The food, the noises, and the sheer scale of everything served as a bit of shock and a great welcome to the global metropolis that is Singapore. On the left, grocery shopping in Singapore, a bit different than Pasadena.

Through courses like Customer Insight & New Business Model I got the chance to dive deep into subjects like Behavioral Economics and Emerging Technology while working with faculty at the forefront of their fields.

In Digital Social Media and Marketing Strategy, I got a chance to see the analytical power of readily available tools in action. Using Google Trends, I did analysis on the effect of Apple's transition from the iTunes brand for their core music service to Apple Music and how that alongside Spotify's rise affected their consumer market interest.

I had the privilege of taking a quick trip to India before the pandemic began. While not a traditionally academic environment, the experience of missing your train, hitchhiking in a truck, and trying to get your way home definitely was a great use case for what I learnt in Negotiations. And by seeing the digitization of services in India firsthand, I got a great first look for what I would soon learn in Management of Services, & Digital Entrepreneurship.

As a design coach in INSEAD Executive Education's Design Thinking and Creativity for Business course, I had the opportunity to work directly with top-level executives at companies in the luxury, technology, and financial sectors. I facilitated remote workshops and exercises focused on the creative ideation, driving valuable insights, and rapid prototyping. Stepping into the role of an educator offered me a unique perspective on how to not only put these concepts into action but on how to convey them effectively and with detail.