aariz furniturewala
Founder & CEO at McGuy Productions
founder & lead developer anther edtech
hi ! 'm sophomore harvard-westlake . love teaching people code ( youtube channel w/ 20k+ sub , 5mil+ view , 14+ yr watch-time ) , building designing software people love ( hw bulb , quad , eatsafe , linku , walaventures ) , empowering others ( soles4good , helping woman developing nation launch shoe-based micro-businesses ) .
McGuy Productions
https://www.linkedin.com/company/mcguy-productions
Founder & CEO
Teaching Scratch (programming language) on YouTube channel
- 6.1 million views, 206.8K hours watched, 524.3K unique viewers, 23.7K subscribers, 200+ countries, 5-figures in ad/sponsorship revenue
- Lead team of 5 handling game design, content-management, and post production (editing, thumbnails)
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Anther EdTech
https://www.linkedin.com/company/anther-edtech
Founder & Lead Developer
Software development team building ed-tech for school communities.
- Bulb (2019, https://bulb.hw.com): web-platform that democratizes change at schools; 900+ petitions posted with collectively 21K+ signatures
- EquitySticks (2019): co-developed desktop app used by select teachers to track and analyze student participation; not available for public download
- Quad (2020, https://quad.hw.com): web-platform that centralizes all school events and activities; 1100+ events posted, 3200+ users; currently scaling to two other schools
- LinkU (2020, https://linku.live): co-developed custom video platform that breaks a large group into randomized rooms in a “speed-dating” manner; facilitated 17K+ student interactions at 6 schools
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Soles4Good
https://www.linkedin.com/company/soles4good
Co-Lead
Registered 501(c)(3) that empowers women to launch their own micro-businesses sellings shoes.
- Collected & shipped 6K+ shoes from Los Angeles to El Salvador and Senegal; used microfinance revenue model for financial feasibility.
- Trained 13 beneficiaries in El Salvador and Senegal to create shoe businesses
- Developed ambassador program with 15+ students & built a 6 person team
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Youth Developer Conference (YDC)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/youth-developer-conference
Co-Founder
YDC unites and empowers the next generation of youth developers across the globe. Run Scratchathons (remote-hackathons using Scratch) with 200+ participants from 15+ countries. Currently building out a EdTech course platform.
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Wala Ventures
https://www.linkedin.com/company/wala-ventures
Co-Founder
Wala Ventures is a iOS development team. 
3 apps currently published (Zabaan: Urdu to English transliteration app, Whitaker's Words: best Latin dictionary app, Car Smart: organizing car information for easy use and access) with users in 100+ countries. Worked to design, develop (Swift + UIKit), and publish all apps.
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EatSafe.menu
https://www.linkedin.com/company/eatsafe-menu
Co-Founder & CTO
Online menu-QR system that allows customer to query through ingredients. 30 menus generates, officially registered in 3 restaurants.
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PatientSmart LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/patientsmart
Software Engineer
Worked on both Web/iOS fronts, developing and designing experiences that doctors and patients love.
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7-12
Harvard-Westlake School
https://www.linkedin.com/school/harvard-westlake-school/
Elected Prefect in 8th, 9th, & 10th grade. Recipient of Humanitas Award for excellence in volunteer work. Founded Chess Club & Stock Investing Club with 40+ members.
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Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
LaunchX Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
https://www.linkedin.com/school/mit/
Co-founded the Youth Developer Conference (YDC). Secured sponsors and distributed prizes worth hundreds of dollars.
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K-6
Mirman School
https://www.linkedin.com/school/mirmanschool/
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Education
Encino Community Ctr
https://www.linkedin.com/company/encino-community-ctr
Computer Science Teacher
Teach Scratch, a basic programming language, to low-income youth (8-11) at Encino Community Center. Worked with administration, organized class, structured curriculum, helped students for 8 6-week sessions.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelina-zhou
Angelina Zhou
Student at the Wharton School
Philadelphia, PA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cockroft
Gareth Cockroft
Stanford CS
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-ni-45b8001a9
Jessica Ni
Incoming SWE Intern @ MeetKai
Irvine, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlota-roa-24978776
Carlota Roa
Spanish Teacher at The Harker School - Spanish Today Tutoring Co-Founder - 
Published Author
Los Gatos, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyonuichung
Lyon Chung
Student at Harvard Westlake
Los Angeles, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/asher-schwartz-9788001a5
Asher Schwartz
Student at Washington University in St. Louis
Los Angeles, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/camilapierre
Camila Pierre
BS/MD prospective student
United States
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellerclaire
Claire Keller
Strategy & Economics Student | Consulting @ CCG | Product @ Sandbox 02
Los Angeles, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-donoso
Michael Donoso
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant @ Brown University | Class of 2024
Greater Boston
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinehuang8
Catherine Huang
Student at the University of Pennsylvania
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigail-lewis-6694061b7
Abigail Lewis
Student Intern at the California Department of Public Heath in the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch
Berkeley, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-yeh-4669621b6
Samantha Yeh
Boston College Division I Student-Athlete, Seeking Opportunities in Consulting and Finance
Chestnut Hill, MA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bennett-h-brown
Bennett Brown
Student at University of Pennsylvania | 2021-2022 FLAS Fellow
Orlando, FL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sai-mamidala
Sai Mamidala
Penn '23
Greater Philadelphia
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydney-hogan-53033b121
Sydney Hogan
Economics Major at Northwestern University
United States
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydney-teh
Sydney Teh
Student at the University of Pennsylvania- The Wharton School
New York City Metropolitan Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-litchmann-95024b1a4
Ian Litchmann
Applied Mathematics and Economics Student at Washington University in St. Louis Pursuing a Summer 2022 Internship
Los Angeles, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-engel-011037219
Evan Engel
J.D. Candidate at Stanford Law School
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-chen-468400175
Jimmy Chen
Junior at Brown University
Providence, RI
https://www.linkedin.com/in/libby-penn
Libby Penn
Accounting Student at Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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