Students for PunsUnited was a student-led initiative encouraging students with innovative mindsets to employ their artistic skills and entrepreneurial spirits to enhance the world around them. The group was organized with the intent of raising money for Punahou’s Financial Aid Fund in support of students and their families facing financial hardships in light of COVID-19. Although I didn't have a preexisting business like some of the other participants, what I did have was an ardor for creating. Dedicating my summer to the project, I taught myself how to embroider and created TYHDesigns—the company that would become Amataya. I cultivated several original designs, which I hand-embroidered onto canvas tote bags in an effort to support sustainability. Alongside a dozen other student entrepreneurs, our collective endeavors raised over $2,000 to benefit our school's financial aid program. This opportunity introduced me to the concept of entrepreneurship and put me on my path toward all that Amataya would come to achieve.