for the detail-oriented mockup, this project showed me the value of my last-minute refinements!

• Click Around: Figma

My friend and I were confused why plastic pollution hadn't changed in decades. So we researched its ROOT causes. We never knew our work would last a year. This site shows the end results.

• Take a look: Website

I wanted to learn 3D animation with projects that personally mattered. My favourite animated movie ever is Wall-E. So I decided to animate Eve from Wall-E. It was one of the most delightful projects I've worked on.

• Take a Look: Video

Over the years, I've found many simple, repeatable actions to help me with people, productivity, and more. I organised them all in one place, in case they help others.

• Explore: Website

I was tired of seeing overly complicated AI resources. After grinding through the drudgery myself, I decided to create something much simpler. Something that even a grade 8 student could understand.

• Learn with Me: Video

I wanted to get a behind-the-scenes look into entrepreneurship. Real nitty-gritty details over romanticised visions. So a friend and I put together a dozen podcasts interviewing entrepreneurs about their stories.

• Take a Listen: Podcasts

This project taught me the value of understanding problems over building solutions. My friends and I were researching why restaurants didn't offer sustainable menu options. Some owners we interviewed said they weren't sure which options customers wanted. So we spent a month building this forum to connect customers with businesses. Only to realise that customers didn't care enough to be connected...

• Reflect on ruins: Website

This project taught me the value of breaking rules. My friends and I wanted to sign up for TD's hackathon to improve the insurance industry. The problem was that we weren't in university like the hackathon required. We signed up anyways. We were the only highschool team out of 150. And in the end, we won - our ability to pitch and research mattered more than our age.

• Here's Our Pitch: Website

A friend and I suggested improvements to Google's proposal for Sidewalk Labs. This was a project aiming to improve access to affordable housing. We found that a large cost in subsidised housing is finding new tenants. So we suggested some changes to make this more affordable.

• Take a Look: Pitch

Wealthsimple is a digital bank trying to simplify finance. This why they made an easy way for low-income parents to get government education grants. I created this recommendation on how they could improve access to these grants.

• Take a Look: Pitch

This project taught me how to make school for me. My science teacher wanted us to review some scientific advancement. I wanted to learn about renewable energy. So I bent the rules to research solar cells made of organic chemicals. The result ended up so nice, my teacher gave me full marks anyways :D

• Learn with Me: Presentation

I was getting bored of just learning abstract math while exploring AI. So I decided to work on a more personally-meaningful project: making my best friend a cute profile picture with AI! The motivation boost I got showed me the importance of linking my technical growth to what I find fulfilling :-)

• See the results: Video

During the pandemic, it was tough to keep in touch with friends. So I decided to put my React skills to a good use. I made this cute web app to help friends send each other updates.

• See the results: Video

I value both soft skills and technical skills. The two keep combining in unexpected ways. This is an example of where my web app skills ended up being useful when I was practicing public speaking!

• Learn more: Video

During COVID-19, I wasn't able to see friends for years. So I patched together a bunch of virtual games for calls. I never liked visiting a bunch of websites for this game, so I put everything in one place with this React app.

• Play with a friend: Video

When learning React, I wanted to work projects that excited me. Given my interest in psychology, I thought about this experiment where people couldn't find new uses for objects. I made this game to fix that.

• Play Here: Game

My very first React App!

• Baby Steps: Here

This game gets you to present about a random topic with random images as slides. Fun fact: I 100% credit this as the reason I could improvise my first TED Talk after forgetting my clicker :D

• Play here: Game

A quick React project I made to practice brainstorming.

• Try it Out: Site