I started AerEthos at 17 in a classroom in Waterford — for my own graduating class, before anyone approved it. Three years later, I have a signed contract with one of Manhattan's most prestigious schools.
In late 2023, I was a 6th year student at Waterpark College in Waterford — student council president, class rep for all six years, Green Schools Committee member, and the person my year turned to when something needed organising. I'd also just planned a 150-person debs entirely by myself.
Waterpark had never had a yearbook. I didn't ask if one was possible. I didn't wait for approval from admin, from my principal, or from anyone else. I started designing, got all 100 of my classmates on board, and had the whole thing nearly finished before my principal found out.
By the time he saw it, the school already loved it. There was nothing left to stop. AerEthos was born — with my graduating class as my first client, and my school as my first proof of concept.
“I didn't ask if I could. I just built it — and by the time anyone noticed, it was already done.”
Enterprise has been an obsession since childhood. AerEthos isn't a lucky first attempt — it's the latest in a pattern that started when I was ten years old.
What happened that summer is the part of this story that people don't expect.
I spent the summer of 2025 in New York City on a J-1 visa — 13 weeks, working full-time at a private beach club on Long Island. An independent trip, funded by myself, because that's how I operate.
On my days off, I was emailing schools. On my breaks, I was following up on calls. I was 19, working a summer job in a foreign country, and still growing AerEthos. Because stopping wasn't something I considered.
One school was deeply interested from the very first call — one of New York City's most academically prestigious independent schools. What began as a coffee meeting with a member of their admin team became months of calls, meetings, proposals, and planning.
“I did this at 19. I don't say that to impress anyone. I say it because the only thing that made it possible was refusing to think it wasn't.”
I'm a 2nd year International Business student at SETU Waterford, running AerEthos full-time alongside my studies. I also run AerEthos through SETU's own societies — capturing the college's memories as the business grows around me.
After three years building this solo, I'm now beginning to build out a team. AerEthos Vision and AerEthos Studio are proprietary platforms I developed myself — technology built specifically for this business, owned entirely by it.
I'm also in early talks with SETU to organise the first-ever SETU Ball for summer 2028 — a 500+ person event, with institutional support. Because apparently, running a growing company isn't enough.
Every school that works with AerEthos gets direct access to me. No handoffs, no account managers, no waiting. Send a quote request and I'll respond personally — usually the same day.