I, Dalton Meadows, am an ASU student and entrepreneur from Scottsdale Arizona. Graduating with high honors from the US News and World Report's #1 high school in the nation -- BASIS Scottsdale -- and currently attending Arizona State University, with future plans in higher education, I have committed to a rigorous academic career. With interests ranging from genetics to nutrition to business, I hope to become a respected member of both the academic and real-world communities surrounding these interests. To this end, I have cultivated a lifelong history of leadership experience, and recently, I put this to work leading my own startup company Likeminds. At Likeminds, we know humans are meant for connection, and it's about time we made our technology work for us! For more information, visit our website at getlikemindsapp.com, and be sure to check out our newsletter and social media channels for updates on the development of the Likeminds app.
With regards to other work experience, I enter finances for a local tower crane company and have been doing so for a year. Thanks to this, I am familiar with important business software such as Microsoft Excel and Intuit Quickbooks, as well as image editing software needed to design company brochures, one of my other miscellaneous responsibilities. Because of the nature of my work, I have learned to think on my feet, analyzing problems as they arise and formulating solutions on the fly. Also, time constraints due to school force me to adopt a flexible schedule most of the time, which lends itself to my high energy levels both early in the morning and late at night. Finally, the experience from marketing the company has made me better understand what it takes to reach and interest potential clients or business partners.
At ASU, I am working toward making the biotech community a more progressive and risk-taking field. I feel like big changes are right around the corner in biology in the modern age, and if we can simply turn the next page, quality of life will be massively improved. To that end, I am actively pursuing a genetics major, as well as Spanish and business minors to continue to further my goal of a global exchange of ideas. After all, what is the point of helping people if you can't help more than the people you can talk to? At the country's most innovative school, I hope to leave my mark, both in the fields of business and medicine, and move on to greater and greener pastures.