Paul’s journey into entrepreneurship began in eighth grade when he received his first pair of Air Jordan 31’s, igniting his passion for shoes and business. Raised by his grandparents and extended family, Paul learned the importance of hard work and self-sufficiency. Selling shoes online taught him about supply and demand, marketing, and negotiation. Now, Paul aims to further his education in business and data science at Truman City College and hopes to transfer to Illinois Institute of Technology to expand his knowledge in technology and finance. Paul is extremely grateful and blessed with the opportunity to be selected for the Adrienne L. Green Scholarship. This opportunity allows him to focus more on school than working a job to pay for school as well as bringing him closer to becoming a data scientist. Paul is very excited to use this scholarship to further himself educationally to achieve his goals of going to a university after finishing his final year at Truman College.