Background
The long version.
I've been running some version of a business since I was seventeen. The finance degree came after — I wanted to understand the machinery behind what I'd been doing on instinct. Both halves are below.
Ventures
Businesses I've founded
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Jun 2025 — presentOngoing
Founder
SharpenIdea — subscription website services- Designed and built sharpenidea.com myself, with AI-assisted development as the core of the process
- Structured it as a monthly subscription — the build plus ongoing management — rather than one-time projects, so clients keep a site that stays current and I keep recurring revenue
- Run the full client lifecycle: consultation, scoping, build, delivery, and continuing maintenance
- Handle the marketing across X, Instagram, and TikTok
- Self-taught the entire technical stack, and translate what a client says they want into what their business actually needs
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In developmentMarket validation
Founder
PaintersHQ — AR software for painting contractors- Building an all-in-one platform on custom augmented reality: a painter scans a room and gets back exactly how much paint the job requires, cutting the over-ordering most shops never track
- The same scan logs supplies room by room; the platform also handles invoicing clients by email, paying employees, and tracking active jobs
- Homeowner side lets a client photograph a room, render it in a new color with AI, and get matched to the paint company best suited to the job
- Working with a contracted app developer and a patent attorney; currently running market validation with working contractors
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In toolingPatent filing
Founder
Painter's Pocket — belt-mounted paint holder- A paint holder that connects to a belt so painters climb ladders with paint and brush on the hip and both hands free, keeping the climb OSHA-compliant
- Magnet retains the brush; interchangeable inserts allow paint colors to be swapped without changing the rig
- Toured an injection molding facility in Greensboro, NC, then had the CAD files reworked and finalized for production tooling
- Awaiting a mold quote to cut first tooling and begin prototype runs; my first product, and the one PaintersHQ grew out of
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Dec 2022 — Jun 2025Started at 17
Founder
TheHarmony888 — e-commerce clothing brand- Founded the brand in high school and operated it to $10,000 in sales over the first two years
- Sourced the manufacturer through three rounds of sample orders, buying and quality-testing the product myself before committing to a supplier
- Ran one mesh shorts production run followed by two bulk tracksuit orders, handling website operations, customer communication, and fulfillment end to end
- Built organic reach across Massachusetts and into other states; tracked margins, customer acquisition cost, marketing ROI, and retention to work out which decisions were actually paying off
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OngoingCohort member
NextGenExit
NextGenExit — business accelerator and incubator- Handles patent work across my products and supports the businesses through market validation, development, and build
- Peer founder network I use to pressure-test product decisions — it shaped the early development of Painter's Pocket more than any other input
Experience
Where I've worked
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May — Aug 2026Stoneham, MA
Wealth Management Intern
Raymond James — Stoneham Bank- Maintained client records and advisor meeting notes across 562 client accounts, improving continuity of relationship history and consultation preparation
- Coordinated client meetings across multiple locations, handling logistics with both clients and the advisor
- Reviewed brokerage, retirement, and managed account information, building working knowledge of portfolio structures and financial planning workflows
- Supported account review, sales reporting, and client follow-up while learning how a compliance-minded practice documents its work
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Summer 2025Greater Boston, MA
Door-to-Door Sales Representative
InvoWork — website sales- Cold-canvassed used car dealerships across the area, booking and running sit-down meetings with the owners themselves
- Built each pitch around competitive positioning — what rival dealers' sites were doing that theirs weren't, and what it was costing them
- Closed nothing. The value was in learning how an owner actually decides: I was selling the product before I understood the buyer, and the ones who pushed back hardest taught me the most about how to frame an offer
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May — Aug 2026Woburn, MA
Dining Room Attendant
Sogno- Supported servers in a high-volume fine-dining room, managing table readiness and guest flow through full services
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Dec 2021 — presentMalden, MA
Barback
Mixx360- Process POS transactions, reconcile cash, and support event execution in a fast-paced venue
Education
High Point University
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Expected May 2028High Point, NC
B.S.B.A., Finance — minor in Sales
Business Fellow · 3.7 GPA- Selected as a Business Fellow for academic achievement and commitment to business leadership development
- Dean's List: Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025
- Led a team business case study for a real company — delegated roles, organized the project, and coordinated the analysis of its operational challenges
- Presented a business concept to judges and an audience in a freshman-year elevator pitch competition
Capabilities
What I work with
Finance
Business
Technical
Outside work
Leadership and service
Mystic Valley Summer Camp
Camp leader, June 2022 to July 2023.
Stoneham Soccer Club
Volunteer, August to October 2022.
Want to talk it through?
Website work, consulting, or an internship conversation — all welcome.