Edwina Koch is an accomplished user experience designer with a passion for human-centered design and teaching. Her commitment to empowering women, especially young people of color, is reflected in her daily mantras of positivity and clear objectives. Koch is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned a BA in French and Business Entrepreneurship. She also studied Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Middlebury College and École de Commerce à Paris at Ipag Business School. Koch's professional experience includes working as a college coach at College Possible, co-founding Au Pair, Oh Paris, and serving as a content manager at InHerSight. As an entrepreneurial journalist at the Reese Innovation Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she honed her writing skills and developed an entrepreneurial mindset. Three books have significantly influenced Koch's life; these are "The 4-Hour Work Week" by Tim Ferris, "Lynchpin" by Seth Godin, and "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki. Koch is committed to building lasting connections with other professionals and would love to hear from anyone interested in her work.