Connect Who or what is your inspiration in business?

My biggest inspiration isn't a person, it's the gap. I grew up watching people make avoidable financial mistakes simply because nobody taught them better. That's what drives Euphoria. But if I had to name someone, it's every entrepreneur who built something real before anyone believed in it. The ones who stayed patient when there was no visible progress. I relate to that. Business taught me that inspiration is less about who you admire and more about what problem you can't stop thinking about.

How do you stay motivated?

I stay motivated by reminding myself why I started. Whether it's competing at DECA, building Euphoria, or tutoring students, every goal I've pursued has been something I chose, not something I had to do. That's what keeps me going when things get hard or progress is slow. I've learned that motivation isn't always a feeling; sometimes it's just deciding the goal is worth more than the excuse. When I genuinely care about what I'm working toward, showing up consistently becomes a lot easier.

What would you do with the $25,000?

The $25,000 would go directly into scaling Euphoria's impact. We've built a personal finance education platform with certified lessons, now the goal is reach. Funding would go toward marketing to get in front of more students, improving the platform, and expanding our institutional partnerships. Personal finance isn't taught in most classrooms, and we're fixing that. This money doesn't change the mission, it accelerates it.