I arrived from Montenegro as a kid, and while I’ve built a life and a career in this country, my right to stay here has never been a guarantee.

Navigating a career under DACA forces you to develop a specific kind of resilience. Whether I was managing the complex internal politics of TikTok or building a new vertical at Discord, I had to learn to create my own structure in rooms where the blueprint wasn't handed to me.

I started heyDREAMER for the outsiders. For the people who have spent their lives building without a safety net and operating inside systems that didn't necessarily include them.