Growing up with a tech-savvy dad and an artistic mom, becoming a 🧑🏻‍💻 product designer was like set in stone for me.

I began creating on a computer at the age of 6. By 12, I won a hefty prize of 💰 $2,800 in an app design contest.

Making this amount of money at such a young age from something I loved was incredible. This was my 💫 true calling, I realized.

But this early clarity of purpose came at a cost: I quickly lost enthusiasm for 🏫 school and the traditional education system.

My passion for design overshadowed my interest in all other subjects, causing my grades to slip and my 😔 happiness to dwindle.

I knew dropping out would disappoint people I deeply cared about, but I had to finally 💙 follow my heart, no matter how hard it was.

I walked out of the school entrance and never returned. I went home and kept designing. The rest is 🌟 history.