JULIA IP

I'm a product manager at Adobe thinking about the future of work and a avid volunteer at Miracle Messages thinking about how we can end relational poverty. I graduated from Minerva University with a double major in Business (Brand Management) and Social Sciences (Designing Societies). To date, I have studied and lived in San Francisco, Seoul, Hyderabad, Berlin, London, Ann Arbor, and Toronto... I was born and raised in the suburbs of Toronto, Canada in a town called Markham where all that mattered was getting good grades and finding a good boba shop. I was in a safe suburban bubble. Growing up, going to"the city" was exciting - I loved the hustle and bustle of people running errands, the sound of live music from what seemed like constant festivals, and the taste of foods from around the world. My family would explore the districts of downtown Toronto on the weekends and it was fascinating to see how different areas of the city could be so, well, different. I was intrigued by different..