"ITE was honestly the best decision I made in college. It didn’t simply teach me to follow instructions; it threw me into the deep end and said ‘figure it out’, which is exactly what helped me thrive in my professional career. While some programs stick to theory, ITE equipped me with the sink-or-swim mentality that allowed me to fail fast but learn even faster.

One year after graduating, I’m now the Head of Growth at Pearl Talent, a startup based in New York. I’ve built out our entire growth engine from scratch, scaled our pipeline 10x, taken brand growth from 0 to 10, and led teams of a dozen people.

But here’s the best part: my success at Pearl has opened doors for other ITE alumni on the global stage. At Pearl Talent, we’re actively sourcing Filipino talent for venture-backed companies across North America and Europe, and ITE graduates are consistently sought after because they’re A-players that outperform, ship fast, pivot strategically, and turn companies into rocket ships.

ITE gave me technical chops, but more importantly, it gave me the founder mindset to turn any challenge into an opportunity. That’s the ITE difference."