About me
I was scouted to model for IMG Models off the street in NYC and shot a Vogue Runway look-book on the spot. After opening the Proenza Schouler runway show for my fashion week debut, I took the semester off of my computer science studies at Cornell University to model in Milan and Paris. During my semester off, I built an AI chatbot project with a chat interface before chatGPT out of boredom, which blew up landing features in BBC, Vogue, and others. This press associated me with my technical background while modeling, sparking conversations between me and fashion industry leaders while backstage at photoshoots and runway shows, which inspired me to build ARI.
ARI is an AI personal fashion stylist and virtual avatar represented by IMG Models. We are backed by Sequoia Scout, Z Fellows, 1517 VC, ex-CPO Hinge, CS faculty @Stanford, AI/ML lead at Apple Maps, CTO Linktree, ex-CMO Bella Hadid’s Kin, @andrewyeung.
I can provide value in the following areas:
Raising venture capital (pitch support, networking, process preparation)
Generating press / cultivating a "personal brand" (I was a featured speaker at TedxCornell, iHeart Radio, New York Fashion Week's "Future of Fashion" panel at Spring Studios, Cornell Tech, guest lectured a masters NYU class focusing on luxury fashion and AI, I am speaking at sxsw in the coming week, featured in Vogue, Fast Company, BBC, USA Today, Yahoo Finance, among others.
Creating social content (I have created multiple videos with 1M+ views)
AI / technical approach (recruiting, hiring, building)
Fashion industry insights (worldwide IMG Model)
Startup ideation