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Hi, I'm Aaliyah. And I'm glad the internet brought us together.

I didn't have a plan. I want to be honest about that.
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Here's the short version: I'm a Baltimore School of the Arts kid, born and raised in a city that teaches you things no classroom ever could, mostly about resilience, resourcefulness, and the audacity it takes to bet on yourself when the odds aren't exactly in your favor.

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Black background with white and gray handwritten text that reads, "she had no idea what was coming. neither did anyone else."

What I had was an idea, a city I loved, and a stubborn belief that people deserved spaces that made them feel something. So I built one. An event space from the ground up, no blueprint, no investor, no safety net. Just vision and the particular kind of nerve that comes from having nothing to lose.

The longer version goes like this: that scrappy girl who figured out how to build rooms that made people feel alive kept going. One room became many. One city became many. And somewhere along the way, through brand deals I probably undercharged for, flights booked on faith, and events where I held my breath until the room filled up, I became someone that Adobe called.

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Text on black background that reads 'still holding my breath a little' with an arrow pointing to the text.

I am now the Senior Community Events Manager at Adobe. I know. Wild. But here we are. My work lives at the intersection of culture, storytelling, and strategy. From intimate creator dinners with above-the-line talent to large-scale brand activations and gifting experiences. I bring the same thing every time: cultural intelligence, an obsession with the details, and a point of view that is distinctly mine.

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I also write The Intersection, a newsletter where culture, community, and creative ambition collide for the ones building at the crossroads of all three.

Outside of work, you can find me drinking matcha on an empty stomach, watching Netflix until I fall asleep, and turning everything I've learned the hard way into content on IG for the next generation of creatives. Creativity doesn't clock out. Neither do I.