Athena Miranda Nguyen

This is the story of a girl who met the internet before consciousness, and long division.

Disclaimer: My parents are young and hip. My brother is a rockstar. Of course, I turned out cool and overexposed. Dare I consider myself, an original iPad kid?

How did you choose your discipline? When I was 6 years old posting political think pieces and girls2games.com screenshots on Facebook, the course of fate had begun. I then moved to Instagram where I discovered the selfie at age 9. On to Tumblr, Twitter, Snapchat and finally, VidCon. 

VidCon was my summer camp. It was my precursor to the wild world of networking and pitching. When TikTok took off, the formal structure of the convention was abandoned since faces that were fresh off the For You Page accumulated crowds outside of the convention. People didn’t buy tickets, they just hung out near the barrier to entry. I ditched my ticket to be curious. In those conversations I learned enough about the media industry motions to love it. That summer clarified my future career’s potential, right in time for college applications. 

Since then, I’ve learned a bit more to know that I have a deeper appreciation for brand partnerships and experience coordination. That in itself describes so many roles and responsibilities. The type-A personality of mine can’t help but plan and do. So, that’s me for now. What about you?