Jaxton Wright
Founder
UC Berkeley
Junior
Honors Economics
The Team
A team across UCLA, USC, and UC Berkeley.
Team members
Carisa Gonzales
USC Lead Coordinator
USC
Senior
Business, USC Marshall, emphasis in Leadership and Innovation
Previously a Selling Manager at Ralph Lauren, and now works at Sephora. Completed the USC Marshall international business immersion in Lithuania. Worked on a semester-long client project for Reflaunt in USC's Fashion, Luxury, and Lifestyle Marketing course.
Cheryl Zhang
Demo Day and Partnerships Lead
USC
Senior
Business Administration, USC Marshall
2026 IRTS Summer Fellow, one of 40 selected from more than 2,500 applicants. Product Management intern at Horizon Media, and Assistant Director of Finance for USC OWN IT, where she helped secure over $10,000 in sponsorships. Won Folio and Canva's Summer Business Strategy Challenge for a Canva for Campus go-to-market strategy at USC.
Aaron Colgan
Content and Filming
USC
Senior
Media Studies
2026 Arts Climate Collective awardee for a project documenting the effects of warehousing in the Inland Empire. Transferred to USC from community college. Films long-form interviews and live events.
Mane Patatanian
UCLA Lead
UCLA
Sophomore
Honors Psychobiology and Political Science
Founder of Vital Teens, an Antelope Valley organization with 135+ members that has donated thousands of toys to local hospitals and led CPR training initiatives. Presented Aliso Canyon health research at UCLA's Undergraduate Research Week. UCLA Honors Program member and Optimist Scholar.
Anahi Ceja
Berkeley Outreach and Digital Content Lead
UC Berkeley
Junior
Neuroscience
Space Assignments Associate in the ASUC Office of the Executive Vice President. Previously Operations Associate for the Latinx Business Student Association, and a Blood Donor Ambassador and board officer with the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region.
Elijah Carraby
Content Creation and Film
Community college
Senior
2026 Arts Climate Collective awardee. Films long-form interviews and live events.