From the Ashes of 9-to-5 to the Throne of Mixed Reality 👑

They told me I'd never make it. Just another faceless cog in the corporate machine, typing away in my crisp white blouse and pencil skirt, glasses perched just so on the bridge of my nose. But behind the 办公室女神 (Office Siren) facade? A fire burned. 🔥

My name is Allison Russell, and this is how I went from fetching coffee to crafting realities.

The Beginning: A Cubicle with a View (of Despair)

Fresh out of college with a degree in "What Was I Thinking?", I landed a "glamorous" assistant role at a tech firm. My days were a blur of spreadsheets, passive-aggressive emails, and heels that murdered my feet. But at night? I devoured everything about augmented reality, VR, and the spaces where digital and physical collide.

I’d sneak prototypes into presentations, slipping subtle AR filters into boring PowerPoints. My boss called it "unprofessional." The clients? They lost their minds. 💫

The Turn: Silk Blouses & Silicon Valley

One late night (3 AM, lipstick smudged, hair a controlled mess), I built an immersive office escape game—using our actual office as the map. HR hated it. The CEO? Slid a business card for their R&D lab across my desk the next morning with a wink.

That’s when I learned: Power isn’t given. It’s taken. And sometimes, it’s taken in stilettos. 👠

The Now: Building Worlds in Blazers

Today? I craft mixed reality experiences that make people feel—whether it’s a corporate training module that feels like a spy thriller or a retail space where mannequins whisper secrets through AR.

My signature? Elegance with an edge. My presentations are shows. My prototypes? Experiences. And my glasses? Always slightly reflective, so you never know if I’m watching you... or the code only I can see. 😉

The Future: Your Turn

This isn’t just my story. It’s yours too. The late nights. The doubters. The rage when someone says "it’s just a phase."

Let’s turn our screens into portals. Our offices into stages. And our "just a job" into legacy.

Cue the AR confetti. 🎉

(P.S. Yes, I do look this good in a headsets. Screenshots or it didn’t happen.)