A letter, one year late

Things I want to tell you that don't fit in a Reel.

I’ve been a ghost on this Substack for a year.

Today, I’m finally writing on a random Monday night.

This past year has been the hardest of my life. I left corporate. I lost my mom around the same time. That's not the story I'm telling today. But it's part of why I'm here.

I went full-time as a creator because I couldn't think of a single reason not to anymore. I started working with brands I never thought I would — OpenAI, Samsung, LinkedIn. I walked into rooms I never thought I'd be in.

Me, still slightly in shock, after interviewing Yoonie Joung — the CEO of Samsung.

And the whole time, over a thousand of you were already here.

If you don’t remember me or if we haven’t actually met yet — I’m the one on Instagram talking about going from biology to PM at Meta and Sony. Now I make content about tech, AI, and careers that don't fit a clean LinkedIn timeline.

I think I avoided this Substack because video felt easier. A newsletter asks a different question: what do you actually have to say?

It turns out.. maybe a lot.

The why behind a partnership. The thing I tried that didn’t work. The career advice I wish someone had given biology-major me. The AI tools I’m actually using this month, not the ones I’m being paid to talk about. What it actually looks like to build a creator business after leaving corporate.

This is where that goes.

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Here’s what to expect:

• Two letters a month. Sunday mornings, probably.

• Always free. A paid version might come later, only when there’s something worth charging for.

If you’re in corporate, mid-pivot, someone who’s been told AI is “not for you,” or anyone quietly building a career that doesn’t fit a clean LinkedIn timeline — this is for you.

If any of that sounds like your kind of thing, subscribe. I’d really love to have you here.

Thanks for being here a whole year before there was anything to read.

Talk soon, Aria