Palatine, IL  ·  Class of 2027  ·  William Fremd

Riya
Tulsiani.

Founder of LINK Student Network, a national student entrepreneurship platform helping high school students build real ventures. I work across brand strategy, marketing, finance, and design to turn ideas into systems that actually move.

Founder of LINK Marketing Finance Web Design BAA Capstone National Finalist
Riya at Hotel del Coronado Lugano, Switzerland San Diego beach Bellagio, Lake Como
Founder of LINK
Lake Como, Italy
LINK Student Network BAA Capstone Top 15 National Finalist Northwestern Finance Blue Ocean Top 500 Web Design Marketing Strategy Impact Club Founder Global Perspective LINK Student Network BAA Capstone Top 15 National Finalist Northwestern Finance Blue Ocean Top 500 Web Design Marketing Strategy Impact Club Founder Global Perspective

building
things that
matter.

A little about what I'm building, where I've been, and why LINK is becoming the center of the story.

I'm a junior at William Fremd High School in Palatine with a genuine interest in entrepreneurship, finance, and marketing. I got into business through FBLA and have since been selected as a Top 15 national finalist for the BAA Capstone Competitive Review, where I will present LINK at the National Leadership Conference. I also placed 2nd in Illinois for Social Media Marketing and 3rd in Digital Media at State, with additional placements in Sales Presentation, Financial Planning, and Corporate Responsibility.

In March 2026 I founded LINK Student Network — a national student entrepreneurship network that connects student ventures with consulting, media coverage, and real resources. I built the entire platform myself: the public website, a custom admin portal with CRM, venture workspaces, and a full services operation. We now have 15+ ventures across Illinois and are expanding nationally.

Beyond LINK, I completed a Northwestern University Finance Program, was selected as one of the top 500 pitches in Blue Ocean's national competition, and serve on the executive board of The Bookmark Project, leading marketing. I'm drawn to the business side of culture — brand strategy, consumer behavior, the story behind why people buy things.

Outside of work I follow beauty and fashion closely — I'm genuinely interested in how brands get built and what makes them stick. I also travel as much as I can, which has taken me to over 40 destinations across the US, Europe, the Caribbean, and beyond.

15+
Ventures Supported
Top 15
BAA Capstone National Finalist
2nd
FBLA State — Social Media

selected
work.

Things I've built, launched, or led from the ground up.

01

LINK Student Network

Founded and scaled LINK Student Network, a national platform for ambitious high school students building businesses, nonprofits, and real-world ventures. Built the public website, custom admin portal, CRM, venture workspaces, member directory, outreach system, and service model across consulting, website builds, branding, and media production.

Founder of LINK BAA Capstone National Finalist Web Development Operations Brand Strategy
02

The Bookmark Project

Built the full website and led marketing strategy as an exec board member. Designed promotional materials, managed digital presence, and developed outreach strategy for the nonprofit literary organization.

Web Design Marketing Print Design
03

Impact Club

Founded and led a school-based impact organization giving students a framework to support clubs, build campaigns, and execute community projects. The model now informs LINK’s larger student-building ecosystem.

Program Design National Expansion Community Building

recognition
& awards.

Competitions, programs, and placements I'm proud of.

Top 15 National Finalist — BAA Capstone Competitive Review
FBLA National Leadership Conference
National 2026
2nd Place — Social Media Marketing
FBLA Illinois State Championship
State 2026
3rd Place — Digital Media
FBLA Illinois State Championship
State 2026
3rd Place — Sales Presentation
FBLA Illinois Regionals
Regional 2026
10th Place — Financial Planning
FBLA Illinois State Championship
State 2026
10th Place — Corporate Responsibility
FBLA Illinois State Championship
State 2026
Top 500 Pitches — National Competition
Blue Ocean Entrepreneurship
2026
Finance Program
Northwestern University
2025

always
somewhere new.

Seeing the world shapes how I think about taste, people, markets, and storytelling. From the Mediterranean coast to Southeast Alaska, the Caribbean to the Swiss Alps — travel keeps my work curious, visual, and alive.

Some of my best ideas happen somewhere far from home, usually with a notebook, a camera roll full of references, and ten new things I want to build.

Lugano, Switzerland Lake Como, Italy Como, Italy

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hello.

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